Gregor Urbas

{{Infobox figure skater

|name= Gregor Urbas

|image= 2008 TEB Men Urbas01.jpg

|caption= Urbas in 2008

|country= Slovenia

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|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1982|11|20|df=y}}

|birth_place= Jesenice, SR Slovenia

|hometown= Ljubljana

|residence=

|height= {{height|m=1.77|precision=0}}

|skating club= DKK Stanko Bloudek

|retired= 2010

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Gregor Urbas (born 20 November 1982 in Jesenice) is a Slovenian former competitive figure skater. He is a three-time Golden Spin of Zagreb champion, a five-time Triglav Trophy champion, the 2006 Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, and a nine-time (2001–2009) Slovenian national champion. He competed at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. He qualified for the free skate at nineteen ISU Championships – six Worlds, eight Europeans, and five Junior Worlds.

Career

Urbas began skating when he was about eight years old. His first coach was Mojca Kurbos. During his career, he practiced mainly in Slovenia and occasionally traveled to Philadelphia to train under Uschi Keszler.

Urbas won his first senior national title in 2001. That year, he competed at his first senior-level European Championships and finished 27th in the short program.{{cite web |title=European Figure Skating Championships 2001 Men Result |url=http://www.icecalc.com/events/ec2001/results/CAT033RS.HTM |website=International Skating Union |access-date=27 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010503023807/http://www.icecalc.com/events/ec2001/results/CAT033RS.HTM |archive-date=3 May 2001 |date=27 January 2001 |url-status=dead}} Then at the 2001 Junior World Championships, he qualified for the free skate and finished 13th.{{cite web |title=World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2001 Men Result |url=http://www.icecalc.com/events/wjc2001/results/CAT041RS.HTM |website=International Skating Union |access-date=27 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010303094317/http://www.icecalc.com/events/wjc2001/results/CAT041RS.HTM |archive-date=3 March 2001 |date=2 March 2001 |url-status=dead}} He also competed at his first senior-level World Championships and qualified the last spot for the short program,{{cite web |title=Urbas ujel zadnji vlak |trans-title=Urbas caught the last train |url=https://www.24ur.com/urbas-ujel-zadnji-vlak.html |website=24UR |access-date=27 April 2025 |language=Slovenian |date=20 March 2001}} where he finished 30th.{{cite web |title=2001 World Figure Skating Championships Men Result |url=http://www.icecalc.org/events/wc2001/results/CAT045RS.HTM |website=International Skating Union |access-date=27 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210041930/http://www.icecalc.org/events/wc2001/results/CAT045RS.HTM |archive-date=10 February 2012 |date=16 September 2001 |url-status=dead}}

Urbas received a berth to the 2001–02 JGP Final as a representative of the host country despite finishing 14th in the Junior Grand Prix standings.{{cite web |title=Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2001 / 2002 Final Results Junior Men |url=http://www.icecalc.de/isu/events/jgpsmen.htm |website=International Skating Union |access-date=28 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030822195522/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/events/jgpsmen.htm |archive-date=22 August 2003 |url-status=dead}} He finished in eighth place out of the nine competitors.{{cite web |title=ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Bled, Slovenia December 13-16, 2001 |url=http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/2001/1jgpfinal.html |website=Skate Canada |access-date=28 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513235454/http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/2001/1jgpfinal.html |archive-date=13 May 2006 |url-status=dead}} At the 2002 European Championships, he qualified for the free skate for the first time and finished 19th.{{cite web |title=Urbas v finalu |url=https://www.24ur.com/sport/urbas-v-finalu.html |website=24UR |access-date=28 April 2025 |language=Slovenian |trans-title=Urbas in the final |date=15 January 2002}} He then finished sixth at the 2002 Junior World Championships.{{cite web |title=2002 World Junior Figure Skating Championships Men Result |url=http://www.icecalc.com/events/wjc2002/results/CAT017RS.HTM |website=International Skating Union |access-date=28 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020308014551/http://www.icecalc.com/events/wjc2002/results/CAT017RS.HTM |archive-date=8 March 2002 |date=7 March 2002 |url-status=dead}} He did not advance to the free skate at the senior-level World Championships, finishing 28th.{{cite web |title=2002 World Figure Skating Championships Men Result |url=http://www.icecalc.com/events/wc2002/results/CAT021RS.HTM |website=International Skating Union |access-date=28 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020321092430/http://www.icecalc.com/events/wc2002/results/CAT021RS.HTM |archive-date=21 March 2002 |date=21 March 2002 |url-status=dead}}

Urbas finished 17th at the 2006 European Championships.{{cite web |title=ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2006 Men Result |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/ec2006/CAT001RS.HTM |website=International Skating Union |access-date=28 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309173253/http://www.isuresults.com/results/ec2006/CAT001RS.HTM |archive-date=9 March 2014 |date=21 January 2006}} He represented Slovenia at the 2006 Winter Olympics and finished 29th in the short program, failing to advance to the free skate.{{cite web |title=2006 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Singles, Men |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/14380 |website=Olympedia |access-date=28 April 2025}} Then at the 2006 World Championships, he qualified for the free skate and finished 22nd.{{cite web |title=World Figure Skating Championships 2006 Men Result |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/wc2006/CAT001RS.HTM |website=International Skating Union |access-date=28 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129173828/http://www.isuresults.com/results/wc2006/CAT001RS.HTM |archive-date=29 November 2014 |date=23 March 2006}}

At the 2007 European Championships, Urbas finished ninth.{{cite web |title=ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2007 Men Results |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/ec2007/CAT001RS.HTM |website=International Skating Union |access-date=28 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309171056/http://www.isuresults.com/results/ec2007/CAT001RS.HTM |archive-date=9 March 2014 |date=25 January 2007}} He finished 21st at the 2009 World Championships and earned a berth for the 2010 Winter Olympics.{{cite web |title=Lysacek navdušil Staples Center |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/preostali-sporti/lysacek-navdusil-staples-center/127872 |website=Radiotelevizija Slovenija |access-date=28 April 2025 |language=Slovenian |date=27 March 2009}}{{cite web |title=Urbas z vozovnico za ZOI 2010 |url=https://siol.net/sportal/drugi-sporti/urbas-z-vozovnico-za-zoi-2010-356846 |website=Siol |trans-title=Urbas with a ticket for the 2010 Winter Olympics |access-date=28 April 2025 |language=Slovenian |date=30 March 2009}} At the 2010 European Championships, he qualified for the free skate and finished 18th.{{cite web |title=Plušenko je nazaj, boljši kot kdajkoli |url=https://old.delo.si/sport/plusenko-je-nazaj-boljsi-kot-kdajkoli.html |website=Delo |access-date=28 April 2025 |language=Slovenian |date=21 January 2010 |trans-title=Plushenko is back, better than ever}} He then represented Slovenia at the 2010 Winter Olympics and finished 27th in the short program.{{cite web |title=2010 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Singles, Men |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/924265 |website=Olympedia |access-date=28 April 2025}}

Programs

2009–10 \| Carmina Burana {{small\| by Carl Orff }} \| Armageddon {{small\| by Trevor Rabin }}
class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Season ! Short program ! Free skating
2008–09 \| Ghost of Love {{small\| (soundtrack) }} \| rowspan="2" \| Tristan & Iseult {{small\| by Maxime Rodriguez }}
2007–08 \| rowspan="2" \| Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini {{small\| by Sergei Rachmaninov }}
2005–07 \| The Mask of Zorro {{small\| by James Horner }}
2004–05 \| The Phantom of the Opera {{small\| by Andrew Lloyd Webber }} \| Soundtrack {{small\| by Ennio Morricone }} Tarzan (soundtrack)
2003–04 \| rowspan="2" \| Carmina Burana {{small\| by Carl Orff }} \| Tango Fantasy
2002–03 \| rowspan="2" \| Two Guitars
2001–02 \| Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves {{small\| by Michael Kamen }}
2000–01 \| Riverdance {{small\| by Bill Whelan }} \| Fiddler on the Roof {{small\| by Jerry Bock }}

Results

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=14 align=center \| International
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Event ! {{tooltip\|97–98\|1997–98}} ! 98–99 ! {{tooltip\|99–00\|1999–2000}} ! {{tooltip\|00–01\|2000–01}} ! 01–02 ! 02–03 ! 03–04 ! 04–05 ! 05–06 ! 06–07 ! 07–08 ! 08–09 ! 09–10
align=left \| Olympics									29th				27th
align=left \| Worlds				30th	28th	24th	20th	19th Q	22nd	22nd	17th	21st
align=left \| Europeans				27th	19th	18th	14th	27th	17th	9th	11th	21st	18th
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Bompard							9th	10th				9th
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Cup of Russia										11th	12th
align=left \| Bofrost Cup							5th
align=left \| Finlandia Trophy								5th			8th
align=left \| Golden Spin		9th	7th	15th	12th	6th			bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st		5th
align=left \| Merano Cup													13th
align=left \| Nebelhorn Trophy				6th	13th	13th	10th						18th
align=left \| Nepela Memorial	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd								5th	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd	11th	12th
align=left \| Schäfer Memorial							6th		bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	5th		12th
align=left \| Slovenia Trophy		bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| Triglav Trophy						bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st		bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| Universiade										6th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=14 align=center \| International: Junior
align=left \| Junior Worlds	23rd	17th	23rd	13th	6th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Final					8th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Canada			8th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Czech Rep.					5th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Bulgaria					4th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} France		10th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Germany	23rd	13th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Hungary	13th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Norway				4th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Slovenia			5th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Ukraine				4th
align=left \| Triglav Trophy	10th J	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd J	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd J	bgcolor=gold \| 1st J	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd J
align=left \| Slovenia Trophy	bgcolor=gold \| 1st J.
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=14 align=center \| National
align=left \| Slovenian Champ.	bgcolor=gold \| 1st J	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st

References

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{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00002286.htm |title= Competition Results: Gregor URBAS |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235820/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00002286.htm |archive-date= 3 March 2016 |url-status= live }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00002286.htm |title= Gregor URBAS: 2000/2001 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20010418031457/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00002286.htm |archive-date= 18 April 2001 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00002286.htm |title= Gregor URBAS: 2001/2002 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20020203195449/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00002286.htm |archive-date= 3 February 2002 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00002286.htm |title= Gregor URBAS: 2002/2003 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20030415223444/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00002286.htm |archive-date= 15 April 2003 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00002286.htm |title= Gregor URBAS: 2003/2004 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20040604183622/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00002286.htm |archive-date= 4 June 2004 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00002286.htm |title= Gregor URBAS: 2004/2005 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050206022711/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00002286.htm |archive-date= 6 February 2005 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00002286.htm |title= Gregor URBAS: 2005/2006 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060615024942/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00002286.htm |archive-date= 15 June 2006 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00002286.htm |title= Gregor URBAS: 2006/2007 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070429021347/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00002286.htm |archive-date= 29 April 2007 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00002286.htm |title= Gregor URBAS: 2007/2008 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080607214557/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00002286.htm |archive-date= 7 June 2008 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00002286.htm |title= Gregor URBAS: 2008/2009 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090605122704/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00002286.htm |archive-date= 5 June 2009 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00002286.htm |title= Gregor URBAS: 2009/2010 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100507024711/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00002286.htm |archive-date= 7 May 2010 |url-status= live }}

{{cite news |url= http://www.goldenskate.com/2004/01/slovenias-urbas-battles-for-recognition/ |title= Slovenia’s Urbas Battles for Recognition |first= Barry |last= Mittan |work= Golden Skate |date= 30 January 2004 }}

{{cite news |url= http://absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=interviews&id=2005g_urbas |title= Gregor Urbas interview |first= Susanne |last= Kempf |work= Absolute Skating |year= 2005 |access-date= 7 February 2011 }}

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External links

{{isu name | id=00002286 | name=Gregor Urbas}}

Category:Slovenian male single skaters

Category:Olympic figure skaters for Slovenia

Category:Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Category:Figure skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Category:Figure skaters at the 2007 Winter Universiade

Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Jesenice, Jesenice

style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=14 align=center \| International
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Event ! {{tooltip\|97–98\|1997–98}} ! 98–99 ! {{tooltip\|99–00\|1999–2000}} ! {{tooltip\|00–01\|2000–01}} ! 01–02 ! 02–03 ! 03–04 ! 04–05 ! 05–06 ! 06–07 ! 07–08 ! 08–09 ! 09–10
align=left \| Olympics									29th				27th
align=left \| Worlds				30th	28th	24th	20th	19th Q	22nd	22nd	17th	21st
align=left \| Europeans				27th	19th	18th	14th	27th	17th	9th	11th	21st	18th
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Bompard							9th	10th				9th
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Cup of Russia										11th	12th
align=left \| Bofrost Cup							5th
align=left \| Finlandia Trophy								5th			8th
align=left \| Golden Spin		9th	7th	15th	12th	6th			bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st		5th
align=left \| Merano Cup													13th
align=left \| Nebelhorn Trophy				6th	13th	13th	10th						18th
align=left \| Nepela Memorial	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd								5th	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd	11th	12th
align=left \| Schäfer Memorial							6th		bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	5th		12th
align=left \| Slovenia Trophy		bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| Triglav Trophy						bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st		bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| Universiade										6th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=14 align=center \| International: Junior
align=left \| Junior Worlds	23rd	17th	23rd	13th	6th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Final					8th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Canada			8th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Czech Rep.					5th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Bulgaria					4th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} France		10th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Germany	23rd	13th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Hungary	13th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Norway				4th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Slovenia			5th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Ukraine				4th
align=left \| Triglav Trophy	10th J	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd J	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd J	bgcolor=gold \| 1st J	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd J
align=left \| Slovenia Trophy	bgcolor=gold \| 1st J.
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=14 align=center \| National
align=left \| Slovenian Champ.	bgcolor=gold \| 1st J	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st