Katherine Bobak
{{short description|Canadian pair skater|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox figure skater
|name= Katherine Bobak
|image= Rsz 12011 grand prix final pairs juniors.jpg
|caption= Bobak and Beharry in 2011
|fullname=
|country= Canada
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1994|8|8|mf=y}}
|birth_place = Guelph, Ontario
|hometown= Guelph, Ontario
|residence=
|height= {{height|m=1.56}}
|partner =
|formerpartner = Ian Beharry, Matthew Penasse
|coach= Lee Barkell, Doug Leigh, Kevin Wheeler
|formercoach= Kris Wirtz
Kristy Wirtz
|choreographer= Michelle Wheeler, Kelly Johnson
|formerchoreographer= Susie McGrigor
Mark Pillay
|skating club= Preston Figure Skating Club
|former skating club = Kitchener Waterloo SC
|beganskating = 1997
|retired=
|currenttraininglocations = Mariposa Skating Club, Barrie, Ontario & Preston Figure Skating Club, Cambridge, Ontario
|formertraininglocations = Waterloo, Ontario
|worldranking=
|pbrankings =
|combined total= 152.65
|combined date= Junior Grand Prix Final 2011/2012
|SP score= 52.77
|SP date= Junior Grand Prix Final 2011/2012
|FS score= 99.88
|FS date= Junior Grand Prix Final 2011/2012
|show-medals= yes
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}}
{{MedalSport | Figure skating: Pairs}}
{{MedalCompetition|Junior Grand Prix Final}}
{{MedalSilver|2011–12 Quebec|Pairs}}
}}
Katherine Bobak (born August 8, 1994) is a Canadian pair skater. With Ian Beharry, she is the 2011 JGP Final silver medalist and the 2012 Canadian national junior champion. With Matthew Penasse, she is the 2009 Canadian national novice champion and two-time (2010–2011) Canadian junior bronze medalist.
Career
Early in her career, Bobak competed with Matthew Penasse. They competed once on the JGP series, are the 2009 Canadian National Novice Pair Champions and won two national bronze medals on the junior level.
Bobak teamed up with Ian Beharry on February 12, 2011. In the 2011–12 season, they won silver at their first Junior Grand Prix event in Poland and gold at their second event in Estonia, earning a berth to the 2011–12 Junior Grand Prix Final. They won the silver medal at the event and set a new Canadian junior pair record with their score of 152.65 points. Bobak and Beharry then won the 2012 Canadian Junior Championships. They finished 7th at the 2012 World Junior Championships. In April 2012, Bobak and Beharry ended their partnership.{{Citation needed|date=May 2012}}
Programs
= With Beharry =
= With Penasse =
Competitive highlights
= With Beharry =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | International | |
|---|---|
| Event | |
| align=left | World Junior Championships | 7th |
| align=left | ISU Junior Grand Prix Final | bgcolor=silver | 2nd |
| align=left | ISU Junior Grand Prix in Estonia | bgcolor=gold | 1st |
| align=left | ISU Junior Grand Prix in Poland | bgcolor=silver | 2nd |
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | National | |
| align=left | Canadian Championships | bgcolor=gold | 1st J. |
| colspan=2 align=center | J. = Junior level |
= With Penasse =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | International | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event
! 2008–09 ! 2009–10 ! 2010–11 | |||
| align=left | {{tooltip|JGP|Junior Grand Prix}} United States | 8th | ||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | National | |||
| align=left | Canadian Championships | bgcolor=gold | 1st N. | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd J. | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd J. |
| colspan=4 align=center | Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior |
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|Katherine Bobak}}
- {{isu name | id= 00013483 | name= Katherine Bobak / Ian Beharry }}
- {{isu name | id= 00012160 | name= Katherine Bobak / Matthew Penasse }}
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Category:Canadian female pair skaters