Katherine Hadford

{{short description|Hungarian-American figure skater|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox figure skater

|name= Katherine Hadford

|image= Priscilla Hill.jpg

|caption= Hadford with former coach Priscilla Hill

|fullname= Katherine Hadford

|altname=

|country= {{HUN}} (2006–2010)
{{USA}} (until 2005)

|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1989|7|24}}

|birth_place= Vienna, Virginia, U.S.

|hometown=

|residence= Budapest, Hungary

|height= {{height|m=1.66}}

|coach= Jeranjak Ipakjan

|formercoach= Zsofia Kulcsar,
Priscilla Hill

|choreographer= Jeranjak Ipakja]

|formerchoreographer= Anjelika Krylova

|skating club= Jeghegy Budapest

|retired=

|combined total= 115.99

|combined date= 2008 Europeans

|SP score= 41.04

|SP date= 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

|FS score= 76.53

|FS date= 2008 Europeans

}}

Katherine "Kati" Hadford (born 24 July 1989) is a Hungarian-American former competitive figure skater who skated internationally for Hungary. She is the 2008 and 2010 Hungarian national silver medalist and three time (2006, 2007, 2009) bronze medalist.

Personal life

Hadford was born in Vienna, Virginia, United States in the United States. Her mother is a Hungarian citizen and her grandparents (György Szele and Kornélia Széchényi) fled Hungary in the 1950s to escape communism. She is related to István Széchenyi.

She moved to Hungary when she began representing that country in competition. She is bilingual in Hungarian and English.

Career

Hadford previously skated for the United States. Hadford began representing Hungary internationally in the 2006/2007 season.

Competitive highlights

= For Hungary =

Event ! 2005–06 ! 2006–07 ! 2007–08 ! 2008–09 ! 2009–10 ! 2010–11
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
align=left \| European Championships			21st	31st	31st	34th
align=left \| World Junior Championships		25th	24th
align=left \| Hungarian Championships	bgcolor=cc9966 \|3rd	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=cc9966 \|3rd	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| Golden Spin of Zagreb		9th		11th	11th	15th
align=left \| Crystal Skate of Romania					14th
align=left \| Ondrej Nepela Memorial				10th
align=left \| Karl Schäfer Memorial				12th
align=left \| Junior Grand Prix, Italy				25th
align=left \| Junior Grand Prix, Germany			12th
align=left \| Junior Grand Prix, Austria			23rd
align=left \| Junior Grand Prix, Hungary		10th
align=left \| Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic		18th

= For the United States =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Event ! 2004–05
align=left \| U.S. Championships	17th

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Event

! 2004–05

align=left | U.S. Championships

17th

References

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{{cite news | url = http://www.skatetoday.com/2008/01/22/hungarys-hadford-heralds-her-heritage/ | title = Hungary's Hadford Heralds Her Heritage | last = Mittan | first = Barry | date = January 22, 2008 | publisher = SkateToday | accessdate = August 8, 2011 }}

{{cite news | url = http://www.absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=interviews&id=2005katihadford | title = The human heart is the same everywhere | first = Helga | last = Dobor | work = Absolute Skating | year = 2005 }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.drsalna-zveza.si/TT2002/CAT012RS.HTM |title=Triglav Trophy 2002 - Novice Girls Result |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928060213/http://www.drsalna-zveza.si/TT2002/CAT012RS.HTM | archivedate = 2007-09-28 | url-status = }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_related_details.asp?ri=content/events/200102/uschamps/novladies-free.htm |title=2002 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Novice Ladies Free Skate & Final Standings |accessdate=2007-06-29 |archive-date=2007-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930211021/http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_related_details.asp?ri=content/events/200102/uschamps/novladies-free.htm |url-status=dead }}

}}

External links

{{isu name | id=00008504 | name=Katherine Hadford}}
Hadford's Hungarian website: http://katihadford.eoldal.hu {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302112420/http://www.katihadford.eoldal.hu/ |date=2012-03-02 }}

Category:American female single skaters

Category:Hungarian female single skaters

Category:1989 births

Category:Living people

Katherine

Category:Sportspeople from Vienna, Virginia

Category:American people of Hungarian descent

Category:American emigrants to Hungary

Category:21st-century Hungarian sportswomen