Tisha Walker
{{Short description|American figure skater}}
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Tisha Walker (born {{circa}} 1975) is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 1989 Prague Skate champion.
Personal life
Career
Walker was coached by Doug and Lauri Varvais at the Conejo Valley Ice Skating Center in Newbury Park, the Pickwick Ice Rink in Burbank, and the Ice Castle International Training Center in Lake Arrowhead, California.
Walker placed seventh at the 1990 World Junior Championships, held in November and December 1989 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and won gold at the 1989 Prague Skate. She placed 6th at the 1991 Skate America and 8th at the 1992 Grand Prix International de Paris.
In NBC's 1994 made-for-TV movie Tonya and Nancy: The Inside Story, Walker served as the skating double for Alexandra Powers, who played Tonya Harding. As of 2016, she works as a skating coach at Iceoplex in Simi Valley, California.
Competitive highlights
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| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | International | ||||||
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| Event
! {{tooltip|87–88|1987–88}} ! 88–89 ! 89–90 ! 90–91 ! 91–92 ! 92–93 | ||||||
| align=left | Inter. de Paris | 8th | |||||
| align=left | Prague Skate | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |||||
| align=left | Skate America | 6th | |||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | International: Junior | ||||||
| align=left | Junior Worlds | 7th | |||||
| align=left | Blue Swords | bgcolor=silver | 2nd J | |||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | National | ||||||
| align=left | U.S. Champ. | 8th J | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd J | 9th | 5th | 6th | 8th |
| colspan=7 align=center | J = Junior level |
References
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{{cite news |url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-02-26-sp-1097-story.html |title= FUTURE IN FOCUS : At 14, Tisha Walker of Thousand Oaks Begins to Realize Unlimited Potential in Figure Skating |first= Jeff |last= Meyers |work= Los Angeles Times |date= February 26, 1989 }}
{{cite web |url= http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf |title= Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current |page= 82 |publisher= Skate Canada |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090920093849/http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf |archivedate= September 20, 2009 }}
{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/06/16/182435518/ |title= Walker relishes rewarding experience of coaching |first= Lois |last= Elfman |work= IceNetwork.com |date= June 16, 2016 }}
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Category:American female single skaters
Category:Sportspeople from Thousand Oaks, California