Tracy Brook

{{short description|Australian figure skater}}

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Tracy-Lee Brook (born 8 July 1971) is an Australian former competitive figure skater. She is a three-time Australian national champion (1986–87 to 1988–89) and competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Career

Due to a stress fracture in her foot, Brook decided to undergo acupuncture treatment in November 1984. She won the Australian junior title in August 1985 and was selected to compete at the World Junior Championships in Sarajevo. She finished 23rd at the event.

In the 1986–87 season, Brook won her first senior national title and was sent to the 1987 World Championships in Cincinnati, finishing 18th. She placed seventh at the 1987 NHK Trophy. After repeating as the Australian national champion, Brook competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, placing 25th. She had the same result at the 1988 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

In her final competitive season, Brook won her third national title and ranked 21st at the 1989 World Championships in Paris.

Competitive highlights

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | International
Event

! 85–86

! 86–87

! 87–88

! 88–89

align=left | Olympics25th
align=left | Worlds18th25th21st
align=left | Prague Skate10th
align=left | NHK Trophy7th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | International: Junior
align=left | Junior Worlds23rd
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | National
align=left | Australian Champ.bgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1st

References

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{{cite web |url= https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/tracy-brook-1.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200418065759/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/tracy-brook-1.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2020-04-18 |title= Tracy Brook |publisher= Sports Reference }}

{{cite web |url= https://www.olympic.org/tracy-brook |title= Tracy Brook |publisher= Olympic.org |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20161013185444/https://www.olympic.org/tracy-brook |archivedate= 13 October 2016 |url-status= live }}

{{cite news |url= https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/123603458/ |title= Tracy skates better when she's needled |first= Jenny |last= Cooke |work= The Sydney Morning Herald |date= 13 October 1985 |page= 104 }}

{{cite news |url= http://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/03/11/Figure-SkatingNEWLNWorld-Championships-At-Cincinnati-March-11/9701542437200/ |title= Figure Skating; World Championships, At Cincinnati, March 11 |work= UPI |date= 11 March 1987 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20161013191706/http://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/03/11/Figure-SkatingNEWLNWorld-Championships-At-Cincinnati-March-11/9701542437200/ |archivedate= 13 October 2016 |url-status= live }}

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Category:1971 births

Category:Australian female single skaters

Category:Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Category:Living people

Category:Olympic figure skaters for Australia

Category:Place of birth missing (living people)