Ami Parekh (born 10 January 1988) is an Indian-American former competitive figure skater, who represented India in international competitions.[1] She is an eight-time Indian ladies' champion.[2] In 2007, she became the first figure skater representing India to compete in a senior ISU event and has competed twice in the World Figure Skating Championships and three times at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.[1][3][4]
| Ami Parekh | |
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 Parekh at a 2015 Ice Show in Chicago | |
| Born | January 10, 1988 Trenton, New Jersey, United States |
| Hometown | Bear, Delaware, United States |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  India (2006–2014) United States (until 2004) |
| Coach | Jeremy Allen |
| Skating club | Skating Club of India |
| Began skating | 1997 |
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2013–2014 [5] |
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| 2012–2013 [6] |
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| 2011–2012 [7] |
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| 2006–2007 [8] |
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Competitive highlights
edit| Results[9] | |||||||||||
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| Event | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 |
| Worlds | 44th | 46th | |||||||||
| Four Continents | 20th | 20th | 18th | ||||||||
| NRW Trophy | 16th | ||||||||||
| Denkova-Staviski Cup | 7th | ||||||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 30th | ||||||||||
| Golden Spin | 15th | ||||||||||
| Int. Challenge Cup | 20th | 5th | |||||||||
| U.S. Classic | 15th | ||||||||||
| International: Junior | |||||||||||
| JGP Norway | 17th | ||||||||||
| National | |||||||||||
| Indian Champs. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||
| JGP = Junior Grand Prix, PR = Preliminary round | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Mittan, Barry (24 June 2007). "Parekh Brings Bollywood to Ice". Golden Skate.
- ^ "Ami Parekh's Official Skating Website".
- ^ Strong, Anna (8 January 2012). "Perseverance and pride on the ice". The Daily Pennsylvanian.
- ^ Soparawala, Ramesh (14 January 2014). "Ami Parekh: Rising Indian star in firmament". India Post.
- ^ "Ami PAREKH: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Ami PAREKH: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013.
- ^ "Ami PAREKH: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012.
- ^ "Ami PAREKH: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011.
- ^ "Competition Results: Ami PAREKH". International Skating Union.
External links
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