Zhaira Costiniano (born November 30, 1995, in Manila, Philippines)[1] is a Filipino figure skater. She qualified to the free skate at the 2012 Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is the 2009 junior ladies Philippine national champion[2] and the 2010 senior ladies Philippine national champion. NW Asian Weekly named Costiniano among the top ten Asian-American sports figures in 2010.[3]
| Zhaira Costiniano | |
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 Zhaira Costiniano | |
| Full name | Zhaira Costiniano |
| Born | November 30, 1995 Manila, Philippines |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Coach | Alexei Letov |
Costiniano became the youngest lady to win the Philippine senior ladies title at age 15.[4] She is also the first lady to win the Philippine junior and senior national titles in consecutive years. Costiniano represented the Philippines at the Junior World Championship in 2010 and 2011. She was the flag bearer for the Philippines at the 2011 Asian Winter Games held in Kazakhstan and placed 7th at the event.[5]
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2011–2012 [1] |
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| 2010–2011 [6] |
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| 2009–2010 [7] |
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Competitive highlights
edit| International[5] | ||||
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| Event | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 |
| World Champ. | 47th | |||
| Four Continents Champ. | 24th | |||
| Asian Winter Games | 7th | |||
| International: Junior[5] | ||||
| World Junior Champ. | 36th | 18th PR | ||
| JGP Turkey | 21st | |||
| National[5] | ||||
| Philippine Champ. | 1st J. | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
| JGP = Junior Grand Prix J. = Junior level; PR = Preliminary round | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Zhaira COSTINIANO: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Fil-Am wins RP figure skating tilt". CBN News. July 20, 2009.
- ^ "The top 10 Asian American sports figures of 2010". NW Asian Weekly. December 2010.
- ^ Filipino-American Zhaira Costiniano ... to become the youngest women’s champion of the National Figure Skating Championships...
- ^ a b c d "Competition Results: Zhaira COSTINIANO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ^ "Zhaira COSTINIANO: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 22, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Zhaira COSTINIANO: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 6, 2009.
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