David Kranjec

David Kranjec
Born	(1994-08-17) 17 August 1994 (age 30) Celje, Slovenia
Hometown	Brisbane, Australia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Slovenia
Coach	Irina Stavrovskaia Valentin Kadzevitch
Skating club	Boondall IFSC
Began skating	1999

David Kranjec (born 17 August 1994) is a Slovenian-Australian competitive figure skater. He is the 2016 Slovenian national champion and qualified for the free skate at the 2016 European Championships.

He represented Australia until the end of the 2013–14 season, winning the 2013 national title and competing at three ISU Championships – once at the World Junior Championships and twice at the Four Continents Championships.

Personal life

David Kranjec was born on 17 August 1994 in Celje, Slovenia, and resides in Brisbane, Australia.[1]

Career

Kranec placed fourth at the 2007 Slovenian Championships.[2]

2009–10 to 2013–14

In the 2009–10 season, Kranjec won the junior bronze medal at the Australian Championships. He debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in September 2011, placing 12th in Brisbane, Australia, and then 18th in Innsbruck, Austria.

In 2012–13, Kranjec won the Australian senior national title. He was sent to the 2013 Four Continents Championships in Osaka, Japan, where he finished last (23rd). At the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy, he placed 20th of 37 skaters in the short program. He qualified for the free skate and finished 24th overall.

In the 2013–14 season, Kranjec competed at two JGP events, placing 11th in Gdańsk, Poland and 10th in Ostrava, Czech Republic. He finished second to Brendan Kerry at the Australian Championships. Making his final international appearance for Australia, he placed 21st at the 2014 Four Continents Championships.[2]

2015–16 season

In the 2015–16 season, Kranjec began competing internationally for Slovenia. After placing 8th at the Merano Cup, he won the bronze medal at the Golden Bear of Zagreb and took the Slovenian national title. He was assigned to the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, where he qualified for the free skate.[3]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2015–2016 [1]	Who Wants to Live Forever by Queen performed by David Garrett	Tristan & Iseult by Maxime Rodriguez
2013–2014 [4]	Who Wants to Live Forever by Queen performed by David Garrett	Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky
2012–2013 [5]	Mission: Impossible by Lalo Schifrin	Walk This Way by Aerosmith Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney and Wings
2011–2012 [6]	Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin	Walk This Way by Aerosmith Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney and Wings

Competitive highlights

CS: ISU Challenger Series; JGP: ISU Junior Grand Prix

For Slovenia

International[2]
Event	2006–07	2015–16
European Champ.		22nd
CS Golden Spin		18th
Dragon Trophy		2nd
Golden Bear		3rd
Merano Cup		8th
National[2]
Slovenian Champ.	4th	1st
WD = Withdrew

For Australia

International[2]
Event	2009–10	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14
Four Continents			23rd	21st
Skate Down Under				2nd
International: Junior[2]
Junior Worlds			24th
JGP Australia		12th
JGP Austria		18th
JGP Croatia			10th
JGP Czech Republic				10th
JGP Poland				11th
JGP Slovenia			12th
NZ Winter Games		2nd
National[2]
Australian Champ.	3rd J	2nd J	1st	2nd
J. = Junior level

References

1. "David KRANJEC: 2015/2016". International Skating Union.
2. "Competition Results: David KRANJEC". International Skating Union.
3. "European Championships 2016". International Skating Union. 27 January 2016.
4. "David KRANJEC: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
5. "David KRANJEC: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012.
6. "David KRANJEC: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011.

External links

• David Kranjec at the International Skating Union