Katherine Hadford

Katherine Hadford
Hadford with former coach Priscilla Hill
Full name	Katherine Hadford
Born	(1989-07-24) July 24, 1989 (age 35) Vienna, Virginia, U.S.
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Hungary (2006–2010)  United States (until 2005)
Coach	Jeranjak Ipakjan
Skating club	Jeghegy Budapest

Katherine "Kati" Hadford (born 24 July 1989) is a Hungarian-American former competitive figure skater who skated internationally for Hungary. She is the 2008 and 2010 Hungarian national silver medalist and three time (2006, 2007, 2009) bronze medalist.

Personal life

Hadford was born in Vienna, Virginia, United States in the United States. Her mother is a Hungarian citizen and her grandparents (György Szele and Kornélia Széchényi) fled Hungary in the 1950s to escape communism.[1][2] She is related to István Széchenyi.[1]

She moved to Hungary when she began representing that country in competition. She is bilingual in Hungarian and English.

Career

Hadford previously skated for the United States.[3][4] Hadford began representing Hungary internationally in the 2006/2007 season.

Competitive highlights

For Hungary

Event	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11
European Championships			21st	31st	31st	34th
World Junior Championships		25th	24th
Hungarian Championships	3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd
Golden Spin of Zagreb		9th		11th	11th	15th
Crystal Skate of Romania					14th
Ondrej Nepela Memorial				10th
Karl Schäfer Memorial				12th
Junior Grand Prix, Italy				25th
Junior Grand Prix, Germany			12th
Junior Grand Prix, Austria			23rd
Junior Grand Prix, Hungary		10th
Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic		18th

For the United States

Event	2004–05
U.S. Championships	17th

References

1. Mittan, Barry (January 22, 2008). "Hungary's Hadford Heralds Her Heritage". SkateToday. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
2. Dobor, Helga (2005). "The human heart is the same everywhere". Absolute Skating.
3. "Triglav Trophy 2002 - Novice Girls Result". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
4. "2002 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Novice Ladies Free Skate & Final Standings". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-29.

External links

• Katherine Hadford at the International Skating Union
• Hadford's Hungarian website: http://katihadford.eoldal.hu Archived 2012-03-02 at the Wayback Machine