Christine Haigler

Christine Haigler
Krall in 2010
Full nameChristine Haigler
Other namesChristy Krall
Born (1948-01-05) January 5, 1948 (age 76)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
Skating clubBroadmoor Skating Club

Christine "Christy" Haigler (married name: Krall, born January 5, 1948) is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 1963 and 1965 U.S. silver medalist and 1964 bronze medalist. She represented the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where she placed 7th.[1]

Krall graduated from Cheyenne Mountain High School and Colorado College and trained at the Broadmoor Skating Club.[2] She began coaching part-time at age 18 as an assistant to Carlo Fassi.[3] From 1996 to 2002, Krall served as the senior director of athlete programs for U.S. Figure Skating[3] and was a member of the delegation at the 2002 Winter Olympics in that capacity.[4] She was one of the developers of the USFSA's moves in the field test structure.[5]

Krall coaches in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Her current and former students include Patrick Chan (from mid-December 2009 to April 2012),[6][7] Agnes Zawadzki (from June 2011[8] to October 2013),[9] Armin Mahbanoozadeh (from December 2011),[10] Angela Wang,[11] and Joshua Farris.[12][13]

She began coaching two-time US National Champion Alysa Liu in November 2021.[14]

Competitive highlights

Event 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
Winter Olympics 7th
World Championships 19th 5th 4th
U.S. Championships 4th N. 1st J. 2nd 3rd 2nd

References

  1. ^ "Christine Haigler". Sports-reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ Fitzgerald, Doug (October 30, 2012). "Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame: Krall went from top figure skater to top coach". The Gazette (Colorado Springs). Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Elfman, Lois (November 15, 2012). "Krall inducted into Colorado Springs Hall of Fame". IceNetwork. Archived from the original on January 14, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  4. ^ "A USFSA Staffer Sits With the President". U.S. Figure Skating. February 2002. Archived from the original on February 12, 2002.
  5. ^ Benjamin T. Wright, Skating in America, published by the USFSA
  6. ^ "Chan splits with figure skating coach Krall". The Canadian Press. Sportsnet. April 16, 2012. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  7. ^ "Patrick Chan Makes a Coaching Change". International Figure Skating Magazine. January 8, 2010. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  8. ^ "2010 U.S. Junior Champion Agnes Zawadzki Announces Coaching Change". U.S. Figure Skating. June 3, 2011. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  9. ^ "Zawadzki Announces Coaching Change". U.S. Figure Skating. October 9, 2013. Archived from the original on January 13, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  10. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (December 28, 2011). "Mahbanoozadeh moves training site to Colorado". IceNetwork. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  11. ^ "Angela WANG". International Skating Union.
  12. ^ Walker, Elvin (January 9, 2011). "Farris to debut as senior at U.S. Nationals". GoldenSkate. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  13. ^ "Joshua FARRIS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2010-03-11.
  14. ^ Hersh, Phillip (November 22, 2021). "Alysa Liu changes coaches, location a month and a half before Olympic figure skating team selected". NBCSports.
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