Role Figure skater Skating club Wiener EV Height 1.63 m | Began skating 1998 Name Kerstin Frank | |
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Former coach Grete Jaroschka, Ingrid Frank Combined total 149.572015 CS Denkova-Staviski Cup Short program 52.142015 CS Denkova-Staviski Cup Coach Sonja Balun, Yuka Sato, Jason Dungjen | ||
Former choreographer Sonja Harand | ||
2013 Nebelhorn Trophy-Kerstin FRANK SP [HD]
MON 2011 LADIES SP Kerstin FRANK, AUT
Kerstin Frank (born 23 October 1988) is an Austrian figure skater. She is a five-time national champion and represented Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She has won eleven international medals and reached the free skate at nine ISU Championships.
Contents
- 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy Kerstin FRANK SP HD
- MON 2011 LADIES SP Kerstin FRANK AUT
- Personal life
- Career
- Competitive highlights
- References
Personal life
Kerstin Frank was born on 23 October 1988 in Vienna, Austria. She studied biology at the University of Vienna and serves in a work and sports program in the Austrian army.
Career
Frank began competing on the junior international level in 2004 and made her senior international debut in spring 2006; she would appear on both levels that year and 2007. Her best result at an ISU Junior Grand Prix event was seventh at the 2006 JGP in Courchevel, France. She was selected to represent Austria at the 2007 World Junior Championships in Oberstdorf and finished 23rd.
In the 2008–09 season, Frank won the silver medal at the Austrian Championships and was assigned to her first senior ISU Championships. Reaching the free skate at both events, she placed 20th at the 2009 European Championships in Helsinki and 23rd at the 2009 World Championships in Los Angeles.
Frank achieved her best European result at the 2013 European Championships in Zagreb, where she finished 12th. At the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, she qualified a ladies' entry for her country at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She placed 26th in Sochi.
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix