Roxana Luca

Roxana Luca
Personal information
Country represented Romania
Born (1982-12-23) 23 December 1982
Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Former coach Marius Negrea, Alexandru Barbalau
Former choreographer Leonardo Azzola, Sandra Schaer, Pasquale Camerlengo
Skating club C.S. Forex Brasov
Former training locations Flims, Ravensburg, Mannheim, Oberstdorf, Bucharest, Milan
Began skating 1987
Retired 2009
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 121.22
2005 Europeans
Short program 42.57
2005 Europeans
Free skate 78.65
2005 Europeans

Roxana Luca (born 23 December 1982) is a Romanian former competitive figure skater. She is a ten-time Romanian national champion and represented her country at two Olympics. She qualified for the free skate at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, four European Championships, and two World Junior Championships. Her best ISU Championship result was 15th, which she achieved at the 2002 Junior Worlds and 2005 Europeans.

Career

Luca made her senior international debut when she was 13 years old, placing 14th in her qualifying group at the 1996 European Championships. She competed on both the junior and senior levels until the end of the 2001–02 season. Her best result in five appearances at the World Junior Championships was 15th in 2002.

Luca was 23rd at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. She underwent knee surgery in September 2003 and missed the 2003–04 season as a result.[1]

Luca finished a career-best 15th at the 2005 European Championships. A back injury caused her to withdraw from the 2006 European Championships during the short program.[1] She placed 26th at her second Olympics in Turin.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2009–10
[1]
  • Dancing with Music
2007–09
[2][3]
  • Blues Boys Tune
    by B. B. King
  • Amélie
    by Yann Tiersen
2006–07
[4]
  • Dance and Doo Doo Stains
2005–06
[5]
  • My Fair Lady
    by Frederick Loewe
2004–05
[6]
  • Malagueña
    by Ernesto Lecuona
2003–04
[7]
  • Malagueña
    by Ernesto Lecuona
2002–03
[8]
  • Angela's Ashes
    by John Williams
  • Chocolat
    by Rachel Portman
2000–02
[9][10]
  • The Screen Behind the Mirror
    by Michael Cretu, Enigma

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Series/Junior Grand Prix

International[11]
Event 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09
Olympics23rd26th
Worlds38th26th27th33rd37th28th32nd30th39th36th
Europeans36th30th26th21st30th15thWD21st22nd27th
GP Cup of China12th
Crystal Skate1st1st1st5th3rd7th
Cup of Nice6th
Finlandia Trophy10th
Golden Spin17th13th13th15th
Merano Cup3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy18th13thWD14th
Nepela Memorial12thWD
Schäfer MemorialWD8th15th6th11th
Universiade13th
Montfort Cup1st
International: Junior[11]
Junior Worlds20th Q.41st39th22nd15th
JGP Czech Rep.8th4th
JGP Germany13th
JGP Hungary25th
JGP Slovakia22nd
JGP Slovenia20th
EYOF11th
Golden Bear8th J.
Triglav Trophy9th J.
National[11]
Romanian Champ.1st J.2nd J.3rd1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st
J. = Junior level; Q. = Qualifying round; WD = Withdrew
Luca did not compete in the 2003–04 season.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Roxana LUCA: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Roxana LUCA: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009.
  3. ↑ "Roxana LUCA: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
  4. ↑ "Roxana LUCA: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2007.
  5. ↑ "Roxana LUCA: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 April 2006.
  6. ↑ "Roxana LUCA: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 April 2005.
  7. ↑ "Roxana LUCA: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 June 2004.
  8. ↑ "Roxana LUCA: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2003.
  9. ↑ "Roxana LUCA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 August 2002.
  10. ↑ "Roxana LUCA: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001.
  11. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Roxana LUCA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013.
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