Kristine Musademba

Kristine Musademba (born December 3, 1992) is an American figure skater. She won three gold medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and qualified twice for the JGP Final. She is the 2008 U.S. junior national pewter medalist.

Kristine Musademba
Musademba in 2009
Personal information
Full nameKristine Musademba
Country representedUnited States
Born (1992-12-03) December 3, 1992
Washington, D.C.
Home townSilver Spring, Maryland
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
CoachDerrick Delmore
Former coachTraci Coleman, Nina Stark-Slapnik
Former choreographerIrina Romanova, Uschi Keszler, Simone Grigorescu
Skating clubWashington FSC
Began skating2000
ISU personal best scores
Combined total149.39
2009 JGP USA
Short program54.48
2009 JGP USA
Free skate93.34
2007-08 JGPF

Personal life

Kristine Musademba's mother is from the Philippines and her father is from Zimbabwe.[1]She attended Columbia College of Columbia University and was in the class of 2015.[2]

Career

Musademba started skating at the age of 7, after accompanying her best friend to the rink.[3][4] She won the novice silver medal at the 2007 U.S. Championships.

The following season, Musademba received her first ISU Junior Grand Prix assignments, winning silver in Austria and placing fourth in England. Her results qualified her to the JGP Final, where she finished 4th. She then placed fourth on the junior level at the 2008 U.S. Championships.

In the 2008–09 season, Musademba won gold at both of her JGP assignments, France and Spain. She qualified for her second JGP Final and came in 6th. She competed on the senior level at the 2009 U.S. Championships, finishing 11th.

In 2009–10, Musademba won gold in her JGP event in the United States but finished 10th in Croatia. She withdrew from the 2010 U.S. Championships.

Musademba received one senior Grand Prix assignment, the 2010 Cup of China, placing 8th.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2010–2011
[4]
2009–2010
2008–2009
[3][5]
  • Summertime
2007–2008
[6]
2006–2007
  • Malaguena
    by Raúl di Blasio
2005–2006
  • Arabian Nights

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[7]
Event 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11
GP Cup of China8th
International: Junior or novice[7]
JGP Final4th6th
JGP Austria2nd
JGP Croatia10th
JGP France1st
JGP Spain1st
JGP United Kingdom4th
JGP United States1st
NACS1st N
National
U.S. Champ.2nd N4th J11thWD15th
U.S. Junior Champ.9th V1st I
Eastern Sect.1st N4th
South Atlantic Reg.1st V9th I1st I1st N2nd
WD = Withdrew
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

References
  1. Clarke, Liz (January 20, 2008). "Behind Smiles, Sequins, Nothing but Hard Work". Washington Post.
  2. "Columbia Daily Spectator 10 November 2011 — Columbia Spectator". spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  3. Slater, Paula (October 12, 2008). "Musademba top contender for JGP Final". Golden Skate.
  4. "Kristine MUSADEMBA: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
  5. "Kristine MUSADEMBA: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 20, 2009.
  6. "Kristine MUSADEMBA: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 12, 2008.
  7. "Competition Results: Kristine MUSADEMBA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013.
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