Kristin Fraser

Kristin Fraser
Kristin Fraser
	Fraser and Lukanin at the 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard
Born	February 29, 1980 (age 44); Palo Alto, California
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Azerbaijan
Partner	Igor Lukanin
Coach	Nikolai Morozov
Skating club	Central Army Sport Club, Baku
Retired	2010

Kristin Fraser (born February 29, 1980) is an American former competitive ice dancer who competed for Azerbaijan with Igor Lukanin. They teamed up in 2000 and became four-time Azerbaijani national champions. They represented Azerbaijan at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics. Fraser and Lukanin were married on December 31, 2010 in Montclair, New Jersey.

Fraser previously competed for the United States. She skated with Peter Kongkasem for four years until 1996 when he took a break from skating due to health issues^[1] and Jonathan Nichols.

Competitive highlights

For the United States

With Kongkasem

Event	1996
U.S. Championships	13th J.
J. = Junior level

With Nichols

Event	2000
U.S. Championships	8th

With Lukanin for Azerbaijan

Event	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09
Winter Olympic Games		17th				19th
World Championships	19th	15th	13th	16th	13th	14th	16th	11th	18th
European Championships	16th	14th	10th		9th	9th	7th	10th	9th
Azerbaijani Championships	1st	1st	1st		1st
Trophée Eric Bompard				7th	6th				6th
NHK Trophy								5th
Skate America			6th					5th
Cup of Russia							7th
Cup of China					5th	4th
Skate Canada International			7th	7th		4th
Karl Schäfer Memorial						2nd
Golden Spin of Zagreb	2nd	5th					1st
Nebelhorn Trophy	5th	4th	4th

Programs

(with Lukanin)

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2008–2009^[2]	St. Louis Blues	Ocean Heart by Amici Forever (based on Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian)
2007–2008	Russian gypsy dance	Time to Say Goodbye by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli
2002–2003^[3]	Waltz by Johann Strauss Polka by Johann Strauss	Fiesta de Boi Bumba Orchestra Mundurucania

References

^ Mittan, Barry (March 28, 2006). "Dancers Make Sports History for Thailand". Skate Today.
^ "Kristin FRASER / Igor LUKANIN: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012.
^ Mittan, Barry (December 15, 2002). "American Dancer Represents Azerbaijan". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008.

External links

Official site
Kristin Fraser / Igor Lukanin at the International Skating Union
Yahoo! Sports profile for the 2006 Winter Olympics at the Wayback Machine (archived August 25, 2012)

[st060328-1] Mittan, Barry (March 28, 2006). "Dancers Make Sports History for Thailand". Skate Today.

[0809bio-2] "Kristin FRASER / Igor LUKANIN: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012.

[gs021215-3] Mittan, Barry (December 15, 2002). "American Dancer Represents Azerbaijan". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008.

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