Gregor Urbas
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Gregor Urbas (born 20 November 1982 in Jesenice) is a Slovenian former competitive figure skater. He is a three-time Golden Spin of Zagreb champion, a five-time Triglav Trophy champion, the 2006 Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, and a nine-time (2001–2009) Slovenian national champion. He competed at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. He qualified for the free skate at nineteen ISU Championships – six Worlds, eight Europeans, and five Junior Worlds.
Gregor Urbas | |
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Born | (1982-11-20) 20 November 1982 (age 41) Jesenice, SR Slovenia |
Hometown | Ljubljana |
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Slovenia |
Skating club | DKK Stanko Bloudek |
Retired | 2010 |
Urbas began skating when he was about eight years old.[1][2] His first coach was Mojca Kurbos.[1] He joined Elena Babitskaia and Valeri Babitski by 2001.[3] They coached him until the end of the 2004–05 season.[4] Gordana Smrekar became his coach the following season.[5] During his career, he practiced mainly in Slovenia and occasionally traveled to Philadelphia to train under Uschi Keszler.[1]