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Gregor Urbas
Slovenian figure skater From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Urbas began skating when he was about eight years old.[1][2] His first coach was Mojca Kurbos.[1] During his career, he practiced mainly in Slovenia and occasionally traveled to Philadelphia to train under Uschi Keszler.[1]
Urbas won his first senior national title in 2001.[3] That year, he competed at his first senior-level European Championships and finished 27th in the short program.[4] Then at the 2001 Junior World Championships, he qualified for the free skate and finished 13th.[5] He also competed at his first senior-level World Championships and qualified the last spot for the short program,[6] where he finished 30th.[7]
Urbas received a berth to the 2001–02 JGP Final as a representative of the host country despite finishing 14th in the Junior Grand Prix standings.[8] He finished in eighth place out of the nine competitors.[9] At the 2002 European Championships, he qualified for the free skate for the first time and finished 19th.[10] He then finished sixth at the 2002 Junior World Championships.[11] He did not advance to the free skate at the senior-level World Championships, finishing 28th.[12]
Urbas finished 17th at the 2006 European Championships.[13] He represented Slovenia at the 2006 Winter Olympics and finished 29th in the short program, failing to advance to the free skate.[14] Then at the 2006 World Championships, he qualified for the free skate and finished 22nd.[15]
At the 2007 European Championships, Urbas finished ninth.[16] He finished 21st at the 2009 World Championships and earned a berth for the 2010 Winter Olympics.[17][18] At the 2010 European Championships, he qualified for the free skate and finished 18th.[19] He then represented Slovenia at the 2010 Winter Olympics and finished 27th in the short program.[20]
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GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
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