Nina Bates
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Nina Bates is a Bosnian
figure skater. She is the 2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina
n national champion. She is the first single skater to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina in an ISU Championship, which she achieved at the 2003 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
.
She moved from Sarajevo to the United States at age nine because of the Bosnian Civil War.
Bosnians
Bosnians are people who reside in, or come from, Bosnia and Herzegovina. By the modern state definition a Bosnian can be anyone who holds citizenship of the state. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the constituent ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and...
figure skater. She is the 2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
n national champion. She is the first single skater to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina in an ISU Championship, which she achieved at the 2003 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
2003 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which junior age eligible figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...
.
She moved from Sarajevo to the United States at age nine because of the Bosnian Civil War.
Programs
| Season | Short Program | Free Skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2004-2005 | Selections from the Children of Dune Children of Dune Children of Dune is a 1976 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, third in a series of six novels set in his Dune universe. Initially selling over 75,000 copies, it became the first hardcover best-seller ever in the science fiction field... soundtrack by Brian Taylor Brian Taylor Brian Taylor is a former Australian rules footballer and now AFL commentator on Foxtel. He played with both Richmond and Collingwood during the 1980s.... |
Cantilena Ave Maria Sviraj (Lullabye) by Paul Schwartz Paul Schwartz Paul Schwartz is a music producer, composer, arranger, conductor and pianist. His music can be classified as a mixture of chill-out and neo-classical. Basic elements are vocals, piano, violins, and electronic samples... Inhaler (from As if to Nothing) by Craig Armstrong |
| 2003-2004 | Selections from the Children of Dune Children of Dune Children of Dune is a 1976 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, third in a series of six novels set in his Dune universe. Initially selling over 75,000 copies, it became the first hardcover best-seller ever in the science fiction field... soundtrack by Brian Taylor Brian Taylor Brian Taylor is a former Australian rules footballer and now AFL commentator on Foxtel. He played with both Richmond and Collingwood during the 1980s.... |
Cantilena Ave Maria Sviraj (Lullabye) by Paul Schwartz Paul Schwartz Paul Schwartz is a music producer, composer, arranger, conductor and pianist. His music can be classified as a mixture of chill-out and neo-classical. Basic elements are vocals, piano, violins, and electronic samples... Inhaler (from As if to Nothing) by Craig Armstrong |
| 2002-2003 | Music selections by Pachelbel |
Global Journey by Daniel Summers |
Competitive highlights
| Event | 2002-2003 | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion... |
41st | WD | |
| European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion... |
37th | ||
| World Junior Championships World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion... |
47th | ||
| National Championships | 1st | ||
| Junior Grand Prix, Canada 2002-2003 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2002–2003 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the sixth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters.... |
18th |
- WD = Withdrawn