Alexandra Najarro
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| Alexandra Najarro | |
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| Born | June 3, 1993 Richmond Hill, Ontario |
| Hometown | Vaughan, Ontario |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Canada |
| Skating club | YRSA Richmond Hill |
| Began skating | 2000 |
| Retired | 2014 |
Alexandra Najarro (born June 3, 1993) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She placed 13th at the 2012 Four Continents Championships.
Personal life[edit]
Najarro was born on June 3, 1993, in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.[1] Fluent in English and French, she also speaks Polish and Spanish, the mother tongues of her parents.
Career[edit]
Najarro began skating at age five at the Mississauga Figure Skating Club with her mother Eva as her coach.[2] She appeared in the small role of Snowplow Sam in the 2005 Disney movie Ice Princess.[3]
Najarro won the 2008 Canadian national novice title and began appearing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series the following season.
Najarro placed fourth at the 2011 and 2012 Canadian Championships. She was selected to represent Canada at the 2012 Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado; she placed 14th in the short program, 12th in the free skate, and 13th overall.
Najarro did not compete in the 2012–13 season. She placed sixth at the 2014 Canadian Championships.
Programs[edit]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2011–12 [1] |
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| 2010–11 [4] |
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| 2009–10 [5] |
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Competitive highlights[edit]
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[6] | |||||||
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| Event | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 |
| Four Continents | 13th | ||||||
| International: Junior or novice[6] | |||||||
| Junior Worlds | 25th | ||||||
| JGP Australia | 11th | ||||||
| JGP Belarus | 10th | ||||||
| JGP Czech Rep. | 7th | ||||||
| JGP Romania | 10th | ||||||
| JGP United Kingdom | 5th | 7th | |||||
| Merano Cup | 6th N | ||||||
| National[6] | |||||||
| Canadian Champ. | 1st N | 8th J | 15th | 4th | 4th | 6th | |
| Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior | |||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Alexandra NAJARRO: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012.
- ^ "Y.R.S.A. - Alexandra Najarro". York Region Skating Academy. Archived from the original on August 27, 2011.
- ^ DiManno, Rosie (January 22, 2011). "Najarro a knockout at skating championships". The Toronto Star. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
- ^ "Alexandra NAJARRO: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 16, 2011.
- ^ "Alexandra NAJARRO: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 2, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Alexandra NAJARRO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.