Bianca Szíjgyártó

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Bianca Szíjgyártó
Born (1981-06-29) 29 June 1981 (age 42)
Debrecen, Hungary
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
CountryHungary
PartnerTamás Sári
Szilárd Tóth
Skating clubGolden Skate Club
Began skating1985
Retired1999

Bianka Szíjgyártó is a former Hungarian competitive ice dancer. She is a two time Hungarian national champion. With Szilárd Tóth, she won her 1st national title. The duo competed in the final segment at the 1997 European Championships in Paris, France, and at the 1997 World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland. When that partnership ended, she teamed up with Tamás Sári. She won her 2nd national title with him and the team competed in the final segment at the 1999 European Championships in Prague, Czech Republic. They trained in Budapest, Hungary and were coached by Gabriella Remport and Sándor Nagy.[1]

After retiring from competition, Szíjgyártó skated professionally in ice shows.[2] She coaches at Cornerstone Ice Arena in Lockport, NY

Programs[edit]

With Sári[edit]

Season Original dance Free dance
1998–1999
[1]
  • Ziganochka
    (Russian gipsy dance)

With Tóth[edit]

Season Original dance Free dance
1996–1997
[3]
  • The Two Guitars
    by Paul Mauriat

Results[edit]

With Sári[edit]

International[1]
Event 1997–98 1998–99
European Championships 23rd
Golden Spin of Zagreb 6th 5th
Karl Schäfer Memorial 6th
Skate Israel 7th 8th
National[4]
Hungarian Championships 1st

With Tóth[edit]

International[3]
Event 1995–96 1996–97
World Championships 27th
European Championships 24th
Finlandia Trophy 10th 8th
Golden Spin of Zagreb 5th
Pavel Roman Memorial 4th
National[4]
Hungarian Championships 2nd 1st

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Bianca SZIJGYARTO / Tamas SARI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Tallant, Susan (16 May 2008). "'High School Musical' hits ice next week". caller.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ a b "Bianca SZIJGYARTO / Szilard TOTH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ a b "Jégtánc bajnokok" [National ice dancing champions] (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.