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Katherine Bobak (born August 8, 1994) is a Canadian pair skater. With Ian Beharry, she is the 2011 JGP Final silver medalist and the 2012 Canadian national junior champion. With Matthew Penasse, she is the 2009 Canadian national novice champion and two-time (2010–2011) Canadian junior bronze medalist.

Katherine Bobak
Bobak and Beharry in 2011
Personal information
Country represented	Canada
Born	(1994-08-08) August 8, 1994 (age 28) Guelph, Ontario
Home town	Guelph, Ontario
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Former partner	Ian Beharry, Matthew Penasse
Coach	Lee Barkell, Doug Leigh, Kevin Wheeler
Former coach	Kris Wirtz Kristy Wirtz
Choreographer	Michelle Wheeler, Kelly Johnson
Former choreographer	Susie McGrigor Mark Pillay
Skating club	Preston Figure Skating Club
Former skating club	Kitchener Waterloo SC
Training locations	Mariposa Skating Club, Barrie, Ontario & Preston Figure Skating Club, Cambridge, Ontario
Former training locations	Waterloo, Ontario
Began skating	1997
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	152.65 Junior Grand Prix Final 2011/2012
Short program	52.77 Junior Grand Prix Final 2011/2012
Free skate	99.88 Junior Grand Prix Final 2011/2012
Medal record Representing  Canada Figure skating: Pairs Junior Grand Prix Final 2011–12 Quebec Pairs

Career

Early in her career, Bobak competed with Matthew Penasse.[1] They competed once on the JGP series, are the 2009 Canadian National Novice Pair Champions and won two national bronze medals on the junior level.

Bobak teamed up with Ian Beharry on February 12, 2011.[2][3] In the 2011–12 season, they won silver at their first Junior Grand Prix event in Poland and gold at their second event in Estonia, earning a berth to the 2011–12 Junior Grand Prix Final. They won the silver medal at the event and set a new Canadian junior pair record with their score of 152.65 points. Bobak and Beharry then won the 2012 Canadian Junior Championships. They finished 7th at the 2012 World Junior Championships. In April 2012, Bobak and Beharry ended their partnership.^{[citation needed]}

Programs

With Beharry

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2011–2012 [4]	I Had a Farm in Africa (from Out of Africa) by John Barry	Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia by Aram Khachaturian	Who Wants To Live Forever by Queen

With Penasse

Season	Short program	Free skating
2009–2010 [1]	Molitva by Vladimir Graić	Bram Stoker's Dracula by Wojciech Kilar

Competitive highlights

With Beharry

International[5]
Event	2011–2012
World Junior Championships	7th
ISU Junior Grand Prix Final	2nd
ISU Junior Grand Prix in Estonia	1st
ISU Junior Grand Prix in Poland	2nd
National[5]
Canadian Championships	1st J.
J. = Junior level

With Penasse

International[6]
Event	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11
JGP United States		8th
National[6]
Canadian Championships	1st N.	3rd J.	3rd J.
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

External links

Media related to Katherine Bobak at Wikimedia Commons

• Katherine Bobak / Ian Beharry at the International Skating Union
• Katherine Bobak / Matthew Penasse at the International Skating Union

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