Kristin Fraser (born February 29, 1980) is an American former competitive ice dancer who competed for Azerbaijan with Igor Lukanin. They teamed up in 2000 and became four-time Azerbaijani national champions. They represented Azerbaijan at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics. Fraser and Lukanin were married on December 31, 2010 in Montclair, New Jersey.
| Kristin Fraser | |
|---|---|
Fraser and Lukanin at the 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard | |
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Azerbaijan |
| Former country(ies) represented | United States |
| Born | (1980-02-29) February 29, 1980 (age 42) Palo Alto, California |
| Residence | West Orange, New Jersey |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Partner | Igor Lukanin |
| Former partner | Peter Kongkasem (USA) Jonathan Nichols (USA) |
| Coach | Nikolai Morozov |
| Former coach | Alexander Zhulin Genrikh Sretenski |
| Choreographer | Nikolai Morozov |
| Skating club | Central Army Sport Club, Baku |
| Retired | 2010 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 173.95 2008 Worlds |
| Comp. dance | 33.02 2008 Europeans |
| Original dance | 56.35 2008 Worlds |
| Free dance | 87.26 2005 Worlds |
Fraser previously competed for the United States. She skated with Peter Kongkasem for four years until 1996 when he took a break from skating due to health issues[1] and Jonathan Nichols.
| Event | 1996 |
|---|---|
| U.S. Championships | 13th J. |
| J. = Junior level | |
| Event | 2000 |
|---|---|
| U.S. Championships | 8th |
| Event | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games | 17th | 19th | |||||||
| World Championships | 19th | 15th | 13th | 16th | 13th | 14th | 16th | 11th | 18th |
| European Championships | 16th | 14th | 10th | 9th | 9th | 7th | 10th | 9th | |
| Azerbaijani Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 7th | 6th | 6th | ||||||
| NHK Trophy | 5th | ||||||||
| Skate America | 6th | 5th | |||||||
| Cup of Russia | 7th | ||||||||
| Cup of China | 5th | 4th | |||||||
| Skate Canada International | 7th | 7th | 4th | ||||||
| Karl Schäfer Memorial | 2nd | ||||||||
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 2nd | 5th | 1st | ||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 5th | 4th | 4th |
(with Lukanin)
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2008–2009[2] | St. Louis Blues | Ocean Heart by Amici Forever (based on Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian) |
| 2007–2008 | Russian gypsy dance | Time to Say Goodbye by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli |
| 2002–2003[3] |
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Fiesta de Boi Bumba Orchestra Mundurucania |