Beata Handra
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| Personal Info | ||
| Country: |  United States |
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| Date of birth: | January 3, 1977 | |
| Height: | 160 cm | |
| Partner: | Charles Sinek | |
| Former Coach: | Inese Bucevica | |
| Skating Club: | Santa Rosa FSC | |
Beata Handra (born January 03, 1977 in San Francisco, California, USA) is an American ice dancer. With partner and husband Charles Sinek, she is the 1999-2002 U.S. national pewter medalist.
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[edit] Biography
Handra's father was a refugee from the Hungarian revolution in 1956 and her mother was a concert pianist from Japan.[1]
Handra teamed up with Sinek in 1995 when she was 18 years old. She came to the 1995 National Championships looking for a dance partner. She had not completed her senior test at the time.[2] She has been skating as a solo dancer before teaming up with Sinek. They teamed up in 1995 and were married the next summer in 1996.
Despite their fourth place finish at the 2002 Nationals, Handra & Sinek earned the United States' second spot to the 2002 Winter Olympics because the two teams who placed above them (Tanith Belbin & Benjamin Agosto and Melissa Gregory & Denis Petukhov) were not eligible to compete at the Olympics due to citizenship problems.
[edit] Competitive highlights
(with Sinek)
| Event | 1996-1997 | 1997-1998 | 1998-1999 | 1999-2000 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games | 23rd | |||||
| Four Continents Championships | 5th | 6th | 4th | |||
| U.S. Championships | 10th | 8th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th |
| Skate America | 6th | |||||
| Skate Canada | 7th |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Beata Handra at the International Skating Union biography page
