Dimitra Korri

Dimitra Korri (born July 17, 1992) is a Greek-American figure skater who represents Greece in ladies' singles. She is the 2021 Skate Helena bronze medalist, the 2018 EduSport Trophy silver medalist, the 2018 Balkan Games bronze medalist, and a six-time Greek national champion (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022).

Dimitra Korri
Korri performs her freeskate at the 2018 Triglav Trophy
Born (1992-07-17) July 17, 1992
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Figure skating career
Country Greece
Skating clubTarandos Ice Sports Club Hellenic Winter Sports Federation
Began skating1998

Personal life

Korri spent her childhood between Greece and the USA.[1] She went to school in the United States and spent her summers in Greece.[1] She speaks fluent Greek and English.[2][3]

Career

Korri began skating at the age of six and has been representing Greece internationally since the 2011–12 season.[3][4][5] She won the Greek National Figure Skating Championships in 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2019.[6][7] At the 2018 Greek National Figure Skating Championships she achieved an historic national record for the highest score ever posted at a Greek national championship.[8][9] Additionally, she holds two national silver medals from the 2011 and 2013 Greek National Championships as well as one national bronze medal from the 2012 Greek National Championships.[7] She finished 9th at the 2013 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic.[10] In March 2017, she won the silver medal at the 29th Coppa Europa in Italy.[5] In January 2018, she won the senior international silver medal at the EduSport Trophy in Romania.[3][11][12] She finished 4th at the 2018 Triglav Trophy and in March 2018 she earned a bronze medal at the Balkan Games.[2] This was the first time since 1989 that a Greek female athlete had achieved a podium position at a Balkan Games.[13]

Signature move

Korri is known for executing a low one handed hydroblade in her skating programs.[14][15]

Korri performs a hydroblade.

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Results
International[16]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
CS FinlandiaWD
CS Nebelhorn31st35th
CS U.S. Classic12th
Balkan Games3rd
Crystal Skate8th
Denkova-Staviski Cup15th9th
Dragon Trophy16th
EduSport Trophy2ndWD
FBMA Trophy12th
Istanbul Cup11th
Mexico Cup5th
Open d'Andorra8th11th
Philadelphia10th
Prague Ice Cup15th
Reykjavik International5th7th
Skate Helena10th3rd
Tayside Trophy8th
Toruń Cup12th
Triglav Trophy4th
U.S. Classic9th
Winter Universiade28th
International: Junior[16]
JGP Romania24th
National[16]
Greek Champ.2nd3rd1st1st1st1st1st1st

References
  1. "This Chicago Greek is the Greek National Figure Skating Champion [Q&A] - WindyCity Greek". 26 July 2017.
  2. "Biography". www.isuresults.com.
  3. "Greece's National Figure Skating Champion Dimitra Korri". www.hellenicjournal.com.
  4. "Δήμητρα Κόρρη".
  5. "Dimitra KORRI - RinkResults". www.rinkresults.com.
  6. http://www.hisf.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-Greek-National-FS-Championships-Protocol.pdf
  7. "Χορός στον πάγο".
  8. "Dimitra Korri Breaks new record". www.welovesports.gr.
  9. "Historic Record". www.eox.gr.
  10. "icenetwork.com". www.usfigureskating.org.
  11. "Pattinaggio artistico, EduSport Trophy 2018: trionfo di Lucrezia Gennaro nel singolo femminile". www.oasport.it. 7 January 2018.
  12. "EduSport Trophy". www.vistream.pl. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  13. "A medal for Korri". www.eox.gr.
  14. "US International Figure Skating Classic Ladies Free Skate". 14 September 2013.
  15. FBMA LSA (30 January 2017). "FBMA Trophy 2017 Senior Ladies ПП 3 Korri DIMITRA GRE" – via YouTube.
  16. "Ladies Dimitra Korri". www.isuresults.com.
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