Ira Vannut

Ira Vannut (born 18 September 1994) is a Belgian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2011 Belgian ladies champion and the first female skater from Belgium to medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, winning a bronze at the 2010 Pokal der Blauen Schwerter.

Ira Vannut
Vannut in 2011
Born (1994-09-18) 18 September 1994
Sint-Truiden, Belgium
HometownAlken
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryBelgium
CoachSilvie de Rijcke
Skating clubHSK Hasselt
Began skating1999

Career

Vannut began skating by the age of four or five, after attending a public session with her mother. Later, her grandmother signed her up for a club where she began to take skating lessons.[1]

In the 2009–10 season, Vannut competed exclusively on the junior circuit, finishing 11th and 12th at her two Junior Grand Prix assignments and 22nd at the 2010 World Junior Championships.[2]

In 2010–11, Vannut again competed on the Junior Grand Prix series. She finished fourth in her first event and then won the bronze medal at the 2010 Pokal der Blauen Schwerter in Dresden, Germany. After winning her first senior national title, she was named in the Belgian team for the 2011 European Championships. At Europeans, she won the qualifying round,[3] and was ranked seventh overall. Vannut then placed in the top ten at the 2011 World Junior Championships. Concluding her season, she qualified for the free skate at the 2011 World Championships and finished 19th overall.

Personal life

Vannut graduated from high school in 2012. She played tennis and practiced ballet until age 14 when she decided to focus on her skating career.[1]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2010–2011
[2]
2009–2010
[4]
  • Music
    by Rondo Veneziano

Competitive highlights
Results[5]
International
Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
World Champ.19th
European Champ.7th
Cup of Nice4th N.3rd J.4th
International: Junior
World Junior Champ.22nd10th
JGP Austria4th
JGP Germany3rd
JGP Poland11th
JGP Turkey12th
EYOF2nd J.
NRW Trophy1st N.
National
Belgian Champ.1st J.1st J.1st
JGP = Junior Grand Prix
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References
  1. Flade, Tatjana (22 May 2011). "Belgium's ice princess on the rise". GoldenSkate. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013.
  2. "Ira VANNUT: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011.
  3. "Ira Vannut leads women's qualifying at Europeans". Associated Press. NBC Sports. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  4. "Ira VANNUT: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009.
  5. "Competition Results: Ira VANNUT". International Skating Union.

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