Zsuzsanna Nagy Explained

Zsuzsanna Nagy
Country:Hungary
Birth Date:10 June 1986
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary
Partner:Máté Fejes, György Elek, David Kriska
Coach:Sándor Nagy, Elena Kustarova, Gabriella Remport
Choreographer:Adam Solya, Elena Kustarova, Gabriella Remport, Nanda Wolf
Skating Club:BP Spartacus
Beganskating:1996
Retired:2013

Zsuzsanna Nagy (born 10 June 1986) is a Hungarian former competitive ice dancer. With Máté Fejes, she is the 2011 Pavel Roman Memorial champion and a two-time Hungarian national champion. They competed in the final segment at two European Championships. With György Elek, she competed in the free dance at four ISU Championships and also appeared on the senior Grand Prix series.

Personal life

Zsuzsanna Nagy was born 10 June 1986 in Budapest, Hungary. She is the daughter of Hungarian ice dancers Gabriella Remport and Sándor Nagy.

Career

Early career

Nagy began skating with David Kriska by 2000. They appeared at three ISU Junior Grand Prix events. They last competed together in early November 2002.

Partnership with Elek

Nagy teamed up with György Elek in the middle of the 2002–2003 season. The two qualified to the final segment at the 2003 World Junior Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, and the 2004 World Junior Championships in The Hague, Netherlands.

After moving up to the senior level, in the 2005–2006 season, Nagy/Elek appeared at two Grand Prix events and became two-time national silver medalists. They competed in the free dance at the 2006 European Championships in Lyon, France, and 2007 European Championships in Warsaw, Poland. They competed in the original dance at the 2007 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, but did not advance to the free dance.

Nagy/Elek were coached by her parents. Their partnership ended around 2007.

Partnership with Fejes

Nagy began competing with Fejes in 2009. She broke her skull bone in November 2011 while they were practicing a lift. They became two-time national champions and appeared at six ISU Championships. They competed in the final segment at the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield, England, and 2013 European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. They competed in the short dance at the 2012 World Championships in Nice, France, and 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario. They were coached by her father.

Programs

With Fejes

SeasonShort danceFree dance
2012–2013
  • Adagio for Strings
2011–2012
  • Rhumba
  • Samba
2010–2011
Original dance
2009–2010
  • Serbian gypsy dance
  • Adagio - Question of Honor

With Elek

SeasonOriginal danceFree dance
2006–2007
  • Assassin's Tango
2005–2006
  • Cha Cha
  • Rhumba
  • Samba
2004–2005
  • Carmina Burana
2003–2004
  • Rock 'n Roll
  • Blues
  • Rock 'n Roll
2002–2003
  • Waltz
  • Polka

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Fejes

International
Event09–1010–1111–1212–13
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align=left 6th WD
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National
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WD = Withdrew

With Elek

International
Event03–0404–0505–0606–07
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International: Junior
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National
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J = Junior level

With Kriska

International
Event00–0102–03
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align=left bgcolor=cc9966 3rd J
J = Junior level

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