Gregor Urbas

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Gregor Urbas
Urbas in 2008
Personal information
Born (1982-11-20) 20 November 1982 (age 43)
Jesenice, SR Slovenia
Home townLjubljana
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
CountrySlovenia
Skating clubDKK Stanko Bloudek
Retired2010

Gregor Urbas (born 20 November 1982 in Jesenice) is a Slovenian former competitive figure skater. He is a three-time Golden Spin of Zagreb champion, a five-time Triglav Trophy champion, the 2006 Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, and a nine-time (2001–2009) Slovenian national champion. He competed at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. He qualified for the free skate at nineteen ISU Championships – six Worlds, eight Europeans, and five Junior Worlds.

Career

Urbas began skating when he was about eight years old.[1][2] His first coach was Mojca Kurbos.[1] During his career, he practiced mainly in Slovenia and occasionally traveled to Philadelphia to train under Uschi Keszler.[1]

Urbas won his first senior national title in 2001.[3] That year, he competed at his first senior-level European Championships and finished 27th in the short program.[4] Then at the 2001 Junior World Championships, he qualified for the free skate and finished 13th.[5] He also competed at his first senior-level World Championships and qualified the last spot for the short program,[6] where he finished 30th.[7]

Urbas received a berth to the 2001–02 JGP Final as a representative of the host country despite finishing 14th in the Junior Grand Prix standings.[8] He finished in eighth place out of the nine competitors.[9] At the 2002 European Championships, he qualified for the free skate for the first time and finished 19th.[10] He then finished sixth at the 2002 Junior World Championships.[11] He did not advance to the free skate at the senior-level World Championships, finishing 28th.[12]

Urbas finished 17th at the 2006 European Championships.[13] He represented Slovenia at the 2006 Winter Olympics and finished 29th in the short program, failing to advance to the free skate.[14] Then at the 2006 World Championships, he qualified for the free skate and finished 22nd.[15]

At the 2007 European Championships, Urbas finished ninth.[16] He finished 21st at the 2009 World Championships and earned a berth for the 2010 Winter Olympics.[17][18] At the 2010 European Championships, he qualified for the free skate and finished 18th.[19] He then represented Slovenia at the 2010 Winter Olympics and finished 27th in the short program.[20]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2009–10
[21]
2008–09
[22]
  • Ghost of Love
    (soundtrack)
2007–08
[23]
2005–07
[24][25]
2004–05
[26]
2003–04
[2][27]
  • Tango Fantasy
2002–03
[28]
  • Two Guitars
2001–02
[29]
2000–01
[30]

Results

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[3]
Event 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10
Olympics29th27th
Worlds30th28th24th20th19th Q22nd22nd17th21st
Europeans27th19th18th14th27th17th9th11th21st18th
GP Bompard9th10th9th
GP Cup of Russia11th12th
Bofrost Cup5th
Finlandia Trophy5th8th
Golden Spin9th7th15th12th6th1st1st1st5th
Merano Cup13th
Nebelhorn Trophy6th13th13th10th18th
Nepela Memorial3rd5th1st3rd11th12th
Schäfer Memorial6th2nd5th12th
Slovenia Trophy2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st
Triglav Trophy1st1st1st1st1st2nd
Universiade6th
International: Junior[3]
Junior Worlds23rd17th23rd13th6th
JGP Final8th
JGP Canada8th
JGP Czech Rep.5th
JGP Bulgaria4th
JGP France10th
JGP Germany23rd13th
JGP Hungary13th
JGP Norway4th
JGP Slovenia5th
JGP Ukraine4th
Triglav Trophy10th J2nd J2nd J1st J2nd J
Slovenia Trophy1st J.
National[3]
Slovenian Champ.1st J2nd2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kempf, Susanne (2005). "Gregor Urbas interview". Absolute Skating. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  2. 1 2 Mittan, Barry (30 January 2004). "Slovenia's Urbas Battles for Recognition". Golden Skate.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Competition Results: Gregor URBAS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "European Figure Skating Championships 2001 Men Result". International Skating Union. 27 January 2001. Archived from the original on 3 May 2001. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2001 Men Result". International Skating Union. 2 March 2001. Archived from the original on 3 March 2001. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Urbas ujel zadnji vlak" [Urbas caught the last train]. 24UR (in Slovenian). 20 March 2001. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "2001 World Figure Skating Championships Men Result". International Skating Union. 16 September 2001. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2001 / 2002 Final Results Junior Men". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 August 2003. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Bled, Slovenia December 13-16, 2001". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on 13 May 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Urbas v finalu" [Urbas in the final]. 24UR (in Slovenian). 15 January 2002. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "2002 World Junior Figure Skating Championships Men Result". International Skating Union. 7 March 2002. Archived from the original on 8 March 2002. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "2002 World Figure Skating Championships Men Result". International Skating Union. 21 March 2002. Archived from the original on 21 March 2002. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2006 Men Result". International Skating Union. 21 January 2006. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "2006 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Singles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  15. ↑ "World Figure Skating Championships 2006 Men Result". International Skating Union. 23 March 2006. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  16. ↑ "ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2007 Men Results". International Skating Union. 25 January 2007. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "Lysacek navdušil Staples Center". Radiotelevizija Slovenija (in Slovenian). 27 March 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  18. ↑ "Urbas z vozovnico za ZOI 2010" [Urbas with a ticket for the 2010 Winter Olympics]. Siol (in Slovenian). 30 March 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  19. ↑ "Plušenko je nazaj, boljši kot kdajkoli" [Plushenko is back, better than ever]. Delo (in Slovenian). 21 January 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  20. ↑ "2010 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Singles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  21. ↑ "Gregor URBAS: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010.
  22. ↑ "Gregor URBAS: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 June 2009.
  23. ↑ "Gregor URBAS: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
  24. ↑ "Gregor URBAS: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 April 2007.
  25. ↑ "Gregor URBAS: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006.
  26. ↑ "Gregor URBAS: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2005.
  27. ↑ "Gregor URBAS: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 June 2004.
  28. ↑ "Gregor URBAS: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2003.
  29. ↑ "Gregor URBAS: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 February 2002.
  30. ↑ "Gregor URBAS: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2001.