Sydne Vogel

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Sydne Vogel (born June 20, 1979 in Anchorage ) is a German-American figure skater .

biography

From Alaska native Sydne Vogel was an early rival of Olympic champion of Nagano , Tara Lipinski , who in 1995 struck at the US Junior Championships. In 1997 Vogel became Junior World Champion .

After private problems and injuries, Sydne Vogel tried a comeback in Germany. She moved in 2002 to Oberstdorf to Michael Huth , but remained at the national championships in 2003 without success. She returned to the USA (Alaska), where she started again in smaller competitions since April 2004 after a one-year break from competition. She is currently (2008) studying medicine in New York .

Successes / results

Competition / season 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03
Junior World Championships - - 1 - - - - - -
US championships 1 y 4th - 9 15th - - - -
German championships - - - - - - - - 15th
GP Skate America (USA) - - 3 - - - - - -
GP Sparkassen Cup (D) - - - 10 - - - - -
GP NHK Trophy (JPN) - - - 13 - - - - -
Nebelhorn Trophy - - 2 - 6th - - - -

Legend: J = juniors; GP = Grand Prix

Other competitions

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personal data
SURNAME Vogel, Sydne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-American figure skater
DATE OF BIRTH June 20, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Anchorage