For the New Zealand soap opera actress with a similar name, see Amanda Billing

Amanda Billing

Amanda Billing is best known for her role as Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street.-Biography:...

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Amanda Billings (born December 14, 1986 in Calgary, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

) is a Canadian

Canada

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 figure skater

Figure skating

Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

, belonging to Canada's National Team. She had been expected to contend for the 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

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, but an injury on December 21, 2005 prevented her doing so.

She currently trains at the Calalta club in Calgary, with coaches Scott Davis and Sharon Lariviere. She's an alum of Bishop Carroll High School

Bishop Carroll High School (Alberta)

Bishop Carroll High School is part of the Calgary Catholic School District in Alberta, Canada and offers a unique program that allows students to work at their own pace in an individual environment. This 'freedom to succeed' is part of the constructivist model of student-centred learning advocated...

, which is designed for students needing a flexible schedule, and includes a number of other top Canadian athletes.

In 2007, Billings took on the role of Gabriella in the east coast version of Disney's High School Musical

High School Musical

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: The Ice Tour.

Competitive highlights

Event	2000 -2001	2001 -2002	2002 -2003	2003 -2004	2004 -2005	2005 -2006	2006 -2007
World Junior Championships World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...			17th		11th
Canadian Championships Canadian Figure Skating Championships The Canadian Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of Canada. It is organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. The levels of the competition are senior and junior; in some years, the novice level has...	4th N.	7th J.	2nd J.	9th	4th	24th	7th
Nebelhorn Trophy Nebelhorn Trophy The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....						7th	4th
Junior Grand Prix, Mexico 2003-2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2003–2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the seventh season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters...				10th
Junior Grand Prix, Germany 2002-2003 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2002–2003 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the sixth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters....			9th
Junior Grand Prix, Italy			11th
Junior Grand Prix, Sweden 2001-2002 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2001–2002 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the fifth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters....		7th
Mladost Trophy			2nd

• N = Novice level; J = Junior level

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