Angela Nikodinov
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Angela Nikodinov is an American figure skater
. She is the 2000 Four Continents Champion.
fluently. She was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina
but her family moved to southern California when she was a toddler.
Raised in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California
, she trained at Lake Arrowhead, California
. She also trained in Detroit for one season (1999-2000) but moved back to California in fall 2000 due to homesickness. Her coaches included John Nicks
, Peter Oppegard
, Frank Carroll
, Elena Tcherkasskaia, Richard Callaghan
, Igor Pashkevich
. Her coach Tcherkasskaia, with whom she was very close, died of cancer in November 2001.
Nikodinov missed the entire 2002-2003 season. She dislocated her shoulder in February 2002 and again in September, and then had a virus which sapped her strength. She withdrew from the U.S. Championships after the short program. She had shoulder surgery in February 2003 and was off the ice for seven months. After missing two Grand Prix seasons, Nikodinov returned to win the 2004 Skate America
.
While in Portland, Oregon
, for the 2005 U.S. National Championships
, she and her family were involved in a car accident that killed her mother. Nikodinov did not return to competition following the accident.
Nikodinov coached Bulgarian figure skater Ivan Dinev
in the 2005-2006 season, and they currently coach together in the Los Angeles area. According to the April 2010 issue of Skating magazine (page 8), Nikodinov and Dinev were married in July 2008. Along with her coaching duties, she occasionally skates in shows and was a guest skater on the Stars on Ice
tour. The pairs team of Bianca Butler
& Joseph Jacobsen
and Tenile Victorsen are among her and Dinev's former students that have qualified for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the Senior level.
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...
. She is the 2000 Four Continents Champion.
Biography
Nikodinov is the daughter of Bulgarian immigrants and speaks BulgarianBulgarian language
Bulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian, along with the closely related Macedonian language, demonstrates several linguistic characteristics that set it apart from all other Slavic languages such as the elimination of case declension, the...
fluently. She was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina
Spartanburg, South Carolina
thgSpartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located northwest of Columbia, west of Charlotte, and about northeast of...
but her family moved to southern California when she was a toddler.
Raised in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California
San Pedro, Los Angeles, California
San Pedro is a port district of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. It was annexed in 1909 and is a major seaport of the area...
, she trained at Lake Arrowhead, California
Lake Arrowhead, California
Lake Arrowhead is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in the San Bernardino Mountains of San Bernardino County, California, within the San Bernardino National Forest, adjacent to Lake Arrowhead Reservoir...
. She also trained in Detroit for one season (1999-2000) but moved back to California in fall 2000 due to homesickness. Her coaches included John Nicks
John Nicks
John Allen Wisden Nicks is a British figure skating coach and former pair skater. His pairs partner was his sister Jennifer Nicks, and together they were the 1953 World Champions...
, Peter Oppegard
Peter Oppegard
Peter Oppegard is an American retired pair skater and coach. With his partner Jill Watson, he won three U.S. championships and a bronze medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics....
, Frank Carroll
Frank Carroll
Francis M. "Frank" Carroll is an American figure skating coach and former competitive skater. He has coached three skaters to win the World Figure Skating Championships: Linda Fratianne, Michelle Kwan, and Evan Lysacek...
, Elena Tcherkasskaia, Richard Callaghan
Richard Callaghan
Richard Callaghan is an American figure skating coach. He is best known as the long-time coach of Todd Eldredge, 6-time U.S. Champion and 1996 World Champion. He also coached Nicole Bobek to her national title, and Tara Lipinski to U.S., World, and Olympic titles.As a competitive skater,...
, Igor Pashkevich
Igor Pashkevich
Igor Pashkevich is a retired competitive Russian/Azerbajani figure skater. He won the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in 1990 for the Soviet Union. He later represented Russia at the European Championships, where he placed second in 1996...
. Her coach Tcherkasskaia, with whom she was very close, died of cancer in November 2001.
Nikodinov missed the entire 2002-2003 season. She dislocated her shoulder in February 2002 and again in September, and then had a virus which sapped her strength. She withdrew from the U.S. Championships after the short program. She had shoulder surgery in February 2003 and was off the ice for seven months. After missing two Grand Prix seasons, Nikodinov returned to win the 2004 Skate America
2004 Skate America
Skate America is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by the USFSA. It is the first ISU Grand Prix event to be held. The location changes yearly...
.
While in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, for the 2005 U.S. National Championships
United States Figure Skating Championships
The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...
, she and her family were involved in a car accident that killed her mother. Nikodinov did not return to competition following the accident.
Nikodinov coached Bulgarian figure skater Ivan Dinev
Ivan Dinev
Ivan Dinev is a Bulgarian figure skater. He is an 11-time Bulgarian national champion and competed at 14 European Championships. He is the first Bulgarian skater to medal at a Grand Prix event, which he did at Trophée Lalique in 1999. He is also the first Bulgarian skater to land a quadruple jump...
in the 2005-2006 season, and they currently coach together in the Los Angeles area. According to the April 2010 issue of Skating magazine (page 8), Nikodinov and Dinev were married in July 2008. Along with her coaching duties, she occasionally skates in shows and was a guest skater on the Stars on Ice
Stars on Ice
Stars on Ice is a touring figure skating show produced by IMG. It was originally conceived in 1986 as a vehicle for IMG client Scott Hamilton, who had been released from his contract with Ice Capades, after being told that male skaters do not sell tickets...
tour. The pairs team of Bianca Butler
Bianca Butler
Bianca Butler is an American pair skater.For almost ten years, she competed with Joseph Jacobsen. They were the 2007 US National junior silver medalists...
& Joseph Jacobsen
Joseph Jacobsen
Joseph Jacobsen is an American pair skater.Early in his career, he competed with Janey Mayne. He then teamed up with Bianca Butler, with whom he competed for ten years. Butler & Jacobsen were the 2007 US National junior silver medalists...
and Tenile Victorsen are among her and Dinev's former students that have qualified for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the Senior level.
Programs
| Season | Short Program | Free Skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2005 | Moonlight Sonata by L. v. Beethoven |
Romeo and Juliet Overture by P. I. Tchaikovski |
|
| 2003-2004 | Just for You by Giovanni |
Giselle by Adolph Adam |
Her Gypsy Heart |
| 2002-2003 | Just For You | Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun |
Results
| Event | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion... |
12th | 9th | 5th | |||||||
| Four Continents Championships Four Continents Figure Skating Championships The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The International Skating Union established it in 1999 to provide skaters representing non-European countries with a similar competition to the much older European Figure Skating Championships and a chance... |
3rd | 1st | 2nd | 7th | ||||||
| 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... |
11th | |||||||||
| U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters... |
8th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | WD | 5th | WD |
| Skate America Skate America Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. The location changes yearly... |
4th | 3rd | 7th | 5th | 1st | |||||
| Cup of China Cup of China The Cup of China is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. The location changes yearly. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The Cup of China is... |
8th | |||||||||
| Cup of Russia Cup of Russia The Cup of Russia is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. It was held as the Rostelecom Cup in 2009 after... |
4th | 3rd | ||||||||
| NHK Trophy NHK Trophy The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.... |
WD | 4th | 4th | |||||||
| Sparkassen Cup Bofrost Cup on Ice The Bofrost Cup on Ice was a figure skating competition held in Germany between 1986 and 2004. It was part of the Grand Prix series until 2003, when it was replaced by Cup of China. Following being booted out of the Grand Prix series, a new form of competition was introduced to the Bofrost Cup... |
3rd | |||||||||
| Finlandia Trophy Finlandia Trophy The Finlandia Trophy is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition, held in Finland. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating and ice dancing, although not every discipline has been included in every year... |
11th | |||||||||
| Goodwill Games Goodwill Games The Goodwill Games was an international sports competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s... |
4th | |||||||||
| Ondrej Nepela Memorial Ondrej Nepela Memorial The Ondrej Nepela Memorial is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Slovakia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing. In some years, some disciplines have not been held.... |
3rd | |||||||||
| Pokal Der Blauen Schwerter | 2nd |
- WD = Withdrew
External links
- Figure-Skating.com - Official Site