Portia Duval-Rigby
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Portia Duval-Rigby is an Australian ice dancer. With partner and husband Francis Rigby
, she is a two time Australian Champion
. They were married in 1997. The Rigbys were coached by Helen Ma
and Svetlana Liapina
. Their highest placement at an ISU Championship was 12th at the 1999 and 2001 Four Continents Championships.
Rigby previously skated with Andrejs Liepiniks, with whom she competed at the 1989 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
. She is a civil engineer.
Francis Rigby
Francis Rigby is an Australian ice dancer. With partner and wife Portia Duval-Rigby, he is a two time Australian Champion. They were married in 1997. The Rigbys were coached by Helen Ma and Svetlana Liapina...
, she is a two time Australian Champion
Australian Figure Skating Championships
The Australian Figure Skating Championships are the figure skating national championships held annually to crown the national champions of Australia. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...
. They were married in 1997. The Rigbys were coached by Helen Ma
Helen Ma
Helen Ma is a Chinese figure skating coach in Australia. She graduated from Harbin Sports University. She and her husband Andrew Wang moved to Australia in 1996. She previously coached the Chinese national team...
and Svetlana Liapina
Svetlana Liapina
Svetlana Liapina is a former Soviet ice dancer who now works as a coach. With partner Georgi "Gorsha" Sur, she won two medals at the World Junior Championships for the Soviet Union...
. Their highest placement at an ISU Championship was 12th at the 1999 and 2001 Four Continents Championships.
Rigby previously skated with Andrejs Liepiniks, with whom she competed at the 1989 World Junior Figure Skating 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...
. She is a civil engineer.
Competitive highlights
(with Rigby)| Event | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
32nd | 32nd | |||
| 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... |
12th | 13th | 12th | ||
| Australian Championships Australian Figure Skating Championships The Australian Figure Skating Championships are the figure skating national championships held annually to crown the national champions of Australia. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing... |
2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | |
| Golden Spin of Zagreb Golden Spin of Zagreb The Golden Spin of Zagreb is an annual senior-level figure skating competition, held yearly in Zagreb, Croatia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although, in some years, not every discipline was included in the program.The 2001... |
9th | 9th | |||
| Karl Schäfer Memorial Karl Schäfer Memorial The Karl Schäfer Memorial is an annual elite senior-level figure skating competition held in Vienna, Austria. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The competition is named for figure skater Karl Schäfer. The competition is usually held in... |
9th | ||||
| 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.... |
12th | ||||
| 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.... |
7th |