Trifun Zivanovic is an American-born Serbian figure skater. Born in the United States, Zivanovic competes internationally for Serbia.

Career

Through 2001, he competed for the United States

United States

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, twice capturing medals at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. After 2001, he represented Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

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, his father's native country. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

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 representing Serbia and Montenegro. Following the break-up of that country, Zivanovic competed for Serbia.

To qualify for the 2006 Olympics, Zivanovic needed to place in the top 24 at the 2005 World Figure Skating 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...

. After failing to do that, he had another shot at qualifying by placing in the top six at the Karl Shafer Memorial. He placed ninth, but made the Olympic team after several skaters who qualified ahead of him had to withdraw.

Zivanovic has the distinction of having competed at the World Figure Skating 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...

 representing four countries: the United States, Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Serbia. He is also one of the few skaters to have competed at both the Four Continents Figure Skating 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...

 and the European Figure Skating Championships

European Figure Skating Championships

The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...

. He is the first male singles skater to have competed at every senior-level ISU Championships.

Zivanovic works as an ice skating instructor at Pickwick Ice Center in Burbank, California

Burbank, California

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.

Competitive highlights

(for Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro/Serbia)

Event	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...					26th
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...			29th	30th	24th	30th
European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...			21st	17th	29th
Serbian Championships Serbian Figure Skating Championships The Serbian Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Serbia .-Men:-Ladies:-Pairs:...	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
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...		3rd		6th	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....		6th	6th	8th		WD
Helena Pajovic Cup			1st
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...			7th
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...		11th

(for the United States)

Event	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	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...							16th
Four Continents Championships							7th	9th
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...	11th J.	6th J.	2nd J.	7th	WD	7th	2nd	3rd	5th
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....									11th
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...									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...								6th
Sparkassen Cup on Ice								5th
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...							2nd
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....							1st
Golden Spin, Zagreb						2nd
Piruetten					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...				4th

• J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

External links

• http://pagesperso-orange.fr/planetepatinage/biographies/serbie/zivanovic_trifun.htm