Roxana Luca

Roxana Luca
File:Roxana Luca 2005Euro.jpg
Personal information
Country represented	Romania
Born	(1982-12-23) 23 December 1982 Bucharest, Romania
Height
Former coach	Marius Negrea, Alexandru Barbalau
Former choreographer	Leonardo Azzola, Sandra Schaer, Pasquale Camerlengo
Skating club	C.S. Forex Brasov
Former training locations	Flims, Ravensburg, Mannheim, Oberstdorf, Bucharest, Milan
Began skating	1987
Retired	2009
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	121.22 2005 Europeans
Short program	42.57 2005 Europeans
Free skate	78.65 2005 Europeans

Roxana Luca (born 23 December 1982) is a Romanian figure skater. She is a ten-time Romanian national champion, competed twice at the Winter Olympics, and placed as high as 15th at the European Championships.

Career

Luca made her senior international debut when she was 13 years old, placing 14th in a qualifying round at the 1996 European Championships. She competed on both the junior and senior levels until the end of the 2001–02 season. Her best result in five appearances at the World Junior Championships was 15th in 2002.

Luca was 23rd at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. She underwent knee surgery in September 2003 and missed the 2003–04 season as a result.

Luca finished a career-best 15th at the 2005 European Championships. A back injury caused her to withdraw from the 2006 European Championships during the short program. She placed 26th at her second Olympics in Turin.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2009–2010	Dancing with Music	Amélie by Yann Tiersen
2007–2009	Blues Boys Tune by B. B. King	Amélie by Yann Tiersen
2006–2007	Dance and Doo Doo Stains	My Fair Lady by Frederick Loewe
2005–2006	Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona	My Fair Lady by Frederick Loewe
2004–2005	Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona	The Screen Behind the Mirror by Michael Cretu, Enigma
2003–2004	Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona	Angela's Ashes by John Williams Chocolat by Rachel Portman
2002–2003	The Mexican performed by Vanessa-Mae	Angela's Ashes by John Williams Chocolat by Rachel Portman
2000–2002	Ballad for Two Strangers by Ioan Gyuri Pascu	The Screen Behind the Mirror by Michael Cretu, Enigma

Competitive highlights

Results
International
Event	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09
Olympics							23rd			26th
Worlds			38th		26th	27th	33rd	37th	28th	17th Q.	30th	39th	36th
Europeans	14th Q.				30th	26th	21st	30th	15th	WD	21st	22nd	27th
GP Cup of China											12th
Crystal Skate					1st	1st	1st			5th		3rd	7th
Cup of Nice												6th
Finlandia											10th
Golden Spin						17th	13th		13th			15th
Karl Schäfer				WD			8th		15th	6th			11th
Merano Cup												3rd
Nebelhorn					18th	13th		WD		14th
Ondrej Nepela										12th			WD
Universiade											13th
Montfort Cup									1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds		20th Q.		41st	39th	22nd	15th
JGP Czech Rep.						8th	4th
JGP Germany						13th
JGP Hungary			25th
JGP Slovakia				22nd
JGP Slovenia					20th
Triglav Trophy						9th J.
Golden Bear					8th J.
EYOF					11th J.
National
Romanian	1st J.	2nd J.	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level; Q. = Qualifying round; WD = Withdrew Luca did not compete in the 2003–04 season.

External links

• Roxana Luca at the International Skating Union