Katherine "Kati" Hadford (born 24 July 1989) is a Hungarian-American former competitive figure skater who skated internationally for Hungary. She is the 2008 and 2010 Hungarian national silver medalist and three time (2006, 2007, 2009) bronze medalist.
Personal life Hadford was born in Vienna, Virginia, United States in the United States. Her mother is a Hungarian citizen and her grandparents (György Szele and Kornélia Széchényi) fled Hungary in the 1950s to escape communism. She is related to István Széchenyi.
She moved to Hungary when she began representing that country in competition. She is bilingual in Hungarian and English.
Career Hadford previously skated for the United States. Hadford began representing Hungary internationally in the 2006/2007 season.
Competitive highlights
For Hungary Event 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 European Championships 21st 31st 31st 34th World Junior Championships 25th 24th Hungarian Championships 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd Golden Spin of Zagreb 9th 11th 11th 15th Crystal Skate of Romania 14th Ondrej Nepela Memorial 10th Karl Schäfer Memorial 12th Junior Grand Prix, Italy 25th Junior Grand Prix, Germany 12th Junior Grand Prix, Austria 23rd Junior Grand Prix, Hungary 10th Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic 18th
For the United States Event 2004–05 U.S. Championships 17th
References
External links
Hadford's Hungarian website: http://katihadford.eoldal.hu