Patricia Gleščič (born 16 July 1994) is a Slovenian former competitive figure skater. She won bronze medals at the 2010 Golden Spin of Zagreb and 2011 Triglav Trophy, gold at the 2011 Istanbul Cup, and three Slovenian national titles. She qualified for the free skate at the 2011 and 2012 World Junior Championships.
Career Early career Gleščič began figure skating in 2001. She competed at her first Junior Grand Prix (JGP) at the 2008 JGP Spain and finished 19th. She finished ninth at the 2009 JGP Hungary.
2010–11 season Gleščič began the season at the 2010 JGP Austria and finished sixth. She then won a bronze medal at the 2010 Ondrej Nepela Memorial behind Haruka Imai and Valentina Marchei. At the 2010 JGP Czech Republic, she finished 17th. Then at the 2010 Golden Spin of Zagreb, she won a bronze medal behind Sonia Lafuente and Kako Tomotaki. She won her first Slovenian national title in 2011. She advanced to the free skate at the 2011 Junior World Championships and finished 20th overall. She won another bronze medal at the 2011 Triglav Trophy behind Japanese skaters Akiko Suzuki and Kana Muramoto.
2011–12 season Gleščič won a gold medal at the 2011 Bosphorus Cup in Istanbul. She then successfully defended her Slovenian national title. She competed at the 2012 European Championships but did not advance past the preliminary round. Then at the 2012 Junior World Championships, she advanced to the free skate and finished 17th.
2012–13 season Gleščič finished 14th at the 2012 JGP Austria and 11th at the 2012 JGP Slovenia. At the 2013 European Championships, she finished 28th in the short program and did not advance to the free skate. She also finished 28th in the short program at the 2013 Junior World Championships. She also competed at the senior-level World Championships and finished 34th in the short program.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2012–13 Crystallized Inverno Porteno 2011–12 Romeo and Juliet Ouverture
Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 Worlds 34th Europeans 33rd 28th Cup of Nice 15th Nepela Memorial 3rd Golden Spin 3rd 6th 4th Ice Challenge 9th 7th Merano Cup 5th 5th Triglav Trophy 3rd Istanbul Cup 1st International: Junior Junior Worlds 20th 17th 28th Spain 19th Hungary 9th Austria 6th 14th Czech Rep. 17th Slovenia 11th EYOF 9th Dragon Trophy 1st J National Slovenian 3rd 4th 2nd 1st 1st 1st J: Junior level
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