Joanne Carter (born 17 April 1980) is an Australian former competitive figure skater. She is the 1998 Piruetten champion, the 1996 Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalist, the 2004 Karl Schäfer Memorial bronze medalist, and a seven-time Australian national champion. She reached the free skate at the 1998 Winter Olympics and fifteen ISU Championships – four World, eight Four Continents, and three World Junior Championships.
Personal life Carter was born on 17 April 1980 in Sydney, Australia. After completing a physiotherapy degree at Sydney University, she studied medicine.
Skating career On the ice from the age of four years, Carter trained in Canterbury, Norwest and Macquarie. In the 1994–1995 season, she won her first senior national title and was selected to compete at the 1995 World Junior Championships. She qualified for the free skate and finished 19th overall at the event, which was held in November 1994 in Budapest, Hungary. She would soon win her first international medals – at the 1995 Summer Trophy (bronze) and 1996 Golden Spin of Zagreb (silver).
In the 1996–1997 season, Carter won her third senior national title and finished 16th at the 1997 World Junior Championships, held in November 1996 in Seoul, South Korea. In March 1997, she competed at her first senior ISU Championship – the 1997 World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland. Achieving her career-best Worlds result, she finished 11th overall after ranking 10th in qualifying group A, 10th in the short program, and 12th in the free skate.
In the 1997–1998 season, Carter appeared at her first Champions Series (later known as Grand Prix series) competition – the 1997 NHK Trophy, where she finished 11th. After winning her fourth consecutive national title, she represented Australia at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan; she ranked 11th in the short program, 12th in the free skate, and 12th overall. The following season, she was awarded gold at Piruetten in Hamar, Norway, as well as her fifth national title.
Carter missed the 1999–2000 season due to a knee injury. She took bronze at the Australian Championships in the 2001–2002 season and silver during the next four seasons. Her career-best result at an ISU Championship, fourth, came at the 2005 Four Continents in Gangneung, South Korea. In February 2006, she competed in Turin at her second Winter Olympics; ranked 25th in the short program, she missed qualifying for the free skate by one spot.
Carter's last major event was the 2007 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. She qualified for the free skate and finished 20th overall.
In 2007, Carter retired from competition and became a principal performer for Holiday on Ice, with which she would skate for five years. She also coached figure skating in the Sydney area.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2006–2007 Russian Gypsy Fire Cubeman 2005–2006 Tanguera Tango Zero Hour Libertango 2003–2004 The Beast Red Shoe Tango Accidental Mambo Dark Fire Tango 2002–2003 Picante 2000–2002 Puttin' On the Ritz Red Shoe Tango Accidental Mambo Dark Fire Tango
Results GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix
1996–97 to 2007–08 International Event 97–98 98–99 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 Olympics 12th 25th Worlds 11th 13th 16th 20th Four Continents 9th 12th 13th 15th 10th 4th 8th 16th Skate Canada 10th NHK Trophy 11th Finlandia Trophy 6th Golden Spin 2nd 4th 17th Goodwill Games 11th Karl Schäfer 3rd Ondrej Nepela 9th Piruetten 1st Universiade 6th International: Junior Junior Worlds 16th National Australian Champ. 1st 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st
1992–93 to 1995–96 International Event 93–94 94–95 95–96 Czech Skate 4th Nebelhorn Trophy 15th St. Gervais 11th Summer Trophy 3rd International: Junior Junior Worlds 19th 19th Blue Swords 18th J National Australian Champ. 1st J 1st J 1st 1st J = Junior level
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