Princeton Kwong
Princeton Kwong (born November 14, 1989 in Fremont, California) is an American figure skater who represented the United States as a single skater. He is the 2004 U.S. novice national gold medalist,[1] and has won two bronze medals in the 2004–2005 ISU Junior Grand Prix, held in Long Beach, USA and Chemnitz, Germany respectively.
| Princeton Kwong | |
|---|---|
 Kwong at the 2007 State Farm US Figure Skating Championships | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Princeton Kwong |
| Country represented | United States |
| Born | November 14, 1989 Fremont, California |
| Home town | Pleasanton, California |
| Residence | Los Altos Hills, California |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Coach | Sergei Ponomarenko Marina Klimova |
| Choreographer | Sergei Ponomarenko Marina Klimova |
| Skating club | Peninsula FSC |
| Began skating | 1997 |
| Retired | 2007 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 155.24 2005 JGP Germany |
| Short program | 53.84 2005 JGP USA |
| Free skate | 101.74 2004 JGP Germany |
He holds a bachelor's degree from Princeton University.
Competitive highlights
| Event | 2001-02 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Championships | 1st N. | 5th J. | 7th J. | 7th J. | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Romania | 6th J. | |||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Germany | 3rd J. | |||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, USA | 3rd J. | |||||||
| Gardena Trophy | 2nd J. | |||||||
| Junior nationals | 4th Ju. | |||||||
| Pacific Coast Sectionals | 1st N. | 2nd J. | 2nd J. | 1st J. | ||||
| Central Pacific Regionals | 1st N. | 1st J. | 1st J. | 1st J. | ||||
| Ju. = Juvenile level; N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level | ||||||||
Personal
He is the son of Raymond and Emma Kwong and the older brother of Samuel Kwong, an American nationally ranked saber fencer.
References
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