Natalie Buck

Natalie Buck (born 5 July 1980 in Sydney) is an Australian former ice dancer. She competed with Trent Nelson-Bond. They are the 2002–06 Australian national champions. They have competed five times at the World Figure Skating Championships and six times at the Four Continents Championships. Their highest placement was 12th at the 2004 and 2006 Four Continents. They retired from competitive skating following the 2005–06 Olympic season.

Natalie Buck
Personal information
Country represented Australia
Born (1980-07-05) 5 July 1980
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Former partnerTrent Nelson-Bond
Former coachNatalia Dubova, Anne-Zoe Heiss,
Semyon Belits-Geiman
Skating clubSydney FSC
Retired2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total121.78
2006 Four Continents
Comp. dance23.85
2006 Four Continents
Original dance37.58
2006 Four Continents
Free dance60.35
2006 Four Continents

She used a special physical and psychological training program that former Olympian swimmer Semyon Belits-Geiman had developed for figure skaters.[1][2]

Buck previously competed as a single skater at the national level.

Competitive highlights

(with Nelson-Bond)

Event 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06
World Championships28th25th26th28th28th
Four Continents Championships14th13thWD12th14th12th
Australian Championships2nd1st1st1st1st1st
Golden Spin of Zagreb15th7th7th
Karl Schäfer Memorial15th
Nebelhorn Trophy10th
Pavel Roman Memorial5th

References
  1. Judy Wells (30 April 2000). "Famed skating coach takes to the ice with local talent". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  2. "Australian Dancers Flourish Under Dubova". Golden Skate. 1 November 2003. Retrieved 2 August 2011.


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