Amanda Billings

Billings competes her long program at the 2005 World Junior Championships in Kitchener, Ontario.
Personal information
Country represented:	Canada
Date of birth:	December 14, 1986 (1986-12-14) (age 22)
Height:	158 cm
Coach:	Sharon Lariviere, Scott Davis
Choreographer:	Cindy Stuart, Bernard Ford
Skating club:	Calatta FSC
ISU personal best scores
Combined total:	121.35 2005 World Juniors
Short program:	45.93 2005 World Juniors
Free skate:	79.42 2005 World Juniors

For the New Zealand soap opera actress with a similar name, see Amanda Billing.

Amanda Billings (born December 14, 1986 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian figure skater, belonging to Canada's National Team. She had been expected to contend for the 2006 Winter Olympics, but an injury on December 21, 2005 prevented her doing so.

She currently trains at the Calalta club in Calgary, with coaches Scott Davis and Sharon Lariviere. She's an alum of Bishop Carroll High School, which is designed for students needing a flexible schedule, and includes a number of other top Canadian athletes.

In 2007, Billings took on the role of Gabriella in the east coast version of Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour.

[edit] Competitive highlights

Event	2000 -2001	2001 -2002	2002 -2003	2003 -2004	2004 -2005	2005 -2006	2006 -2007
World Junior Championships			17th		11th
Canadian Championships	4th N.	7th J.	2nd J.	9th	4th	24th	7th
Nebelhorn Trophy						7th	4th
Junior Grand Prix, Mexico				10th
Junior Grand Prix, Germany			9th
Junior Grand Prix, Italy			11th
Junior Grand Prix, Sweden		7th
Mladost Trophy			2nd

• N = Novice level; J = Junior level

[edit] References

• Official Site
• Profile of Amanda Billings by Skate Canada; URL last accessed February 18, 2006
• "Amanda Billings: Bucking Bronco Busts Billings", Golden Skate, July 21, 2003.
• Moore, Jacque, "Why Amanda Can't Skate", Swerve: Calgary Inside & Out (supplement to the Calgary Herald), March 17, 2006. pp. 18-25.
• Disney puts a new spin on 'High School Musical', The Tennessean; URL last accessed September 17, 2007

[edit] External links

• Amanda Billings at the International Skating Union

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