| Cindy Bortz | |||||||||
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| Full name | Cindy Bortz-Gould | ||||||||
| Born | Cindy Bortz Tarzana, California | ||||||||
| Hometown | Tarzana, California | ||||||||
| Height | 4 ft 8 in (142 cm) | ||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||
| Country |  United States | ||||||||
Medal record
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Cindy Bortz-Gould is an American former figure skater. She is the 1987 World Junior Figure Skating champion.
Biography[edit]
Bortz was born and raised in Tarzana, California, and is Jewish.[1][2][3][4] She began skating at eight years old, and entered her first competition a year later.[2][5] In 1985 she came in second in the Novice Level at the 1985 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
At age 14, 4-foot-8-inches tall and weighing 80 pounds, Bortz won the Junior Ladies gold medal at the 1986 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships, beating silver medalist Susanne Becher of West Germany.[6] During the competition she became the first junior woman to successfully perform the difficult Triple Lutz.[6] She then came in second to Jill Trenary at the U.S. Olympic Sports Festival.[5][7]
Bortz won the 1987 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, at 15 years of age, and the 1987 Prize of Moscow.[8][2] That year Bortz was a U.S. National Team alternate.[6]
In 1988 she won the Novarat Trophy in Budapest, Hungary, and came in seventh at the 1988 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.[8] In 1989, Bortz won the Prize of Moscow in Russia, and came in seventh at the 1989 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.[8]
Bortz married in 1994. She coaches skating in Simi Valley, California.[2]
Bortz was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.[9]
Bortz-Gould appeared on TLC's show Ice Diaries in 2006, where one of her students, Danielle Kahle, was featured.
Results[edit]
| International | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1985–86 | 1986–87 | 1987–88 | 1988–89 |
| World Junior Championships | 1st | |||
| Prize of Moscow News | 1st | |||
| National | ||||
| U.S. Championships | 1st J. | 7th | 7th | |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 342. ISBN 9780881259698.
- ^ a b c d "Work with vets earns Minister of the Year title". Los Angeles Daily News. January 29, 2006.
- ^ "TEAM BORTZ: Tarzana Skater Depended on Family in Title Quest". Los Angeles Times. March 2, 1986.
- ^ "Thirteen-year-old Katie Wood survived a dynamic freestyle skating performance..." UPI.
- ^ a b "Today: Skater Cindy Bortz". UPI.
- ^ a b c "Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Home". scjewishsportshof.com.
- ^ Sell, Dave (July 28, 1986). "Soviet Skaters Warmly Received" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ a b c "World Junior Figure Skating Championships Results: Ladies" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-24.
- ^ Shelburne, Ramona (January 28, 2006). "Injury slows Kapler down - a little". LA Daily News. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2006.
External links[edit]
- Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame page
- Photo of Bortz-Gould with Kahle at the 2004 Junior Grand Prix Final
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