{{Short description|Irish figure skater (born 1991)}} {{Distinguish|Clara Peeters}} {{Use British English|date=April 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox figure skater |name= Clara Peters |image= 2012 WFSC 05d 023 Clara Peters.JPG |caption= Peters at the 2012 World Championships |fullname= |altname= |country= {{flagcountry|IRL}} |birth_date= {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|7|19}} |birth_place= Essen, Germany |hometown= Dublin, Ireland |height= {{height|m=1.59|precision=0}} |coach= Karen Ludington, Jeff DiGregorio |skating club= Dundalk Ice Skating Club |beganskating= 1999 |retired= }}
'''Clara Peters''' (born 19 July 1991) is an Irish figure skater. She is the first figure skater to represent Ireland in ISU competition.<ref name=AS09ech/>
== Personal life == Peters was born in Germany because her parents were working there at the time.<ref name=ISU-0910/> She moved to Ireland when she was 18 months old and was raised in Dublin.<ref name=ISU-0910/>
== Career == Peters began skating in Dublin around the age of seven.<ref name=Ind100506/> After her rink closed in 2000, she travelled two and a half hours to one in Belfast, Northern Ireland.<ref name=ST090309/><ref name=IFS120711/> In January 2006, Peters moved to Florida to be coached by Kerry Leitch.<ref name=IFS120711/> After Leitch retired in 2008, she moved to Delaware to train with Ronald Ludington and his wife Karen.<ref name=ISU-0910/><ref name=IFS120711/> The Republic of Ireland has no permanent rink.<ref name=WSJ140922/>
Peters initially competed in domestic events in Great Britain, placing ninth at the 2007 British novice championships. She began competing internationally for Ireland beginning in the 2008–09 season, when Ireland became a provisional member of the International Skating Union.
Peters placed 38th at the 2009 European Championships. At the event, she became the first skater to represent Ireland at an ISU Championships.<ref name=ST090309/> Peters placed 52nd at the 2009 World Championships, and 47th at the 2010 World Championships. She improved to 27th at the 2011 Europeans, but did not advance beyond the preliminary round at the 2011 World Championships. In 2012, Peters finished 28th at her fourth Europeans and improved significantly upon her past results by coming in 29th at Worlds; Peters stated that qualifying for the short program was "a huge deal" and meant that all her hard work had paid off.<ref name=ISI12wch/><ref name=IE120329/>
== Programs == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Short program ! Free skating |- ! 2015–16 | * The King's Speech <br />{{small| by Alexandre Desplat }} | * Blood Diamond <br />{{small| by James Newton Howard }} |- ! 2014–15 |align="center"|unknown | rowspan=2 | * Downton Abbey <br />{{small| by John Lunn }} |- ! 2013–14 <br /><ref name=ISU-1314/> | * Life Is Beautiful <br />{{small| by Nicola Piovani }} |- ! 2012–13 | * La Vie en rose <br />{{small| by Marguerite Monnot }} | * Moonlight Sonata <br />{{small| by Ludwig van Beethoven }} |- ! 2011–12 <br /><ref name=ISU-1112/> | * The Notebook <br />{{small| by Aaron Zigman }} | rowspan=2 | * Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini <br />{{small| by Sergei Rachmaninoff }} |- ! 2010–11 <br /><ref name=ISU-1011/> | * The Giving <br /> {{small| by Michael W. Smith }} |- ! 2009–10 <br /><ref name=ISU-0910/> | * The Last Rose of Summer <br />{{small| by Erich Künzel, Timothy Lees }} | * Battle of the Smithsonian <br />{{small| by Alan Silvestri }} * Madagascar <br />{{small| by James Dooley }} |- ! 2008–09 <br /><ref name=ISU-0809/> | * O mio babbino caro <br /> {{small| (from Gianni Schicchi) <br /> by Giacomo Puccini <br /> performed by Joshua Bell }} | * Fantasia 2000 |}
== Results == ''JGP: Junior Grand Prix''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center | International<ref name=ISU-CP/> |- ! Event ! 08–09 ! 09–10 ! 10–11 ! 11–12 ! 12–13 ! 13–14 ! 14–15 ! 15–16 |- | align=left | Worlds || 52nd || 47th || 21st P || 29th || || || || |- | align=left | Europeans || 38th || 36th || 27th || 28th || || || || |- | align=left | Crystal Skate || || || || || || 10th || || |- | align=left | Cup of Nice || || || 22nd || 22nd || 28th || || || |- | align=left | DS Cup || || || || || 8th || 10th || || |- | align=left | Challenge Cup || || || || || 20th || || || |- | align=left | FBMA Trophy || || || || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || |- | align=left | Istanbul Cup || || || || 9th || || || || |- | align=left | Merano Cup || 19th || || 24th || || || || || |- | align=left | Nebelhorn || || 32nd || || 19th || || 33rd || || |- | align=left | Printemps || || || || || || || || 11th |- | align=left | Seibt Memorial || || || || || || || 29th || |- | align=left | Skate Down Under || || || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || |- | align=left | Toruń Cup || || || || || || 7th || || |- | align=left | Triglav Trophy || || || || || 9th || 12th || || |- | align=left | Ukrainian Open || || || || || || 6th || || |- | align=left | US Classic || || || || || 14th || 12th || || |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center | International: Junior<ref name=ISU-CP/> |- | align=left | {{small|JGP}} Czech Rep. || 31st || || || || || || || |- | align=left | {{small|JGP}} Spain || 33rd || || || || || || || |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center | National<ref name=ISU-CP/> |- | align=left | Irish Champ. || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || |- | colspan=9 align=center | <small> P = Preliminary round </small> |}
== References == {{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name=ISU-CP>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00010138.htm |title= Competition Results: Clara PETERS |publisher= International Skating Union }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-0809>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00010138.htm |title= Clara PETERS: 2008/2009 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090528185901/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00010138.htm |archivedate= 28 May 2009 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-0910>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010138.htm |title= Clara PETERS: 2009/2010 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100124094502/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010138.htm |archivedate= 24 January 2010 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-1011>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010138.htm |title= Clara PETERS: 2010/2011 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110816095131/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010138.htm |archivedate= 16 August 2011 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-1112>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010138.htm |title= Clara PETERS: 2011/2012 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120609111927/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010138.htm |archivedate= 9 June 2012 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-1314>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010138.htm |title= Clara PETERS: 2013/2014 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140622055204/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010138.htm |archivedate= 22 June 2014 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>
<ref name=AS09ech>{{cite news |url= http://absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=reports&id=2009euros-final |title= A long week in Helsinki |first= Titanilla |last= Bőd |work= Absolute Skating |year= 2009 }}</ref>
<ref name=Ind100506>{{cite news |url= http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/parenting/true-life-meet-irelandrsquos-rising-figure-skating-star-2166543.html |title= True Life: Meet Ireland's rising figure skating star |first= Chrissie |last= Russell |work= Independent.ie |date= 6 May 2010 }}</ref>
<ref name=ST090309>{{cite news |url= http://www.skatetoday.com/2009/03/09/irish-lass-sur-le-glace/ |title= Irish Lass Sur Le Glace |last= Mittan |first= Barry |date= 9 March 2009 |work= SkateToday |accessdate= 30 July 2011 }}</ref>
<ref name=ISI12wch>{{cite web |url= http://www.iceskatingintnl.com/archive/results_2012Worlds/2012%20worlds%20lsp.htm |title= 2012 Worlds: Ladies Short Program }}</ref>
<ref name=IE120329>{{cite news |url= https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/arid-20188758.html |title= Success costly for Irish ice queen Clara |first= Colm |last= O'Connor |work= Irish Examiner |date= 29 March 2012 }}</ref>
<ref name=IFS120711>{{cite news |url= http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/32496-clara-peters-on-the-edge-of-a-dream |title= Clara Peters: On the Edge of a Dream |first= Sean |last= Gillis |work= IFS Magazine |date= 11 July 2012 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120721163058/http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/32496-clara-peters-on-the-edge-of-a-dream |archivedate= 21 July 2012 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>
<ref name=WSJ140922>{{cite news |url= http://www.womenssportsjournal.com/clara-peters-little-feet-making-a-big-mark/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141025023507/http://www.womenssportsjournal.com/clara-peters-little-feet-making-a-big-mark/ |url-status= usurped |archive-date= 25 October 2014 |title= Clara Peters: Little Feet Making A Big Mark |first= Kelly |last= McGill |work= Womens Sports Journal |date= 22 September 2014 }}</ref>
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==External links== {{commons category|Clara Peters}} * {{ISU figure skater|00010138|Clara Peters}} * [https://tracings.net/pete-clar.html Clara Peters] at Tracings * [http://soundcloud.com/grainnewray/at-the-top-of-my-game Documentary: At the top of my game]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peters, Clara}} Category:Irish figure skaters Category:Irish emigrants to the United States Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Dublin (city)