Zita Gebora
Born (1982-11-18) 18 November 1982
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryHungary
PartnerAndrás Visontai
Gergö Balika
CoachIlona Berecz
Skating clubSpartacus Budapest
Began skating1990
Retired2002
Ice hockey career
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Budapest Stars
Marilyn Budapest
National team  Hungary
Playing career c. 2002–2008

Zita Gebora (born 18 November 1982) is a Hungarian former ice dancer. With András Visontai, she is the 2000 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion and a three-time Hungarian national champion. They competed in the final segment at nine ISU Championships – three World Championships (2000–2002), three European Championships (2000–2002), and three World Junior Championships (1997–1999).

Gebora/Visontai won two silver medals during the 1997–98 ISU Junior Series and qualified to the final, where they placed fourth. After moving up to the senior level, they appeared at two Grand Prix events. They trained under Ilona Berecz in Budapest.[1]

After her retirement from ice dancing she started to play ice hockey in 2003 as a player of FTC Amazonok later FTC Stars.

She became a two time Hungarian champion with the team. She attended four IIHF World Woman Champiohnship (D3) between 2003 and 2008 and participated four seasons in EWHL.(2004-2008)

Then she ended her player career and became an ice hockey referee. She officiated from 2013 to 2019. In 2019 she were a lines-man in Obihiro, Japan at the IIHF U18 Worlds Woman Championship Top Division.

Programs

(with Visontai)

Season Original dance Free dance
2001–2002
[2]
  • Quickstep
  • Foxtrot: Harlem Slowfox
  • Quickstep
2000–2001
[3]
  • Flamenco: Xotica
  • Argentine tango

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Series / Junior Grand Prix

With Visontai

International[1]
Event 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02
World Champ.20th22nd21st
European Champ.19th18th20th
GP Cup of Russia10th
GP Trophée Lalique9th
Golden Spin1st10th
Skate Israel4th
International: Junior[1]
World Junior Champ.14th4th9th
JGP Final4th
JGP France2nd
JGP Hungary2nd2nd
JGP Mexico2nd
Autumn Trophy12th J
EYOF5th J
Grand Prize SNP3rd J1st J
Penta Cup8th J
National[4]
Hungarian Champ.1st1st1st
J = Junior level

With Balika

International[5]
Event 1992
Pavel Roman Memorial5th N
N = Novice level

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Zita GEBORA / Andras VISONTAI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ "Zita GEBORA / Andras VISONTAI: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ↑ "Zita GEBORA / Andras VISONTAI: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ↑ "Jégtánc bajnokok" [National ice dancing champions] (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Zita GEBORA / Gergo BALIKA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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