Alexandria Riordan

Alexandria Riordan
Full name	Alexandria Riordan
Other names	Zsa Zsa
Born	(1990-08-14) August 14, 1990 Philadelphia
Hometown	Leszno
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Poland
Coach	Elaine Zayak
Skating club	RSK Marymont

Alexandria "Zsa Zsa" Riordan-Niechcielska (born August 14, 1990) is an American former figure skater. She most recently competed internationally on the Junior National level for Poland and won first place to get the Gold Medal. She is of Polish and Irish descent.

Personal life

Riordan grew up in Philadelphia. Her maternal grandparents were born in Poland and so she and her mother both speak Polish fluently. Her father is of Irish descent.

Now retired from skating, Riordan decided to pursue a career in nursing and earned her RN and BSN degrees from the University of Pittsburgh in 2014. She is a surgical intensive care nurse. She is currently enrolled in a master's level certified nurse anesthesia program.

Career

Skating career

She competed for the USA representing the Skating Club of New York until the early autumn of 2005. Placing high enough to qualify for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and represent the USA internationally in Novice, at the Aegon Cup in the Hague, Netherlands.

She decided to compete for Poland as a member of Unia Dwory skating-club in Oświęcim (later changing clubs representing) Warsaw RSK Marymont Skating Club. Due to ISU restrictions, she was restricted from competing internationally for a full year, even though she placed high enough in the Polish Figure Skating Championships to represent the country internationally. At the same time, she had competed in the USFSA Regional, Sectional, Eastern and Junior National Championships.

She had her international debut in the late winter of 2008. In February 2009, she started in Junior World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Post-skating career

Skating with Olympic Gold Medalists such as Oksana Baiul, Kristi Yamaguchi, Nancy Kerrigan, Katerina Witt, Nicole Bobeck and Tara Lipinski. Zsa Zsa was the Guest Skater who auditioned and was chosen to skate in "Diva's On Ice" Show at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey for 2 consecutive years. Also skating half-time for the New Jersey Titans Hockey Team.

Summers were spent training in Lake Arrowhead, California at the legendary "Ice Castles" International Training Center owned by Mrs. Carol Probst, former Ice Follies performer. Elaine Zayak would always travel with her students. During that time, Ice Castles was one of the Greatest Training Facilities in the country. Frank Carrol was head coach for Michelle Kwan, John Zimmerman, Olympic Pairs Champion, Sylvia Fontana, Italian Olympic Champion, Jim Peterson, an American World and Olympic figure skating dance coach. Today, all except Michelle Kwan, now coach in Florida, The Sunshine State.

Television

Zsa Zsa was also asked to appear on "Saturday Night Live" in December 2010, Season 36. She skated as Meryl Streep in NBC "Ice Show at the Gardens" with Abby Elliott, Paul Rudd, and Paul Mc Cartney.

Competitive highlight

• J – junior level
• N – novice level

For Poland

Event / Season	2005–06	2006–007	2007–08	2008–09
World Junior Championships				34th
Polish Championships				2nd
Polish Junior Championships	3rd J.	3rd J.	2nd J.	1st J.
Aegon Challenge Cup			14 J.
Polish Youth Olympics	2nd N.

• N = Novice level; J = Junior level

For the United States

Event / Season	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09
North Atlantic Regionals	3rd J.	2nd
Eastern Sectionals		9th
North Atlantic Junior Championships			2nd	4th

External links

• Alexandria Riordan at the International Skating Union
• Tracings.net profile
• Figureskatingonline.info profile
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