Gregor Urbas
Gregor Urbas is a Slovenian former competitive figure skater. He is a three-time Golden Spin of Zagreb champion, a five-time Triglav Trophy champion, the 2006 Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, and a nine-time Slovenian national champion. He competed at the 2006 and Figure skating at the [2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Winter Olympics]. He qualified for the free skate at nineteen ISU Championships – six Worlds, eight Europeans, and five Junior Worlds.
Career
Urbas began skating when he was about eight years old. His first coach was Mojca Kurbos. During his career, he practiced mainly in Slovenia and occasionally traveled to Philadelphia to train under Uschi Keszler.Urbas won his first senior national title in 2001. That year, he competed at his first senior-level European Championships and finished 27th in the short program. Then at the 2001 Junior World Championships, he qualified for the free skate and finished 13th. He also competed at his first senior-level World Championships and qualified the last spot for the short program, where he finished 30th.
Urbas received a berth to the 2001–02 JGP Final as a representative of the host country despite finishing 14th in the Junior Grand Prix standings. He finished in eighth place out of the nine competitors. At the 2002 European Championships, he qualified for the free skate for the first time and finished 19th. He then finished sixth at the 2002 Junior World Championships. He did not advance to the free skate at the senior-level World Championships, finishing 28th.
Urbas finished 17th at the 2006 European Championships. He represented Slovenia at the 2006 Winter Olympics and finished 29th in the short program, failing to advance to the free skate. Then at the 2006 World Championships, he qualified for the free skate and finished 22nd.
At the 2007 European Championships, Urbas finished ninth. He finished 21st at the 2009 World Championships and earned a berth for the 2010 Winter Olympics. At the 2010 European Championships, he qualified for the free skate and finished 18th. He then represented Slovenia at the 2010 Winter Olympics and finished 27th in the short program.