Ana Cecilia Cantú

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cantú and the second or maternal family name is Felix.
Ana Cecilia Cantú Félix
Cantú in 2007
Personal information
BornAna Cecilia Cantú Felix
(1985-09-14) September 14, 1985
Monterrey, Mexico
Figure skating career
CountryMexico
CoachVladimir Petrenko, Galina Zmievskaya, Richard O'Neil, Erica Beckley, Edgar Beckley, Doris Beckley.
Skating clubIce Complex (Santa Catarina)
Began skating1992
Retired2016

Ana Cecilia Cantú Felix (born September 14, 1985) is a Mexican former competitive figure skater. She is a four-time national champion (2002–2003, 2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2008–2009). She qualified to the final segment at the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships.

Personal life

Cantú Félix was born on September 14, 1985, in Monterrey, Mexico.[1] She has a younger sister, who also competed internationally in figure skating.[2]

Career

Cantú began skating in 1992.[1] In 2001, she debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series at the Salchow Trophy, where she placed 24th.[3]

During the 2002–2003 season, Cantú trained in Monterrey, coached by Edgar Beckley and Doris Beckley, and in Simsbury, Connecticut, coached by Galina Zmievskaya and the Petrenkos.[4] She was assigned to represent Mexico at three ISU Championships – the 2003 Four Continents in Beijing, China; 2003 Junior Worlds in Ostrava, Czech Republic; and 2003 Worlds in Washington, D.C.

She qualified to the free skate at 2003 Four Continents and finished 20th. During the event, Cantú's bag with her skates vanished after the short program, but her teammate, Ingrid Roth, who had not advanced to the next segment, lent her own skates to Cantú.[4]

In the 2004–2005 season, Cantú was coached by the Beckleys and Steve Moore in Simsbury.[5] She placed 22nd at the 2005 Four Continents Championships in Gangneung, South Korea. The following 2 seasons, she trained by herself in Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, Mexico. She ranked 18th at the 2006 Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

In 2005, she began training with coach Richard O'Neill.[6]

At the 2009 World Championships in Los Angeles, Cantú qualified to the final segment and finished in 24th place.[3]

Her programs were choreographed by David Wilson, Mark Hird, Shawn Sawyer and herself. During her last international season as a single skater, she returned to be coached by Vladimir Petrenko[1] at the International Skating Center of Connecticut, in Simsbury.

Cantú and her sister founded, competed with, and coached the first Mexican synchronized skating team, known as Merging Edge. The team represented Mexico at the 2013 World Synchronized Skating Championships and continued to compete through 2016. Cantú served as both coach and skater at those championships, along with second coach Donna Mitchell. There were no other Mexican teams to compete against, so they won an invitation to the World Championships by performing exhibitions at various events, which were watched by representatives of the International Skating Union (ISU).[7][8]

At the 2016 World Synchronized Skating Championships, the Mexican team executed three double axels within the creative element of the free program; Cantú was one of the athletes who performed the jump.[8]

Cantú is the creator of a sit spin variation. After review in competition, the variation was recognized as a difficult sit spin under ISU criteria, and an image of the variation was later included in the ISU Technical Panel Handbook – Single Skating.[9]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2009–2010
[1]
2008–2009
[10]
2007–2008
[11]
  • Get Ready For This
    by 2 Unlimited
    choreo. by Mark Hird
  • Beetlejuice
    by Danny Elfman
2006–2007
[11]
2005–2006
[12]
2004–2005
[5]
2002–2003
[4]
2001–2002
[13]
  • Twentieth Century Overture

Results

International[3]
Event 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13
Worlds 39th 42nd 24th 42nd
Four Continents 20th 22nd 18th 17th 18th 17th 17th
Merano Cup 5th
Nebelhorn Trophy 18th 18th 22nd
U.S. Classic 13th
International: Junior[3]
Junior Worlds 37th
Germany 18th
Sweden 24th
United States 14th
National[3]
Mexican Champ. 2nd J 2nd J 2nd J 1st J 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd
J = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ana Cecilia CANTU: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 18, 2010.
  2. ^ Mittan, Barry (November 10, 2006). "Lady from Monterrey". SkateToday.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Competition Results: Ana Cecilia CANTU". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Ana Cecilia CANTU: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 22, 2003.
  5. ^ a b "Ana Cecilia CANTU: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 25, 2005.
  6. ^ "Ana Cecilia CANTU: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 26, 2007.
  7. ^ Ellis, Josh (May 2013). "Making History: Hard Work, Perseverance Opens Door for Team Mexico". Skating. p. 15. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  8. ^ a b "¡Vamos! Team Mexico is back!". Jura Synchro. 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  9. ^ ISU Technical Panel Handbook – Single Skating 2010–2011 (PDF) (Report). International Skating Union. 2010. p. 11.
  10. ^ "Ana Cecilia CANTU: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2009.
  11. ^ a b "Ana Cecilia CANTU: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 14, 2008.
  12. ^ "Ana Cecilia CANTU: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2006.
  13. ^ "Ana Cecilia CANTU: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 12, 2002.
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