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{{Infobox figure skater
| name = Zhaira Costiniano
| image= 2012 WFSC 03d 175 Zhaira Costiniano.JPG
| caption = Zhaira Costiniano
| fullname = Zhaira Costiniano
| altname =
| country = [[Philippines]]
| formercountry =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|11|30}}
| birth_place = Manila, Philippines
| residence = Mckinney, TX
| coach = Alexei Letov
| choreographer = Olga Ganicheva
| skating club =
| retired =
| medaltemplates = 
}}

'''Zhaira Costiniano''' (born November 30, 1995 in Manila, Philippines)<ref name=bio1112/> is a Filipino figure skater. She qualified to the free skate at the [[2012 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2012 Four Continents Championships]] in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]. She is the 2009 junior ladies Philippine national champion<ref name=cbn090720/> and the 2010 senior ladies Philippine national champion. ''NW Asian Weekly'' named Costiniano among the top ten Asian-American sports figures in 2010.<ref name=nwaw1012/>

Costiniano became the youngest lady to win the Philippine senior ladies title at age 15.<ref>[http://rubycomm.wordpress.com/2011/01/20/fil-ams-costiniano-eguia-top-ph-figure-skating-finals/ Filipino-American Zhaira Costiniano ... to become the youngest women’s champion of the National Figure Skating Championships...]</ref> She is also the first lady to win the Philippine junior and senior national titles in consecutive years. Costiniano represented the Philippines at the Junior World Championship in 2010 and 2011. She was the [[Philippines at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|flag bearer for the Philippines]] at the [[2011 Asian Winter Games]] held in [[Kazakhstan]] and placed 7th at the event.<ref name=isucr/>

== Programs ==
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
! Season
! [[Short program (figure skating)|Short program]]
! [[Free skating]]
|-
! 2011–2012 <ref name=bio1112/>
|
* Take Five {{small| by [[David Brubeck]] }}
|
* A Kalaidoscope of Mathematics {{small| by [[James Horner]] }}
* Nostradamus {{small| by [[Maksim Mrvica]] }}
|-
! 2010–2011 <ref name=bio1011/>
|
* Take Five {{small| by David Brubeck }}
|
* Schindler's List {{small| by John Williams }}
|-
! 2009–2010 <ref name=bio0910/>
|
* Within {{small| by William Joseph }}
|
* Broken Sorrow {{small| by Nuttin But Strings }}
|}

==Competitive highlights==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | International<ref name=isucr/>
|-
! Event
! [[2009–2010 figure skating season|2009–10]]
! [[2010–2011 figure skating season|2010–11]]
! [[2011–2012 figure skating season|2011–12]]
! [[2012–2013 figure skating season|2012–13]]
|-
| align=left | [[World Figure Skating Championships|World Champ.]] || || || 47th ||
|-
| align=left | [[Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|Four Continents Champ.]] || || || 24th ||
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Asian Winter Games|Asian Winter Games]] || || 7th || ||
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | International: Junior<ref name=isucr/>
|-
| align=left | [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|World Junior Champ.]] || 36th || 18th PR || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Turkey|Turkey]] || 21st || || ||
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | National<ref name=isucr/>
|-
| align=left | [[Philippine Figure Skating Championships|Philippine Champ.]] || bgcolor=gold | 1st J. || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd
|-
| colspan=5 align=center | JGP = Junior Grand Prix J. = Junior level; PR = Preliminary round 
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=isucr>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00012353.htm |title= Competition Results: Zhaira COSTINIANO |work= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213810/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00012353.htm |archivedate= March 3, 2016 |deadurl= no }}</ref>

<ref name=bio0910>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012353.htm |title= Zhaira COSTINIANO: 2009/2010 |work= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20091006013719/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012353.htm |archivedate= October 6, 2009 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=bio1011>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012353.htm |title= Zhaira COSTINIANO: 2010/2011 |work= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120122091656/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012353.htm |archivedate= January 22, 2012 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=bio1112>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012353.htm |title= Zhaira COSTINIANO: 2011/2012 |work= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20121015001311/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012353.htm |archivedate= October 15, 2012 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=cbn090720>{{cite news |url= http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/07/20/09/fil-am-wins-rp-figure-skating-tilt |title= Fil-Am wins RP figure skating tilt |work= CBN News |date= July 20, 2009 }}</ref>

<ref name=nwaw1012>{{cite news |url= http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2010/12/the-top-10-asian-american-sports-figures-of-2010/ |title= The top 10 Asian American sports figures of 2010 |work= NW Asian Weekly |date= December 2010 }}</ref>

}}

== External links ==
{{commons category}}
* {{isu name | id= 00012353 | name= Zhaira Costiniano }}

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[[Category:Filipino female single skaters]]
[[Category:1995 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Manila]]
[[Category:Figure skaters at the 2011 Asian Winter Games]]

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