About Portia Duval-Rigby
Born 1970. Portia Duval-Rigby is an Australian figure skater and ice dancer.
Portia Duval-Rigby (born 3 September 1970 in Townsville, Queensland) is an Australian retired ice dancer. With her husband Francis Rigby, she is a two time Australian Champion. They were married in 1997. The Rigbys were coached by Helen Ma and Svetlana Liapina. Their highest placement at an ISU Championship was 12th at the 1999 and 2001 Four Continents Championships.
Rigby previously skated with Andrejs Liepinieks, with whom she competed at the 1989 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. She is a civil engineer.
Competitive highlights (with Rigby) Event 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 World Championships 32nd 32nd Four Continents Championships 12th 13th 12th Australian Championships 2nd 2nd 1st 1st Golden Spin of Zagreb 9th 9th Karl Schäfer Memorial 9th Nebelhorn Trophy 12th Ondrej Nepela Memorial 7th
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Who is Portia Duval-Rigby?
figure skater
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Portia Duval-Rigby was born on 3 September 1970 in Townsville.
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Portia Duval-Rigby is a figure skater and ice dancer.
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Portia Duval-Rigby is Australian.
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