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Anastasia Tarakanova
Anastasia Anatolyevna Tarakanova (; born 14 April 2004) is a Russian retired figure skater. She is the 2017 JGP Austria and 2018 JGP Slovenia champion, and the 2017–18 JGP Final bronze medalist. She has won seven medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series. Personal life Tarakanova was born on 14 April 2004 in Volgograd, Russia. Her father is a swimmer and her mother is also an athlete. Due to her allergies, she was advised by a doctor to skate or swim. She tried both sports and won her first swimming competition as the youngest competitor, receiving her trophy from three-time Olympic gold medalist Yevgeny Sadovyi. She eventually chose to focus on skating, considering it beautiful and enjoying the support of the audience. She also enjoys painting for leisure. Career Early years Tarakanova began learning to skate in December 2007. She learned her basics with Lyudmila Puchkova and a year before leaving Volgograd, she went to train with Irina Aksenova. In 2011, Tarakanov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Russian Figure Skating Championships
The 2019 Russian Figure Skating Championships () were held from 19 to 23 December 2018 in Saransk. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The results were among the criteria used to select Russia's teams to the 2019 European Championships and 2019 World Championships. Competitions In the 2018–19 season, Russian skaters competed in domestic qualifying events and national championships for various age levels. The Russian Cup series will lead to three events – the Russian Championships, the Russian Junior Championships, and the Russian Cup Final. Medalists of most important competitions Senior Championships The 2019 Senior Championships were held in Saransk, Mordovia from 19 to 23 December 2018. Competitors qualified through international success or by competing in the Russian Cup series' senior-level events. There are three separate basis for qualification. 1. Qualification based on receiving 2018–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single Skating
Single skating is a discipline of figure skating in which male and female skaters compete individually. Men's singles and women's singles are governed by the International Skating Union (ISU). Figure skating is the oldest winter sport contested at the Olympics, with men's and women's single skating appearing as two of the four figure skating events at the London Games in 1908. Single skaters are required to perform two segments in all international competitions, the short program and the free skating program. Nathan Chen from the United States holds both the highest single men's short program and free skating scores; Russian skater Kamila Valieva holds both the highest single women's short program and free skating scores. Compulsory figures, from which the sport of figure skating gets its name, were a crucial part of the sport for most of its history until the ISU voted to remove them in 1990. Single skating has required elements that skaters must perform during a competi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alina Solovyova
Alina is a feminine given name with multiple origins in different cultures. It might be a form of Aline, which originated as a shortened form of Adeline, meaning ''noble''. It has been used in Scotland as a feminine version of Alistair, the Scottish form of Alexander, and as an English version of the Scottish Gaelic ''álainn'', meaning ''beautiful''. In some instances, it might have Arabic origins. The name has also been well-used in German-speaking countries. It is sometimes regarded as a form of the name Helen, meaning '' to shine''. Alina was one of the top 10 most popular names in Switzerland and one of the top 50 most popular names in Finland, Norway, Germany, Austria and Pakistan in 2020. Notable people A–G * Alina Baikova (born 1989), Ukrainian model and businesswoman * Alina Baraz (born 1993), American singer * Alina Bârgăoanu, Romanian university professor * Alina Bercu (born 1990), Romanian concert pianist * Alina Boz (born 1998), Russian-born Turkish actress * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alisa Fedichkina
Alisa Andreyevna Fedichkina (, ''FYEH-deech-kee-nah''; born 14 February 2002) is a Russian competitive figure skater. She is the 2017 International Cup of Nice champion and has won two silver medals on the ISU Challenger Series. She received a small gold medal for her short program at the 2016 World Junior Championships. Personal life Fedichkina was born on 14 February 2002 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Career Fedichkina began skating in 2006 when she was 4 years old. In the 2014–15 season, she qualified for the first time to the Russian Junior Championships and finished 8th. 2015–16 season Fedichkina's international debut came in the 2015–16 season. Competing at her first Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignment, she placed first in the short program, 5th in the free skate, and 4th overall at JGP Riga in August 2015. The following month, she won the silver medal at JGP Spain after ranking first in the short, second in the free, and obtaining a total score 0.42 less than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polina Tsurskaya
Polina Igorevna Tsurskaya (pronounced ''TSOO-rskaya''; , born 11 July 2001) is a retired competitive Russian figure skater and figure skating coach. She is the 2017 NHK Trophy bronze medallist. On the junior level, she is the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic champion, the 2015 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, a four-time Junior Grand Prix event champion, and the 2015 Russian junior national champion. Personal life Polina Igorevna Tsurskaya was born on July 11, 2001, in Omsk, Russia. She has an elder brother, Igor, who is nine years her senior. She moved to Moscow in 2013. Career Early years Tsurskaya began skating in 2005. Coached by Tatiana Odinokova in Omsk until 2013, she joined Eteri Tutberidze and Sergei Dudakov after relocating to Moscow. Fifth in her first appearance at the Russian Junior Championships, in 2014, she finished fourth in 2015. 2015−2016 season Tsurskaya made her international debut in August 2015 at the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) in Bratislava, Sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetlana Panova
Svetlana () is a common Orthodox Slavic feminine given name, deriving from the East and South Slavic root ''svet'' (), meaning "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", or "holy", depending upon context similar if not the same as the word Shweta in Sanskrit. Particularly unique among similar common Russian names, this one is not of ancient Slavic origin but was coined by Alexander Vostokov in 1802 and popularized by Vasily Zhukovsky in his eponymous ballad "Svetlana", the latter first published in 1813. The name is also used in Ukraine, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, North Macedonia, and Serbia, with a number of occurrences in non-Slavic countries. In the Russian Orthodox Church ''Svetlana'' is used as a Russian translation of '' Photina'' (derived from ''phos'' (, "light")), a name sometimes ascribed to the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well (the Bible, John 4). Semantically similar names to this are '' Lucia'' (of Latin origin, meaning "light"), '' Clair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Butyrskaya
Maria Viktorovna Butyrskaya (, born 28 June 1972) is a Russian retired figure skater. She is the 1999 World champion and a three-time European champion — becoming the oldest skater and the first Russian to win the World ladies' title and the oldest skater to win the European ladies' title (2002 at age 29). Butyrskaya placed fourth at the 1998 Winter Olympics and sixth at the 2002 Winter Olympics. She won the Russian national title six times. Personal life Maria Butyrskaya was born on 28 June 1972 in Moscow. Her parents divorced after the birth of her younger brother. In summer 2006, Butyrskaya married an ice hockey player, Vadim Khomitsky. As of 2010, he plays in Russia for Khimik's successor team Atlant Moscow Oblast. They have three children together. Career Early career As a child, Butyrskaya was coached by Irina Nifontova for eight years. After she decided to retire, Butyrskaya had a couple of coaches, one of whom told her she had no talent, and then contacted Vladi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yevgeny Sadovyi
Yevgeny Viktorovich Sadovyi (; born 19 January 1973) is a retired Russian Freestyle swimming, freestyle swimmer who won three gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics at Barcelona and was subsequently chosen by ''Swimming World magazine'' as the Male World Swimmer of the Year. Career Born in Volzhsky, Volgograd Oblast, Sadovyi started swimming at the age of six. In 1981, his family moved to Volgograd, and two years later, young Yevgeny started to train for the international competitions. In 1991, at the 1991 European Aquatics Championships, European Championship in Athens, Yevgeny Sadovyi was a gold medallist in the 400 m and 4×200 m relay, both freestyle. In 1992 at Barcelona, the 19-year-old Sadovyi revealed as the strongest swimmer of the Olympic games, winning three gold medals and setting two world records in the 400 m freestyle and 4×200 m freestyle relay for his team. He missed the Giorgio Lamberti's world record in the 200 m freestyle race by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISU Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international figure skating competition, junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of single skating, men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The series was inaugurated in 1997 to complement the senior-level ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. Skaters earn qualifying points at each Junior Grand Prix event and the six highest-ranking qualifiers meet at the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, which is held concurrently with the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. History The ''ISU Junior Series'' was established in the 1997–98 ISU Junior Series, 1997–98 season. Six qualifying competitions took place from late August to early November 1997, leading to the final, which was held in early March 1998. The following season, the series was expanded to eight qualifying events and renamed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISU Junior Grand Prix In Slovenia
The ISU Junior Grand Prix in Slovenia – also known as the Ljubljana Cup – is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Slovene Skating Union (). It is held periodically as an event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (JGP), a series of international competitions exclusively for junior-level skaters. Medals may be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earn points based on their results at the qualifying competitions each season, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline are invited to then compete at the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. History The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (JGP) was established by the International Skating Union (ISU) in 1997 and consists of a series of seven international figure skating competitions exclusively for junior-level skaters. The locations of the Junior Grand Prix events change e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISU Junior Grand Prix In Austria
The ISU Junior Grand Prix in Austria is an international figure skating competition. Sanctioned by the International Skating Union, it is periodically held in the autumn as part of the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series. Medals may be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Results Men's singles Women's singles Pairs Ice dance References External links * Former official site of JGP AustriaISU Junior Grand Prixat the International Skating Union Skate Austria {{Junior Grand Prix Figure skating Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ... JGP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
