Natalia Ihorivna Popova (; born September 15, 1993) is a Ukrainian former competitive

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

. She is a five-time Ukrainian national champion (2010, 2012–2015) and won five senior international medals. She represented Ukraine at the

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, competing in the team trophy and individual ladies' singles event. During her competitive career, Popova trained in

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, while her family lived in

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, Canada. She began coaching in 2013, in the United States, and later joined the Richmond Training Centre in

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Programs

Competitive highlights

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; CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

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* 1993 births Living people Ukrainian emigrants to Canada Ukrainian female single skaters Sportspeople from Simferopol Figure skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters for Ukraine 21st-century Ukrainian sportswomen {{Ukraine-figure-skating-bio-stub