Victoria Sinitsina

Victoria Sinitsina
Sinitsina and Zhiganshin at the 2011–12 JGP Final
Full name	Victoria Alexandrovna Sinitsina
Born	(1995-04-29) 29 April 1995 Moscow
Hometown	Moscow
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Partner	Ruslan Zhiganshin
Coach	Svetlana Alexeeva, Elena Kustarova, Olga Riabinina
Skating club	Blue Bird FSC
Began skating	1999
Medal record Representing Russia Figure skating Ice dancing Winter Universiade 2013 Trentino Ice dancing Russian Championships 2013 Sochi Ice dancing World Junior Championships 2012 Minsk Ice dancing Junior Grand Prix Final 2011–2012 Quebec Ice dancing 2010–2011 Beijing Ice dancing

Victoria Alexandrovna Sinitsina (Russian: Виктория Александровна Синицина; born 29 April 1995) is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Ruslan Zhiganshin, she has won bronze medals at the 2013 Winter Universiade, 2012 Rostelecom Cup, and 2014 Russian Championships. They are also the 2012 World Junior champions, 2011 JGP Final champions, and 2012 Russian Junior champions.

Career

Sinitsina began skating in 1999 to improve her health. She took up ice dancing at age 10 and had one partner before meeting Zhiganshin in a group coached by Irina Lobacheva and Ilia Averbukh. Not long after, they joined Elena Kustarova and Svetlana Alexeeva.

Sinitsina/Zhigashin train mostly in Moscow. From 2010 to 2012, they also went to summer training camps in Ventspils, Latvia.

Junior

Sinitsina/Zhiganshin debuted on the Junior Grand Prix circuit at the 2008 Merano Cup where they finished sixth. The following JGP season, they placed fifth at both of their events.

They won a pair of silver medals during the 2010–11 JGP season and qualified for the JGP Final. At the Final, they won the short dance and placed second in the free dance to take the silver behind Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin. They withdrew from the 2011 Russian Junior Championships due to Sinitsina's illness.

In the 2011–12 season, Sinitsina/Zhiganshin won gold at the Junior Grand Prix event in Poland, their first JGP title. They won another title in Austria to qualify for their second JGP Final. At the Junior Grand Prix Final, they placed first in both segments and won the title. They then took gold at the 2012 Russian Junior Championships. Sinitsina/Zhiganshin won the 2012 World Junior title. They were first in both the short and free dance and scored their season's best, 153.81 points.

Senior

In the 2012–13 season, Sinitsina/Zhiganshin debuted on the senior Grand Prix series. After finishing 6th at the 2012 Cup of China, they then won their first senior GP medal, bronze, at the 2012 Rostelecom Cup. The duo finished 5th in their senior national debut at the 2013 Russian Championships.

In 2013–14, Sinitsina/Zhiganshin started their season at the Ice Star in Minsk, Belarus, winning the silver medal behind Bobrova/Soloviev. They finished 8th in their sole Grand Prix assignment, the 2013 NHK Trophy, and then took the bronze medal at the 2013 Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy.

At the 2014 Russian Championships, Sinitsina/Zhiganshin placed third in both segments and finished on the senior national podium for the first time. They were 2.41 points behind the silver medalists, Ilinykh/Katsalapov, and 1.61 points ahead of fourth-placed Riazanova/Tkachenko, former national medalists. Appearing in their first senior ISU Championships at the 2014 European Championships, they scored a total of 153.73 points and finished fourth ahead of teammates Riazanova/Tkachenko.

Personal life

Sinitsina's father, Alexander Sinitsin, and aunt, Tatiana Sinitsina, are former gymnasts.

Programs

Sinitsina and Zhiganshin, gold medalists at the 2012 World Junior Championships

(with Zhiganshin)

Season	Short dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2013–2014	Quickstep: Let the Good Times Roll Swing: Swing Baby	Norma by Vincenzo Bellini
2012–2013	Tennessee Waltz by Eva Cassidy Witch Doctor	Spiagge Lontane by Sergio Cammariere	Crazy by Aerosmith
2011–2012	Manhã de Carnaval by Elizete Cardoso Bla Bla Cha Cha by Petty Booka	The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
2010–2011	Algo pequeñito by Daniel Diges	Samson and Delilah by Camille Saint-Saëns S'Apre Per Te Il Mio Cuore by Camille Saint-Saëns sung by Filippa Giordano
	Original dance
2009–2010		Tango Of The Night (Noteo) by Peter Dranga Weary Sun by Jerzy Petersburski

Competitive highlights

(with Zhiganshin)

Results
International
Event	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14
Europeans							4th
GP Cup of China						6th
GP NHK Trophy							8th
GP Rostelecom						3rd
Winter Universiade							3rd
Volvo Open Cup						1st
Ice Star							2nd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds					1st
JGP Final				2nd	1st
JGP Austria				2nd	1st
JGP Croatia			5th
JGP Great Britain				2nd
JGP Italy		6th
JGP Poland					1st
JGP USA			5th
NRW Trophy		2nd J.
National
Russian Champ.						5th	3rd
Russian Jr. Ch.	12th	7th	6th	WD	1st
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix J. = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Sinitsina/Zhiganshin at the 2012 Rostelecom Cup

Sinitsina/Zhiganshin at the 2010–11 JGP Final

Sinitsina/Zhiganshin at the 2009 JGP Lake Placid

2013–2014 season
Date	Event	Level	SD	FD	Total
15–19 January 2014	2014 European Championships	Senior	4 60.63	4 93.10	4 153.73
24–25 December 2013	2014 Russian Championships	Senior	3 67.08	3 98.52	3 165.60
13–14 December 2013	2013 Winter Universiade	Senior	2 57.05	5 85.45	3 142.50
8–10 November 2013	2013 NHK Trophy	Senior	8 44.34	7 79.89	8 124.23
18–20 October 2013	2013 Ice Star	Senior	2 63.05	2 97.17	2 160.22
2012–2013 season
Date	Event	Level	SD	FD	Total
10–13 January 2013	2013 Volvo Open Cup	Senior	1 64.67	1 97.77	1 162.44
25–28 December 2012	2013 Russian Championships	Senior	4 60.03	4 93.94	5 153.97
9–10 November 2012	2012 Rostelecom Cup	Senior	3 60.85	4 84.23	3 145.08
2–3 November 2012	2012 Cup of China	Senior	6 55.09	5 82.37	6 137.46
2011–2012 season
Date	Event	Level	SD	FD	Total
27 Feb. – 4 March 2012	2012 World Junior Championships	Junior	1 63.78	1 90.03	1 153.81
5–7 February 2012	2012 Russian Junior Championships	Junior	1 66.28	1 91.95	1 158.23
8–11 December 2011	2011–12 JGP Final	Junior	1 60.47	1 87.06	1 147.53
15–17 September 2011	2011 JGP Poland	Junior	1 56.83	1 83.48	1 140.31
8–10 September 2011	2011 JGP Austria	Junior	1 61.74	1 89.36	1 151.10
2010–2011 season
Date	Event	Level	SD	FD	Total
9–12 December 2010	2010–11 JGP Final	Junior	1 55.58	2 79.04	2 134.62
1–2 October 2010	2010 JGP Great Britain	Junior	2 53.52	2 80.34	2 133.86
15–19 September 2010	2010 JGP Austria	Junior	2 50.46	2 76.16	2 126.62

2009–2010 season
Date	Event	Level	CD	OD	FD	Total
3–6 February 2010	2010 Russian Junior Championships	Junior	7 31.25	5 52.14	5 77.12	6 160.51
7–11 October 2009	2009 JGP Croatia	Junior	4 29.41	4 45.38	5 68.00	5 142.79
2–6 September 2009	2009 JGP United States	Junior	3 29.87	7 43.50	5 69.03	5 142.40
2008–2009 season
Date	Event	Level	CD	OD	FD	Total
28–31 January 2009	2009 Russian Junior Championships	Junior	7 -	7 -	7 -	7 147.35
31 Oct. – 2 Nov. 2008	2008 NRW Trophy	Junior	2 -	2 -	1 -	2 146.93
3–7 September 2008	2008 JGP Italy	Junior	7 25.39	5 43.74	6 66.04	6 135.17
2007–2008 season
Date	Event	Level	CD	OD	FD	Total
30 Jan. – 2 Feb. 2008	2008 Russian Junior Championships	Junior	12 -	12 -	12 -	12 126.93

External links

• Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin at the International Skating Union
• Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin at Icenetwork