Victoria Sinitsina
Victoria Sinitsina | |
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Full name | Victoria Alexandrovna Sinitsina |
Born | Moscow, Russia | 29 April 1995
Hometown | Moscow |
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Russia |
Partner | Nikita Katsalapov |
Coach | Svetlana Alexeeva, Elena Kustarova, Olga Riabinina |
Began skating | 1999 |
Medal record |
Victoria Alexandrovna Sinitsina (Russian: Виктория Александровна Синицина; born 29 April 1995) is a Russian ice dancer. With Ruslan Zhiganshin, she is the 2012 World Junior champion and won bronze medals at the 2013 Winter Universiade, 2012 Rostelecom Cup, and 2014 Russian Championships. They placed seventh at the 2014 World Championships.
Personal life and early years
Sinitsina's father, Alexander Sinitsin, and aunt, Tatiana Sinitsina, are former gymnasts.[8]
Often having tonsillitis as a child, Sinitsina was introduced to skating by her parents to improve her health.[9][8] She took up ice dancing at age 10 and had one partner before Zhiganshin.[8]
Partnership with Zhiganshin
Sinitsina and Ruslan Zhiganshin met in a group led by Irina Lobacheva and Ilia Averbukh but soon joined Elena Kustarova and Svetlana Alexeeva.[8] They trained mostly in Moscow. From 2010 to 2012, they also went to summer training camps in Ventspils, Latvia.[10]
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[11] 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.[12]
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.[13] 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. At their sole Grand Prix assignment, the 2013 NHK Trophy, they had a bad fall while practicing a lift.[9] They finished eighth at the event. After taking the bronze medal at the 2013 Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy, they stepped onto the senior national podium for the first time at the 2014 Russian Championships. Competing against Riazanova/Tkachenko for Russia's third Olympic spot, Sinitsina/Zhiganshin finished ahead at nationals and then at the 2014 European Championships in Budapest. They came in fourth at the latter event, their senior ISU Championship debut.
Along with Ilinykh/Katsalapov and Bobrova/Soloviev, Sinitsina/Zhiganshin were selected to represent Russia at the Winter Olympics, held in February 2014 in Sochi. They finished 16th at the Olympics, behind a number of teams they had surpassed at Europeans, but rebounded the next month at the 2014 World Championships. They placed eighth in both segments and finished seventh overall in Saitama, Japan. After Worlds, Sinitsina ended her partnership with Zhiganshin to skate with Nikita Katsalapov.
On 11 April 2014, Sinitsina/Katsalapov applied for approval from the Russian Figure Skating Federation[14] and then traveled to Michigan to train for three weeks under Marina Zueva.[15]
Programs
With Zhiganshin
Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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2013–2014 [16][17] |
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2012–2013 [18] |
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2011–2012 [19] |
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2010–2011 [20] |
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Original dance | |||
2009–2010 |
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Competitive highlights
With Zhiganshin
Results[21] | |||||||
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International | |||||||
Event | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
Olympics | 16th | ||||||
Worlds | 7th | ||||||
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
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships—Worlds, Europeans and Junior Worlds.
With Zhiganshin
2013–2014 season | ||||||
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Date | Event | Level | SD | FD | Total | |
24-30 March 2014 | 2014 World Championships | Senior | 8 62.11 |
8 93.24 |
7 155.35 | |
16–17 February 2014 | 2014 Winter Olympics | Senior | 16 58.01 |
17 82.65 |
16 140.66 | |
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 | ||||||
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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 |
References
- ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2013/2014: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2012/2013: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2011/2012: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2008/2009: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d Flade, Tatjana (18 December 2011). "Sinitsina and Zhiganshin look to Sochi and beyond". Golden Skate. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ a b Vaytsekhovskaya, Elena (28 January 2014). "Виктория Синицына и Руслан Жиганшин: "Наша задача – кататься чисто, не думая о результате"" (in Russian). Sport Express.
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- ^ "Кустарова: фигуристы Синицина/Жиганшин вышли на новый уровень" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
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External links
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