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Grand Prix Of Espoo
The Grand Prix of Finland, known in certain years as the Grand Prix of Helsinki, Grand Prix of Espoo or Grand Prix Espoo is one of the series of six senior-level, international figure skating competitions held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The competition was first held in 2018 in Helsinki as a replacement for the then cancelled Cup of China. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent ban of Russian and Belarusian athletes in figure skating, the annually held Rostelecom Cup was cancelled. As such, the Finnish Grand Prix returned in 2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeypo ... as the Grand Prix of Espoo, to serve as a replacement for the Rostelecom Cup. The event is set to be held once again in Espoo as part of the 2023-24 ISU Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladies - 2018 Grand Prix Of Helsinki - 04
The word ''lady'' is a term for a girl or woman, with various connotations. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the equivalent of lord, now it may refer to any adult woman, as gentleman can be used for men. Informal use is sometimes euphemistic ("lady of the night" for prostitute) or, in American slang, condescending in direct address (equivalent to "mister" or "man"). "Lady" is also a formal title in the United Kingdom. "Lady" is used before the family name of a woman with a title of nobility or honorary title '' suo jure'' (in her own right), or the wife of a lord, a baronet, Scottish feudal baron, laird, or a knight, and also before the first name of the daughter of a duke, marquess, or earl. Etymology The word comes from Old English '; the first part of the word is a mutated form of ', "loaf, bread", also seen in the corresponding ', "lord". The second part is usually taken to be from the root ''dig-'', "to knead", seen also in dough; th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shun Sato (figure Skater)
is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2023 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2023 Four Continents bronze medalist, 2020 Bavarian Open champion, the 2019–20 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships, Japan Junior national silver medalist. He is the former List of highest junior scores in figure skating, junior world record holder for the men's free skating and combined total score. Personal life Sato was born on February 6, 2004, in Sendai, Japan. His favorite animals are giant panda, pandas. Sato's figure skating idol is fellow Sendai native Yuzuru Hanyu, who gave him an amulet when Sato was five years old. Career Early career Sato began skating in 2009. He is a four-time Japan Figure Skating Championships, Japanese national novice champion and the 2018–19 Japan Figure Skating Championships#Junior-level results, 2018–19 Japanese national junior silver medalist. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Khodykin
Denis Sergeevich Khodykin (russian: Денис Сергеевич Ходыкин, born 6 July 1999) is a Russian pair skater. With his skating partner, Daria Pavliuchenko, he is the 2020 European bronze medalist, the 2019 Internationaux de France and 2019 Skate America silver medalist, and the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki and 2018 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist. Earlier in their career, they won gold at the 2018 World Junior Championships and bronze at the 2017 Junior Grand Prix Final. Personal life Khodykin was born on 6 July 1999 in Moscow. He has studied sports management at university, graduating with his degree in 2021. In August 2020, Khodykin married retired ice dancer Betina Popova, though they did not announce this until the following May. Career Early years Khodykin began learning to skate in 2004. He trained as a single skater until 2015. He then switched to pair skating and teamed up with Maria Bogoslavskaia, with whom he skated during the 2015–2016 seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daria Pavliuchenko
Daria Maksimovna Pavliuchenko (russian: Дарья Максимовна Павлюченко, born 31 December 2002) is a Russian pair skater. With her skating partner, Denis Khodykin, she is the 2020 European bronze medalist, the 2019 Internationaux de France and 2019 Skate America silver medalist, and the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki and 2018 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist. Earlier in their career, they won gold at the 2018 World Junior Championships and bronze at the 2017 Junior Grand Prix Final. Career Early years Pavliuchenko began learning to skate in 2006. She initially trained as a single skater. She left skating for eight months when she was twelve years old, after Eteri Tutberidze suggested that she try pairs, but then decided to try it. Pavliuchenko and Denis Khodykin teamed up in 2016, coached by Sergei Dobroskokov and Sergei Rosliakov in Moscow. The pair placed fifth at the 2017 Russian Junior Championships. 2017–2018 season: World Junior title Pavliuche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matteo Guarise
Matteo Guarise (born 15 September 1988) is an Italian pairs figure skater and roller skater. Guarise is the 2008 World champion in pairs roller skating with Sara Venerucci. With his former figure skating partner Nicole Della Monica, he is a seven-time Italian national champion (2016–22). The pair have represented Italy at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. With his current partner, Lucrezia Beccari, he is 2023 Italian national bronze medalist. Personal life Guarise became engaged to longtime girlfriend Carolina Moscheni, a former ice dancer, in 2022. They married on New Year's Eve of that year. Career In roller skating Guarise was originally a roller skater and won the 2008 World title with Sara Venerucci. He ended his roller career in 2009 and moved to Milan. Switch to figure skating In January 2010, Guarise began training in figure skating. In June 2010, it was reported that he had teamed up with Elena Yarkhunova and was training with her under coach Oleg Vasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Della Monica
Nicole Della Monica (born 3 June 1989) is a retired Italian pair skater. With her former partner Matteo Guarise, she is a seven-time Italian national champion (2016–22) and has represented Italy at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. With her previous partner Yannick Kocon, she was a two-time Italian national champion (2009, 2010) and competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Career Della Monica competed as a single skater through the 2006–07 season and is the 2005 Italian national bronze medalist. Partnership with Kocon Della Monica started skating pairs in 2007 when she teamed up with Yannick Kocon, who was also a single skater until then. They are the 2009 and 2010 Italian national champions. They represented Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Their partnership ended in January 2011 — Della Monica had a chronic inflammation in her left knee and her recovery time was uncertain. Partnership with Guarise 2011–12 season Della Monica teamed up with former World cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Enbert
Alexander Yuryevich Enbert (russian: Александр Юрьевич Энберт; born 17 April 1989) is a Russian retired pair skater. With Natalya Zabiyako, he was the 2019 World bronze medalist, 2018 European bronze medalist, 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki champion, 2018 NHK Trophy champion, 2016 Rostelecom Cup silver medalist, and three-time Russian national medalist. From 2010 to 2014, he competed with Katarina Gerboldt. The pair placed fourth at the 2011 European Championships. Personal life On 29 February 2020 three days after the retirement he married his longtime girlfriend Alesya Danchyuk in Saint Petersburg. Early career Early in his career, Enbert skated with Viktoria Kazantseva. The pair placed 12th at the 2006 World Junior Championships. In 2007, Enbert began a partnership with Ksenia Ozerova, coached by Oksana Kazakova. During the 2008–09 season, they won silver and bronze medals on the Junior Grand Prix series. This qualified them for the Junior Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalia Zabiiako
Natalia Aleksandrovna Zabiiako (russian: Наталья Александровна Забияко, born 15 August 1994) is a Russian-Estonian competitive pair skater. Competing for Russia with Alexander Enbert, she was the 2019 World bronze medalist, 2018 European bronze medalist, 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki champion, 2018 NHK Trophy champion, 2016 Rostelecom Cup silver medalist, and three-time Russian national medalist. Zabiiako competed for Estonia until 2014, partnered with Sergei Muhhin, Sergei Kulbach, and Alexandr Zaboev. With Zaboev, she placed tenth at the 2014 European Championships. Although they qualified a spot for Estonia in the pairs' event at the 2014 Winter Olympics, they did not compete in Sochi because Zaboev's fast-track citizenship application was declined. Personal life Zabiiako was born in Tallinn, Estonia. Her mother is an Estonian citizen, and her father holds an Estonian alien's passport. From 2010 to 2014, Zabiiako lived in the United States wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mana Kawabe
is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2021 NHK Trophy silver medalist, the 2022 CS U.S. Classic bronze medalist, the 2021–22 Japanese national bronze medalist, and the 2019–20 Japanese junior national champion. Kawabe is the eighteenth woman to land a clean triple Axel internationally. She represented Japan at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Personal life Mana Kawabe was born on October 31, 2004 in Nagoya, Japan. She enjoys reading. Kawabe looks up to former training mate Rika Kihira. Career Early career Kawabe began skating in 2009 after being inspired by fellow Nagoya native Mao Asada. She was coached by Hiroshi Nagakubo, Yoriko Naruse, Miho Kawaume, and Yuko Hongo at Howa Sports Land in Nagoya until Nagakubo's retirement in 2017. Kawabe then switched to her current coaches, Mie Hamada, Yamato Tamura, Haruko Okamoto, and Cathy Reed, and moved to train with them in Takatsuki. Kawabe is the 2015–16 Japanese national novice B silver medalist. On the advanced novice l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loena Hendrickx
Loena Hendrickx (; born 5 November 1999) is a Belgian figure skater. She is the 2022 World silver medalist, the 2023 European silver medalist, the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2022 Grand Prix de France champion, a two-time Challenger series gold medalist, a two-time International Challenge Cup champion (2017, 2021), and a five-time Belgian national champion (2017–2019, 2022–2023). Hendrickx has finished within the top ten at three European Championships (2017, 2018, and 2022) and three World Championships (2018, 2021, and 2022). She represented Belgium at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics, finishing sixteenth and eighth, respectively. The most successful Belgian women's skater in history, she is the first-ever World, European, and Grand Prix medalist from Belgium in that discipline. Personal life Loena Hendrickx was born in Turnhout, Belgium. She is the younger sister of Belgian figure skater Jorik Hendrickx. Career Early years Hendrickx bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mai Mihara
is a Japanese competitive figure skater. She is the 2022 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time Four Continents champion (2017, 2022), the 2018 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2019 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy champion, the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo champion, and a two-time Japanese national medalist (silver in 2022 and bronze in 2016). Personal life Mihara was born on 22 August 1999 in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. She began skating during her second year of elementary school, after watching Mao Asada's figure skating performances on TV. Mihara graduated from Ashiya High School in 2018, then obtained an undergraduate degree at Konan University in 2022. Mihara suffers from juvenile idiopathic arthritis, skating despite the disease. In 2017, she signed an affiliation agreement with Sysmex, a Japanese company involved with healthcare and the promotion of healthy lifestyles. She has donated her hair three times as of 2022 towards the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaori Sakamoto
is a Japanese competitive figure skater. She is the 2022 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2022 World champion, the 2018 Four Continents champion, a two-time NHK Trophy champion, the 2022 Skate America champion, and a three-time Japanese national champion. In addition to her individual bronze, she is also a 2022 Olympic team event bronze medalist. She is the first Japanese woman to win the World Championships since Mao Asada in 2014. On the junior level, she is the 2017 World Junior bronze medalist and the 2016-17 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist. Sakamoto represented Japan at the 2018 Winter Olympics, finishing sixth. Personal life Kaori Sakamoto was born on 9 April 2000 in Kobe, Hyogo prefecture, in Japan. The decision for Sakamoto to become a figure skater was made as a family decision at an early age. In 2022 she was attending Kobe Gakuin University while continuing to compete in ice skating. Her hobbies are swimming and completing Jigsaw puzzles. Her coaches sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
