|
Vladimir Litvintsev
Vladimir Andreyevich Litvintsev (russian: Владимир Андреевич Литвинцев; born 18 February 2001) is a Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater who represents Azerbaijan in men's singles. He is the 2018 Volvo Open Cup champion, the 2019 Open Ice Mall Cup champion, and the 2018 Ice Star silver medalist. Litvintsev represented Azerbaijan at the 2022 Winter Olympics and finished 18th overall. Personal life Litvintsev was born on 18 February 2001 in Ukhta in the Komi Republic in Russia. His family moved to Moscow when he was nine. In 2020, Litvintsev began his studies at the Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture. His biggest inspirations from the world of figure skating are Guillaume Cizeron, Patrick Chan, and Nathan Chen. Besides skating, Litvintsev is passionate about music; he is a beatmaker and also learning to play the piano. Career Early years Litvintsev began learning to skate in 2004 as a three-year-old. At that time, he was training togethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Rostelecom Cup
The 2019 Rostelecom Cup was the fifth event of the 2019–20 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at Megasport Sport Palace in Moscow, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ... from November 15–17. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2019–20 Grand Prix Final. Entries The ISU announced the preliminary assignments on June 20, 2019. Changes to preliminary assignments Results Men Ladies Pairs Ice dance References {{2019–20 in figure skating Rostelecom Cup 2019 in figure skating 2019 in Russian sport Rostelecom Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skating At The 2022 Winter Olympics – Team Event
The team event in figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 4, 6, and 7 February, at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Haidian District of Beijing. The 2018 team event gold was won by Canada, with the Russian Olympic Committee placing second, and the United States placing third. Canadian 2018 Olympic champion Eric Radford returned, but this time he competed with a new partner Vanessa James. In 2022, the Russian Olympic Committee entered the team event as the favorite, with the United States, Canada, and Japan also expected to be in medal contention. The Russian Olympic Committee decided to enter their top skaters for both the short program and free skating and won the event nine points ahead of the United States, who took silver. Japan won the bronze medal. The medal ceremony originally scheduled for Tuesday, 8 February, was delayed over what International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesperson Mark Adams described as a situation that required "legal consultation" with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISU Challenger Series
The ISU Challenger Series is a series of international figure skating competitions. Established by the International Skating Union in the 2014–15 figure skating season, 2014–15 season, it is a group of senior-level events ranked below the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. Each event consists of at least three disciplines out of four (Single skating, men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing), and is required to take place between August 1 and December 15. The ISU Challenger Series Synchronized Skating is a separate competition series in the discipline of synchronized skating. History The ISU Council decided to create the series at its February 2014 meeting. Eleven competitions were selected in June 2014. The Triglav Trophy dropped out by October 10, 2014, resulting in a series composed of ten events. The Nebelhorn Trophy, Finlandia Trophy, Ondrej Nepela Memorial, and Golden Spin of Zagreb are the "core group". The event criteria were published in April 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Gorodnitsky
Mark Gorodnitsky (born March 23, 2001) is an Israeli figure skater. He is the 2018 Volvo Open Cup silver medalist and a two-time Israeli national champion (2019, 2021). He has competed in the final segment at three World Junior Championships (2017–2019). His best result, 14th, came at the 2018 edition. Personal life Gorodnitsky was born on March 23, 2001, in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. His sister, Maya, has also competed in figure skating. Career Gorodnitsky began learning to skate in 2005. He debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in October 2015, in Croatia. In February, he competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Norway and finished 13th. He did not advance to the free skate at the 2016 World Junior Championships, held a month later in Debrecen, Hungary. He was eliminated after the short at the 2017 European Championships but qualified to the free and finished 22nd overall at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. He placed 18th in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavik Hayrapetyan
Slavik Hayrapetyan ( hy, Սլավիկ Հայրապետյան; born 16 March 1996) is an Armenian figure skater. A seven-time Armenian national champion, he has won five senior international medals and competed in the final segment at seven ISU Championships, including the 2018 World Championships, four European Championships, and two World Junior Championships. Personal life Slavik Hayrapetyan was born on 16 March 1996 in Yerevan, Armenia. He is the son of Samvel Hayrapetyan, a figure skating coach, and the younger brother of Sarkis Hayrapetyan, a competitive skater. Career Hayrapetyan debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2009. In March 2010, he was sent to The Hague, Netherlands to compete at his first World Junior Championships but was eliminated after placing 34th in the short program. He was also unsuccessful in 2011 and 2012. Ranked 23rd in the short program, Hayrapetyan advanced to the free skate at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deniss Vasiļjevs
Deniss Vasiļjevs (born 9 August 1999) is a Latvian figure skater. He is the 2022 European bronze medalist, the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy silver medalist, a four-time ISU Challenger Series medalist (including gold at the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy), and a four-time Latvian national champion (2016–18, 2020). Earlier in his career, Vasiļjevs became the 2016 Youth Olympics silver medalist and won two silver medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series. He is the first Latvian skater to make the podium at a JGP event and at an ISU Championships event. Personal life Deniss Vasiļjevs was born on 9 August 1999 in Daugavpils, Latvia. His mother is a former dancer. In 2016, he began living in Champery, Switzerland, but remained a student at Daugavpils Russian Secondary School – Lyceum. He enjoys drawing and speaks four languages – Latvian, Russian, French and English. Career Vasiļjevs began skating in 2002. As he was often sick, his parents decided to involve him in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minsk-Arena Ice Star
The Minsk-Arena Ice Star, or simply Ice Star, is an international figure skating competition. Medals may be awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dancing on the senior, junior, and novice levels. The inaugural event was held in September 2012 in Minsk, Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by .... During periods of time when the stadium for the event is not used for competitions, the ice rink is rented out to the public for ice skating and hockey as well as used in other events throughout the year. Senior medalists CS: ISU Challenger Series Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing Junior medalists Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing Novice medalists Men Ladies Ice dancing References {{ISU Challenger Series International figure skating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubljana
Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the area. Ljubljana itself was first mentioned in the first half of the 12th century. Situated at the middle of a trade route between the northern Adriatic Sea and the Danube region, it was the historical capital of Carniola, one of the Slovene-inhabited parts of the Habsburg monarchy. It was under Habsburg rule from the Middle Ages until the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. After World War II, Ljubljana became the capital of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia, part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The city retained this status until Slovenia became independent in 1991 and Ljubljana became the capital of the newly formed state. Name The origin of the name ''Ljubljana'' is unclear. In the Middle Ages, both the ... [...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 junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of 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 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 ''ISU Junior Grand Prix''. The series was composed of seven qualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitri Aliev
Dmitri Sergeyevich Aliev (russian: Дмитрий Сергеевич Алиев; born 1 June 1999) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2020 European champion and the 2020 Russian national champion. On the junior level, he is the 2017 World Junior silver medalist, the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time medalist at the 2016 Youth Olympics (bronze in the men's singles discipline and gold in the team event), and a two-time (2016, 2017) Russian national junior champion. Personal life Dmitri Sergeyevich Aliev was born on 1 June 1999 in Ukhta, Komi Republic, Russia. On his paternal side, Dmitry has Azerbaijani roots. His father, Sergey Vasilevich, is the director of a children's and youth sports school №1 in Ukhta. His mother, Elena, is a skier. In September 2022, Aliev received a summons to appear at the military commissariat for a potential call-up to serve in the Russian Army during the 2022 Russian mobilization. Career Having begun skating in 2005, Aliev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport-Express
''Sport-Express'' (russian: Спорт-Экспресс) is a Russian daily sports newspaper founded by Vladimir Kuchmiy. Printed in 31 cities of Russia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and the United States, it is the biggest-selling sports newspaper in Russia, with the daily audience of over 700,000 people. ''Sport-Express'' was founded in 1991. It is a part of European Sports Media. Notable journalists * Vsevolod Kukushkin, ice hockey and sports correspondent (22 years) * Elena Vaytsekhovskaya, sports correspondent (26 years) * Aksel Vartanyan, sports historian * Vladimir Kuchmiy, founder and chief editor (18 years) * Igor Rabiner, football reviewer and sports correspondent (1994-2012, since 2014) * Alexey Popov, Formula One correspondent See also * List of non-English newspapers with English language subsections *Sovetsky Sport , logo = SovSport.png , image = Sovetskiy Sport nameplate May 19 1988.png , caption = ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Chen
Nathan Chen (born May 5, 1999) is an American figure skater. He is the 2022 Olympic champion, a three-time World champion (2018, 2019, 2021), the 2017 Four Continents champion, a three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2017, 2018, 2019), a ten-time Grand Prix medalist (8 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze), and a six-time U.S. national champion (2017–22). At the junior level, Chen is the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, 2013–14 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, 2014 World Junior bronze medalist, and a six-time Junior Grand Prix medalist (5 golds, 1 silver). Chen also helped the U.S. Olympic team win the bronze medal in the 2018 team event, and the silver medal in the 2022 team event. Regarded as one of the greatest figure skaters of all time, Chen has the highest winning percentage in competitions in the modern era, and had the longest win streak in history from 2018-2021. Recognized for performing the most technically difficult programs in the world, Chen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
