Aiza Evfratkyzy Imambek or Mambekova ( kz, Айза Евфратқызы Имамбек,''Aiza Evfratqyzy İmambek''; born 25 February 1999) is a Kazakh

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, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. She is the 2019 Reykjavik International silver medalist, the 2018 FBMA Trophy bronze medalist, and a five-time Kazakhstani national silver medalist (2014–2018). She represented Kazakhstan at the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

, placing 30th.

Career

Early years

Imambek began learning to skate in 2003. Her first coach was Aigul Kuanysheva. She made her junior international debut in August 2012, at the

Asian Figure Skating Trophy The Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy (or ''Asian Trophy''; previously known as the Asian Figure Skating Championships) is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the Asian Skating Union. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's and ...

in Taipei, Taiwan. During the 2014–2015 season, Imambek was coached by Galina Masliuk. Her first ISU Junior Grand Prix assignment took place in September 2014 in the Czech Republic. Her senior international debut came in December, at Estonia's

Tallinn Trophy The Tallinn Trophy is an international figure skating competition, typically held in November or December in Tallinn, Estonia. In some years, its senior categories are included in the ISU Challenger Series. Medals may be awarded in men's singles, ...

. By the 2015–2016 season, Imambek was training under Kuralai Uzurova in Astana and Akbulak, Kazakhstan.

2016–2017 season

Imambek qualified to the final segment at the

2017 Winter Universiade Winter Universiade 2017, the XXVIII Winter Universiade, was a multi-sport winter event which took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 29 January to 8 February 2017. On 29 November 2011, FISU announced that Winter Universiade 2017 would be hosted in ...

, held in February in

Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...

, Kazakhstan; she ranked 16th in the short program, 10th in the free skate, and 13th overall. Later that month, she placed 8th at the

2017 Asian Winter Games The 2017 Asian Winter Games ( ja, 2017アジア冬季競技大会, 2017 Ajia tōkikyōgitaikai) was the 8th edition of the Asian Winter Games. They were hosted in Sapporo and Obihiro in Hokkaido, Japan. These Games were originally scheduled for 2 ...

in Sapporo, Japan. In March, Imambek placed 31st in the short program at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. Due to Elizabet Tursynbayeva's result at the 2017 World Championships, Kazakhstan obtained two Olympic spots in ladies' figure skating. During the season, Imambek achieved the International Skating Union's minimum technical scores, making her eligible for one of the spots.

2017–2018 season

Imambek decided to train with Uzurova in

and with Alexei Mishin in Saint Petersburg, Russia. She missed the first part of the season due to a fracture in her foot. In December 2017, she was nominated to represent Kazakhstan at the Olympics. In January, Imambek won the bronze medal at the FBMA Trophy in

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, United Arab Emirates, and placed 20th at the 2018 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. In February, she will compete at the

Pyeongchang Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ...

, South Korea.

Programs

Competitive highlights

''CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix''

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Imambek, Aiza 1999 births Kazakhstani female single skaters Living people Sportspeople from Almaty Figure skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Figure skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters for Kazakhstan Competitors at the 2017 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2019 Winter Universiade