Kristina Alexandrovna Oblasova (russian: Кристина Александровна Обласова; born 11 September 1984, in
Moscow
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) is a Russian former competitive
figure skater. She is the
2001 World Junior champion and the
2004 Russian national bronze medalist.
Career
Oblasova began learning to skate in 1989. She trained mainly in singles, except for a brief interlude at age 10 when she trained in
pairs
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with partner
Stanislav Zakharov.
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A hip injury kept Oblasova off the ice for seven months in the 1997–98 season.][ She debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit the following season.
In 2000–01, Oblasova took the silver medal at the ]ISU Junior Grand Prix Final
The ISU Junior Grand Prix Final or JGP Final (titled the ISU Junior Series Final in the 1997–98 season) is the culmination of a series of junior-level competitions – the ISU Junior Grand Prix organized by the International Skating Union. Medals ...
and then gold at the 2001 World Junior Championships.[ She was coached by Elena Tchaikovskaya and Vladimir Kotin.][
In 2001–02, Oblasova made her senior Grand Prix debut, competing at ]Skate Canada International
The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by Skate Canada. It is the second competition of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating season. The location changes yearly. Meda ...
and Sparkassen Cup on Ice The Bofrost Cup on Ice (the Fujifilm Trophy (1986–1987), the Nations Cup (1989–1997), the Sparkassen Cup on Ice (1998–2001)) was a senior international figure skating competition held in Germany from 1986 to 2004. The event adopted its final n ...
. After Russian Nationals, she changed coaches to Viktor Kudriavtsev.[ Oblasova was assigned again to Junior Worlds where she finished 11th. In 2003, a third trip to Junior Worlds saw her finish 9th.
In 2003–04, her final competitive season, Oblasova won the senior bronze medal at the Russian Nationals and was assigned to the 2004 European Championships. She finished 16th in her only trip to a senior ISU Championships.
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Programs
Competitive highlights
''GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix''
References
External links
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Official site
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Russian female single skaters
Living people
1984 births
Figure skaters from Moscow
World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists