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Alisa Fedichkina
Alisa Andreyevna Fedichkina (, ''FYEH-deech-kee-nah''; born 14 February 2002) is a Russian competitive figure skater. She is the 2017 International Cup of Nice champion and has won two silver medals on the ISU Challenger Series. She received a small gold medal for her short program at the 2016 World Junior Championships. Personal life Fedichkina was born on 14 February 2002 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Career Fedichkina began skating in 2006 when she was 4 years old. In the 2014–15 season, she qualified for the first time to the Russian Junior Championships and finished 8th. 2015–16 season Fedichkina's international debut came in the 2015–16 season. Competing at her first Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignment, she placed first in the short program, 5th in the free skate, and 4th overall at JGP Riga in August 2015. The following month, she won the silver medal at JGP Spain after ranking first in the short, second in the free, and obtaining a total score 0.42 less than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders of Russia, land borders with fourteen countries. Russia is the List of European countries by population, most populous country in Europe and the List of countries and dependencies by population, ninth-most populous country in the world. It is a Urbanization by sovereign state, highly urbanised country, with sixteen of its urban areas having more than 1 million inhabitants. Moscow, the List of metropolitan areas in Europe, most populous metropolitan area in Europe, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, while Saint Petersburg is its second-largest city and Society and culture in Saint Petersburg, cultural centre. Human settlement on the territory of modern Russia dates back to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the province of Barcelona and is home to around 5.3 million people, making it the fifth most populous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story
"(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" is a popular song published in 1970, with music by Francis Lai and lyrics by Carl Sigman. The song was first introduced as an instrumental theme in the 1970 film ''Love Story'' after the film's distributor, Paramount Pictures, rejected the first set of lyrics that were written. Andy Williams eventually recorded the new lyrics and took the song to number nine on ''Billboard'' magazine's Hot 100. and number one on their Easy Listening chart.. History Francis Lai wrote the score for ''Love Story'', and the company that published the music for Paramount felt that the track heard over the opening and closing credits, which was titled "Theme from Love Story", needed lyrics. Michael Sigman, son of lyricist Carl Sigman, recalled that his father was asked to provide the words and received "a synopsis of the script and the lead sheet of the music. The story was schmaltzy, but the music inspired words that expressed the sadness beneath the schmaltz." The i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Skating
The free skating segment of figure skating, also called the free skate and the long program, is the second of two segments of competitions, skated after the short program. Its duration, across all disciplines, is four minutes for senior skaters and teams, and three and one-half minutes for junior skaters and teams. Vocal music with lyrics is allowed for all disciplines since the 2014—2015 season. The free skating program, across all disciplines, must be well-balanced and include certain elements described and published by the International Skating Union (ISU). Overview The free skating program, also called the free skate or long program, along with the short program, is a segment of single skating, pair skating, and synchronized skating in international competitions and events for both junior and senior-level skaters.S&P/ID 2022, p. 9 The free skating program is skated after the short program. Its duration, across all disciplines, is four minutes for senior skaters and te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Program (figure Skating)
The short program of figure skating is the first of two segments of competitions, skated before the free skating program. It lasts, for both senior and junior Single skating, singles and Pair skating, pair skaters, 2 minutes and 40 seconds. In synchronized skating, for both juniors and seniors, the short program lasts 2 minutes and 50 seconds. Vocal music with lyrics is allowed for all disciplines since the 2014–2015 season. The short program for single skaters and for pair skaters consists of seven required elements, and there are six required elements for synchronized skaters. Overview The short program, along with the Free skating, free skating program, is a segment of single skating, pair skating, and synchronized skating in international competitions and events for both junior and senior-level skaters. It has been previously called the "original" or "technical" program. The short program was added to single skating in 1973, which created a three-part competition until compu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Russian Figure Skating Championships
The 2018 Russian Figure Skating Championships () were held from 19 to 24 December 2017 in Saint Petersburg. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The results were among the criteria used to select Russia's teams to the 2018 European Championships, 2018 Winter Olympics, and 2018 World Championships. Competitions In the 2017–18 season, Russian skaters will compete in domestic qualifying events and national championships for various age levels. The Russian Cup series will lead to three events – the Russian Championships, the Russian Junior Championships, and the Russian Cup Final. Medalists of most important competitions Senior Championships The senior Championships were held in Saint Petersburg from 19 to 24 December 2017. Competitors qualified through international success or by competing in the Russian Cup series' senior-level events. Entries The Russian figure skating federation published the fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanislava Konstantinova
Stanislava Andreyevna Konstantinova (; born 14 July 2000) is a retired Russian figure skater. She is the 2019 Universiade, Winter Universiade bronze medalist, 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki silver medalist, a two-time Tallinn Trophy, CS Tallinn Trophy champion (2016, 2017) and the 2017 CS Warsaw Cup silver medalist. On the junior level, she is the 2016 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Russia, JGP Russia silver medalist, the 2017 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Belarus, JGP Belarus bronze medalist, the 2015 Tallinn Trophy champion, and the 2017 Russian Figure Skating Championships, 2017 Russian junior national silver medalist. Personal life Konstantinova was born on 14 July 2000 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Her mother trained in rhythmic gymnastics and track and field and her father in karate. Her sister, Kristina, is eleven years younger. Career Konstantinova began learning to skate in 2006. Valentina Chebotareva became her coach when she was nine years old. She made her international debut i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 CS Tallinn Trophy
The 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy was a senior international figure skating competition held on November 21–26, 2017, at the Tondiraba Ice Hall in Tallinn, Estonia. The senior categories were part of the 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Entries The International Skating Union published the full preliminary list of entries on 31 October 2017. ; Withdrew before starting orders were drawn: * Men: Paul Fentz (GER), Thomas Stoll (GER), Thomas Kennes (NED), Mikhail Kolyada (RUS) * Ladies: Pauline Wanner (FRA), Ivett Tóth (HUN), Niki Wories (NED), Anastasia Kononenko (UKR) * Pairs: Liubov Efimenko / Matthew Penasse (FIN), Marissa Castelli / Mervin Tran (USA), Ioulia Chtchetinina / Mikhail Akulov (SUI) * Ice dance: Adelina Galayavieva / Laurent Abecassis (FRA), Katjuscha Anna Alwart / Arturas Ganzela (LTU), Elena Ilinykh / Anton Shibnev (RUS), Robynne Tweedale / Joseph Buckland (UK) ;Added * Ice d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn Trophy
The Tallinn Trophy is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted in Tallinn, Estonia, by the Estonian Skating Union (). It debuted in 2002 as a regional competition before expanding as an international event in 2011 and joining the ISU Challenger Series in 2015. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance; and when the event is part of the Challenger Series, skaters earn ISU World Standing points based on their results. Aleksandr Selevko of Estonia holds the record for winning the most Tallinn Trophy titles in men's singles (with two), while Stanislava Konstantinova of Russia and Josefin Taljegård of Sweden are tied for winning the most Tallinn Trophy titles in women's singles (with two each). No one team holds the record in pair skating or ice dance, as there have been unique champions each time the event has been held. History The Tallinn Trophy debuted in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Russian Figure Skating Championships
The 2017 Russian Figure Skating Championships () were held from 20 to 26 December 2016 in Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The results were among the criteria used to select Russia's teams to the 2017 World Championships and 2017 European Championships. Competitions In the 2016–17 season, Russian skaters will compete in domestic qualifying events and national championships for various age levels. The Russian Cup series will lead to three events – the Russian Championships, the Russian Junior Championships, and the Russian Cup Final. Medalists of most important competitions Senior Championships The senior Championships will be held in Chelyabinsk from 20 to 26 December 2016. Competitors will qualify through international success or by competing in the Russian Cup series' senior-level events. Entries The Russian figure skating federation published the full list of en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debrecen
Debrecen ( ; ; ; ) is Hungary's cities of Hungary, second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain Regions of Hungary, region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and it is one of the Hungarian people's most important cultural centres.Antal Papp: Magyarország (Hungary), Panoráma, Budapest, 1982, , p. 860, pp. 463-477 Debrecen was also the List of historical capitals of Hungary, capital city of Hungary during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, revolution in 1848–1849. During the revolution, the dethronement of the Habsburg dynasty was declared in the Reformed Great Church of Debrecen, Reformed Great Church. The city also served as the capital of Hungary by the end of World War II in 1944–1945. It is home to the University of Debrecen. Etymology There are at least three narratives of the origin of the city's name. The city is first documented in 1235, as ''De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Sotskova
Maria Romanovna Sotskova (pron. ''SOT-skoh-vah''; ; born 12 April 2000) is a retired Russian figure skater. She is the 2017–18 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2017 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a two-time Internationaux de France silver medalist (2016, 2017), the 2016 NHK Trophy bronze medalist, the 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy champion, and the 2018 Russian Figure Skating Championships, 2018 Russian national silver medalist. She placed 8th at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships, 2017 and 2018 World Figure Skating Championships and at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Earlier in her career, Sotskova won silver at the Figure skating at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, silver at the 2016 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2016 World Junior Championships, and gold at the 2013–14 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2013 Junior Grand Prix Final. Personal life Maria Romanovna Sotskova was born on 12 April 2000 in Reutov, Moscow Oblast, Russ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
