Abzal Rakimgaliev | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Full name | Kazakh: Абзал Бауыржанұлы Рақымғалиев: Abzal Bawırjanulı Raqımğaliev | |||||||||||||
Country represented | Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||
Born | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 25 May 1992|||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||
Coach | Craig Maurizi, Nikolai Morozov | |||||||||||||
Former coach | Marina Voitsekhovskaia, Salim Khaidarov, Zhanna Gromova, Olga Markova | |||||||||||||
Choreographer | Olga Orlova, Nikolai Morozov | |||||||||||||
Former choreographer | Vadim Yarulin, Larisa Timoshenko, Ilona Prataseni | |||||||||||||
Skating club | National Skating Federation of Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||
Training locations | Hackensack, New Jersey | |||||||||||||
Former training locations | Moscow Simsbury, Connecticut Daugavpils Almaty | |||||||||||||
Began skating | 1999 | |||||||||||||
ISU personal best scores | ||||||||||||||
Combined total | 185.81 2013 Four Continents | |||||||||||||
Short program | 64.27 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy | |||||||||||||
Free skate | 124.98 2013 Four Continents | |||||||||||||
Medal record
|
Abzal Rakimgaliev (born 25 May 1992) is a Kazakhstani figure skater. He is the 2007 Kazakhstani national champion and has won seven senior international medals. He competed at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, where he placed 26th, and at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, where he placed 22nd.
Season | Short program | Free skating |
---|---|---|
2016–2017 [1] |
| |
2015–2016 [2] |
| |
2014–2015 [3] |
| |
2013–2014 [4] |
| |
2012–2013 [5] | ||
2011–2012 [6] | ||
2010–2011 [7] |
| |
2009–2010 [8] |
|
|
2008–2009 [9] |
|
|
2007–2008 [10] |
| |
2006–2007 [11] |
|
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International [12] | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
Olympics | 26th | 22nd | ||||||||||||
Worlds | 24th | 21st | 28th | 20th | 32nd | |||||||||
Four Continents | 13th | 14th | 13th | 13th | 18th | 15th | 15th | 20th | 23rd | |||||
CS DS Cup | 6th | |||||||||||||
CS Golden Spin | 17th | |||||||||||||
CS Tallinn Trophy | 7th | |||||||||||||
CS Warsaw Cup | 11th | 12th | 13th | |||||||||||
Universiade | 12th | 16th | 12th | |||||||||||
Asian Games | 7th | 12th | ||||||||||||
Asian Trophy | 2nd | 6th | ||||||||||||
Crystal Skate | 6th | 2nd | ||||||||||||
Cup of Nice | 11th | |||||||||||||
Finlandia Trophy | 12th | |||||||||||||
Gardena | 5th | 4th | ||||||||||||
Golden Spin | 10th | 10th | 5th | |||||||||||
Ice Star | 6th | |||||||||||||
Istanbul Cup | 4th | |||||||||||||
Lombardia Trophy | 3rd | |||||||||||||
Nepela Trophy | 7th | |||||||||||||
NRW Trophy | 9th | |||||||||||||
Printemps | 4th | |||||||||||||
Santa Claus Cup | 5th | |||||||||||||
Triglav Trophy | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | ||||||||||
International: Junior or novice [12] | ||||||||||||||
Junior Worlds | 11th | |||||||||||||
JGP Japan | 3rd | |||||||||||||
JGP Germany | 8th | |||||||||||||
JGP Austria | 15th | |||||||||||||
JGP Belarus | 15th | |||||||||||||
JGP Bulgaria | 9th | |||||||||||||
JGP Hungary | 13th | |||||||||||||
JGP Italy | 7th | |||||||||||||
JGP Norway | 12th | |||||||||||||
JGP Spain | 12th | |||||||||||||
JGP Turkey | 14th | |||||||||||||
Gardena | 7th J | |||||||||||||
Golden Lynx | 1st J | |||||||||||||
Triglav Trophy | 2nd J | |||||||||||||
Warsaw Cup | 1st N | |||||||||||||
National [12] | ||||||||||||||
Kazakhstani | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |||||
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior |
Emily Anne Hughes is an American former figure skater. She is the 2007 Four Continents silver medalist and 2007 U.S. national silver medalist. She competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing 7th.
Miki Ando is a retired Japanese figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 World champion, 2011 Four Continents champion, 2004 World Junior champion, and a three-time Japanese national champion.
Tuğba Karademir is a Turkish former competitive figure skater. She won silver medals at the 2008 International Challenge Cup and 2008 Ondrej Nepela Memorial. She qualified to the free skate at two Winter Olympics, two World Championships, and seven European Championships (2004–2010). She served as the flag-bearer for Turkey at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Shawn Sawyer is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2011 Canadian national silver medallist and a three-time Canadian national bronze medallist. He represented Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy finishing 12th overall. Unlike most skaters, Sawyer is a clockwise spinner.
Valentina Marchei is an Italian retired pair and single figure skater. As a singles skater, she is a five-time Italian national champion. Her highest ISU Championship placements were 4th at the 2013 European Championships and 8th at the 2012 World Championships. She represented Italy at the 2014 Winter Olympics and placed 11th. Also, Marchei competed as a pair skater with Ondřej Hotárek, representing Italy. The pair finished 6th at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Vaughn Chipeur is a former Canadian figure skater and figure-skating coach. He currently resides in Edmonton, Alberta. Chipeur is also the Figure Skate Technical Representative and Brand Ambassador for TRUE Temper Sports.
Sergei Nikolayevich Novitski is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. He skated with Jana Khokhlova until April 2010. Together, they are the 2008 World bronze medalists, 2009 European champions, and two-time (2008–09) Russian national champions.
Jenna McCorkell is a former figure skater from Northern Ireland. She is an eleven-time British national champion and won seven senior international medals, including gold at the Ondrej Nepela Memorial and Ice Challenge. She placed as high as eighth at the European Championships (2008) and 14th at the World Championships, and competed at two Winter Olympics.
Igor Macypura is a Ukrainian figure skater who competed internationally for Slovakia. He is the 2008 Triglav Trophy silver medalist, the 2008 International Cup of Nice bronze medalist, the 2006 Ondrej Nepela Memorial bronze medalist, and a three-time Slovak national champion. He qualified to the free skate at five ISU Championships.
Isabelle Pieman is a Belgian former competitive figure skater. She won five senior international medals and three Belgian national titles. At the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, Pieman qualified a spot for Belgium in the ladies' singles event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where she placed 25th. She qualified to the free skate at the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield.
Benjamin Okolski is an American former pair skater. With Brooke Castile, he is the 2008 Four Continents bronze medalist, 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, and 2007 U.S. national champion.
Alexei Bychenko is a retired Ukrainian-born Israeli figure skater. He represented Ukraine through 2009 and Israel after that. He is the 2016 European Figure Skating Championships silver medalist and 2016 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist. He is the first Israeli skater to medal at the European Championships. He placed fourth at 2018 Worlds. Bychenko competed for Israel at the 2014, 2018, and 2022 Winter Olympics.
Michal Březina is a retired Czech figure skater. He is the 2013 European bronze medalist, 2011 Skate America champion, 2009 World Junior silver medalist and four-time Czech national champion. He also won the 2014-15 ISU Challenger Series. Michal represented the Czech Republic at the 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 Winter Olympics.
Kerstin Frank is an Austrian former competitive figure skater. She is a six-time national champion and represented Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She has won eleven international medals and reached the free skate at nine ISU Championships.
Francisco Javier Raya Buenache is a Spanish figure skater. He is the 2011 Spanish national senior champion and has competed in the free skate at eight ISU Championships.
Peter Liebers is a German former competitive figure skater. He is the 2015 Winter Universiade champion, the 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist, the 2012 Ice Challenge champion, and a six-time German national champion. He placed eighth at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and as high as sixth at the European Championships.
Saulius Ambrulevičius is a Lithuanian ice dancer. As a single skater, he is the 2007 and 2008 Lithuanian national champion. Competing in ice dancing with Taylor Tran, he is the 2015 Pavel Roman Memorial silver medalist and 2015 Lithuanian national champion. They qualified to the free dance at the 2017 European Championships.
Miriam Ziegler is a retired Austrian pair skater. With her skating partner, Severin Kiefer, she is a seven-time Austrian national champion and represented Austria at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. As a singles skater, she is a two-time Austrian national champion and competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Richard Dornbush is an American former figure skater. He is the 2014 Lombardia Trophy champion, 2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and 2011 U.S. national silver medalist. He competed at the 2011 World Championships and was an alternate for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Paul Fentz is a retired German figure skater. He has won four senior international medals and is a four-time German national champion. He has competed in the final segment at eight ISU Championships.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)Media related to Abzal Rakimgaliev at Wikimedia Commons