Bela Papp

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Bela Papp
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Papp at the 2011 Worlds
Personal information
Country represented Finland
Born (1994-03-09) 9 March 1994 (age 27)
Kuopio, Finland
Residence Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
CoachBruno Delmaestro, Kelly Champagne
Former coachJoanne McLeod, N. Wilson, C. Chanski, A. Kopylov
ChoreographerTom Dickson
Skating clubHermes, Kokkola
Training locations Coquitlam, British Columbia
Began skating2000
ISU personal best scores
Combined total163.62
2014 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic
Short program54.91
2014 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic
Free skate108.71
2014 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic

Bela Papp (born 9 March 1994) is a Finnish figure skater. He is the 2011 Finnish national champion. Selected to compete at four consecutive World Junior Championships, he qualified twice for the free skate. Papp also competed at various different Junior Grand Prix events as well as represented Finland at two consecutive University Games (Universiade). Papp has won the Finnish title in all of the categories and was the youngest man to win the Senior title at the age of 16.

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Personal life

Bela Papp was born on 9 March 1994 in Kuopio, Finland. [1] His mother, Ulla, is a figure skating coach, and his siblings—Beata, Bettina, Benjam—have all competed in the sport. [1] His American-born father is of Hungarian descent and had moved to Finland when he was five years old. [2] He relocated to British Columbia, Canada in July 2007. [3] As of 2014, he is a student at Simon Fraser University. [4] Papp is currently a masters degree student at the University of Jyväskylä.

Career

In the 2007–08 season, Papp was sent to Lake Placid, New York to compete at his first ISU Junior Grand Prix event. After winning the Finnish national junior title, he was assigned to the 2008 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria but did not qualify for the free skate. The following season, Papp repeated as the Finnish junior champion. He was eliminated before the free skate again at the 2009 World Junior Championships but was successful at the 2010 World Junior Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, where he finished 24th.

In the 2010–11 season, Papp won the Finnish national title on the senior level. He was assigned to the 2011 World Junior Championships in Gangneung, South Korea, where he placed 22nd, and the 2011 World Championships in Moscow, where he was eliminated after the preliminary round. Surgery on the L5 bilateral pars in his lower back kept him out of competition in the 2012–13 season. [4]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2016–2017
2013–2014
[1]
  • Hotel California
  • Thunder
    by Nuttin' But Stringz
  • Tango
2011–2012
[5]
  • Butterflies and Hurricanes
    by Muse
2009–2010
[6]
  • Triplets of Belleville
    by Ben Charest
  • La Valse D'Amelie
    by Yann Tiersen
2008–2009
[7]
  • Dramatico
    by Edvin Marton
  • Satori Mix
    by Kodo
  • Stobe's Nanafushi
  • Scorchio
    by Bond
2006–2008
[8] [3]
  • The Godfather soundtrack
    by Nino Rota
  • Acoustic Alchemy
  • The Netting Hill
  • Satori Mix
    by Kodo
  • Stobe's Nanafushi
  • Scorchio
    by Bond

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International [9]
Event06–0707–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
World Champ. 20th P
CS Finlandia 15th16th
CS Autumn Classic 13th
CS U.S. Classic 8th10th
Bavarian Open 11th
Finlandia Trophy 15th
Nebelhorn Trophy 23rd
Nordics 8th
Volvo Open Cup 21st
Universiade 27th25th
International: Junior [9]
World Jr. Champ. 29th30th24th22nd
JGP Australia 13th
JGP Austria 17th
JGP Germany 16th
JGP Romania 14th
JGP U.K. 11th
JGP U.S. 12th13th
National [10]
Finnish Champ. 4th J1st J1st J3rd J1st3rd3rd5th5th2nd
J = Junior level; P = Preliminary round
Papp did not compete in the 2012–13 season.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bela Papp: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Markula, Siri (18 December 2008). "Bela Papp". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 October 2020. Sukunimi Papp tulee isän suvulta, joka on alun perin Unkarista. Isä on amerikkalainen, mutta muutti Suomeen viisivuotiaana.
  3. 1 2 Mittan, Barry (30 June 2008). "Papp Has Pop". Skate Today.
  4. 1 2 Stevens, Ryan (13 August 2014). "Interview With Béla Papp". SkateGuard.
  5. ↑ "Bela Papp: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Bela Papp: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 September 2009.
  7. ↑ "Bela Papp: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 June 2009.
  8. ↑ "Bela Papp: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007.
  9. 1 2 "Competition Results: Bela PAPP". International Skating Union.
  10. ↑ "Bela Papp". Finnish Figure Skating Association. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015.

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