Eliana Gropman

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Eliana Gropman
Eliana Gropman and Ian Somerville - 2019 Junior Worlds - 1.jpg
Gropman/Somerville at the 2019 World Junior Championships
Born (2001-02-05) February 5, 2001 (age 23)
Washington, D.C., United States
Hometown Silver Spring, Maryland
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
CoachAlexei Kiliakov
Elena Novak
Dmitri Ilin
Greg Zuerlein
Ramil Sarkulov
Skating clubPavilion SC Cleveland Heights
Began skating2008

Eliana Gropman (born February 5, 2001) is an American ice dancer. With her former skating partner, Ian Somerville, she is the 2019 U.S. national junior bronze medalist and the 2018 JGP Slovakia bronze medalist. They placed in the top twelve at the 2019 World Junior Championships.

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Personal life

Eliana Gropman was born February 5, 2001, in Washington, D.C. She graduated from Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, Maryland, in 2019 and currently attends the University of Michigan. [1] [2] Gropman is fluent in Hebrew and Spanish. [1]

Career

Early career

Gropman began skating at age 4 after attending a skating party. [1] Gropman/Somerville announced their partnership in June 2008. [1] They did not compete during the 2010–11 season after Somerville and his family moved to France for nine months. [3] Together, they are the 2012 U.S. national juvenile and 2013 U.S. national intermediate champions, as well as the 2014 U.S. national novice silver medalists. They did not advance to the 2015 U.S. Championships, after placing fifth at 2015 Eastern Sectionals. [1]

2015–2016 season

Gropman/Somerville received their first ISU Junior Grand Prix assignment, placing tenth at 2015 JGP United States in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They won bronze at Midwestern Sectionals and finished seventh at the 2016 U.S. Championships. Gropman/Somerville then competed at the 2016 Bavarian Open, where they won silver behind Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko of Russia.

2016–2017 season

Gropman/Somerville opened their season with the bronze medal at 2016 Lake Placid Ice Dance International behind U.S. teammates Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons and Chloe Lewis / Logan Bye. They finished ninth at 2016 JGP France and fifth at 2016 NRW Trophy. Gropman/Somerville won bronze at Eastern Sectionals and finished sixth at the 2016 U.S. Championships.

2017–2018 season

Gropman/Somerville began the season with a pair of fourth-place finishes at 2017 JGP Australia and 2017 JGP Croatia. They won silver at Eastern Sectionals and earned their first junior national medal, pewter, at the 2017 U.S. Championships.

2018–2019 season

Gropman/Somerville won their first JGP medal, a bronze, at 2018 JGP Slovakia behind Russians Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Nikita Nazarov and Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid Naryzhnyy. They placed fifth at 2018 JGP Canada. Gropman/Somerville won gold at Midwestern Sectionals and bronze at the 2019 U.S. Championships. With their result, they were named to the team for the 2019 World Junior Championships for the first time, alongside Caroline Green / Gordon Green and Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik. [4]

At 2019 Junior Worlds, Gropman/Somerville were ninth after the rhythm dance, but fell to twelfth overall following a thirteenth-place free dance. Somerville dissolved the partnership via email at the end of the season. [5]

Programs

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2018–2019
[6]
  • Tango: Nuevo Tango
    by Cuarteto Nuevo Tango
  • Argentine tango: La Cascada
    by Seoan feat. Kathy
  • Tango: Nuevo Tango
    by Cuarteto Nuevo Tango
Short dance Free dance
2017–2018
[7]
2016–2017
[8]
2015–2016
[9]
  • Ice Queen
    by Dinletir
  • Rebirth 2
    by Solace
  • Ice Queen
    by Dinletir
2014–2015
[1]
  • Mi Chica
    by Sarbel
  • Gitti Gideli
    by Tarkan

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix.Pewter medals (4th place) awarded only at U.S. national, sectional, and regional events.

International: Junior [10]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Junior Worlds 12th
JGP Australia 4th
JGP Canada 5th
JGP Croatia 4th
JGP France 9th
JGP Slovakia 3rd
JGP United States 10th
Bavarian Open 2nd
Lake Placid IDI 3rd
NRW Trophy 5th
National [11]
U.S. Champ. 1st I2nd N7th J6th J4th J3rd J
U.S. Junior 1st V
Eastern 1st V1st I1st N5th J3rd J2nd J
Midwestern 3rd J1st J
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2018–19 Figure Skating Roster: Eliana Gropman and Ian Somerville". U.S. Figure Skating.
  2. ↑ Gropman, Eliana (April 22, 2019). "ho〽️e for the next 4 #victors2023" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
  3. ↑ "Eliana Gropman & Ian Somerville: Our Background". ice-dance.com.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Figure Skating Announces Pairs and Ice Dance Selections for World, Four Continents and World Junior Teams". U.S. Figure Skating. January 27, 2019.
  5. ↑ Gropman, Eliana (April 5, 2019). "It's with a lot of sadness that I'm announcing the end of my 10-year ice dance partnership with Ian" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
  6. ↑ "Eliana GROPMAN / Ian SOMERVILLE". International Skating Union.
  7. ↑ "Eliana GROPMAN / Ian SOMERVILLE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Eliana GROPMAN / Ian SOMERVILLE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 25, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Eliana GROPMAN / Ian SOMERVILLE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 26, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Eliana GROPMAN / Ian SOMERVILLE: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  11. ↑ "Eliana Gropman & Ian Somerville". Stats on Ice.
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