Paige Conners

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Paige Conners
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Conners with Krasnopolski at the 2018 European Championships
Personal information
Country represented Israel
Born (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 23)
Pittsford, New York, United States
Home town Pittsford, New York, United States
Residence Edgewater, New Jersey, United States
Height1.54 m (5 ft 12 in)
Partner Evgeni Krasnopolski
Coach Galit Chait,
Anton Nimenko
Former coach Gilberto Viadana, Michela Boschetto
ChoreographerGalit Chait
Former choreographer Jeffrey Buttle
Skating clubIce Holon Israel
Training locations Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Began skating2003

Paige Conners (born 9 April 2000) is an American-Israeli pair skater. With her skating partner, Evgeni Krasnopolski, she is the 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star bronze medalist. She competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Figure Skating in pairs skating and a team event in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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Personal life

Conners was born on April 9, 2000, in Pittsford, New York, United States, the daughter of Karen (a reading teacher) and Mark Conners (a dentist) [1] [2] [3] Her mother, who is from Buffalo, has Israeli citizenship. [4] [5] She later moved to Edgewater, New Jersey. [6] She has dual American-Israeli citizenship. [6]

Career

Conners began learning to skate in 2003. [1] Representing Israel in ladies' singles, she placed 27th at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. She was coached by Galit Chait, Gilberto Viadana, and Michela Boschetto. [7]

Switching to pair skating, Conners teamed up with Israel's Evgeni Krasnopolski in March 2017. [4] The pair decided to train in Hackensack, New Jersey, coached by Galit Chait and Anton Nimenko. [1]

Making their international debut, Conners/Krasnopolski placed 5th at the 2017 CS U.S. Classic in September. Later the same month, they placed 8th at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying opportunity for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Due to their result, Israel received a spot in the Olympic pairs event. In October, the two won the bronze medal at the 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star.

In November 2017, Conners/Krasnopolski were named in Israel's Olympic team. [8] [9] In January 2018, they finished 9th at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia.

She competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Figure Skating in pair skating (coming in 19th) and a team event in Pyeongchang, South Korea. [10]

Programs

Pair skating

Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[1]

Single skating

Season Short program Free skating
2016–2017
[7]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series

Pairs with Krasnopolski

International [11]
Event 2017–18
Olympics 19th
World Championships 19th
European Championships 9th
CS Ice Star 3rd
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 8th
CS U.S. Classic 5th
Team events
Olympics 8th T
9th P

Ladies' singles

International [12]
Event 2016–17
World Junior Championships 27th
Bavarian Open 4th J
Santa Claus Cup 3rd J
Tallinn Trophy 5th J
J = Junior level

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