Polina Tsurskaya

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Polina Tsurskaya
2015 Junior Grand Prix Final IMG 9279 Tsurskaya cropped.jpg
Tsurskaya at the 2015–16 JGP Final
Full namePolina Igorevna Tsurskaya
Native nameПолина Игоревна Цурская (Russian)
Born (2001-07-11) 11 July 2001 (age 23)
Omsk, Russia
Height171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Began skating2005
RetiredMay 31, 2019
Medal record
Representing Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
Winter Youth Olympics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Lillehammer Ladies's singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015–16 Barcelona Ladies' singles

Polina Igorevna Tsurskaya (pronounced TSOO-rskaya; Russian : Полина Игоревна Цурская, born 11 July 2001) is a Russian former competitive figure skater and figure skating coach. She is the 2017 NHK Trophy bronze medallist.

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On the junior level, she is the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic champion, the 2015 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, a four-time Junior Grand Prix event champion, and the 2015 Russian junior national champion.

Personal life

Polina Igorevna Tsurskaya was born on July 11, 2001, in Omsk, Russia. [1] [2] She has an elder brother, Igor, who is nine years her senior. [3] She moved to Moscow in 2013. [4]

Career

Early years

Tsurskaya began skating in 2005. [1] Coached by Tatiana Odinokova in Omsk until 2013, she joined Eteri Tutberidze and Sergei Dudakov after relocating to Moscow. [4] Fifth in her first appearance at the Russian Junior Championships, in 2014, she finished fourth in 2015.

2015−2016 season

Tsurskaya made her international debut in August 2015 at the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) in Bratislava, Slovakia. She was awarded the gold medal after placing first in both segments and finishing 10 points ahead of the silver medalist, Mai Mihara. Outscoring Ekaterina Mitrofanova by 21 points, she won her next JGP assignment, in Toruń, Poland, and qualified for the final. At the 2015–16 JGP Final, held on December in Barcelona, she won the gold medal with personal best scores in both segments and a total of 195.28 points. [5] She broke the junior records in the free skate and total scores set by compatriot Elena Radionova. Competing on the senior level, Tsurskaya finished fourth later in December at the Russian Championships before winning her first junior national title in January.

In February, Tsurskaya won gold at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. [6] In March, she was scheduled to compete at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen but withdrew before the start of the event. An ankle injury had occurred a day before she departed for the event and was aggravated when she fell in Hungary during the morning practice before the short program. [3] After three months during which she had to avoid running and jumping, she resumed training in early June. [7]

2016–2017 season

In September 2016, Tsurskaya won gold at two JGP series events; she ranked first in the short program and second in the free in Saransk, Russia, and first in both segments in Tallinn, Estonia. She was the second-ranked qualifier to the JGP Final in Marseille, but withdrew on 29 November. [8] She underwent surgery on her right knee and resumed practicing jumps in mid-December. [9]

Tsurskaya finished tenth at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. During the season, she was diagnosed with osteochondritis dissecans and a herniated disc. [10] [11] [12]

2017–2018 season

Making her senior international debut, Tsurskaya won the bronze medal at the 2017 NHK Trophy, setting personal best scores in both segments. [13] In November, Tsurskaya finished fourth at 2017 Skate America, placing eighth in the short program and fourth in the long program and scoring 195.56 points total. [14]

On May 7, 2018, it was announced Tsurskaya was ending her partnership with coach Eteri Tutberidze. [15]

2018–2019 season

Tsurskaya began her season by competing at the 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy where she placed fourth. In her Grand Prix events, she placed seventh at the 2018 Skate America and eighth at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup. She placed fourteenth at the 2019 Russian Championships. Tsurskaya announced her retirement from figure skating on May 31, 2019.

Coaching

In summer 2020 Polina started working as a figure skating coach in the skating club Sambo-70, Chrustalnyi department, in a cooperation with the team of her former coach Eteri Tutberidze. She mainly works with children. [16]

Achievements

Programs

Tsurskaya at the 2015-16 Junior Grand Prix Final podium 2015 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Junior ladies singles medal ceremonies IMG 9276.JPG
Tsurskaya at the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final podium
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2018–2019
2017–2018
[17]

The Great Gatsby: [18]

2016–2017
[3] [7] [19]
2015–2016
[1]
  • Adagio in G minor
    by Remo Giazotto, Tomaso Albinoni
    performed by Ikuko Kawai
    choreo. by Daniil Gleikhengauz
2014–2015
  • Chess
    by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
    choreo. by Eteri Tutberidze
2013–2014

Competitive highlights

Tsurskaya (right) with Evgenia Medvedeva (center) and Carolina Kostner (left) at the 2017 NHK Trophy podium. Photos - NHK Trophy 2017 - Ladies (Medalists) (1).jpg
Tsurskaya (right) with Evgenia Medvedeva (center) and Carolina Kostner (left) at the 2017 NHK Trophy podium.

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International [20]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
GP NHK Trophy 3rd
GP Rostelecom 8th
GP Skate America 4th7th
CS Ondrej Nepela 4th
International: Junior [20]
Junior Worlds WD10th
Youth Olympics 1st
JGP Final 1stWD
JGP Estonia 1st
JGP Poland 1st
JGP Russia 1st
JGP Slovakia 1st
National [4]
Russia 4thWD5th14th
Russia: Junior 5th4th1st3rd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Senior level

Tsurskaya at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup. 2018 Rostelecom Cup Polina Tsurskaya 2018-11-17 19-58-20 (2).jpg
Tsurskaya at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup.
2018–19 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
19–23 December 2018 2019 Russian Championships 11
66.35		15
118.97		14
185.32
16–18 November 2018 2018 Rostelecom Cup 7
56.81		8
92.64		8
149.45
19–21 October 2018 2018 Skate America 8
58.42		8
101.03		7
159.45
19–22 September 2018 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 4
54.36		5
100.25		4
154.61
2017–18 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
21–24 December 2017 2018 Russian Championships 3
75.33		6
132.28		5
207.61
24–26 November 2017 2017 Skate America 8
63.20		4
132.36		4
195.56
10–12 November 2017 2017 NHK Trophy 3
70.04		2
140.15		3
210.19

Junior level

Tsurskaya at the 2017 World Junior Championships 2017 World Junior Figure Skating Championships Polina Tsurskaya jsfb dave1862.jpg
Tsurskaya at the 2017 World Junior Championships
Tsurskaya at the 2015-16 Junior Grand Prix Final 2015 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Polina Tsurskaya IMG 8884.JPG
Tsurskaya at the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final

Previous ISU Junior world records highlighted inbold.

2016–17 season
DateEventLevel SP FS Total
15–19 March 2017 2017 World Junior Championships Junior11
54.30		9
101.61		10
155.91
1–5 February 2017 2017 Russian Junior Championships Junior5
65.79		2
134.29		3
200.08
28 Sept. – 1 Oct. 2016 2016 JGP Estonia Junior1
66.72		1
127.30		1
194.02
14–18 September 2016 2016 JGP Russia Junior1
69.02		2
114.71		1
183.73
2015–16 season
DateEventLevel SP FS Total
14–20 March 2016 2016 World Junior Championships Junior--WD
12–21 February 2016 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Junior4
58.65		1
127.39		1
186.04
19–23 January 2016 2016 Russian Junior Championships Junior1
73.51		1
136.53		1
210.04
24–27 December 2015 2016 Russian Championships Senior5
70.53		5
134.93		4
205.46
10–13 December 2015 2015−16 JGP Final Junior1
66.69		1
128.59		1
195.28
23–26 September 2015 2015 JGP Poland Junior1
61.04		1
126.81		1
187.85
19–23 August 2015 2015 JGP Slovakia Junior1
66.08		1
123.42		1
189.50
2014–15 season
DateEventLevel SP FS Total
4–7 February 2015 2015 Russian Junior Championships Junior3
64.07		4
118.76		4
182.83
2013–14 season
DateEventLevel SP FS Total
23–25 January 2014 2014 Russian Junior Championships Junior3
63.58		6
116.02		5
179.60

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