Summary
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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| Full name | Polina Igorevna Tsurskaya | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Native name | Полина Игоревна Цурская (Russian) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 July 2001 Omsk, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | May 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 edit
Polina Igorevna Tsurskaya was born on July 11, 2001, in Omsk, Russia.[2][3] She has an elder brother, Igor, who is nine years her senior.[4] She moved to Moscow in 2013.[5]
Career edit
Early years edit
Tsurskaya began skating in 2005.[2] Coached by Tatiana Odinokova in Omsk until 2013, she joined Eteri Tutberidze and Sergei Dudakov after relocating to Moscow.[5] Fifth in her first appearance at the Russian Junior Championships, in 2014, she finished fourth in 2015.
2015−2016 season edit
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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[4] After three months during which she had to avoid running and jumping, she resumed training in early June.[8]
2016–2017 season edit
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.[9] She underwent surgery on her right knee and resumed practicing jumps in mid-December.[10]
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.[11][12][13]
2017–2018 season edit
Making her senior international debut, Tsurskaya won the bronze medal at the 2017 NHK Trophy, setting personal best scores in both segments.[14] 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.[15]
On May 7, 2018, it was announced Tsurskaya was ending her partnership with coach Eteri Tutberidze.[16]
2018–2019 season edit
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 edit
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.[17]
Achievements edit
- Set the junior-level ladies' record for the free program to 128.59 points at the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final, previously held by Elena Radionova. Record was broken by Marin Honda at the 2016 JGP Japan.
- Set the junior-level ladies' record for the combined total to 195.28 points at the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final, previously held by Elena Radionova. Record was broken by Alina Zagitova at the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final.
- Set the junior-level ladies' record for the short program to 69.02 points at the 2016 JGP Russia, previously held by Evgenia Medvedeva. Record was broken by Alina Zagitova at the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final.
Programs edit
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2018–2019 |
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| 2016–2017 [4][8][20] |
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| 2014–2015 |
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Competitive highlights edit
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[21] | ||||||
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| Event | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
| GP NHK Trophy | 3rd | |||||
| GP Rostelecom | 8th | |||||
| GP Skate America | 4th | 7th | ||||
| CS Ondrej Nepela | 4th | |||||
| International: Junior[21] | ||||||
| Junior Worlds | WD | 10th | ||||
| Youth Olympics | 1st | |||||
| JGP Final | 1st | WD | ||||
| JGP Estonia | 1st | |||||
| JGP Poland | 1st | |||||
| JGP Russia | 1st | |||||
| JGP Slovakia | 1st | |||||
| National[5] | ||||||
| Russia | 4th | WD | 5th | 14th | ||
| Russia: Junior | 5th | 4th | 1st | 3rd | ||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | ||||||
Detailed results edit
Senior level edit
| 2018–19 season | |||||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| 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 | |||||||
| Date | Event | 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 edit
Previous ISU Junior world records highlighted in bold.
| 2016–17 season | |||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total | ||
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| 15–19 March 2017 | 2017 World Junior Championships | Junior | 11 54.30 |
9 101.61 |
10 155.91 | ||
| 1–5 February 2017 | 2017 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 5 65.79 |
2 134.29 |
3 200.08 | ||
| 28 Sept. – 1 Oct. 2016 | 2016 JGP Estonia | Junior | 1 66.72 |
1 127.30 |
1 194.02 | ||
| 14–18 September 2016 | 2016 JGP Russia | Junior | 1 69.02 |
2 114.71 |
1 183.73 | ||
| 2015–16 season | |||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total | ||
| 14–20 March 2016 | 2016 World Junior Championships | Junior | - | - | WD | ||
| 12–21 February 2016 | 2016 Winter Youth Olympics | Junior | 4 58.65 |
1 127.39 |
1 186.04 | ||
| 19–23 January 2016 | 2016 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 1 73.51 |
1 136.53 |
1 210.04 | ||
| 24–27 December 2015 | 2016 Russian Championships | Senior | 5 70.53 |
5 134.93 |
4 205.46 | ||
| 10–13 December 2015 | 2015−16 JGP Final | Junior | 1 66.69 |
1 128.59 |
1 195.28 | ||
| 23–26 September 2015 | 2015 JGP Poland | Junior | 1 61.04 |
1 126.81 |
1 187.85 | ||
| 19–23 August 2015 | 2015 JGP Slovakia | Junior | 1 66.08 |
1 123.42 |
1 189.50 | ||
| 2014–15 season | |||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total | ||
| 4–7 February 2015 | 2015 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 3 64.07 |
4 118.76 |
4 182.83 | ||
| 2013–14 season | |||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total | ||
| 23–25 January 2014 | 2014 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 3 63.58 |
6 116.02 |
5 179.60 | ||
References edit
- ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance - Ladies". International Skating Union.
- ^ a b c "Polina TSURSKAYA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ СПИСОК кандидатов в спортивные сборные команды Российской Федерации по фигурному катанию на коньках на 2015-2016 гг. [List of candidates for 2015-2016 Russian national team] (PDF) (in Russian). Figure Skating Federation of Russia. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ a b c Flade, Tatjana (9 September 2016). "Polina Tsurskaya looking for strong comeback after injury". Golden Skate.
- ^ a b c Цурская Полина Игоревна [Polina Igorevna Tsurskaya]. fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2015-08-21. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
- ^ Slater, Paula (13 December 2015). "Polina Tsurskaya flawless in Barcelona". Golden Skate.
- ^ "Top two Tsurskaya and Sotskova cap a memorable day at Hamar for Russia". Olympic.org. 16 February 2016.
- ^ a b Luchianov, Vladislav (13 September 2016). "Tsurskaya hopes for 'worthy' return at JGP Russia". IceNetwork.com.
- ^ "Junior Ladies". International Skating Union. 29 November 2016. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Фигуристка Цурская: обидно пропустить Финал ГП, цель" [Figure skater Tsurskaya on withdrawing from the JGP Final]. rsport.ru (in Russian). 20 December 2016.
- ^ "Полина Цурская: «Надеюсь, что предстоящий чемпионат мира" (in Russian). Figure Skating Federation of Russia. 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Полина Цурская продолжит карьеру, несмотря на поясничную". rsport.ru (in Russian). 28 April 2017.
- ^ "Цурская имеет редкое заболевание, вызванное". rsport.ru (in Russian). 28 April 2017.
- ^ "ISU GP NHK Trophy 2017". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "ISU GP 2017 Bridgestone Skate America". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Фигурное катание. От Тутберидзе ушла еще одна воспитанница" (in Russian). 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ^ "Самбо-70 "Хрустальный"".
- ^ "Polina TSURSKAYA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ International Figure Skating Magazine (November 12, 2017). "2017 NHK Trophy gala exhibition line-up and music the skaters will perform to" (facebook).
- ^ "Polina TSURSKAYA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Competition Results: Polina TSURSKAYA". International Skating Union.
External links edit
Media related to Polina Tsurskaya at Wikimedia Commons
- Polina Tsurskaya at the International Skating Union
- Polina Tsurskaya on Instagram
