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Former coach
  
Tatiana Odinokova

Name
  
Polina Tsurskaya

Residence
  
Former training locations
  

Training locations
  
Height
  
1.68 m

Skating club
  
Sambo 70

Role
  
Figure skater

Country represented
  
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Native name
  
Polina Igorevna TSurskaya

Full name
  
Polina Igorevna Tsurskaya

Born
  
11 July 2001 (age 23) (
2001-07-11
)
Omsk, Russia

Choreographer
  
Eteri Tutberidze, Daniil Gleichengauz

2016 ISU Junior Grand Prix - Saransk - Ladies Short Program - Polina TSURSKAYA RUS


Polina Igorevna Tsurskaya (Russian: Полина Игоревна Цурская, born 11 July 2001) is a Russian competitive figure skater. She is the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic champion, the 2015–16 JGP Final champion and the 2016 Russian Junior National champion.

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Polina Tsurskaya Tsurskaya earns first gold medal of 2015 JGP Series

She is the former junior ladies' record-holder for the highest short program score, free program score and combined total scores.

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Personal life

Polina Tsurskaya 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix Bratislava Ladies Short Program

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

Career

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

2015−2016 season

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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. 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.

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In February, Tsurskaya won gold at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. 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. After three months during which she had to avoid running and jumping, she resumed training in early June.

2016−2017 season

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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. She underwent surgery on her right knee and resumed practicing jumps in mid-December.

Achievements

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  • Set the junior-level ladies' record for the free program to 128.59 points at the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final, perviously 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.
  • Competitive highlights

    Polina Tsurskaya Polina Tsurskaya flawless in Barcelona Golden Skate

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


    Polina Tsurskaya Polina Tsurskaya to miss Russian test skates 2017 FS Gossips

    References

    Polina Tsurskaya Wikipedia


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