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Elena ILINYKH
Personal information
Full name: Elena Ruslanovna Ilinykh
Country represented: Russia
Date of birth: April 25, 1994 (1994-04-25) (age 16)
Place of birth: Shevchenko, Kazakhstan
Home town: Moscow
Residence: Moscow
Height: 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Partner: Nikita Katsalapov
Former partner: Ivan Bukin
Coach: Alexander Zhulin
Oleg Volkov
Former coach: Irina Lobacheva
Igor Shpilband
Choreographer: Alexander Zhulin
Liudmila Vlasova
Skating club: Moskvitch
ISU personal best scores
Combined total: 153.48
2011 Europeans
Short dance: 60.93
2011 Europeans
Free dance: 92.55
2011 Europeans
Elena Ruslanovna Ilinykh[1] (Russian: Елена Руслановна Ильиных, born April 25, 1994 in Shevchenko, Kazakhstan) is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Nikita Katsalapov, she is the 2010 World Junior Champion, 2009 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist and 2011 Russian senior national bronze medalist.
As of 29 January 2011 (2011 -01-29), they have the season's 7th highest total score. As of 28 January 2011 (2011 -01-28), the International Skating Union (ISU) ranks them 12th in the world.
Elena Ilinykh began in single skating but her coaches felt she would be more suited to ice dancing. She was paired with Nikita Katsapalov by Irina Lobacheva and Ilia Averbukh who were the team's first coaches. In 2005, they attended a training camp under Alexander Zhulin who was preparing Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov for their Olympic gold-medal winning season.[4] Despite feeling inspired, they split shortly afterward – Ilinykh said they were too young at the time to understand partnership, "We didn't understand at all that you need to talk to each other, to find a compromise. There were these foolish, stupid quarrels. It just didn't work."
Ilinykh moved to Canton, Michigan where she trained in Marina Zoueva and Igor Shpilband's group for two years without a partner, and then returned to Russia.[ Katsalapov had split up with another skater so they decided to give their partnership another chance in spring 2008.They began competing in the 2008-2009 season, when they placed 4th at the Russian Junior Championships. In the 2009-2010 season, they competed for the first time on the ISU Junior Grand Prix. At their first event, the event in Budapest, Hungary, they won the gold medal. At their second event, in Torun, Poland, they won a second gold medal. These medals qualified them for the 2009-2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. They are coached by Zhulin in Moscow.
Ilinykh and Katsapalov were named Discovery of the Year at the 2010 Crystal Ice Awards held in October 2010 in Moscow.[6][7] They made their senior debut during the 2010-11 season at the 2010 NHK Trophy where they finished fourth. At their next event, 2010 Cup of Russia, they won the bronze medal, their first medal on the senior Grand Prix series. At the 2011 Russian Nationals, they won the bronze medal and their first berth to the European Championships.
At the 2011 Europeans, Ilinykh and Katsalapov set new personal bests in the short dance (60.93), free dance (92.55) and combined total (153.48). They finished fourth in their debut at the event.
Programs
Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2010–2011 Waltz from Agony
soundtrack by Alfred Schnittke
Tango
by unknown Don Quixote
by Ludwig Minkus
Season Original dance Free dance Exhibition
2009–2010 Folklore from the Andes: Incantations Schindler's List
by John Williams
Fiddler on the Roof
2008–2009 Selections &
Sing, Sing, Sing (with lyrics) Selections
by Globus Selections
(with Katsalapov)
Event 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011
World Championships TBD
European Championships 4th
World Junior Championships 1st
Russian Championships 3rd
Russian Junior Championships 4th 2nd
NHK Trophy 4th
Cup of Russia 3rd
Junior Grand Prix Final 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Hungary 1st
Junior Grand Prix, Poland 1st
Nikita KATSALAPOV
Nikita Gennadievich Katsalapov[1] (Russian: Никита Геннадьевич Кацалапов, born July 10, 1991 in Moscow) is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Elena Ilinykh, he is the 2010 World Junior Champion, 2009 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist and 2011 Russian senior national bronze medalist.
As of 29 January 2011 (2011 -01-29)[update], they have the season's 7th highest total score. As of 28 January 2011 (2011 -01-28)[update], the International Skating Union (ISU) ranks them 12th in the world.
Nikita Katsapalov began in single skating but struggled with some jumps and decided to try ice dancing. He was paired with Elena Ilinykh by Irina Lobacheva and Ilia Averbukh who were the team's first coaches. In 2005, they attended a training camp under Alexander Zhulin who was preparing Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov for their Olympic gold-medal winning season.[4] Despite feeling inspired, they split shortly afterward – Ilinykh said they were too young at the time to understand partnership.
Katsalapov then teamed up with Angelina Kabysheva but they split up in 2008. Ilinykh returned to Russia and they decided to give their partnership another chance in spring 2008.They began competing in the 2008-2009 season, when they placed 4th at the Russian Junior Championships. In the 2009-2010 season, they competed for the first time on the ISU Junior Grand Prix. At their first event, the event in Budapest, Hungary, they won the gold medal. At their second event, in Torun, Poland, they won a second gold medal. These medals qualified them for the 2009-2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. They are coached by Zhulin in Moscow.
Ilinykh and Katsapalov were named Discovery of the Year at the 2010 Crystal Ice Awards held in October 2010 in Moscow.[6] [7] They made their senior debut during the 2010-11 season at the 2010 NHK Trophy where they finished fourth. At their next event, 2010 Cup of Russia, they won the bronze medal, their first medal on the senior Grand Prix series. At the 2011 Russian Nationals, they won the bronze medal and their first berth to the European Championships.
At the 2011 Europeans, Ilinykh and Katsalapov set new personal bests in the short dance (60.93), free dance (92.55) and combined total (153.48). They finished fourth in their debut at the event.