M-am gandit ca merita si Ksenia un thread al ei, e o patinatoare de viitor, talentata si gratioasa, care merita atentia noastra.
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Ksenia Olegovna Makarova (Russian: Ксения Олеговна Макарова, born December 20, 1992 in Saint Petersburg) is a Russian-American figure skater. She is the 2010 Russian national champion.
She represented Russia at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where she placed 10th.
Personal life
Makarova was born in Saint Petersburg. She is the daughter of retired pair skaters Larisa Selezneva & Oleg Makarov, European Champions in 1987 and 1989. Her family emigrated to the United States when she was 8 years old. She attends Newburgh Free Academy in Newburgh, New York. She is coached by her parents and Viktor Petrenko.
Career
Makarova originally competed in the United States.
She began competing in the United States in the 2003-2004 season at the Intermediate level, where she placed 7th at her regional championship. The following season, again competing as an Intermediate, she won the pewter medal at her regional championship and went on to place 15th at the U.S. Junior Championships. In the 2005-2006 season, competing for the final time as an Intermediate, she won her regional championship, but had to withdraw from the U.S. Junior Championships.
She moved up to the Novice level in the 2006-2007 season. She won her regional championship and placed 2nd at her sectional event to qualify for the 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, where she placed 7th.
While competing for the United States, she represented the Hudson Valley Figure Skating Club, and she continued to represent that club in the United States while advancing in the USFSA testing structure[2].
Makarova switched to competing for Russia in 2007. At the 2008 Russian Junior Championships, she placed fourth in both segments of the competition to place 4th overall.
In the 2008-2009 season, she debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix. At her first event, the 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Madrid, she won the short program and placed 8th in the free skate to place 4th overall. In her second event, in Sheffield, she placed 3rd in the short program and 4th in the free skate to place 4th overall. At the 2009 Russian Junior Championships, she placed 5th.
In the 2009-2010 season, she began being coached by Galina Zmievskaya in addition to her parents[3]. Makarova competed on the 2009-2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix. At her first event, in Lake Placid, New York, she placed 4th in the short program and second in the free skate to win the silver medal. At her second event, in Belarus, she placed 2nd in the short program and 3rd in the free skating to win the bronze medal. This qualified her for the 2009-2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. She then competed at the 2009 Coupe Internationale de Nice senior-level competition, which she won after winning both segments of the competition[4]. She placed 4th at the Junior Grand Prix Final after placing third in the short program and fourth in the free skating[5].
At the 2010 Russian Figure Skating Championships, Makarova placed second in the short program and third in the free skating to win the title overall[6]. Her win qualified her for the 2010 European Figure Skating Championships[1] and gave her a spot on the Russian team to the 2010 Winter Olympics[7].
During the 2010-11 season, she won silver at 2010 Skate Canada International, her first medal on the senior Grand Prix series.
Programs
Event Short program Long program Exhibition
2010–2011 Flamenco
by Didulia Evita OST
by Andrew Lloyd Webber
2009–2010 Ladies in Lavender OST
by Nigel Hess The 13th Warrior OST
by Jerry Goldsmith Sway
by Pussycat Dolls
2008–2009 Cirque du Soleil Mr. & Mrs. Smith OST
2007–2008 In the Hall of the Mountain King
by Edvard Grieg Don Quixote
by Leon Minkus
2006–2007 Libertango
by Ástor Piazzolla Chicago soundtrack
Competitive highlights
Results for Russia
Makarova performs at the 2010 European Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.Event 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011
Winter Olympic Games 10th
World Championships 8th
European Championships 9th
Russian Championships 1st
Russian Junior Championships 4th 5th
Skate Canada International 2nd
Cup of Russia
Coupe Internationale de Nice 1st
Finlandia Trophy 4th
Junior Grand Prix Final 4th
Junior Grand Prix, Belarus 3rd
Junior Grand Prix, USA 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain 4th
Junior Grand Prix, Spain 4th
Results for the United States
Event 2006–2007
U.S. Championships 7th N.
Eastern Sectionals 2nd N.
North Atlantic Regionals 1st N.
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