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Elena Ilinykh
Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov at the 2012 European Championships
Full nameElena Ruslanovna Ilinykh
Born (1994-04-25) April 25, 1994 (age 30)
Aktau, Kazakhstan
HometownMoscow, Russia
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country Russia
PartnerNikita Katsalapov
CoachNikolai Morozov
Tatiana Tarasova
Skating clubMoskvich
Began skating1998
Medal record
Figure skating
Ice dancing
Representing  Russia
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Sheffield Ice dancing
Russian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Saransk Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Saransk Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 The Hague Ice dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
Silver medal – second place 2009–2010 Tokyo Ice dancing

Elena Ruslanovna Ilinykh (Russian: Елена Руслановна Ильиных; born April 25, 1994 in Aktau, Kazakhstan) is a Russian ice dancer who competes with partner Nikita Katsalapov. Together, they are the 2012 European bronze medalists and Russian national silver medalists. On the junior level, they were the 2010 World Junior champions and 2009 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalists.

Career

Ilinykh and Katsalapov at 2010 Cup of Russia

Elena Ilinykh began in single skating but her coaches felt she would be more suited to ice dancing.[5] She had a brief early partnership with Ivan Bukin, the son of 1988 Olympic ice dancing champion Andrei Bukin.

She was paired with Nikita Katsapalov by Irina Lobacheva and Ilia Averbukh, who were the team's first coaches.[5] 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.[5] 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."[5]

Ilinykh moved to Canton, Michigan where she trained in Marina Zueva and Igor Shpilband's group for two years without a partner.[5]

Junior career

Ilinykh decided to return to Russia. Katsalapov had split up with another skater so they decided to give their partnership another chance in spring 2008.[5][6] They began training again with Alexander Zhulin in Moscow and began competing together in the 2008–2009 season, when they placed 4th at the Russian Junior Championships.

During the 2009–2010 season, Ilinykh and Katsalapov competed for the first time on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. 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 to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final. They won the silver medal behind Ksenia Monko and Kirill Khaliavin at the Final and at the Russian Junior Championships. However, they moved past them to win gold at the 2010 World Junior Championships. They were named Discovery of the Year at the 2010 Crystal Ice Awards held in October 2010 in Moscow.[7][8]

2010–2011 season

The short dance at 2010 Cup of Russia

For the 2010–2011 season, Ilinykh and Katsalapov chose a ballet-themed free dance to Don Quixote: "[Zhulin] wanted us to do something classical Russian, and only very few people have done a real ballet program in dance."[9] Ilinykh's tutu was made at the Bolshoi.[9] They made their senior debut 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 were second after the short dance behind Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev but placed fourth in the free dance to finish third overall behind Ekaterina Riazanova and Ilia Tkachenko.[10] However, their bronze medal was enough to earn them 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) to finish fourth in their debut at the event.[9] They were in a battle with Riazanova and Tkachenko for Russia's second of only two berths to the 2011 World Championships. By finishing ahead of them, Ilinykh and Katsalapov won the right to make their senior Worlds debut. They finished seventh at the event. Following the end of the season, they ended their collaboration with Alexander Zhulin and Oleg Volkov to begin working with new coach Nikolai Morozov in May 2011.[11][12][13] During the off-season, they spent some time in the U.S. preparing for the 2011–2012 season.[14]

2011–2012 season

For the Grand Prix season, Ilinykh and Katsalapov were assigned to 2011 NHK Trophy and 2011 Trophée Eric Bompard. At NHK Trophy, they placed first in the short dance[15] but in the warm-up before the free dance Ilinykh crashed into the boards and injured her knee.[16] The couple finished the competition, winning the bronze medal, but withdrew from the exhibitions.[16] Ilinyh and Katsalapov then finished 4th at the 2011 Trophee Eric Bompard. They won the silver medal at the 2012 Russian Championships. At the 2012 European Championships, Ilinykh and Katsalapov were seventh in the short dance but set a personal best in their free dance, resulting in an overall total of 153.12 points. They won the bronze medal at the event and then performed with Art on Ice.[17] Ilinykh and Katsalapov finished 5th – the highest of the three Russian couples – at the 2012 World Championships.[18] Their final event of the season is the 2012 World Team Trophy.

Programs

Ilinykh and Katsalapov won the 2010 World Junior Championships.

(with Ilinykh)

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2011–2012[6][19] Ave Maria
performed by Thomas Spencer-Wortley 		Black Velvet
by Alannah Myles
2010–2011[20] Don Quixote
by Ludwig Minkus 		I Put a Spell on You
by Nina Simone
Original dance
2009–2010 Sikuriadas
(Panpipes Of The Andes)
by Incantation
2008–2009 Sarabande
by Jon Lord
2004–2005 Swing combo Cats
by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Competitive highlights

(with Katsalapov)

The short dance at 2011 Worlds
Event 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012
World Championships 7th 5th
European Championships 4th 3rd
World Junior Championships 1st
Russian Championships 3rd 2nd
Russian Junior Championships 4th 2nd
NHK Trophy 4th 3rd
Cup of Russia 3rd
Trophée Eric Bompard 4th
Junior Grand Prix Final 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Hungary 1st
Junior Grand Prix, Poland 1st

Detailed results

The original dance at 2010 Junior Worlds
2011–2012 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
March 26–29, 2012 2012 World Championships Senior 5
65.34 		5
95.66 		5
161.00
January 23–29, 2012 2012 European Championships Senior 7
59.49 		3
93.63 		3
153.12
December 25–29, 2011 2012 Russian Championships Senior 2
66.94 		2
95.00 		2
161.94
November 18–20, 2011 2011 Trophée Eric Bompard Senior 4
58.17 		4
82.15 		4
140.32
November 11–13, 2011 2011 NHK Trophy Senior 1
61.83 		3
87.65 		3
149.48
2010–2011 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
April 24 – May 1, 2011 2011 World Championships Senior 6
65.51 		10
88.99 		7
154.50
January 24–30, 2011 2011 European Championships Senior 4
60.93 		4
92.55 		4
153.48
December 26–29, 2010 2011 Russian Championships Senior 2
62.30 		4
87.42 		3
149.72
November 19–21, 2010 2010 Cup of Russia Senior 6
49.14 		2
85.65 		3
134.79
October 22–24, 2010 2010 NHK Trophy Senior 3
56.89 		4
78.16 		4
135.05
2009–2010 season
Date Event Level OD FD Total
March 8–14, 2010 2010 World Junior Championships Junior 1
59.94 		1
90.82 		1
188.28
February 3–6, 2010 2010 Russian Junior Championships Junior 2
– 		2
– 		2
184.51
December 3–6, 2009 2009 JGP Final Junior 3
54.35 		2
85.01 		2
139.36
September 9–13, 2009 2009 JGP Poland Junior 1
54.03 		1
82.56 		1
171.61
Aug. 26 – Sept. 30, 2009 2009 JGP Hungary Junior 1
50.46 		1
81.50 		1
166.06
ISU Championships also award small medals for short and free programs.

References

  1. ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. April 21, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  2. ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2011/2012 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. April 21, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  3. ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. April 30, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  4. ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. March 26, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Flade, Tatjana (30 May 2010). "The goal is Sotchi". Goldenskate. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Elena ILINYKH / Nikita KATSALAPOV: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  7. ^ Golinsky, Reut (November 19, 2010). "Ice festival in Moscow". AbsoluteSkating.com. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  8. ^ Kozina, Anna (October 20, 2010). ""Хрустальный лед" растаял : В Москве наградили лучших фигуристов". Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved October 21, 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ a b c Flade, Tatiana (January 29, 2011). "Pechalat and Bourzat dance to first European title". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
  10. ^ Kondakova, Anna (December 28, 2010). "Bobrova and Soloviev win first Russian National title". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
  11. ^ Simonenko, Andrei (May 17, 2011). "Фигуристы Ильиных/Кацалапов уверены в правильности перехода к Морозову". RIA Novosti (in Russian). Retrieved May 18, 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Rasskazova, I. (May 17, 2011). "Ильиных и Кацалапов ушли от Александра Жулина. Почему?". Sovsport.ru (in Russian). Retrieved May 18, 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ Semyonov, Roman (September 10, 2011). "У Морозова принципиально иной подход к работе". Championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved September 20, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ Nikulashkina, Maria (September 7, 2011). "Елена Ильиных: "Танцы на Бродвее – лучшее впечатление лета"" (in Russian). sport-express.ru. Retrieved September 8, 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ Flade, Tatjana (November 11, 2011). "Ilinykh and Katsalapov grab lead in short dance at NHK Trophy". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  16. ^ a b Flade, Tatjana (November 12, 2011). "Shibutani and Shibutani capture ice dance gold at NHK Trophy". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  17. ^ Jangbro, Eva Maria (March 9, 2012). "Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov: "We were just happy to compete and to have a kind of a battle with these guys."". Absolute Skating. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  18. ^ Tonkacheeva, Oksana (2012-04-07). "Елена Ильиных и Никита Кацалапов: это здорово, что в нас чувствуют силу!". team-russia2014.ru (in Russian). {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ Jangbro, Eva Maria (February 13, 2012). "Art On Ice: A show that tickles the senses! Act 2". Absolute Skating. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  20. ^ "Elena ILINYKH / Nikita KATSALAPOV: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
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