Polina Shelepen
Shelepen in 2012
Full namePolina Sergeyevna Shelepen
Born (1995-07-28) 28 July 1995
Moscow, Russia
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryRussia
Skating clubCSKA Moscow
Began skating1999
RetiredSeptember 16, 2014
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
Silver medal – second place2011–12 QuebecLadies' singles
Silver medal – second place2009–10 TokyoLadies' singles

Polina Sergeyevna Shelepen (Russian: Поли́на Серге́евна Ше́лепень; born 28 July 1995) is a retired Russian figure skater. She is a two-time (2009, 2011) JGP Final silver medalist and a two-time (2011, 2012) Russian national junior silver medalist. She competed for Russia through 2012.

Personal life

Polina Shelepen was born 28 July 1995 in Moscow, Russia.[1]

Career

Shelepen with former coach Eteri Tutberidze

Shelepen began skating at the age of four-and-a-half, instructed by her first coach Eteri Tutberidze.[2] She learned her first triple, a Salchow, at eleven years old[2] and would later attempt a quadruple Salchow in practice.[3] In 2011, she told an interviewer that her mother took her to the rink because she "didn't like to go to kindergarten because there everyone had to eat a cream of wheat".[3]

In the 2009–10 season, Shelepen won her two Junior Grand Prix assignments and qualified for the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final where she won silver. She then competed at the 2010 World Junior Championships and finished 4th.

Ahead of the 2010–11 season, Shelepen grew ten cm, resulting in some coordination problems.[2] She won gold at the JGP in France, bronze in the Czech Republic, and finished 5th at the 2010 Junior Grand Prix Final. At the 2011 Russian Championships, Shelepen finished 7th on the senior level and won silver on the junior level. She finished 7th at the 2011 World Junior Championships.

In the 2011–12 season, Shelepen continued on the Junior Grand Prix, winning events in Latvia and Romania to qualify for the 2011–12 Junior Grand Prix Final.[3] She won the silver medal at the Final. At the 2012 Russian Championships, she finished 10th on the senior level and won another silver medal on the junior level. Originally the first alternate for the 2012 World Junior Championships, Shelepen was named to replace Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, who withdrew from the competition. At the event, Shelepen ranked 12th in the short program and 4th in the free skate, finishing 6th overall.

In July 2012, Shelepen parted ways from her long-time coach Eteri Tutberidze and began training at the CSKA Moscow ice rink with Svetlana Sokolovskaya. She finished 5th at the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy and 10th at her first senior Grand Prix assignment, the 2012 Skate Canada. In November, Shelepen withdrew from the 2012 NHK Trophy due to worsening of a long-standing ankle injury.[4] She resumed training in December[5] and competed at the 2012 Golden Spin of Zagreb, finishing 5th. She later withdrew from the 2013 Russian Championships.[6]

On March 23, 2013, Sokolovskaya confirmed that Shelepen had received her Israeli passport and wished to compete for Israel.[7] The Russian skating federation released Shelepen in May 2013.[8] Before she may compete internationally, the International Skating Union requires that she sit out a certain period of time according to the rules for single skaters.

On September 16, 2014, Shelepen announced that she had decided to retire from competitive figure skating and had moved back to Moscow after living in Israel for a year to acquire Israeli citizenship. She stated that the reason for her decision was due to an ankle injury she had been plagued with during the 2012–2013 season and Shelepen had to undergo surgery during her time in Israel. After returning to Russia, Shelepen began coaching younger skaters at the CSKA Moscow with her coach, Svetlana Sokolovskaya, and said that she plans to enroll in the Russian State University of Physical Education to get a license for professional coaching.[9][10]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2012–2013
[1][11]
  • Latin medley
2011–2012
[12]
2010–2011
[2]
2009–2010
[13]
2008–2009

Competitive highlights

Shelepen at the 2011–12 Junior Grand Prix Final.

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[14]
Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13
GP NHK TrophyWD
GP Skate Canada10th
Nebelhorn Trophy5th
Golden Spin5th
Ice Star1st
International: Junior[14]
World Junior Champ.4th7th6th
JGP Final2nd5th2nd
JGP Belarus1st
JGP Czech Republic3rd
JGP France1st
JGP Hungary1st
JGP Latvia1st
JGP Romania1st
National[15]
Russian Champ.6th7th10thWD
Russian Junior Champ.3rd4th3rd2nd2nd
WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Shelepen at the 2012 World Junior Championships
Shelepen at the 2010–11 JGP Final
Shelepen at the 2009–10 JGP Final

(Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.)

2012–2013 season
Date Event Level SP FS Result
13–16 December 2012 2012 Golden Spin of Zagreb Senior 3
47.84		 7
80.32		 5
128.16
26–28 October 2012 2012 Skate Canada Senior 10
46.18		 10
78.11		 10
124.29
27–29 September 2012 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy Senior 4
53.63		 6
93.96		 5
147.59
7–9 September 2012 2012 Ice Star Senior 1
51.52		 1
90.19		 1
141.71
2011–2012 season
Date Event Level SP FS Result
27 Feb. – 4 March 2012 2012 World Junior Championships Junior 12
47.99		 4
108.03		 6
156.02
5–7 February 2012 2012 Russian Junior Championships Junior 2
61.93		 3
120.61		 2
182.54
25–29 December 2011 2012 Russian Championships Senior 17
45.44		 7
109.34		 10
154.78
8–11 December 2011 2011 Junior Grand Prix Final Junior 2
54.99		 2
107.35		 2
162.34
21–24 September 2011 2011 Junior Grand Prix, Romania Junior 1
50.63		 1
106.98		 1
157.61
31 Aug. – 3 Sep. 2011 2011 Junior Grand Prix, Latvia Junior 5
47.92		 1
105.48		 1
153.40
2010–2011 season
Date Event Level SP FS Result
28 Feb. – 6 March 2011 2011 World Junior Championships Junior 4
56.58		 8
93.35		 7
149.93
2–4 February 2011 2011 Russian Junior Championships Junior 2
60.31		 3
114.02		 2
174.33
26–29 December 2010 2011 Russian Championships Senior 9
53.89		 7
105.14		 7
159.03
9–12 December 2010 2010–11 Junior Grand Prix Final Junior 3
53.26		 6
94.11		 5
147.37
13–17 October 2010 2010 Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic Junior 2
50.46		 3
102.46		 3
152.92
25–28 August 2010 2010 Junior Grand Prix, France Junior 2
48.11		 1
103.31		 1
151.42
2009-2010 season
Date Event Level SP FS Result
8–14 March 2010 2010 World Junior Championships Junior 7
51.42		 3
100.23		 4
151.65
3–6 February 2010 2010 Russian Junior Championships Junior 10
53.49		 3
105.85		 3
159.34
3–6 December 2009 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final Junior 1
59.54		 2
99.75		 2
159.29
23–27 September 2009 2009 Junior Grand Prix, Belarus Junior 1
49.65		 1
101.43		 1
151.08
26–30 August 2009 2009 Junior Grand Prix, Hungary Junior 1
54.84		 1
102.73		 1
157.57
2008-2009 season
Date Event Level SP FS Result
28–31 January 2009 2009 Russian Junior Championships Junior 7
47.25		 4
95.15		 4
142.40
24–28 December 2008 2009 Russian Championships Senior 9 4 6
142.34

References

  1. 1 2 "Polina SHELEPEN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Flade, Tatjana (11 July 2010). "Riding the wave: Polina Shelepen". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 Luchianov, Vladislav (1 November 2011). "Shelepen finds greatest joy in life on ice". Ice Network. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  4. ↑ Simonenko, Andrei (8 November 2012). Фигуристка Полина Шелепень снялась с этапа Гран-при в Японии [Figure skater Polina Shelepen withdrew from the Grand Prix event in Japan]. rsport.ru (in Russian).
  5. ↑ Нет уверенности, что Полина Шелепень выступит на чемпионате страны [It's uncertain if Polina Shelepen will compete at the national championship]. fcp-press.ru (in Russian). 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013.
  6. ↑ Полина Шелепень пропустит чемпионат России [Polina Shelepen withdraws from the Russian Championships]. fcp-press.ru (in Russian). 21 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Russian Figure Skating Starlet to Represent Israel". rsport.ru. 23 March 2013.
  8. ↑ Ermolina, Olga (16 May 2013). Валентин ПИСЕЕВ о переходах кандидатов сборной России по фигурному катанию [Valentin Piseev on Russian figure skaters' switch to other countries]. fsrussia.ru (in Russian). Figure Skating Federation of Russia. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "Звезда российского фигурного катания так и не выступит за Израиль Подробности: http://izrus.co.il/obshina/article/2014-09-16/25511.html#ixzz3XnSazRdo При использовании материалов ссылка на «IzRus.co.il» обязательна". izrus.co.il. izrus. Retrieved 19 April 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  10. ↑ "Соколовская: фигуристка Шелепень близка к окончанию карьеры и переходу в тренеры". rsport.ru. rsport. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Polina SHELEPEN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012.
  12. ↑ "Polina SHELEPEN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012.
  13. ↑ "Polina SHELEPEN: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2010.
  14. 1 2 "Competition Results: Polina SHELEPEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
  15. ↑ Полина Сергеевна Шелепень [Polina Sergeyevna Shelepn]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
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