Yuri Vlasenko
Vlasenko in November 2015
Full nameYuri Vladimirovich Vlasenko
Born (1994-11-20) 20 November 1994
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States, Russia
PartnerLydia Erdman
CoachKsenia Rumiantseva, Ekaterina Volobueva
Skating clubSambo 70
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
Bronze medal – third place2014–15 BarcelonaIce dancing

Yuri Vladimirovich Vlasenko (Russian: Юрий Владимирович Власенко, born 20 November 1994) is a Russian ice dancer. With former partner Betina Popova, he is the 2014–15 JGP Final bronze medalist.[1]

Personal life

Yuri Vladimirovich Vlasenko was born on 20 November 1994 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.[2]

Career

Vlasenko and Betina Popova began competing together in 2009.[3] The two were coached by Ksenia Rumiantseva and Ekaterina Zhurina at the Sambo-70 club in Moscow.[2]

Popova/Vlasenko's international debut came at the 2011 NRW Trophy. They placed 7th at the Russian Junior Championships in the 2012–13 season.

2013–14 season

Popova/Vlasenko made their ISU Junior Grand Prix debut in the 2013–14 season. They won the silver medal in Minsk, Belarus and then gold in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Their results qualified them for the JGP Final in Fukuoka, Japan, where they placed fourth. After taking the bronze medal at the 2014 Russian Junior Championships, the two were assigned to the 2014 World Junior Championships and finished seventh in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2014–15 season

Popova/Vlasenko's first assignment of the 2014–15 JGP season was in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Ranked second in the short dance and fourth in the free dance, they finished second to Canada's Mackenzie Bent / Garrett MacKeen by a margin of 6.75 points. Popova/Vlasenko were awarded gold in Dresden, Germany after placing first in both segments and outscoring Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter of the United States by 7.96 points. At the 2014–15 JGP Final in Barcelona, they won the bronze medal behind Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd. The two finished 11th at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.

2015–16 season

Competing in the 2015–16 JGP series, Popova/Vlasenko outscored Angélique Abachkina / Louis Thauron of France by 7.3 points for the gold in Riga, Latvia. They took silver at their JGP assignment in Logroño, Spain – finishing second to another French team, Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac, by a margin of 1.78 points – and qualified for their third JGP Final. At the final, held in December in Barcelona, Popova/Vlasenko finished fourth, having scored 0.45 less than the bronze medalists, Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons of the United States. After taking silver behind Loboda/Drozd at the Russian Junior Championships, they were assigned to the World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.

Their partnership ended by May 2016.[4]

Programs

(with Popova)

Season Short dance Free dance
2015–2016
[5]
2014–2015
[6]
  • Cha Cha Danzon
  • Brazilian Samba
2013–2014
[7]
2012–2013
2011–2012
  • Tango medley

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Erdman

National
Event 2018–19
U.S. Championships8th

With Solovieva

International
Event 2017–18
CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star11th
Volvo Open Cup5th
National[3]
Russian Championships7th

With Popova

International[1]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
Junior Worlds7th11th6th
JGP Final4th3rd4th
JGP Belarus2nd
JGP Czech Rep.1st2nd
JGP Germany1st
JGP Latvia1st
JGP Spain2nd
NRW Trophy4th J8th J
National[3]
Russian Jr. Champ.14th12th7th3rd2nd2nd
J: Junior level

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.

With Popova

2015–16 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
14–20 March 2016 2016 World Junior Championships Junior 7
58.56		 5
87.65		 6
146.21
19–23 January 2016 2016 Russian Junior Championships Junior 4
61.62		 1
96.20		 2
157.82
10–13 December 2015 2015−16 JGP Final Junior 4
61.85		 4
82.11		 4
143.96
30 September – 4 October 2015 2015 JGP Spain Junior 2
60.40		 2
90.54		 2
150.94
26–30 August 2015 2015 JGP Latvia Junior 1
59.82		 1
86.53		 1
146.35
2014–15 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
2–8 March 2015 2015 World Junior Championships Junior 9
51.17		 11
74.26		 11
125.43
4–7 February 2015 2015 Russian Junior Championships Junior 3
58.06		 2
89.93		 2
147.99
11–14 December 2014 2014–15 JGP Final Junior 3
50.52		 3
81.36		 3
131.88
1–5 October 2014 2014 JGP Germany Junior 1
59.91		 1
87.40		 1
147.31
3–7 September 2014 2014 JGP Czech Republic Junior 2
52.42		 4
79.00		 2
131.42
2013–14 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
10–16 March 2014 2014 World Junior Championships Junior 8
53.29		 6
79.18		 7
132.47
23–25 January 2014 2014 Russian Junior Championships Junior 4
60.31		 4
86.09		 3
146.40
5–8 December 2013 2013–14 JGP Final Junior 4
52.50		 4
76.97		 4
129.47
3–5 October 2013 2013 JGP Czech Republic Junior 4
53.48		 1
81.68		 1
135.16
26–28 September 2013 2013 JGP Belarus Junior 3
51.82		 2
76.89		 2
128.71

References

  1. 1 2 "Competition Results: Betina POPOVA / Yuri VLASENKO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 Власенко Юрий Владимирович [Yuri Vladimirovich Vlasenko] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Власенко Юрий Владимирович" [Yuri Vladimirovich Vlasenko] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
  4. ↑ Samokhvalov, Anatoliy (2 May 2016). "Фигурист Мозгов, выступавший с Яновской, образовал танцевальную пару с Поповой" [Figure skater Mozgov, formerly with Yanovskaya, forms partnership with Popova]. rsport.ru (in Russian).
  5. ↑ "Betina POPOVA / Yuri VLASENKO: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Betina POPOVA / Yuri VLASENKO: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Betina POPOVA / Yuri VLASENKO: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014.

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