Ekaterina Borisova

Ekaterina Borisova
Borisova/Sopot in December 2015
Born (1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 25)
Chelyabinsk, Russia
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryRussia
CoachValentina Tiukova, Valeri Tiukov, Pavel Sliusarenko
Skating clubPerm Krai Sports Center
Began skating2003
Retired2017
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Pairs
Winter Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2016 Lillehammer Pairs
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Debrecen Pairs
Junior Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 2015–16 Barcelona Pairs

Ekaterina Sergeyevna Borisova (Russian: Екатерина Сергеевна Борисова; born 13 September 1999) is a Russian former competitive pair skater. With partner Dmitry Sopot, she was the 2016 Youth Olympic champion, the 2016 World Junior bronze medalist, and 2015 Junior Grand Prix Final champion.

Career

Borisova began learning to skate in 2003.[1] She competed as a single skater before teaming up with Sergei Lisiev, in 2012. She skated two seasons with Lisiev.[2]

Partnership with Sopot

Borisova teamed up with Dmitry Sopot in the summer of 2014. The two qualified for the 2015 Russian Junior Championships and finished in 8th place.

Borisova/Sopot made their international debut competing in the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series. They took the bronze medal at their first assignment, the JGP in Latvia, before winning gold at the JGP in Poland.[3] These results qualified them for the 2015–16 JGP Final in Barcelona.[4] In Spain, they outscored the Czech Republic's Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař by 9.53 points for the gold medal.

In January 2016, Borisova/Sopot were awarded the bronze medal at the Russian Junior Championships, having finished third to Anastasia Mishina / Vladislav Mirzoev (gold) and Amina Atakhanova / Ilia Spiridonov (silver). In February, they represented Russia at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway. Ranked second in the short program and first in the free skate, they won the gold by a margin of 2.53 points over Dušková/Bidař. On March 17–21, competing at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, Borisova/Sopot placed fourth in the short and third in the free, taking the bronze medal overall behind Czech pair skaters Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař and teammates Anastasia Mishina / Vladislav Mirzoev who took the gold and silver medals respectively.

Programs

(with Sopot)

Borisova/Sopot at the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final pairs' medal ceremony
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2016–2017
[1]
2015–2016
[5]
2014–2015

(with Lisiev)

Season Short program Free skating
2013–2014
  • Street Passions
    by Didula

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Sopot

International[3]
Event 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
Junior Worlds 3rd
Youth Olympics 1st
JGP Final 1st WD
JGP Estonia 3rd
JGP Latvia 3rd
JGP Poland 1st
JGP Russia 3rd
National[2]
Russian Jr. Champ. 8th 3rd 8th
Team events
Youth Olympics 4th T
1st P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
T = Team result; P = Personal result
Medals awarded for team result only.

With Lisiev

National[2]
Event 2012–13 2013–14
Russian Junior Champ. WD 6th
WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Borisova/Sopot at YOG 2016 in Lillehammer

With Sopot

2016–17 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
1–5 February 2017 2017 Russian Junior Championships Junior 11
53.02 		6
104.87 		8
157.89
28 September – 2 October 2016 2016 JGP Estonia Junior 4
56.34 		3
93.91 		3
150.25
14–18 September 2016 2016 JGP Russia Junior 3
54.74 		2
96.02 		3
150.76
2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
14–20 March 2016 2016 World Junior Championships Junior 4
58.56 		3
110.44 		3
169.00
12–21 February 2016 2016 Winter Youth Olympics - Team Event Junior
- 		1
104.80 		4
12–21 February 2016 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Junior 1
60.80 		1
107.86 		1
168.66
19–23 January 2016 2016 Russian Junior Championships Junior 2
64.73 		3
105.52 		3
170.25
10–13 December 2015 2015−16 JGP Final Junior 1
60.29 		1
111.57 		1
171.86
23–27 September 2015 2015 JGP Poland Junior 2
55.40 		1
103.42 		1
158.82
26–30 August 2015 2015 JGP Latvia Junior 2
49.77 		4
85.65 		3
135.42
2014–15 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
4–7 February 2015 2015 Russian Junior Championships Junior 6
50.98 		11
82.71 		8
133.69

References

  1. ^ a b "Ekaterina BORISOVA / Dmitry SOPOT: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2016-05-27.
  2. ^ a b c Екатерина Сергеевна Борисова [Ekaterina Sergeyevna Borisova]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
  3. ^ a b "Competition Results: Ekaterina BORISOVA / Dmitry SOPOT". International Skating Union.
  4. ^ "Borisova and Sopot: 'We did not expect so much'". Golden Skate. 13 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Ekaterina BORISOVA / Dmitry SOPOT: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.

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