Adel Tankova

Adel Tankova
Personal information
Native nameאדל טנקובה
NationalityIsraeli
Born (2000-05-22) 22 May 2000 (age 24)
Dnipro, Ukraine
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
CountryIsrael
SportFigure skating
PartnerRonald Zilberberg
Former partnerEvgeni Krasnopolski
Coached byGalit Chait Moracci

Adel Tankova[a] (born 22 May 2000) is an Israeli Olympic figure skater. She competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics with Ronald Zilberberg in Figure Skating in ice dancing and a team event in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Early and personal life

Tankova was born in Dnipro (formerly known as Dnipropetrovsk), Ukraine, and is Jewish.[1][2] Her hometown is Hackensack, New Jersey.[1]

Career

Tankova began skating in 2004.[3] Her former partner in pairs was Evgeni Krasnopolski.[1] Her current partner is Ronald Zilberberg, with whom she began competing in 2016.[1][3] Her coach and choreographer is Galit Chait Moracci.[1]

In 2017/2018, the pair won the Israeli National Championship, and came in 28th in the ISU European Ice Dance Championship.[1]

Tankova and Zilberberg competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Figure Skating in ice dancing and a team event in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[4] They scored 46.66 in the short dance event for an overall finish of 24th place.[5]

Competitive highlights

With Zilberberg

Competition placements at senior level 
Season 2016–17 2017–18
Winter Olympics 24th
Winter Olympics (Team event) 8th
World Championships 31st
European Championships 30th 28th
Golden Spin of Zagreb 16th 17th
Ice Star 13th
Tallinn Trophy 18th
Toruń Cup 8th
U.S International Classic 9th
Volvo Open 5th

With Krasnopolski

Competition placements at senior level 
Season 2015–16
World Championships 19th
European Championships 13th
CS Mordovian Ornament 7th
CS U.S International Classic 6th
Toruń Cup 4th

Detailed results

With Zilberberg

Results in the 2017–18 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 13–17, 2017 United States 2017 CS U.S. International Classic 9 40.26 9 62.33 9 102.59
Oct 26–29, 2017 Belarus 2017 CS Ice Star 14 45.11 13 67.34 13 112.45
Dec 6–9, 2017 Croatia 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 18 41.74 17 68.66 17 110.40
Jan 15–21, 2018 Russia 2018 European Championships 28 40.20 – – 28 40.20
Jan 30–Feb 4, 2018 Poland 2018 Toruń Cup 6 56.01 9 78.70 8 134.71
Feb 9–12, 2018 South Korea 2018 Winter Olympics (Team event) 10 44.61 – – 8 –
Feb 14–23, 2018 South Korea 2018 Winter Olympics 24 46.66 – – 24 46.66
Mar 19–25, 2018 Italy 2018 World Championships 31 43.50 – – 31 43.50
Results in the 2016–17 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 9–13, 2016 Latvia 2016 Volvo Open 6 44.54 5 61.23 5 105.77
Nov 19–27, 2016 Estonia 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy 16 48.37 19 62.94 18 111.31
Dec 7–10, 2016 Croatia 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 15 41.36 15 69.18 16 110.54
Jan 25–29, 2017 Czech Republic 2017 European Championships 30 38.49 – – 30 38.49

With Krasnopolski

Results in the 2015–16 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 16–20, 2015 United States 2015 CS U.S. International Classic 6 36.44 6 65.30 6 101.74
Oct 15–18, 2015 Russia 2015 CS Mordovian Ornament 5 40.54 7 78.46 7 119.00
Jan 6–10, 2016 Poland 2015 Toruń Cup 4 48.38 4 91.03 4 139.41
Jan 25–29, 2016 Slovakia 2016 European Championships 14 37.81 13 76.75 13 114.56
Mar 28–Apr 3, 2016 United States 2016 World Championships 19 46.81 – – 19 46.81

Notes

  1. ^ Hebrew: אדל טנקובה, romanized: Edal Ṭenḳuvah; Ukrainian: Адель Танкова, romanized: Adel Tankova

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Adel Tankova," isuresults.com.
  2. ^ "2018 Winter Olympics," Jewish Sports Review, March/April 2018, Vol. 11, No. 6, Issue 126, page 2.
  3. ^ a b "Figure Skating | Athlete Profile: Adel TANKOVA - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games," olympic.org.
  4. ^ "Athlete Profile: Adel TANKOVA". PyeongChang2018.com. PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 2018-04-20.
  5. ^ "Israel fails to qualify for Olympic figure skating finals," The Times of Israel.


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