Ksenia Konkina

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Alexeevna and the family name is Konkina.
Ksenia Konkina
Full nameKsenia Alexeevna Konkina
Native nameКсения Алексеевна Конкина (Russian)
Born (2001-07-05) 5 July 2001 (age 23)
Krasnogorsk, Russia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Russia
Began skating2005
Retired2021

Ksenia Alexeevna Konkina (Russian: Ксения Алексеевна Конкина; born 5 July 2001) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With her former skating partner, Pavel Drozd, she is the 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy and 2019 CS Warsaw Cup silver medalist.

Personal life

Ksenia Alexeevna Konkina was born on 5 July 2001 in Krasnogorsk, Russia.

Career

Early career

Konkina began skating in 2005. Early in her career, she competed with Georgy Reviya. Konkina/Reviya placed fourth at 2015 JGP United States and won two junior international medals, at the 2015 Lake Placid Ice Dance International and 2015 Tallinn Trophy.[1]

2016–2017 season

Konkina teamed up with Grigory Yakushev in 2016 and won silver at the 2016 Tallinn Trophy.[2] They placed fifth at the 2017 Russian Championships.

2017–2018 season

Konkina/Yakushev were assigned to their first Junior Grand Prix events. They won silver at 2017 JGP Austria and bronze at 2017 JGP Croatia. Konkina/Yakushev placed sixth at the 2018 Russian Championships.

2018–2019 season

Konkina teamed up with Alexander Vakhnov ahead of the season and moved to train with him under Svetlana Liapina in Moscow.[3] They won bronze in their only international competition, 2018 JGP Canada, together.[4]

Pavel Drozd announced that he was teaming up with Konkina in November 2018.[5] She moved to Alexander Zhulin's group to train with him.[5] Konkina/Drozd made their international debut at the 2019 Open Ice Mall Cup, where they won the bronze medal.

2019–2020 season

Konkina/Drozd opened their season by winning the gold medal at 2019 NRW Trophy in Dortmund, Germany. They then won silver at the 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy behind Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko of the United States. Konkina/Drozd again won silver at 2019 CS Warsaw Cup, behind France's Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac.

2020–2021 season

Konkina/Drozd were scheduled to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, but withdrew. The team split later in the season. Their coach, Alexander Zhulin, announced that Konkina had contracted an unspecified serious illness and its effect on her health prevented her from continuing her career.[6]

Programs

With Drozd

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2019–2021
[7]

With Vakhnov

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2018–2019
[4]
  • Tango: Asi se baila el Tango
    performed by Veronica Verdier
  • Tango: Tanguera
    performed by Sexteto Mayor

With Yakushev

Season Short dance Free dance
2017–2018
[2]
  • Samba: Cuéntame
    performed by Caribbean Kings Band
  • Cha cha: Lick It
  • Samba

With Reviya

Season Short dance Free dance
2015–2016
[1]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Drozd

International[8]
Event 18–19 19–20 20–21
GP Rostelecom Cup WD
CS Asian Open Trophy 2nd
CS Warsaw Cup 2nd
Ice Mall Cup 3rd
NRW Trophy 1st
National[8]
Russian Champ. 8th WD

With Vakhnov

International: Junior[4]
Event 2018–19
JGP Canada 3rd

With Yakushev

International: Junior[2]
Event 2016–17 2017–18
JGP Austria 2nd
JGP Croatia 3rd
Tallinn Trophy 2nd
National[9]
Russian Junior Champ. 5th 6th

With Reviya

International: Junior[1]
Event 15–16
JGP United States 4th
Lake Placid IDI 3rd
Tallinn Trophy 2nd

Detailed results

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

With Drozd

2019–20 season
Date Event RD FD Total
24–29 December 2019 2020 Russian Championships 9
69.04 		8
107.17 		8
176.21
14–17 November 2019 2019 CS Warsaw Cup 1
71.81 		2
106.62 		2
178.43
30 October – 3 November 2019 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy 2
70.21 		3
106.17 		2
176.38
10–11 August 2019 NRW Trophy 1
66.81 		1
99.98 		1
166.79
2018–19 season
Date Event RD FD Total
20–23 February 2019 2019 Open Ice Mall Cup 3
70.77 		3
101.47 		3
172.24

With Vakhnov

2018–19 season
Date Event RD FD Total
12–15 September 2018 2018 JGP Canada 2
60.34 		3
87.58 		3
147.92

With Yakushev

2017–18 season
Date Event SD FD Total
23–26 January 2018 2018 Russian Junior Championships 6
60.83 		5
85.63 		6
146.46
27–30 September 2017 2017 JGP Croatia 2
60.16 		3
83.61 		3
143.77
31 August – 2 September 2017 2017 JGP Austria 3
54.63 		2
85.17 		2
139.80
2016–17 season
1–5 February 2017 2017 Russian Junior Championships 5
58.84 		5
84.79 		5
143.63
19–25 November 2016 2016 Tallinn Trophy 2
57.64 		2
86.40 		2
144.04

With Reviya

2015–16 season
Date Event SD FD Total
17–22 November 2015 2015 Tallinn Trophy 1
57.11 		3
75.90 		2
133.01
31 August – 2 September 2015 2016 JGP United States 5
52.95 		4
76.06 		4
129.01
30–31 July 2015 2015 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 3
128.80

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ksenia KONKINA / Georgy REVIYA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Ksenia KONKINA / Grigory YAKUSHEV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Щербакова и Тараканова вошли в предварительный состав участников этапа юниорского Гран-при в Канаде" [Shcherbakova and Tarakanova entered the preliminary composition of the participants of the Junior Grand Prix in Canada] (in Russian). Sports.ru. August 15, 2018. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Ksenia KONKINA / Alexander VAKHNOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b Samokhvalov, Anatoly (November 5, 2018). "Российский фигурист Павел Дрозд образовал танцевальную пару с Ксенией Конкиной" [Russian figure skater Pavel Drozd formed a dance couple with Ksenia Konkina] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018.
  6. ^ Ermolina, Olga; Flade, Tatjana (May 19, 2021). "Александр Жулин: "Не надо делать из олимпийского сезона нечто special"" [Alexander Zhulin: "There is no need to make something special out of the Olympic season"] (in Russian). Figure Skating Federation of Russia. Pasha's former partner Ksyusha Konkina fell seriously ill and her health condition did not allow her to continue her sports career.
  7. ^ "Ksenia KONKINA / Pavel DROZD: 2020/2021". International Skating Union.
  8. ^ a b "Ksenia KONKINA / Pavel DROZD: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  9. ^ "Ксения Алексеевна Конкина" [Ksenia Konkina]. fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 7 November 2019.