Polina Korobeynikova

Polina Alexandrovna Korobeynikova (Russian: Полина Александровна Коробейникова;^[1] born 12 April 1996) is a Russian former figure skater. She is the 2012 Cup of Nice champion and the 2011–12 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist. She placed 4th at the 2012 European Championships.

Polina Korobeynikova
Korobeynikova on the podium at the 2011 JGP Final
Full name	Polina Alexandrovna Korobeynikova
Native name	Полина Александровна Коробейникова
Born	(1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 28) Moscow, Russia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Coach	Viktoria Volchkova
Skating club	Yunost Moskvy
Began skating	2000
Retired	2014
Medal record Representing  Russia Ladies' Figure skating: Ladies' singles Junior Grand Prix Final 2011–12 Quebec Ladies' singles

Career

Korobeynikova's parents enrolled her in figure skating when she was three-and-a-half in order to improve her health.^[2] She loved the activity from the start.^[3] She also took skiing lessons.^[4] As a young child, Korobeynikova was coached by Eteri Tutberidze but due to Moscow's traffic jams, Tutberidze encouraged her to switch to the Moskvich rink which is nearer to the skater's home.^[4] Korobeynikova has been coached by Viktoria Volchkova since mid-2007.^[5][6] She was in Volchkova's first group of students after her retirement from competition.^[2]

Korobeynikova was 10th on the senior level at the 2011 Russian Championships.

2011–2012 season

Korobeynikova began competing internationally in the 2011–12 season after learning the triple flip-triple toe and the triple lutz.^[2] Her first Junior Grand Prix event was Brisbane, Australia, where she placed 4th. At her next event, in Brasov, Romania, she won a silver medal. Her placements qualified her for the Junior Grand Prix Final. At the Final, Korobeynikova placed 5th in the short program and 3rd in the free to win the bronze medal.

Korobeynikova was 7th at the 2012 Russian Championships. Since four skaters above her were age-ineligible, she was named in the Russian team to the European Championships.^[2] Initially, there were concerns that she would not receive her visa in time and would have to be replaced by Sofia Biryukova.^[7] Korobeynikova made her senior international debut at the 2012 European Championships. She qualified for the short program by winning the preliminary round with a free program containing seven triple jumps, including a triple flip-triple toe combination.^[8] Korobeynikova placed 12th in the short program but was ranked 2nd in the long program. She received the highest TES score in the ladies' free skating segment – six points higher than the next best, gold medalist Carolina Kostner – after completing another program with seven triple jumps, including the triple flip-triple toe combination.^[9] She was awarded a small silver medal for the free skating segment. Korobeynikova finished in 4th place overall, off the podium by 1.8 points.^[10] She placed the highest of the three Russian ladies at the event, finishing ahead of Ksenia Makarova and Alena Leonova.^[10] Korobeynikova finished 19th at the 2012 World Championships.

Later seasons

Korobeynikova had a foot injury prior to the 2012–2013 season.^[11] She started her season at the 2012 Cup of Nice. Placing 11th in the short program and first in the free skate, she finished first overall and won her first senior international title. Korobeynikova placed 7th at her first Grand Prix assignment, the 2012 Rostelecom Cup. At her next event, the 2012 Trophée Eric Bompard, she was 5th in the short program and finished 6th overall. Korobeynikova said the season was difficult for her due to an injury and some growing which affected her balance.^[12] She finished 10th at the 2013 Russian Championships.

In the 2013–14 season, Korobeynikova withdrew from her sole Grand Prix assignment, the 2013 Cup of China, and was replaced by Nikol Gosviani. She completed her career in 2014.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2014–2015	Elusive Gestures by David Nevue	Adagio in G minor by Remo Giazotto
2013–2014 [13]	James Bond by David Arnold	Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
2012–2013 [13]	Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota	Swan Lake by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
2010–2012 [14]	Russian Dance (from Swan Lake) by Pyotr Tchaikovsky	Otonal by Raúl di Blasio	Burlesque by Cher

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Russians Polina Shelepen(left), Yulia Lipnitskaya(center), and Polina Korobeynikova on the podium at the 2011–12 Junior Grand Prix Final

International[15]
Event	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15
Worlds.				19th
Europeans				4th
GP Cup of China						WD
GP France					6th
GP Rostelecom Cup					7th
Cup of Nice					1st
International: Junior[15]
JGP Final				3rd
JGP Australia				4th
JGP Romania				2nd
National[1]
Russian Champ.			10th	7th	10th		18th
Russian Jr. Champ.	17th	10th	11th
WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Korobeynikova at the 2012 Rostelecom Cup

Korobeynikova at the 2012 World Championships

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

2012–2013 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
December 25–28, 2012	2013 Russian Championships	Senior	4 60.85	11 102.19	10 163.04
November 8–11, 2012	2012 Trophée Eric Bompard	Senior	5 54.50	7 90.32	6 144.82
November 8–11, 2012	2012 Rostelecom Cup	Senior	8 51.45	6 101.87	7 153.32
October 24–28, 2012	2012 Coupe de Nice	Senior	11 44.48	1 105.34	1 149.82
2011–2012 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 26–April 1, 2012	2012 World Championships	Senior	19 46.71	19 83.27	19 129.98
January 25–28, 2012	2012 European Championships	Senior	12 49.41	2 114.72	4 164.13
December 26–27, 2011	2012 Russian Championships	Senior	8 57.64	9 107.93	7 165.57
December 8–10, 2011	2011–12 Junior Grand Prix Final	Junior	5 45.24	3 105.94	3 151.18
September 22–24, 2011	2011 JGP Braşov Cup (Romania)	Junior	2 48.87	2 101.00	2 149.87
September 8–10, 2011	2011 JGP Brisbane (Australia)	Junior	6 43.34	3 96.28	4 139.62
2010–2011 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 2–4, 2011	2011 Russian Junior Championships	Junior	17 40.29	9 91.97	11 132.26
December 27–28, 2010	2011 Russian Championships	Senior	10 53.62	9 98.53	10 152.15

References

1. Коробейникова Полина Александровна [Korobeynikova Polina Alexandrovna] (in Russian). fskate.ru. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
2. Flade, Tatjana (13 March 2012). "Korobeynikova makes fast progress". Golden Skate.
3. Berlot, Jean-Christophe (19 November 2012). "Korobeynikova engulfed in 'Russian new wave'". IceNetwork.
4. Vaytsekhovskaya, Elena (14 December 2011). Этери ТУТБЕРИДЗЕ: "ПУСТЬ МОИ ДЕВОЧКИ ПОКА ОТСИЖИВАЮТСЯ ЗА ЧУЖИМИ СПИНАМИ". Sport Express (in Russian). Archived from the original on 6 June 2012.
5. Виктория Буцаева (Волчкова): в этом сезоне Полина Коробейникова будет бороться за попадание на взрослые чемпионаты Европы и мира [Viktoria Butsaeva (Volchkova): This season Polina Korobeynikova will battle for the European and senior World teams]. AllSportInfo.ru (Ves Sport) (in Russian). 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012.
6. Виктория Волчкова: "Чем лучше катаются соперницы, тем сильнее стимул работать" [Viktoria Volchkova: "The better the opponent skates, the greater the incentive to work"]. Sport Express (in Russian). 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012.
7. Бирюкова может заменить Коробейникову на чемпионате Европы [Biryukova may replace Korobeynikova at the European Championships] (in Russian). sports.ru. 28 December 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
8. "ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2012 – PRELIMINARY ROUND LADIES FREE SKATING – JUDGES DETAILS PER SKATER" (PDF). International Skating Union. 24 January 2012.
9. "ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2012 – LADIES FREE SKATING – JUDGES DETAILS PER SKATER" (PDF). International Skating Union. 28 January 2012.
10. "ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2012 – Ladies Result". International Skating Union. 28 January 2012.
11. Flade, Tatjana (10 October 2012). "Skaters Strut Their Stuff at Russian Test Event". IFS Magazine.
12. Kondakova, Anna (26 December 2012). "Tuktamysheva leads ladies at Russian Nationals". Golden Skate.
13. "Polina KOROBEYNIKOVA: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013.
14. "Polina KOROBEYNIKOVA: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012.
15. "Competition Results: Polina KOROBEYNIKOVA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014.

External links

Media related to Polina Korobeynikova at Wikimedia Commons

• Polina Korobeynikova at the International Skating Union
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• Fanpage www.polinafan.de