Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya
| Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Native name | Екатерина Дмитриевна Александровская |
| Full name | Ekaterina Dmitriyevna Alexandrovskaya |
| Alternative names | Katia Alexandrovskaya |
| Country represented | Australia |
| Born |
1 January 2000 Moscow, Russia |
| Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Partner | Harley Windsor |
| Former partner | Aleksandr Epifanov, Vladislav Lysoy |
| Coach | Andrei Pachin, Galina Pachin, Andrei Hekalo, Nina Mozer |
| Choreographer | Andrei Pachin, Alla Kapranova, Danielle O'Brien |
| Skating club | Sydney FSC |
| Training locations |
Sydney, Australia Moscow, Russia |
| Began skating | 2004 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total |
159.26 2016 JGP Estonia |
| Short program |
56.98 2016 JGP Estonia |
| Free skate |
102.28 2016 JGP Estonia |
Ekaterina "Katia" Dmitriyevna Alexandrovskaya (Russian: Екатерина Дмитриевна Александровская; born 1 January 2000) is a pair skater who competes for Australia. With partner Harley Windsor, she is the 2016 JGP Estonia champion.
Personal life
Alexandrovskaya was born on 1 January 2000 in Moscow, Russia.[1] Her father died in 2015.[2]
Career
Early years
Alexandrovskaya started learning to skate in 2004.[1] After competing as a single skater through 2011–12, she began appearing in pairs with Vladislav Lysoy in the 2012–13 season. She skated with Aleksandr Epifanov in 2014–15 and 2015–16.[3]
Partnership with Windsor
Responding to a query from Australian-based coaches Andrei and Galina Pachin, her coach Nina Mozer suggested a tryout between Alexandrovskaya and Harley Windsor, who arrived in Moscow around January 2016.[4] Alexandrovskaya was released by Russia after a request from the Australian skating association, with help from Mozer.[2] The pair is coached by the Pachins in Sydney and by Andrei Hekalo and Nina Mozer in Moscow.[1]
Alexandrovskaya/Windsor's international debut came in early September 2016 at the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Ranked 6th in the short program and 9th in the free skate, the pair finished 8th overall.[5] Later that month, the two competed at a JGP event in Tallinn, Estonia. They were awarded the gold medal ahead of three Russian pairs after placing third in the short and first in the free.[4][6] They finished as the first substitutes for the JGP Final.[7]
Alexandrovskaya/Windsor made their senior debut at the 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy; they finished sixth and obtained the minimum technical scores to compete at senior-level ISU Championships.
Programs
(with Windsor)
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 [1] |
Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Windsor
| International[8] | |
|---|---|
| Event | 2016–17 |
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 6th |
| CS Warsaw Cup | WD |
| International: Junior[8] | |
| JGP Final | TBD |
| JGP Czech Republic | 8th |
| JGP Estonia | 1st |
| National[8] | |
| Australian Championships | 1st |
| WD = Withdrew | |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Ekaterina ALEXANDROVSKAYA / Harley WINDSOR: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016.
- 1 2 Noonan, Belinda (3 September 2016). "Aboriginal figure skater and his unlikely partner take on the world". Burwood Scene.
- ↑ "Екатерина Дмитриевна Александровская" [Ekaterina Dmitriyevna Alexandrovskaya]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
- 1 2 Noonan, Belinda (1 October 2016). "Historic gold medal for indigenous figure skater". Burwood Scene.
- ↑ Braithwaite, Alyssa (12 September 2016). "Meet the Indigenous figure skater who has his sights set on the Olympics". Special Broadcasting Service.
- ↑ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Tallinn Cup 2016: Junior Pairs Result". International Skating Union. 30 September 2016.
- ↑ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2016 / 2017 Junior Pairs". International Skating Union. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Ekaterina ALEXANDROVSKAYA / Harley WINDSOR". International Skating Union.