Saulius Ambrulevičius
Saulius Ambrulevičius (born 10 June 1992) is a Lithuanian ice dancer. As a single skater, he is the 2007 and 2008 Lithuanian national champion. Competing in ice dancing with Taylor Tran, he is the 2015 Pavel Roman Memorial silver medalist and 2015 Lithuanian national champion. They qualified to the free dance at the 2017 European Championships.
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Personal information | |
Country represented | Lithuania |
Born | Kaunas, Lithuania | 10 June 1992
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
Partner | Allison Reed |
Former partner | Taylor Tran |
Coach | Marie-France Dubreuil Patrice Lauzon Romain Haguenauer[1] |
Former coach | Marina Zoueva Rostislav Sinicyn Massimo Scali Oleg Epstein Martin Skotnický Eglė Kliučakienė |
Choreographer | Marina Zoueva Massimo Scali |
Former choreographer | Oleg Epstein |
Skating club | Baltų Ainiai |
Training locations | Montreal, Canada Elektrėnai, Lithuania Vilnius, Lithuania Kaunas, Lithuania |
Former training locations | Oberstdorf, Germany Estero, Florida Canton, Michigan |
Began skating | 1998 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 180.13 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
Short dance | 73.41 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
Free dance | 106.72 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
Career
Single skating
Ambrulevičius was born in Kaunas, and began learning to skate in 1998.[2] He won the Lithuanian senior title for the first time in 2007. His first major international competition was the 2007 Junior Worlds; he placed 45th in the short program and did not qualify for the free skate.
In the 2007–08 season, Ambrulevičius won his second national title. He competed in the 2008 Junior Worlds and once again placed last, this time 47th. He competed at the 2008 World Championships, where he finished 45th.
Partnership with Tran
Around July 2014,[3] Ambrulevičius teamed up with American skater Taylor Tran to compete in ice dancing for Lithuania. Their international debut came at the Tallinn Trophy in December 2014. At the Estonian event, they finished 5th and earned the minimum scores to appear at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm.[3][4] They missed the cut for the free dance in Sweden and at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Tran/Ambrulevičius qualified to the final segment at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic; they ranked 20th in the short dance, 17th in the free, and 18th overall. They announced the end of their partnership in April 2017, following the 2017 World Championships.[5]
Partnership with Reed
Ambrulevičius teamed up with American ice dancer Allison Reed in spring 2017.[6] Representing Lithuania, they made their competitive debut at the 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy in September.
Programs
With Reed
Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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2019–2021 [7] |
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2018–2019 [8] |
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2017–2018 [6] |
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With Tran
Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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2016–2017 [2] |
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2015–2016 [9] |
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2014–2015 [10] |
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Single skating
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2013–2014 [11] |
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2012–2013 [12] |
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2011–2012 [13] |
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2010–2011 [14] |
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2009–2010 |
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2008–2009 [15] |
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2007–2008 [16] |
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2006–2007 [17] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Reed
International[18] | ||||
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Event | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20-21 |
World Champ. | 20th | 17th | C | |
European Champ. | WD | 13th | 11th | |
GP France | 9th | 10th | C | |
GP Rostelecom Cup | 6th | 5th | 7th | |
CS Finlandia Trophy | 5th | |||
CS Lombardia Trophy | 6th | |||
CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 7th | 7th | ||
CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 6th | |||
CS Tallinn Trophy | 8th | |||
Bavarian Open | 1st | |||
Halloween Cup | 2nd | |||
Santa Claus Cup | 5th | |||
Volvo Open | 5th | |||
National[18] | ||||
Lithuanian Champ. | 1st | |||
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event Cancelled |
With Tran
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International[19] | |||
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Event | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
World Champ. | 30th | ||
European Champ. | 24th | 25th | 18th |
CS Finlandia Trophy | 8th | ||
CS Ondrej Nepela | 9th | ||
CS U.S. Classic | 8th | ||
CS Warsaw Cup | 6th | ||
Autumn Classic | 7th | ||
Bavarian Open | 11th | ||
Pavel Roman Memorial | 2nd | ||
Tallinn Trophy | 5th | ||
National[19] | |||
Lithuanian Champ. | 1st |
Singles career
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Event | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 |
World Champ. | 45th | 49th | 38th | 42nd | ||||
European Champ. | 37th | 34th | 34th | 27th | ||||
Golden Spin | 7th | |||||||
Nebelhorn | 21st | 30th | ||||||
NRW Trophy | 23rd | |||||||
Ondrej Nepela | 17th | |||||||
Universiade | 26th | |||||||
Warsaw Cup | 11th | |||||||
International: Junior and novice[20] | ||||||||
Junior Worlds | 45th | 47th | 33rd | 38th | ||||
JGP France | 18th | |||||||
JGP Hungary | 16th | |||||||
JGP U.K. | 26th | |||||||
EYOF | 17th J | |||||||
Warsaw Cup | 11th N | |||||||
National[20] | ||||||||
Lithuania | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior |
References
- Reed, Allison (July 8, 2020). "New beginnings!". Instagram.
- "Taylor TRAN / Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
- Daugėlaitė, Lina (17 December 2014). "S. Ambrulevičius: apie pilietybės klausimą dar negalvoju" [S. Ambrulevičius: not thinking about the issue of citizenship]. Delfi (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- "Europos čempionate debiutavusi naujoji Lietuvos šokių ant ledo pora: „Pirmas blynas neprisvilo"" [European Championship debut of new Lithuanian ice dancing couple]. 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015.
- "Lietuvio ir amerikietės keliai išsiskyrė". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). sportas.info. 16 April 2017.
- "Allison REED / Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018.
- "Allison REED / Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019.
- "Allison REED / Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019.
- "Taylor TRAN / Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- "Taylor TRAN / Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- "Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014.
- "Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- "Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- "Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- "Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- "Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- "Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 March 2007.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- "Competition Results: Allison REED / Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS". International Skating Union.
- "Competition Results: Taylor TRAN / Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018.
- "Competition Results: Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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