Valeria Zenkova

Valeria Maximovna Zenkova (Russian: Валерия Максимовна Зенкова; born 7 April 1995) is a Russian former ice dancer. With partner Valerie Sinitsin, she won five ISU Junior Grand Prix medals, including one gold, and placed fourth at the 2013 World Junior Championships. They are the 2013 Russian junior champions.

Valeria Zenkova
Zenkova and Sinitsin in 2012
Personal information
Full nameValeria Maximovna Zenkova
Country representedRussia
Born (1995-04-07) 7 April 1995
Moscow
ResidenceMoscow
PartnerValerie Sinitsin
Former partnerRuslan Zhiganshin
CoachAlexander Zhulin, Oleg Volkov
Former coachKsenia Rumiantseva, Elena Tchaikovskaia
ChoreographerAlexander Zhulin, Sergei Petukhov
Skating clubVorobievy Gory
Training locationsMoscow
Began skating1999
ISU personal best scores
Combined total134.63
2012 JGP Croatia
Short dance55.82
2013 Junior Worlds
Free dance80.21
2012 JGP Croatia

Career

Zenkova and Sinitsin won the bronze medal at the 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix[1] in Mexico City and placed 10th at the 2008 Russian Junior Championships. In mid-2011, they changed coaches from Ksenia Rumiantseva and Elena Tchaikovskaia[2] to Alexander Zhulin and Oleg Volkov.[3] They won silver and bronze medals during the 2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix season. They then competed at the 2012 Russian Junior Championships and won the bronze medal.

In the 2012–2013 Junior Grand Prix season, Zenkova / Sinitsin won the silver medal in Courchevel, France, and then won their first JGP title in Zagreb, Croatia. They qualified for their first JGP Final in Sochi, Russia and finished 5th. They won the 2013 Russian junior title. They finished 4th at the 2013 World Junior Championships.

Programs

(with Sinitsin)

Season Short dance Free dance
2013–2014
    2012–2013
    [4]
    • Blues: Your Heart Is As Black As Night
      by Melody Gardot
    • Swing: Brother Swing
    2011–2012
    [3]
      2010–2011
      • Charlie Chaplin

      Competitive highlights

      (with Sinitsin)

      Results[5]
      International
      Event 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
      Golden Spin6th
      International: Junior
      Junior Worlds4th
      JGP Final5th
      JGP Australia3rd
      JGP Austria4th
      JGP Croatia1st
      JGP France2nd
      JGP Great Britain8th
      JGP Italy2nd
      JGP Mexico3rd
      JGP USA6th
      Santa Claus Cup1st J.
      Istanbul Cup1st J.
      National
      Russian Champ.7th
      Russian Junior12th10th5th5th3rd1st
      J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

      References
      1. ISU Results: 2007 Junior Grand Prix Mexico Cup Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
      2. "Valeria ZENKOVA / Valerie SINITSIN: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011.
      3. "Valeria ZENKOVA / Valerie SINITSIN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012.
      4. "Valeria ZENKOVA / Valerie SINITSIN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012.
      5. "Competition Results: Valeria ZENKOVA / Valerie SINITSIN". International Skating Union.
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