Yakau Zenko

Yakau Zenko (Belarusian: Якаў Аляксандравіч Зянько; born 21 July 2000) is a Belarusian retired figure skater. He competed in the final segment at the 2016 World Junior Championships.

Yakau Zenko
Personal information
Native nameЯкаў Аляксандравіч Зянько (Belarusian)
Full nameYakau Alyaksandravich Zyanko
Country representedBelarus
Born (2000-07-21) 21 July 2000
Minsk, Belarus
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
CoachIgor Rolinski
Former coachEteri Tutberidze, Sergei Dudakov, Julia Soldatova
ChoreographerSvetlana Kashtalapova
Former choreographerDaniil Gleikhengauz
Skating clubClub Minsk
Former skating clubSambo 70
Training locationsMoscow, Russia
Minsk, Belarus
Began skating2004
RetiredJune 22, 2020[1]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total163.92
2019 CS Finlandia Trophy
Short program56.38
2019 European
Free skate108.61
2019 CS Finlandia Trophy

Career

Zenko began learning to skate in 2004.[2] Early in his career, he trained under Julia Soldatova at Moskvich in Moscow.[3]

By the 2015–2016 season, he had joined Eteri Tutberidze and Sergei Dudakov at Sambo 70 (Moscow).[4] Making his ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut, he placed 16th in Austria and 8th in Poland, both held in September 2015. A few months later, he became the Belarusian national senior bronze medalist and junior champion. In March 2016, he qualified to the final segment at the World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary; he ranked 22nd in the short program, 15th in the free skate, and 17th overall.

Zenko was eliminated after the short program at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. He was coached by Tutberidze and Dudakov.[5]

In the 2017–2018 season, Zenko is coached by Igor Rolinski in Moscow and Minsk.[2]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[2]
2016–2017
[5]
  • Gopher Mambo
    by Ima Sumac
  • Mambo No. 5
    by Lou Bega
  • Still Loving You
    by the Scorpions
  • Whole Lotta Love
    by Led Zeppelin
2015–2016
[4]
  • Gopher Mambo
    by Ima Sumac
  • Mambo No. 5
    by Lou Bega

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[6]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Europeans35th30th
CS Finlandia15th
CS Ice Star14th10th
CS Nebelhorn23rd
CS Tallinn TrophyWD
CS Warsaw Cup14th
Tallinn Hotels Cup4th
International: Junior[6]
Junior Worlds17th33rd29th30th
JGP Austria16th
JGP FranceWD13th
JGP Poland8th
EYOF5th
Ice Star2nd4th
Volvo Open3rd
National[6]
Belarus3rd1st1st4th
Belarus: Junior2nd1st
J = Junior level
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

References
  1. Pastushenko, Tatyana (June 22, 2020). "Белорусские фигуристы ждут начала сезона, а мечтают об Олимпиаде" [Belarusian skaters are waiting for the start of the season, and dream of the Olympics] (in Russian). Sovetskaya Belorussiya – Belarus' Segodnya. Yakau Zenko completed his career, but we have promising young athletes – Kolya Kozlov and other boys, so in general everything is not bad.
  2. "Yakau ZENKO: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017.
  3. "Яков Зенько" [Yakau Zenko] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
  4. "Yakau ZENKO: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "Yakau ZENKO: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. "Competition Results: Yakau ZENKO". International Skating Union.
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