Valeria Zenkova

Valeria Zenkova

Zenkova and Sinitsin in 2012
Personal information
Full name Valeria Maximovna Zenkova
Country represented Russia
Born (1995-04-07) 7 April 1995
Moscow
Residence Moscow
Partner Valerie Sinitsin
Former partner Ruslan Zhiganshin
Coach Alexander Zhulin, Oleg Volkov
Former coach Ksenia Rumiantseva, Elena Tchaikovskaia
Choreographer Alexander Zhulin, Sergei Petukhov
Skating club Vorobievy Gory
Training locations Moscow
Began skating 1999
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 134.63
2012 JGP Croatia
Short dance 55.82
2013 Junior Worlds
Free dance 80.21
2012 JGP Croatia

Valeria Maximovna Zenkova (Russian: Валерия Максимовна Зенкова; born 7 April 1995) is a Russian 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.

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 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Golden Spin 6th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 4th
JGP Final 5th
JGP Australia 3rd
JGP Austria 4th
JGP Croatia 1st
JGP France 2nd
JGP Great Britain 8th
JGP Italy 2nd
JGP Mexico 3rd
JGP USA 6th
Santa Claus Cup 1st J.
Istanbul Cup 1st J.
National
Russian Champ. 7th
Russian Junior 12th 10th 5th 5th 3rd 1st
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References

  1. ↑ ISU Results: 2007 Junior Grand Prix Mexico Cup
  2. ↑ "Valeria ZENKOVA / Valerie SINITSIN: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011.
  3. 1 2 "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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