Aiza Imambek
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Personal information | |
Native name | Айза Евфратқызы Имамбек |
Full name | Aiza Evfratkyzy Imambek |
Alternative names | Mambekova |
Country represented | Kazakhstan |
Born |
Almaty, Kazakhstan | 25 February 1999
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Coach | Kuralai Uzurova, Alexei Mishin |
Former coach | Galina Masliuk, Aigul Kuanysheva |
Choreographer | Alima Moldakhmet |
Skating club | Kiyal Almaty |
Training locations |
Almaty, Kazakhstan Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Former training locations | Astana and Akbulak, Kazakhstan |
Began skating | 2003 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total |
124.15 2016 JGP France |
Short program |
46.44 2017 FBMA Trophy |
Free skate |
84.53 2018 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships |
Aiza Evfratkyzy Imambek or Mambekova (Kazakh: Айза Евфратқызы Имамбек;[1][2] born 25 February 1999) is a Kazakh figure skater. She has represented Kazakhstan at the 2018 Four Continents Championships, 2017 Asian Winter Games, and 2017 Winter Universiade. She competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Career
Early years
Imambek began learning to skate in 2003.[3] Her first coach was Aigul Kuanysheva.[4] She made her junior international debut in August 2012, at the Asian Figure Skating Trophy in Taipei, Taiwan.
During the 2014–2015 season, Imambek was coached by Galina Masliuk.[4] Her first ISU Junior Grand Prix assignment took place in September 2014 in the Czech Republic. Her senior international debut came in December, at Estonia's Tallinn Trophy.
By the 2015–2016 season, Imambek was training under Kuralai Uzurova in Astana and Akbulak, Kazakhstan.[5]
2016–2017 season
Imambek qualified to the final segment at the 2017 Winter Universiade, held in February in Almaty, Kazakhstan; she ranked 16th in the short program, 10th in the free skate, and 13th overall. Later that month, she placed 8th at the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan.
In March, Imambek placed 31st in the short program at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. Due to Elizabet Tursynbayeva's result at the 2017 World Championships, Kazakhstan obtained two Olympic spots in ladies' figure skating. During the season, Imambek achieved the International Skating Union's minimum technical scores, making her eligible for one of the spots.
2017–2018 season
Imambek decided to train with Uzurova in Almaty and with Alexei Mishin in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[3][6] She missed the first part of the season due to a fracture in her foot.[7] In December 2017, she was nominated to represent Kazakhstan at the Olympics.[8][9][10]
In January, Imambek won the bronze medal at the FBMA Trophy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and placed 20th at the 2018 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. In February, she will compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2017–2018 [3] |
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2016–2017 [11] |
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2014–2016 [5][4] |
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Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International[12] | ||||||
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Event | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
Olympics | 30th | |||||
Four Continents | 20th | |||||
CS Mordovian Ornament | 8th | |||||
Asian Games | 8th | |||||
FBMA Trophy | 6th | 3rd | ||||
Tallinn Trophy | 16th | |||||
Winter Universiade | 13th | |||||
International: Junior[12] | ||||||
Junior Worlds | 31st | |||||
JGP Croatia | 25th | |||||
JGP Czech Republic | 22nd | |||||
JGP Estonia | 10th | |||||
JGP France | 8th | |||||
JGP Latvia | 20th | |||||
JGP Poland | 19th | |||||
Asian Trophy | 11th | |||||
Hamar Trophy | 4th | |||||
Coupe du Printemps | 12th | |||||
Santa Claus Cup | 15th | 14th | ||||
Triglav Trophy | 7th | |||||
National[12] | ||||||
Kazakhstani Champs. | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | ||
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned |
References
- ↑ "Айза Имамбек: Менің атымды атақты жазушы Дулат аға қойыпты". stan.kz (in Kazakh). 15 February 2017.
- ↑ Her name also appears in the Russian form Aiza Evfratovna Mambekova (Russian: Айза Евфратовна Мамбекова).
- 1 2 3 "Aiza MAMBEKOVA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Aiza MAMBEKOVA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Aiza MAMBEKOVA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
- ↑ "Айза Имамбек: Я сама себе являюсь главной соперницей". almatysports.kz (in Russian). 3 January 2018.
- ↑ "Айза Имамбек получила перелома пальца ноги" [Aiza Imambek has fractured a toe]. prosports.kz (in Russian). 20 September 2017.
- ↑ "Стало известно имя третьего участника Олимпиады в фигурном катании". National Skating Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 29 December 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018.
- ↑ Байкадамова, Динара (28 December 2017). "Айза Имамбек: "Для каждого спортсмена участие в Олимпиаде — наивысшая цель"". sports.kz (in Russian).
- ↑ "Айза Имамбек —третья участница Олимпиады-2018 от Казахстана" [Aiza Imambek - third 2018 Olympic participant from Kazakhstan]. sport.inform.kz (in Russian). 29 December 2017.
- ↑ "Aiza MAMBEKOVA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Aiza MAMBEKOVA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018.