Alena Kostornaia
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_(3).jpg) Kostornaia at the 2018 Junior Worlds | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | Алёна Сергеевна Косторная (Russian) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Alena Sergeyevna Kostornaia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alternative names | Alyona Kostornaya | |||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |
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| Born |
24 August 2003 Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.48 m (4 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Eteri Tutberidze, Sergei Dudakov | |||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Elena Zhgun, Marina Cherkasova | |||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Eteri Tutberidze, Daniil Gleikhengauz | |||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Sambo 70 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Training locations | Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ISU personal best scores | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Combined total |
207.39 2018 Junior Worlds | |||||||||||||||||||
| Short program |
71.65 2017–18 JGP Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| Free skate |
135.76 2018 Junior Worlds | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alena Sergeyevna Kostornaia (pron. Al-ee-YOH-nah Kos-tor-NY-ah; Russian: Алёна Сергеевна Косторная; Alyona Sergeyevna Kostornaya; born 24 August 2003) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2018 World Junior silver medalist, the 2017–18 JGP Final silver medalist and 2018 Russian Junior silver medalist. She won three gold medals at the ISU Junior Grand Prix series — 2018 JGP Austria, 2018 JGP Czech Republic, and 2017 JGP Poland. She is the 2018 Russian national bronze medalist on the senior level.
Personal life
Career
Early career
Kostornaia began learning to skate in 2007.[1] From 2012 to 2017 she was coached by Elena Zhgun in Moscow.[2]
Kostornaia had an injury in 2016. She finished 16th at the 2017 Russian Junior Championships. Eteri Tutberidze and Sergei Dudakov became her coaches in 2017.[2]
2017–2018 season
Kostornaia's international debut came in early October 2017 at a 2017–18 ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) competition in Gdansk, Poland; ranked first in the short program and second in the free skate, she won the gold medal by a margin of 1.36 points over the silver medalist, her teammate and training partner Daria Panenkova.[3] She won silver behind Sofia Samodurova at JGP Italy by a margin of 0.04 points.[4] Her placements qualified her for the 2017–18 Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, where she won silver, placing second in the short program, and first in the free skate. On the senior level, Kostornaia won bronze at the 2018 Russian Figure Skating Championships. She later won silver at the 2018 Russian Junior Figure Skating Championships behind teammate Alexandra Trusova by a margin of 0.58 points.
In March 2018 Kostornaia competed at the 2018 Junior Worlds. She placed 2nd in the short program and 2nd in the free skate and won the silver medal behind her teammate Alexandra Trusova.
2018–2019 season
Kostornaia started her season by competing in the 2018 JGP series. At her first JGP event of the season she won the gold medal in Linz, Austria. She was ranked first in both the short program and the free skate and won the gold medal by a margin of more than 11 points over the silver medalist, her teammate Alena Kanysheva.[5]
She skated her 2nd JGP event of the season at JGP Czech Republic, where she was again ranked first in both the short program and the free skate. She won the gold medal by a margin of about 2 points over the silver medalist, Kim Ye-lim.[6] With two JGP gold medals she has qualified to the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2018–2019 [7] |
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Romeo and Juliet
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Records and achievements
- Set the junior-level ladies' record for the short program with score of 71.65 points at the 2017–18 Junior Grand Prix Final, previously held by Russian teammate Alina Zagitova. Her record was broken by Russian teammate Alexandra Trusova at the 2017–18 Junior Grand Prix Final on December 7, 2017 with 73.25 points.
- Set the junior-level ladies' record of the new +5 / -5 GOE (Grade of Execution) system for the free program (132.42 points) at the 2018 JGP Austria.
Competitive highlights
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JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[8] | |||
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| Event | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
| Junior Worlds | 2nd | ||
| JGP Final | 2nd | TBD | |
| JGP Austria | 1st | ||
| JGP Czech Republic | 1st | ||
| JGP Italy | 2nd | ||
| JGP Poland | 1st | ||
| National[2] | |||
| Russian Champ. | 3rd | ||
| Russian Junior Champ. | 16th | 2nd | |
| TBD = Assigned | |||
Detailed results
Junior level
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. Previous ISU world best highlighted in bold. Personal best highlighted in bold.
| 2018–19 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
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| 6–9 December 2018 | 2018–19 JGP Final | Junior | TBD |
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| 26–29 September 2018 | 2018 JGP Czech Republic | Junior | 1 70.24 |
1 128.14 |
1 198.38 |
| 29 Aug. – 1 Sept. 2018 | 2018 JGP Austria | Junior | 1 71.08 |
1 132.42 |
1 203.50 |
| 2017–18 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| 5–11 March 2018 | 2018 World Junior Championships | Junior | 2 71.63 |
2 135.76 |
2 207.39 |
| 23–26 January 2018 | 2018 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 3 69.88 |
1 141.63 |
2 211.51 |
| 21–24 December 2017 | 2018 Russian Championships | Senior | 4 73.59 |
4 142.98 |
3 216.57 |
| 7–10 December 2017 | 2017–18 JGP Final | Junior | 2 71.65 |
1 132.93 |
2 204.58 |
| 11–14 October 2017 | 2017 JGP Italy | Junior | 1 67.72 |
2 124.43 |
2 192.15 |
| 4–7 October 2017 | 2017 JGP Poland | Junior | 1 69.16 |
2 128.75 |
1 197.91 |
| 2016–17 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| 1–5 February 2017 | 2017 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 12 57.77 |
16 103.48 |
16 161.25 |
References
- 1 2 3 "Alena KOSTORNAIA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Алёна Сергеевна Косторная" [Alena Kostornaia]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
- ↑ "2017 JGP Poland: Junior Ladies Result". International Skating Union. 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "2017 JGP Italy: Junior Ladies Result". International Skating Union. 14 October 2017.
- ↑ "2018 JGP Austria: Junior Ladies Result". International Skating Union. 1 September 2018.
- ↑ "2018 JGP Czech Republic: Junior Ladies Result". International Skating Union. 1 September 2018.
- ↑ "Alena KOSTORNAIA: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018.
- ↑ "Competition Results: Alena KOSTORNAIA". International Skating Union.
External links
| World Record Holders | ||
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| Preceded by |
Ladies' Free Skating 1 September 2018 – 7 September 2018 |
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| World Junior Record Holders | ||
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| Preceded by |
Ladies' Junior Free Skating 1 September 2018 – 7 September 2018 |
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| Historical World Junior Record Holders (before season 2018–19) | ||
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| Preceded by |
Ladies' Junior Short Program 7 December 2017 |
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