Evgenia Tarasova

Evgenia Tarasova
Tarasova and Morozov at the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final
Personal information
Native name Евгения Максимовна Тарасова
Full name Evgenia Maximovna Tarasova
Country represented Russia
Born (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994
Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
Residence Moscow
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Partner Vladimir Morozov
Former partner Egor Chudin
Coach Nina Mozer, Andrei Hekalo, Robin Szolkowy
Former coach Stanislav Morozov
Choreographer Peter Tchernyshev, Tatiana Druchinina
Former choreographer Alla Kapranova, Giuseppe Arena, Maxim Trankov, Nikolai Morozov
Skating club Vorobievie Gory
Training locations Moscow
Began skating 1998
World standing Pairs with Morozov
2 (2017–18)
2 (2016–17)
5 (2015–16)
10 (2014–15)
27 (2013–14)
45 (2012–13)
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 227.58
2017 Europeans
Short program 81.68
2018 Winter Olympics
Free skate 151.23
2018 Europeans
Medal record
Figure skating: Pairs
Representing
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
Olympic Games
2018 PyeongchangTeam
Representing  Russia
World Championships
2018 MilanPairs
2017 HelsinkiPairs
European Championships
2018 MoscowPairs
2017 OstravaPairs
2015 StockholmPairs
2016 BratislavaPairs
Grand Prix Final
2016–17 MarseillePairs
Winter Universiade
2013 TrentinoPairs
World Team Trophy
2017 TokyoTeam
World Junior Championships
2014 SofiaPairs

Evgenia Maximovna Tarasova (Russian: Евгения Максимовна Тарасова; born 17 December 1994) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Vladimir Morozov, she is a two-time World Championship medalist (2018 silver, 2017 bronze), a two-time European champion (2017, 2018), the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final champion, and the 2018 Russian national champion. Earlier in their career, they became the 2014 World Junior silver medalists and the 2014 Russian national junior champions.

Personal life

Evgenia Maximovna Tarasova was born on 17 December 1994 in Kazan, Russia.[1] She moved to Moscow as a teenager.[2]

Skating career

Early career

Early in her career, Tarasova trained in Kazan and competed in single skating. She appeared at one ISU Junior Grand Prix event, placing fourth in Belarus in 2008. She competed in singles through the 2009–10 season.[3]

After deciding to switch to pair skating, which she enjoyed watching, Tarasova began training in Nina Mozer's school in Moscow.[2] She competed two seasons on the senior level partnered with Egor Chudin. Tarasova/Chudin won bronze at the 2011 Mont Blanc Trophy, placed 5th at the 2011 Ice Challenge and 8th at the 2012 Coupe de Nice.[4] They parted ways following the 2011–2012 season.

Teaming up with Morozov

At the suggestion of Nina Mozer,[5] Tarasova teamed up with Vladimir Morozov in spring 2012. The pair's main coach was initially Stanislav Morozov.[2] Vladimir Morozov broke his foot one week into the new partnership and was out for three months.[2]

2012–2013 season

The pair's international debut came at a Junior Grand Prix event in Croatia, where they finished 5th. They withdrew from their next assignment in Germany.

Tarasova/Morozov won their first senior international title at the 2012 Warsaw Cup. At the Russian Championships, they placed fifth on the senior level and then won the silver medal on the junior level. The pair finished fifth at the 2013 Junior World Championships.

2013–2014 season

Tarasova/Morozov won silver in Latvia and bronze in Estonia on the JGP series. They qualified for the JGP Final in Fukuoka, Japan, where they finished fourth in both segments and overall. The pair won the silver medal at the 2013 Winter Universiade behind teammates Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov. At the 2014 Russian Championships, Tarasova/Morozov finished eighth after placing third in the short program and tenth in the free skate. He fell on both of their jumping passes and she was hurt when a lift collapsed near the end of their free program but was able to resume and complete the final element, a pair spin.[6] Tarasova was taken to the hospital and found to have no serious injury.[7] After winning the national junior title a month later, the pair was assigned to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. They won the silver medal after placing second in both segments and finishing 5.57 points behind China's Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang.

2014–2015 season

After parting ways with Stanislav Morozov in the off-season, Tarasova/Morozov turned to Andrei Hekalo, who had worked with them in the past, and Robin Szolkowy, who joined them in September 2014.[2] The pair began the 2014–15 season by taking silver at a Challenger Series event, the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy. They were assigned to two Grand Prix events, the 2014 Skate Canada International and 2014 Rostelecom Cup.[8] Earning bronze and silver, respectively, the pair finished seventh in the Grand Prix standings, leaving them as first alternates to the Grand Prix Final.[9]

Tarasova/Morozov won silver at the 2015 Russian Championships, ahead of Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov. They were awarded the bronze medal at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, before placing 6th at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, China.

2015–2016 season

Tarasova/Morozov began their season with bronze at a Challenger Series event, the 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy. Competing in the Grand Prix series, the pair won silver at the 2015 Skate Canada International and placed 7th in the short program at the 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard, before the event's cancellation due to the November 2015 Paris attacks. The short program standings were accepted as the final result.

In December, Tarasova/Morozov finished second in the CS standings after winning gold at the 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb and then took the bronze medal at the Russian Championships after placing third in both segments. In January 2016, they won their second continental bronze medals, at the European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. At the 2016 World Championships in Boston, they placed 6th in the short, 5th in the free, and 5th overall.

2016–2017 season

Opening their season on the Challenger Series, Tarasova/Morozov took gold at the 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial after placing first in both segments. During the free skate, they performed their first quadruple twist in competition. On the Grand Prix series, they won the bronze medal at the 2016 Skate America, having placed first in the short and fifth in the free, and then silver at the 2016 Trophée de France, having placed second in the short and third in the free. They qualified as the fifth pair to the Grand Prix Final, held in December in Marseille, France. Ranked first in both segments, they were awarded gold ahead of China's Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao.[10]

2017–2018 season

Tarasova/Morozov took gold in both of their Grand Prix outings, entering the Grand Prix Final in joint first place with the reigning World champions Sui Wenjing / Han Cong. A personal best in the short program placed them a very close second to Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot, but a sixth-place result in the free skate dropped them to fifth overall, 2.10 points behind bronze medalists Megan Duhamel / Eric Radford. At the 2018 European Championships, they placed fifth in the short program, keeping them out of the final flight in the final segment. A personal best in the free skate allowed them to climb to first and win their second consecutive European title, leading a Russian sweep of the podium.

At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Tarasova/Morozov skated the short program portion of the team event, placing first over both Duhamel/Radford and Savchenko/Massot. This helped the Olympic Athletes of Russia to a silver medal. Their short program in the individual event put them in position for a possible gold medal, as they were second, less than a point out of the lead. However, skating last, they committed two major errors during the free skate and dropped out of the medals into fourth place.[11] After the event, Morozov indicated that he felt that they had failed to control their nerves.[12]

Tarasova/Morozov concluded their season at the 2018 World Championships in Milan. They obtained the silver medal after placing second in both segments, behind Savchenko/Massot. Following the result, Morozov commented: "We are happy tonight. We feel that it was hard and we're really tired. We are happy the season is over. It was a really long and hard season. I am just happy with what we could do today."[13] In May 2018, Mozer announced that she would take a break from coaching until September and that Maxim Trankov and Robin Szolkowy would serve as Tarasova/Morozov's coaches.[14]

Programs

With Morozov

Tarasova and Morozov at the 2017 World Championships podium.
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2017–2018
[15]
2016–2017
[18]
2015–2016
[19][20]
2014–2015
[2][21]
2013–2014
[22]
  • How Invigorating are the
    Evenings in Russia
    by Belyi Orel
2012–2013
[23]
  • Liquidation
    soundtrack by ?
  • Phantom of the Opera on Ice
    by Roberto Danova

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Morozov

International[24]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Olympics4th
Worlds6th5th3rd2nd
Europeans3rd3rd1st1st
GP Final1st5th
GP Rostelecom Cup2nd1stTBD
GP Skate America3rdTBD
GP Skate Canada3rd2nd
GP Trophée7th2nd1st
CS Finlandia Trophy1st
CS Golden Spin1st
CS Nebelhorn2nd1st
CS Nepela Trophy3rd1st
Universiade2nd
NRW Trophy4th
Warsaw Cup1st
International: Junior[24]
Junior Worlds5th2nd
JGP Final4th
JGP Croatia5th
JGP Estonia3rd
JGP GermanyWD
JGP Latvia2nd
National[3]
Russian Champ.5th8th2nd3rd2nd1st
Russian Jr. Champ.2nd1st
Team events
Olympics2nd
World Team Trophy2nd T
2nd P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

With Chudin

International[25]
Event 2010–11 2011–12
Ice Challenge5th
International Cup of Nice8th
Mont Blanc Trophy3rd

Single skating

International[26]
Event 2007–08 2008–09
JGP Belarus4th
National[3]
Russian Champ.12th
Russian Junior Champ.7th8th

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.

Tarasova and Morozov at the 2018 European Championships
Tarasova and Morozov at the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final.
Tarasova and Morozov at the 2016 World Championships.
Tarasova and Morozov at the 2016 European Championships.

With Morozov

2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
4–7 October 2018 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy 1
73.27		 2
125.71		 1
198.98
2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
19–25 March 2018 2018 World Championships 2
81.29		 2
144.24		 2
225.53
14–25 February 2018 2018 Winter Olympics 2
81.68		 4
143.25		 4
224.93
9–12 February 2018 2018 Winter Olympics (Team event) 1
80.92
2
15–21 January 2018 2018 European Championships 5
70.37		 1
151.23		 1
221.60
21–24 December 2017 2018 Russian Championships 2
75.36		 1
147.98		 1
223.34
7–10 December 2017 2017–18 Grand Prix Final 2
78.83		 6
129.90		 5
208.73
17–19 November 2017 2017 Internationaux de France 1
77.84		 2
140.36		 1
218.20
20–22 October 2017 2017 Rostelecom Cup 1
76.88		 1
147.37		 1
224.25
27–30 September 2017 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 1
77.52		 1
140.94		 1
218.46
2016–17 season
Date Event SP FS Total
20–23 April 2017 2017 World Team Trophy 4
66.37		 2
142.38		 2T/2P
208.75
29 March – 2 April 2017 2017 World Championships 3
79.37		 4
139.66		 3
219.03
25–29 January 2017 2017 European Championships 1
80.82		 2
146.76		 1
227.58
20–26 December 2016 2017 Russian Championships 1
80.04		 2
139.15		 2
219.19
8–11 December 2016 2016–17 Grand Prix Final 1
78.60		 1
135.25		 1
213.85
11–13 November 2016 2016 Trophée de France 2
76.24		 3
130.70		 2
206.94
21–23 October 2016 2016 Skate America 1
75.24		 5
110.70		 3
185.94
30 September – 2 October 2016 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial 1
69.06		 1
128.74		 1
197.80
2015–16 season
Date Event SP FS Total
28 March – 3 April 2016 2016 World Championships 6
72.00		 5
134.27		 5
206.27
26–31 January 2016 2016 European Championships 3
70.17		 2
127.38		 3
197.55
23–27 December 2015 2016 Russian Championships 3
77.21		 3
140.31		 3
217.52
2–5 December 2015 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 1
73.06		 2
119.16		 1
192.22
13–15 November 2015 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard 7
62.32		 Cancelled 7
62.32
30 October–1 November 2015 2015 Skate Canada International 2
64.00		 2
127.19		 2
191.19
1–3 October 2015 2015 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 1
66.94		 3
117.34		 3
184.28
2014–15 season
Date Event SP FS Total
23–29 March 2015 2015 World Championships 6
67.71		 5
130.75		 6
198.46
26 January – 1 February 2015 2015 European Championships 5
57.13		 3
125.89		 3
183.02
24–28 December 2014 2015 Russian Championships 3
70.29		 1
137.94		 2
208.23
14–15 November 2014 2014 Rostelecom Cup 2
67.28		 5
106.50		 2
173.78
31 October – 2 November 2014 2014 Skate Canada 3
64.14		 3
111.31		 3
175.45
25–27 September 2014 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2
65.74		 2
113.24		 2
178.98
2013–14 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
10–16 March 2014 2014 World Junior Championships Junior 2
59.46		 2
108.74		 2
168.20
23–25 January 2014 2014 Russian Junior Championships Junior 1
66.06		 1
120.25		 1
186.31
24–27 December 2013 2014 Russian Championships Senior 3
69.72		 10
99.34		 8
169.06
11–15 December 2013 2013 Winter Universiade Senior 2
64.87		 2
112.05		 2
176.92
5–6 December 2013 2013–14 JGP Final Junior 4
54.91		 4
97.10		 4
152.01
10–12 October 2013 2013 JGP Estonia Junior 3
57.99		 3
98.70		 3
156.69
29–30 August 2013 2013 JGP Latvia Junior 2
52.96		 1
104.86		 2
157.82
2012–13 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
1–2 March 2013 2013 World Junior Championships Junior 4
52.25		 6
96.49		 5
148.74
2–3 February 2013 2013 Russian Junior Championships Junior 1
60.23		 3
111.24		 2
171.47
25–28 December 2012 2013 Russian Championships Senior 8
52.93		 5
111.36		 5
164.29
5-9 December 2012 2012 NRW Trophy Senior 4
55.81		 4
94.60		 4
150.41
15-18 November 2012 2012 Warsaw Cup Senior 1
56.42		 1
104.91		 1
161.33
3-6 October 2012 2012 JGP Croatia Junior 1
51.89		 5
85.40		 5
137.29

References

  1. ↑ Тарасова Евгения Максимовна [Evgenia Maximovna Tarasova] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Flade, Tatjana (24 October 2014). "Tarasova and Morozov looking to make impact". Golden Skate.
  3. 1 2 3 Тарасова Евгения Максимовна [Evgenia Maximovna Tarasova]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
  4. ↑ "Evgenia TARASOVA / Egor CHUDIN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Vorobieva, Maria (14 May 2013). Евгения Тарасова и Владимир Морозов: мы даже попытаемся вмешаться в борьбу за олимпийские путёвки на Игры в Сочи [Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov: We will try to fight for a berth to the Olympic Games]. team-russia2014.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 10 September 2013.
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  7. ↑ Ermolina, Olga (27 December 2013). Ярослав Бугаев: «У Жени серьезных повреждений нет. Только ушиб мягких тканей» [Yaroslav Bugaev: "Evgenia has no serious injury."] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014.
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  9. ↑ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2014/2015 - Pairs". ISU.
  10. ↑ Decool, Mélissa (10 December 2016). "Tarasova and Morozov stage upset in the Grand Prix Final". Golden Skate.
  11. ↑ "Athlete Profile - Evgenia TARASOVA". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Figure skaters Tarasova, Morozov fail to win Olympic medal, blame it on nervousness". TASS. 15 February 2018.
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