Viktor Kovalenko (ice dancer)

Viktor Kovalenko
Nagornyuk and Kovalenko in 2012
Personal information
Country represented Uzbekistan
Born (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991
Tashkent
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Partner Elizaveta Tretiakova
Former partner Anna Nagornyuk, Viola Zakhliupana, Maria Popkova, Anastasia Gavrilovich
Coach Svetlana Alexeeva, Olga Riabinina
Former coach Alexei Gorshkov
Choreographer Elena Kustarova
Former choreographer Sergei Petukhov
Skating club Alpomish Tashkent
Training locations Moscow
Began skating 1996
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 91.76
2014 Four Continents
Short dance 35.68
2014 Four Continents
Free dance 56.08
2014 Four Continents

Viktor Vyacheslavovich Kovalenko (Russian: Виктор Вячеславович Коваленко; born 6 December 1991) is an Uzbekistani ice dancer who competes with Elizaveta Tretiakova. With former partner Anna Nagornyuk, he placed 10th at the 2013 World Junior Championships.[1]

Career

Early in his career, Viktor Kovalenko competed with Maria Popkova. They placed 24th at the 2010 World Junior Championships.

Kovalenko began competing internationally with Anna Nagornyuk in the 2011–2012 season, appearing on both the junior and senior levels. They competed on the 2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix series and then made their senior international debut at the 2012 Four Continents where they placed 8th. Nagornyuk and Kovalenko finished 12th at the 2012 World Junior Championships and were entered to compete on the senior level at the 2012 World Championships. Although Nagornyuk was granted her visa a week before the competition, Kovalenko received his on the morning of 26 March, the same day they were scheduled to compete in the preliminary round.[2] They arrived in Nice, France, half an hour before they were due to compete and reached the arena ten minutes before competing, but were able to qualify for the short dance.[2][3]

In the 2012–13 season, Nagornyuk and Kovalenko placed 10th at both the Four Continents Championships and World Junior Championships. They parted ways at the end of the season.

Ahead of the 2013–14 season, Kovalenko teamed up with Elizaveta Tretiakova. They withdrew from the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, a qualifier for the 2014 Winter Olympics, because he developed chicken pox just before the event.[4]

Programs

With Tretiakova

Season Short dance Free dance
2013–2014
[5]
  • Quickstep:
  • Foxtrot:
  • Quickstep:
  • Me Voy
    by Jasmin Levy
  • Farrucas
    by Pepe Romero

With Nagornyuk

Season Short dance Free dance
2012–2013
[6][7]		 Junior-level:
  • Blues: One Night
    by Elvis Presley
  • Jive: Long Tall Sally
    by Elvis Presley

Senior-level:

  • Waltz:
    Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman
    by Brian Adams
  • Polka: Polka de Janeiro
  • Me Voy
    by Jasmin Levy
  • Flamenco
2011–2012
[8]

With Popkova

Season Original dance Free dance
2009–2010
[9]
  • Egyptian dance
2008–2009
[10]

Competitive highlights

With Tretiakova

Results[11]
International
Event 2013–2014
Four Continents Championships15th
Nebelhorn TrophyWD
Ice Star4th
Ukrainian Open7th
Volvo Open Cup14th
WD = Withdrew

With Nagornyuk

Results[1]
International
Event 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
World Championships25th
Four Continents Champ.8th10th
Volvo Open Cup4th
International: Junior
World Junior Champ.12th10th
JGP Croatia8th
JGP Estonia6th
JGP Romania8th
JGP Slovenia4th
Istanbul Cup4th J.
National
Uzbekistani Champ.1st
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

With Popkova

Results[12]
International
Event 2008–09 2009–10
World Junior Championships33rd24th
JGP Belarus9th6th
JGP Croatia15th
JGP Great Britain9th
Santa Claus Cup3rd J.
National
Uzbekistani Champ.1st
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References

  1. 1 2 "Competition Results: Anna NAGORNYUK / Viktor KOVALENKO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Chinese, Russians win preliminaries at worlds". International Skating Union. Ice Network. 26 March 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  3. ↑ Simonenko, Andrei (27 March 2012). Фигуристы Нагорнюк/Коваленко прибыли в Ниццу за 30 минут до проката [Figure skaters Nagornyuk/Kovalenko arrived in Nice 30 minutes before competing]. rsport.ru (in Russian).
  4. ↑ Flade, Tatjana (25 September 2013). "UZB dance team Tretiakova/Kovalenko dropped out of NHT Olympic qualifier as he fell sick (chickenpox) just before leaving from home". Twitter.
  5. ↑ "Elizaveta TRETIAKOVA / Viktor KOVALENKO: 2013/2014". International Skating Union.
  6. ↑ "Anna NAGORNYUK / Viktor KOVALENKO: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Anna NAGORNYUK / Viktor KOVALENKO: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Anna NAGORNYUK / Viktor KOVALENKO: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012.
  9. ↑ "Maria POPKOVA / Viktor KOVALENKO: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010.
  10. ↑ "Maria POPKOVA / Viktor KOVALENKO: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010.
  11. ↑ "Competition Results: Elizaveta TRETIAKOVA / Viktor KOVALENKO". International Skating Union.
  12. ↑ "Competition Results: Maria POPKOVA / Viktor KOVALENKO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013.
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