Yakau Zenko

Yakau Zenko
Personal information
Alternative names Russian: Yakov Zenko
Country represented Belarus
Born (2000-07-21) 21 July 2000
Minsk, Belarus
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Coach Igor Rolinski
Former coach Eteri Tutberidze, Sergei Dudakov, Julia Soldatova
Choreographer Svetlana Kashtalapova
Former choreographer Daniil Gleikhengauz
Skating club Club Minsk
Former skating club Sambo 70
Training locations Moscow, Russia
Minsk, Belarus
Began skating 2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 176.89
2015 JGP Poland
Short program 60.35
2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star
Free skate 122.07
2015 JGP Poland

Yakau Zenko (born 21 July 2000) is a Belarusian figure skater. He competed in the final segment at the 2016 World Junior Championships.

Career

Zenko began learning to skate in 2004.[1] Early in his career, he trained under Julia Soldatova at Moskvich in Moscow.[2]

By the 2015–2016 season, he had joined Eteri Tutberidze and Sergei Dudakov at Sambo 70 (Moscow).[3] Making his ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut, he placed 16th in Austria and 8th in Poland, both held in September 2015. A few months later, he became the Belarusian national senior bronze medalist and junior champion. In March 2016, he qualified to the final segment at the World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary; he ranked 22nd in the short program, 15th in the free skate, and 17th overall.

Zenko was eliminated after the short program at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwain. He was coached by Tutberidze and Dudakov.[4]

In the 2017–2018 season, Zenko is coached by Igor Rolinski in Moscow and Minsk.[1]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[1]
2016–2017
[4]
  • Gopher Mambo
    by Ima Sumac
  • Mambo No. 5
    by Lou Bega
  • Still Loving You
    by the Scorpions
  • Whole Lotta Love
    by Led Zeppelin
2015–2016
[3]
  • Gopher Mambo
    by Ima Sumac
  • Mambo No. 5
    by Lou Bega

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[5]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
European Champ.35th
CS Ice Star14th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy23rd
CS Tallinn TrophyWD
International: Junior[5]
Junior Worlds17th33rd29th
JGP Austria16th
JGP FranceWD
JGP Poland8th
EYOF5th
Ice Star2nd J4th J
National[5]
Belarusian Champ.3rd
Belarusian Jr. Champ.2nd1st
J = Junior level
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Yakau ZENKO: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Яков Зенько" [Yakau Zenko] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
  3. 1 2 "Yakau ZENKO: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Yakau ZENKO: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Yakau ZENKO". International Skating Union.
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