Svitlana Vasylivna Pylypenko (Ukrainian: Світлана Василівна Пилипенко; sometimes written Svetlana Pilipenko from Russian: Светлана Пилипенко; born 14 August 1983) is a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater. She won three medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and competed at three World Junior Championships, achieving her best result, 16th, in 2001. She placed 20th at the 2002 European Championships. After retiring from competition, Pylypenko toured with the Imperial Ice Stars[2] and joined the coaching staff of a skating club in Sochi, Russia.[3]
| Svitlana Pylypenko | |
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| Full name | Svitlana Vasylivna Pylypenko |
| Native name | Світлана Василівна Пилипенко |
| Other names | Svetlana Pilipenko[1] |
| Born | 14 August 1983 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Began skating | 1987 |
| Retired | 2003 |
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2002–03 [1] |
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| 2001–02 [4] |
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| 2000–01 [5] |
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| 1999–2000 |
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Competitive highlights
editJGP: Junior Series / Junior Grand Prix
| International[6] | |||||||
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| Event | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 |
| Europeans | 20th | ||||||
| Junior Worlds | 18th | 16th | 22nd | ||||
| JGP Bulgaria | 12th | ||||||
| JGP Croatia | 3rd | ||||||
| JGP Czech Rep. | WD | ||||||
| JGP Hungary | 9th | ||||||
| JGP Norway | 8th | ||||||
| JGP Poland | 4th | 2nd | |||||
| JGP Slovakia | 9th | ||||||
| JGP Ukraine | 8th | 2nd | |||||
| EYOF | 6th | ||||||
| National[6] | |||||||
| Ukrainian Champ. | 5th J | 4th | 1st J | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | |
| J: Junior level; WD: Withdrew | |||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Svetlana PILIPENKO: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010.
- ^ Stones, Lesley (15 December 2013). "Sleeping Beauty on Ice: ballet meets Cirque du Soleil". Daily Maverick.
- ^ "Светлана Васильевна Пилипенко" [Svitlana Vasylivna Pylypenko] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
- ^ "Svetlana PILIPENKO: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 August 2002.
- ^ "Svetlana PILIPENKO: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 May 2001.
- ^ a b "Svetlana PILIPENKO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016.