Elizaveta Ukolova
Ukolova in 2012
Other namesAlžběta Ukolová
Born (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998
Kirov, Russia
HometownPoděbrady, Czech Republic
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCzech Republic
CoachMarie Sedláčková, František Pechar
Skating clubUSK Prague
Began skating2005

Elizaveta Ukolova (Russian: Елизавета Уколова; born 12 March 1998) is a Czech figure skater. She has won three senior international medals and is a two-time Czech national silver medalist. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics and qualified for the free skate.

Personal life

Born on 12 March 1998 in Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia,[1] Elizaveta Ukolova moved with her family to the Czech Republic when she was two years old.[2] She became a Czech citizen in 2012.[3] She has two elder sisters — Mariya, a competitor in ice dancing,[3] and Anna, an operation manager in Landmarktours.

Career

Early years

Ukolova started skating in 2005,[3] having been introduced to the activity by her mother.[1]

She debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in the 2011–2012 season. After winning the Czech national junior title in December 2011, she was named in the Czech team to the 2012 World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus. Ranked 24th in the short, she qualified for the free skate, where she placed 20th, lifting her to 22nd overall.

The following season, Ukolova competed in two JGP events and won the junior title at the 2012 NRW Trophy. She was eliminated from the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy after placing 33rd in the short program.

2013–2014: Olympic season

Ukolova continued on the JGP series in the 2013–2014 season. She was also assigned to the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy following a Czech internal competition in August.[2] Nebelhorn was her senior international debut and the final qualifying competition for the 2014 Winter Olympics. As a result of Ukolova's tenth-place finish, the Czech Republic received one of the six remaining spots for countries which had not previously qualified a ladies' entry.

Ukolova won her first senior international medal, bronze, at the 2013 Warsaw Cup. During the season, she trained mainly in Prague and also spent a week per month in Oberstdorf.[2] At the Olympics in Sochi, she qualified for the free skate and finished 22nd overall.[1]

2014–2015 to present

Competing in Tallinn, Estonia at the 2015 World Junior Championships, Ukolova placed 20th in the short, 17th in the free, and 17th overall.

Stepping onto her second senior international podium, she received the bronze medal at the 2015 Merano Cup.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[3]
2017–2018
[4]
  • Don't Cry for Me Argentina
    (from Evita)
    by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice
    performed by Madonna
2016–2017
[5]
  • Symphony No. 40
    by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2015–2016
[6]
  • Symphony No. 40
    by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2014–2015
[7]
  • Life Is Beautiful
    by Nicola Piovani
2012–2014
[8][9]
2011–2012
[10]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[11]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Olympics22nd
CS Golden Spin18th
CS Ice Challenge13th
CS Lombardia31st
CS Nebelhorn13th10th17th
CS Ondrej Nepela11th11thWD
CS Tallinn Trophy10th15th17th
CS Warsaw Cup15th15th
Bavarian Open4th8th
Cup of Tyrol6th11th
Four Nationals13th
Halloween Cup11th
Hellmut Seibt5th
Merano Cup3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy10th
NRW Trophy5th10th2nd11th
Toruń Cup8th
Warsaw Cup3rd
International: Junior[11]
Junior Worlds22nd33rd17th
JGP Czech Rep.12th12th14th
JGP Germany11th
JGP Latvia10th
JGP Poland15th
JGP Slovakia9th
JGP Turkey8th
Ice Challenge8th
Merano Cup4th5th
NRW Trophy2nd1st
National[11]
Czech Champ.1st J2nd2nd4th6th5th
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Elizaveta UKOLOVA". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 6 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Bőd, Titanilla (13 December 2013). "Elizaveta Ukolova: "The most important thing is to enjoy what I'm doing"". Absolute Skating.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Elizaveta UKOLOVA: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Elizaveta UKOLOVA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ↑ "Elizaveta UKOLOVA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ↑ "Elizaveta UKOLOVA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ↑ "Elizaveta UKOLOVA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ↑ "Elizaveta UKOLOVA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ↑ "Elizaveta UKOLOVA: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ↑ "Elizaveta UKOLOVA: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Elizaveta UKOLOVA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018.

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