Daniil Samsonov

Daniil Aleksandrovich Samsonov (Russian: Даниил Александрович Самсонов, born 13 July 2005) is a Russian figure skater, who currently holds the junior world record for the short program (87.33 points).

Daniil Samsonov
Samsonov at the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final
Personal information
Native name	Даниил Александрович Самсонов
Full name	Daniil Aleksandrovich Samsonov
Country represented	Russia
Born	(2005-07-13) 13 July 2005 Moscow, Russia
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Height	1.40 m (4 ft 7 in)
Coach	Eteri Tutberidze, Sergei Dudakov
Former coach	Alexander Shubin
Choreographer	Daniil Gleikhengauz
Skating club	Sambo 70 (Khrustalnyi)
Training locations	Moscow
Began skating	2008
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	250.51 2019 JGP Poland
Short program	87.33 (JWR) 2019 JGP Poland
Free skate	163.18 2019 JGP Poland
Medal record Representing  Russia Winter Youth Olympics 2020 Lausanne Men's singles Junior Grand Prix Final 2019–20 Torino Men's singles

He is the 2020 Youth Olympic bronze medalist, the 2019 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2019 JGP Poland champion, the 2019 Winter Children of Asia International Sports Games champion, and a two-time Russian junior national champion (2019, 2020).[1]

Career

Born in Moscow, Daniil Samsonov formerly trained under Alexander Shubin at Moskvich,[1][2] but since the start of the 2015/2016 season trains under Eteri Tutberidze at Sambo 70.[2][3][4]

2018–2019 season

In early February 2019, Samsonov won the Russian Junior Figure Skating Championships.[5] "[The boy] skated breathtakingly. At such an [early] age, to jump a quadruple Lutz, so beautifully, so easily, that had never happened before in the world," Tatiana Tarasova said of his victory.[6] Samsonov was not sent to the 2019 World Junior Championships, because he would not be age eligible to compete at junior level internationally until the following (2019/2020) season; his thirteenth birthday was July 13, twelve days past the July 1 cutoff.[7]

A few days later, he was one of the skaters who represented Russia in Sakhalin at the first Children of Asia Games, winning the gold medal.[8]

2019–2020 season

In early September 2019, Samsonov made his ISU Junior Grand Prix debut at the 2019 JGP event in Riga, Latvia, where he won the bronze medal. He ranked fourth in the short program and third in the free skate and scored his personal best score of 211.62 points.[9] Two weeks later he competed at this second JGP event of the season in Gdańsk, Poland, where he won his first JGP gold medal. At this competition he set the new world record scores for the short program (87.33 points), free skate (163.18 points) and the combined total (250.51 points). Ranked first in both the short program and the free skate he outscored the silver medalist, Japanese skater Yuma Kagiyama, by about 5 points.[10]

Qualifying to the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final in Torino, Samsonov placed second in the short program despite falling on his opening triple Axel.[11] After a number of minor jump errors in the free skate, he placed fourth in that segment, and won the bronze medal overall. He described himself as "unhappy" with how he had performed.[12]

Competing at the senior 2020 Russian Championships for the first time, Samsonov was seventh in the short program after stepping out of his quad Lutz and falling on his triple Axel.[13] Fifth in the free skate, he rose to sixth place overall.[14]

Daniil competed at the junior 2020 Russian Championships taking place at Saransk, Mordovia, from 4 to 8 February 2020. He was second both in short and free program making several minor mistakes, though finishing first in total. He became Russian junior champion for the second time in a row.

Daniil was listed as a member of a team for the 2020 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. On 28th february 2020 his withdrawal from the competition was announced due to problems with joints caused by growing up.[15] Ilya Yablokov was assigned as a substitute.

Records and achievements

• Set the junior-level men's short program record (87.33 points), free skating record (163.18 points) and combined total record (250.51 points) at 2019 JGP Poland. Free skating and combined total records later surpassed by Shun Sato at the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final.

Competitive highlights

Samsonov (right) with Andrei Mozalev (left) and Yuma Kagiyama (center) on the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics podium

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International: Junior [1][16]
Event	17–18	18–19	19–20
Youth Olympics			3rd
Junior Worlds			WD
JGP Final			3rd
JGP Latvia			3rd
JGP Poland			1st
Children of Asia ISG		1st J
Denis Ten Memorial			1st J
National [1][16]
Russian Champ.			6th
Russian Junior Champ.	9th	1st	1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Junior level

2019–20 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
4–8 February 2020	2020 Russian Junior Championships	Junior	2 84.40	2 176.82	1 261.22
10–15 January 2020	2020 Winter Youth Olympics	Junior	2 76.63	3 138.59	3 215.21
24–29 December 2019	2020 Russian Championships	Senior	7 80.88	5 159.33	6 240.21
5–8 December 2019	2019–20 JGP Final	Junior	2 77.75	4 152.44	3 230.19
9–12 October 2019	2019 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge	Junior	1 88.64	1 175.40	1 264.04
18–21 September 2019	2019 JGP Poland	Junior	1 87.33	1 163.18	1 250.51
4–7 September 2019	2019 JGP Latvia	Junior	4 72.28	3 139.34	3 211.62
2018–19 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
13–15 February 2019	2019 WCAISG	Junior	1 84.95	1 153.11	1 238.06
1–4 February 2019	2019 Russian Junior Championships	Junior	1 87.07	1 162.26	1 249.33
2017–18 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
23–26 January 2018	2018 Russian Junior Championships	Junior	12 70.00	9 140.26	9 210.26

References

1. "Даниил Александрович Самсонов" [Daniil Samsonov]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
2. "Будущее российского и мирового мужского фигурного катания - Лёд Жизни. Фигурное Катание - Блоги - Sports.ru".
3. "Саша на луне. За произвольную программу в Перми Трусова получила 164,44!". Sovetskiy Sport. 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
4. "Даниил Самсонов: "Я не виноват, что в своем возрасте уже сильнее более взрослых ребят"". Business Online. 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
5. "Ученик Тутберидзе выиграл юниорский чемпионат России по фигурному катанию". Vzglyad (Vz.ru). 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
6. ""Такого катания еще не видела, это феноменально". Тарасова поражена выступлением Трусовой". Sport24. 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
7. "Парень-феномен: 13-летний фигурист победил 19-летних соперников на юниорском чемпионате России". Komsomolskaya Pravda. 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
8. 2019 Children of Asia results in figure skating
9. "Lee (KOR) wins gold medal at ISU Junior Grand Prix in Riga". International Skating Union. September 9, 2019.
10. "U.S., Russian and Japanese skaters earn tickets to Final at ISU Junior Grand Prix". International Skating Union. September 23, 2019.
11. Slater, Paula (December 5, 2019). "Russia's Andrei Mozalev: 'I feel very comfortable here'". Golden Skate.
12. Slater, Paula (December 7, 2019). "Japan's Sato stuns at Junior Grand Prix Final; snatches gold". Golden Skate.
13. Flade, Tatjana (December 26, 2019). "Ignatov surprises at Russian Nationals; takes men's short program". Golden Skate.
14. Flade, Tatjana (December 27, 2019). "Aliev captures first title in turbulent men's event at Russian Nationals". Golden Skate.
15. "Врач объяснил причины снятия Самсонова с юниорского ЧМ". Ria Novosti. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
16. "Competition Results: Daniil Samsonov". International Skating Union.

External links

• Daniil Samsonov at the International Skating Union

World Junior Record Holders
Preceded by Artur Danielian	Men's Junior Short Program 19 September 2019 –	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Yuma Kagiyama	Men's Junior Free Skating 21 September 2019 – 7 December 2019	Succeeded by Shun Sato
Preceded by Yuma Kagiyama	Men's Junior Total Score 21 September 2019 – 7 December 2019	Succeeded by Shun Sato