Ekaterina Ryabova (figure skater)

Ekaterina Alexeyevna Ryabova (Russian: Екатерина Алексеевна Рябова; born 27 March 2003) is a Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater who represents Azerbaijan in ladies' singles. She is the 2019 CS Ice Star bronze medalist, the 2018 Ice Star champion, the 2019 Volvo Open Cup silver medalist, and the 2019 Azerbaijani national champion.

Ekaterina Ryabova
Personal information
Native nameЕкатерина Алексеевна Рябова (Russian)
Full nameEkaterina Alexeyevna Ryabova
Country represented Azerbaijan
Born (2003-03-27) 27 March 2003
Moscow, Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
CoachEvgeni Plushenko, Alexander Volkov
Former coachAlexei Ryabov, Sergei Davydov
ChoreographerMartine Dagenais
Former choreographerViktoria Bondarenko
Skating clubFS Academy of Evgeni Plushenko, Moscow
Former skating clubSambo 70, Dynamo Moscow
Training locationsMoscow
Began skating2006
World standing63 (2018–19)
ISU personal best scores
Combined total187.77
2019 Rostelecom Cup
Short program64.01
2019 Rostelecom Cup
Free skate123.76
2019 Rostelecom Cup

Ryabova placed 8th at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics and is currently the 15th highest ranked ladies' singles skater in world by the International Skating Union following the 2019-20 figure skating season.

Personal life

Ryabova was born on 27 March 2003 in Moscow, Russia. As of January 2019, she is a high school student.[1]

Career

Early years

Ryabova began learning to skate in 2006 as a three-year-old.[1] As a child, she trained under her father, Alexei Ryabov, at the Dynamo Moscow sports club. In 2015, she moved to Sambo 70 to be coached by Sergei Davydov. She changed coaches after a year, joining Alexander Volkov and Evgeni Plushenko at the Angels of Plushenko rink.[2]

Ryabova made no junior international appearances for Russia.[3]

2018–2019 season

Ryabova made her international debut for Azerbaijan in September 2018, at the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) in Kaunas, Lithuania. She finished 6th overall after placing 7th in both segments. She had the same final result at her second assignment, 2018 JGP Slovenia.

Making her senior international debut, Ryabova won gold in October at the 2018 Minsk Arena Ice Star, outscoring the silver medalist, France's Léa Serna, by about nine points. She placed 8th at the 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy and 6th at the 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.

In January 2019, Ryabova was named to Azerbaijan's team for the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus. Ranked 7th in the short program, she qualified to the free skate. She placed 13th in the free skate and finished 12th overall.

In March 2019, at the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships, Ryabova placed 17th in the short program and qualified to the free skate. She placed 13th in the free skate, and 13th overall.

2019–2020 season
Ryabova at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

Ryabova opened her first full senior season in September 2019 at the 2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial where she placed fifth overall. She was fifth as well at the Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, before winning the bronze medal at the 2019 CS Ice Star and silver at the Volvo Open Cup. Making her Grand Prix debut at the 2019 Rostelecom Cup, she placed fifth there.[4]

Competing as a junior, Ryabova placed eighth at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in January 2020. She then finished sixth at the 2020 European Championships later in the month.

Ryabova finished the season with a tenth-place finish at the 2020 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. She was also assigned to compete at the 2020 World Figure Skating Championships, but these were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2019–2020
2018–2019
[1]
  • Puttin' on the Ritz
    performed by Miss Kookie
2017–2018

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

For Azerbaijan
International[3]
Event 18–19 19–20
Worlds13thC
Europeans12th6th
GP Rostelecom Cup5th
CS Golden Spin6th5th
CS Ice Star3rd
CS Ondrej Nepela5th
CS Tallinn Trophy8th
Denis Ten Memorial5th
Ice Star1st
Volvo Open Cup2nd
International: Junior[3]
Youth Olympics8th
Junior Worlds13th10th
JGP Lithuania6th
JGP Slovenia6th
National[3]
Azerbaijani Champ.1st
TBD = Assigned; C = Event cancelled

Detailed results
2019–20 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
2–8 March 2020 2020 World Junior Championships Junior 13
57.68		 10
112.21		 10
169.89
20–26 January 2020 2020 European Championships Senior 6
62.22		 6
119.27		 6
181.49
10–15 January 2020 2020 Winter Youth Olympics Junior 9
59.30		 8
110.07		 8
169.37
4–7 December 2019 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb Senior 6
57.02		 5
119.49		 5
176.51
15–17 November 2019 2019 Rostelecom Cup Senior 5
64.01		 6
123.76		 5
187.77
5–10 November 2019 2019 Volvo Open Cup Senior 3
62.89		 2
115.34		 2
178.23
18–20 October 2019 2019 CS Ice Star Senior 2
58.39		 3
108.02		 3
166.41
9–12 October 2019 2019 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge Senior 6
53.41		 4
107.00		 5
160.41
19–21 September 2019 2019 CS Nepela Memorial Senior 6
56.40		 3
121.66		 5
178.06
2018–19 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
18–24 March 2019 2019 World Championships Senior 17
57.18		 13
122.70		 13
179.88
4–10 March 2019 2019 World Junior Championships Junior 12
54.28		 12
100.32		 13
154.60
21–27 January 2019 2019 European Championships Senior 7
59.95		 13
103.22		 12
163.17
5–8 December 2018 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb Senior 7
57.28		 6
113.82		 6
171.10
26–29 November 2018 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy Senior 17
45.95		 7
111.25		 8
157.20
18–21 October 2018 2018 Minsk Arena Ice Star Senior 3
55.67		 1
106.86		 1
162.53
3–10 October 2018 2018 JGP Slovenia Junior 6
57.91		 6
109.16		 6
167.07
5–8 September 2018 2018 JGP Lithuania Junior 7
51.94		 7
99.70		 6
151.64
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References
  1. "Ekaterina RYABOVA: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019.
  2. "Екатерина Алексеевна Рябова" [Ekaterina Alexeyevna Ryabova]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
  3. "Competition Results: Ekaterina RYABOVA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019.
  4. Slater, Paula (November 16, 2019). "Trusova dominates ladies in Moscow for second consecutive Grand Prix gold". Golden Skate.
  5. Slater, Paula (March 7, 2020). "Kamila Valieva captures Junior World gold in season debut". Golden Skate.
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