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Nikita Katsalapov 
Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov at the 2010 Junior WorldsPersonal information Full name Nikita Gennadievich Katsalapov Country represented 
RussiaBorn July 10, 1991
MoscowResidence Moscow Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Partner Elena Ilinykh Former partner Angelina Kabysheva Coach Nikolai Morozov
Tatiana TarasovaFormer coach Alexander Zhulin
Oleg Volkov
Irina LobachevaChoreographer Liudmila Vlasova Former choreographer Alexander Zhulin Skating club Moskvich Current training locations Moscow Former training locations Ventspils Began skating 1995 World standing 10 (As of 17 June 2011[update])[1] Season's bests 9 (2010–2011)[2]
10 (2009–2010)[3]ISU personal best scores Combined total 154.50
2011 WorldsShort dance: 65.51
2011 World ChampionshipsFree dance 92.55
2011 EuropeansNikita Gennadievich Katsalapov[4] (Russian: Никита Геннадьевич Кацалапов, born July 10, 1991 in Moscow) is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Elena Ilinykh, he is the 2010 World Junior Champion, 2009 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist and 2011 Russian senior national bronze medalist.
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Career
Ilinykh and Katsalapov at 2010 Cup of Russia
Nikita Katsapalov began in single skating but struggled with some jumps and decided to try ice dancing.[5] He was paired with Elena Ilinykh by Irina Lobacheva and Ilia Averbukh, who were the team's first coaches.[5] In 2005, they attended a training camp under Alexander Zhulin who was preparing Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov for their Olympic gold-medal winning season.[5] Despite feeling inspired, they split shortly afterward – Ilinykh said they were too young at the time to understand partnership, "We didn't understand at all that you need to talk to each other, to find a compromise. There were these foolish, stupid quarrels. It just didn't work."[5]
Katsalapov then teamed up with Angelina Kabysheva but they split up in 2008.[5]
Junior career
Ilinykh returned to Russia and they decided to give their partnership another chance in spring 2008.[5][6] They began training again with Alexander Zhulin in Moscow and began competing together in the 2008-2009 season, when they placed 4th at the Russian Junior Championships.
During the 2009–2010 season, Ilinykh and Katsalapov competed for the first time on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. At their first event, the event in Budapest, Hungary, they won the gold medal. At their second event, in Torun, Poland, they won a second gold medal to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final. They won the silver medal behind Ksenia Monko and Kirill Khaliavin at the Final and at the Russian Junior Championships. However, they moved past them to win gold at the 2010 World Junior Championships. They were named Discovery of the Year at the 2010 Crystal Ice Awards held in October 2010 in Moscow.[7][8]
2010–2011 season
For the 2010–2011 season, Ilinykh and Katsalapov chose a ballet-themed free dance to Don Quixote: "[Zhulin] wanted us to do something classical Russian, and only very few people have done a real ballet program in dance."[9] Ilinykh's tutu was made at the Bolshoi.[9] They made their senior debut at the 2010 NHK Trophy where they finished fourth. At their next event, 2010 Cup of Russia, they won the bronze medal, their first medal on the senior Grand Prix series. At the 2011 Russian Nationals, they were second after the short dance behind Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev but placed fourth in the free dance to finish third overall behind Ekaterina Riazanova and Ilia Tkachenko.[10] However, their bronze medal was enough to earn them their first berth to the European Championships.
At the 2011 Europeans, Ilinykh and Katsalapov set new personal bests in the short dance (60.93), free dance (92.55) and combined total (153.48) to finish fourth in their debut at the event.[9] They were in a battle with Riazanova and Tkachenko for Russia's second of only two berths to the 2011 World Championships. By finishing ahead of them, Ilinykh and Katsalapov won the right to make their senior Worlds debut. They finished seventh at the event. Following the end of the season, they ended their collaboration with Alexander Zhulin and Oleg Volkov to begin working with new coach Nikolai Morozov in May 2011.[11][12][13] During the off-season, they spent some time in the U.S. preparing for the 2011–2012 season.[14]
2011–2012 season
For the Grand Prix season, Ilinykh and Katsalapov were assigned to 2011 NHK Trophy and 2011 Trophée Eric Bompard. At NHK Trophy, they placed first in the short dance[15] but in the warm-up before the free dance Ilinykh crashed into the boards and injured her knee.[16] The couple finished the competition, winning the bronze medal, but withdrew from the exhibitions.[16]
Programs
The short dance at 2011 Worlds
The original dance at 2010 Junior WorldsSeason Short dance Free dance Exhibition 2011–2012[17] - Hip Hip Chin Chin
by Club des Belugas - Mas que Nada
by Sérgio Mendes - Mujer Latina
by Thalía
Ave Maria
performed by Thomas Spencer-Wortley2010–2011[18] - Waltz from Agony
soundtrack by Alfred Schnittke - Red Tango
by Bayan Mix
Don Quixote
by Ludwig MinkusI Put a Spell on You
by Nina Simone
- Petite Fleur
- Rock Around The Clock
Original dance 2009–2010 Folklore from the Andes: Incantations - Petite Fleur
- Rock Around The Clock
2008–2009 - Selections
- Sing, Sing, Sing (with lyrics)
Sarabande
by Jon Lord2004–2005 Swing Combo Cats
by Andrew Lloyd WebberCompetitive highlights
(with Ilinykh)
Event 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 World Championships 7th European Championships 4th World Junior Championships 1st Russian Championships 3rd Russian Junior Championships 4th 2nd NHK Trophy 4th 3rd Cup of Russia 3rd Trophee Eric Bompard 4th Junior Grand Prix Final 2nd Junior Grand Prix, Hungary 1st Junior Grand Prix, Poland 1st References
- ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. June 17, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsdance.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. April 30, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtsdto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. March 26, 2010. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2009-10/sbtsdto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ http://www.goldskate.ru/news/fullnews.shtml?newsid=451
- ^ a b c d e f Flade, Tatjana (30 May 2010). "The goal is Sotchi". Goldenskate. http://goldenskate.com/articles/2009/053010.shtml. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ ISU - Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsapalov
- ^ Golinsky, Reut (November 19, 2010). "Ice festival in Moscow". AbsoluteSkating.com. http://absoluteskating.com/reports/2010crystalice.html. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ Kozina, Anna (October 20, 2010). ""Хрустальный лед" растаял : В Москве наградили лучших фигуристов ["Crystal Ice" melted: Top skaters awarded in Moscow]" (in Russian). Rossiyskaya Gazeta. http://www.rg.ru/2010/10/20/led.html. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ a b c Flade, Tatiana (January 29, 2011). "Pechalat and Bourzat dance to first European title". GoldenSkate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2010/euros_fd.shtml. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- ^ Kondakova, Anna (December 28, 2010). "Bobrova and Soloviev win first Russian National title". GoldenSkate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2010/rn_fd.shtml. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- ^ Simonenko, Andrei (May 17, 2011). "Фигуристы Ильиных/Кацалапов уверены в правильности перехода к Морозову [Skaters Ilinykh / Katsalapov are sure they made the right move to Morozov]" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. http://sport.rian.ru/sport/20110517/376021694.html. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
- ^ Rasskazova, I. (May 17, 2011). "Ильиных и Кацалапов ушли от Александра Жулина. Почему? [Ilinykh and Katsalapov left Alexander Zhulin. Why?]" (in Russian). Sovsport.ru. http://www.sovsport.ru/news/text-item/458346. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
- ^ Semyonov, Roman (September 10, 2011). ""У Морозова принципиально иной подход к работе" ["Morozov has a fundamentally different approach to work"]" (in Russian). Championat.com. http://www.championat.com/other/_skating/article-95451.html. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
- ^ Nikulashkina, Maria (September 7, 2011). "Елена Ильиных: "Танцы на Бродвее - лучшее впечатление лета" [Elena Ilinykh: "Dance on Broadway was the best summer experience"]" (in Russian). sport-express.ru. http://news.sport-express.ru/2011-09-07/460998/. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ Flade, Tatjana (November 11, 2011). "Ilinykh and Katsalapov grab lead in short dance at NHK Trophy". Golden Skate. http://www.goldenskate.com/2011/11/ilinykh-and-katsalapov-grab-lead-in-short-dance-at-nhk-trophy/. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ a b Flade, Tatjana (November 12, 2011). "Shibutani and Shibutani capture ice dance gold at NHK Trophy". Golden Skate. http://www.goldenskate.com/2011/11/nhk-free-dance/. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ "Elena Ilinykh & Nikita Katsalapov". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 10, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.isuresults.com%2Fbios%2Fisufs00011927.htm&date=2011-11-10.
- ^ "Elena Ilinykh & Nikita Katsalapov". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110519104313/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00011927.htm.
External links
- Ilinykh & Katsalapov at the International Skating Union
- "Elena Ilinykh & Nikita Katsalapov". IceNetwork.com. http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=39514&mode=P.
- (English) Facebook Fan Page
Categories:- 1991 births
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- Russian ice dancers
- Sportspeople from Moscow
- Hip Hip Chin Chin
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