1. Polina Igorevna Tsurskaya is a Russian former competitive figure skater and figure skating coach.
13 Facts About Polina Tsurskaya
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Polina Igorevna Tsurskaya was born on July 11,2001, in Omsk, Russia.
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Polina Tsurskaya has an elder brother, Igor, who is nine years her senior.
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Polina Tsurskaya was awarded the gold medal after placing first in both segments and finishing 10 points ahead of the silver medalist, Mai Mihara.
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Polina Tsurskaya broke the junior records in the free skate and total scores set by compatriot Elena Radionova.
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In February, Polina Tsurskaya won gold at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
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In September 2016, Polina Tsurskaya won gold at two JGP series events; she ranked first in the short program and second in the free in Saransk, Russia, and first in both segments in Tallinn, Estonia.
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Polina Tsurskaya finished tenth at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.
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In November, Polina Tsurskaya finished fourth at 2017 Skate America, placing eighth in the short program and fourth in the long program and scoring 195.56 points total.
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On May 7,2018, it was announced Polina Tsurskaya was ending her partnership with coach Eteri Tutberidze.
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Polina Tsurskaya began her season by competing at the 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy where she placed fourth.
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Polina Tsurskaya announced her retirement from figure skating on May 31,2019.
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In summer 2020 Polina Tsurskaya started working as a figure skating coach in the skating club Sambo-70, Chrustalnyi department, in a cooperation with the team of her former coach Eteri Tutberidze.