Adian Pitkeev

Adian Pitkeev
Personal information
Native name Адьян Юрьевич Питкеев
Full name Adian Yuryevich Pitkeev
Country represented Russia
Born 16 May 1998
Moscow, Russia
Home town Moscow
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Coach Eteri Tutberidze, Sergei Dudakov
Former coach Olga Volobueva
Choreographer Eteri Tutberidze
Skating club Sambo 70
Training locations Moscow
Began skating 2002
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 219.38
2014 Trophée Bompard
Short program 76.21
2014 Trophée Bompard
Free skate 144.30
2014 Lombardia Trophy

Adian Yuryevich Pitkeev (Russian: Адьян Юрьевич Питкеев; born 16 May 1998) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2014 Lombardia Trophy and 2015 Russian national bronze medalist. On the junior level, he is the 2014 World Junior silver medalist, the 2013–14 JGP Final silver medalist, and the 2013 European Youth Olympic champion.

Personal life

Adian Yuryevich Pitkeev was born on 16 May 1998 in Moscow.[1]

Career

After watching Alexei Yagudin at the 2002 Olympics, Pitkeev expressed interest in skating to his mother, who brought him to an ice rink.[2] Olga Volobueva coached him until 2009. He then joined Eteri Tutberidze's group at Olympic School No. 37.

Junior

Pitkeev debuted internationally in the 2012–13 season, placing sixth in the United States and eighth in Slovenia on the Junior Grand Prix series. At the Russian Nationals, he was 15th in his senior-level debut and then fourth behind Alexander Petrov on the junior level. He won the gold medal at the 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival.

In the 2013–14 season, Pitkeev won the silver medal in Riga, Latvia, and then gold in Gdańsk, Poland competing on the 2013 JGP series.[3] He qualified for his first Junior Grand Prix Final and won the silver medal in Fukuoka, Japan. At the Russian Championships, Pitkeev placed fifth in his second appearance on the senior level and then won the junior title, finishing 1.88 points ahead of Petrov. At the 2014 World Junior Championships, Pitkeev won the silver medal after placing seventh in the short and second in the free skate.

Senior

Pitkeev began the 2014–15 season with a bronze medal at the 2014 Lombardia Trophy, a Challenger Series event and his first senior international. He finished sixth at both of his Grand Prix assignments, the 2014 Skate America and 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard. Having won the bronze medal at the Russian Nationals, he was selected to compete at the 2015 European Championships.[4]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2014–2015
[4][5]
  • Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
    for Piano and Orchestra
    by Sergei Rachmaninov
    2013–2014
    [6]
    • Scorpions medley
    • At Voland's Ball Waltz
      by Igor Kornelyuk
      choreo. by Eteri Tutberidze
    2012–2013
    [7]
    • Hunter - Jaguar
      by Safri Duo
    • Bolero

    Competitive highlights

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

    International[3]
    Event 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
    Europeans 7th
    GP Bompard 6th
    GP Skate America 6th
    CS Lombardia 3rd
    International: Junior[3]
    Junior Worlds 2nd 5th
    JGP Final 2nd
    JGP Latvia 2nd
    JGP Poland 1st
    JGP Slovenia 8th
    JGP USA 6th
    EYOF 1st J.
    Ice Star 1st J.
    National[8]
    Russian Champ. 15th 5th 3rd
    Russian Junior 11th 4th 1st
    TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

    Detailed results

    2014–15 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    24–27 December 2014 2015 Russian Championships Senior 4
    87.36    		 3
    153.60    		 3
    240.96
    21–23 November 2014 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard Senior 8
    76.21    		 7
    143.17    		 6
    219.38
    24–27 October 2014 2014 Skate America Senior 5
    76.13    		 7
    135.94    		 6
    212.07
    18–21 September 24 2014 Lombardia Trophy Senior 5
    71.60    		 3
    144.30    		 3
    215.90
    2013–14 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    12–16 March 2014 2014 World Junior Championships Junior 7
    68.76    		 2
    143.75    		 2
    212.51
    23–24 January 2014 2014 Russian Junior Championships Junior 1
    79.82    		 1
    149.77    		 1
    229.59
    24–27 December 2013 2014 Russian Championships Senior 4
    76.75    		 6
    147.50    		 5
    224.25
    5–6 December 2013 2013–14 JGP Final Junior 2
    72.24    		 2
    144.00    		 2
    216.24
    18–20 October 2013 2013 Ice Star Junior 1
    73.06    		 1
    140.81     		1
    213.87
    20–22 September 2013 2013 JGP Poland Junior 1
    71.50    		 1
    142.39    		 1
    213.89
    29–30 August 2013 2013 JGP Latvia Junior 5
    59.91     		1
    127.28    		 2
    187.19
    2012–2013 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    17–22 February 2013 2013 EYOWF Junior 1
    58.61    		 1
    118.49    		 1
    177.10
    2–3 February 2013 2013 Russian Junior Championships Junior 4
    68.72    		 4
    138.35    		 4
    207.07
    25–26 December 2012 2013 Russian Championships Senior 15
    60.65    		 15
    118.89    		 15
    179.54
    26–29 September 2012 2012 JGP Slovenia Junior 10
    47.82    		 8
    106.06    		 8
    153.88
    29 August–01 September 2012 2012 JGP USA Junior 3
    57.40    		 8
    97.57    		 6
    154.97
    2011–2012 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    5–7 February 2012 2012 Russian Junior Championships Junior 8
    59.54    		 12
    103.19    		 11
    162.73

    References

    1. ↑ Питкеев Адьян Юрьевич [Adian Yuryevich Pitkeev] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014.
    2. ↑ Ermolina, Olga (6 December 2013). Адьян Питкеев: «За этот сезон я очень сильно прибавил» [Adian Pitkeev: "I worked very hard this season"] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014.
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Competition Results: Adian PITKEEV". International Skating Union.
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Flade, Tatjana (17 January 2015). "Pitkeev looking for strong debut at Europeans". Golden Skate.
    5. ↑ "Adian PITKEEV: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014.
    6. ↑ "Adian PITKEEV: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
    7. ↑ "Adian PITKEEV: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013.
    8. ↑ Питкеев Адьян Юрьевич [Adian Yuryevich Pitkeev] (in Russian). fskate.ru.

    External links

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