Xenia Olegovna Makarova
Xenia Makarova | |||||||||||||
Full name | Xenia Olegovna Makarova | ||||||||||||
nation | Russia | ||||||||||||
birthday | December 20, 1992 | ||||||||||||
place of birth | St. Petersburg | ||||||||||||
size | 167 cm | ||||||||||||
Career | |||||||||||||
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discipline | Single run | ||||||||||||
society | St. Peterburg | ||||||||||||
Trainer | Yevgeny Rukavizin | ||||||||||||
choreographer |
Nina Petrenko Larissa Seleznyova |
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status | resigned | ||||||||||||
End of career | 2014 | ||||||||||||
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last change: March 8, 2011 |
Xenija Olegowna Makarova ( Russian Ксения Олеговна Макарова , English transcription Kseniya Makarova ) (born December 20, 1992 in Saint Petersburg ) is a Russian figure skater who competes in a single run .
She is the daughter of the former European pair skating champions Larissa Selesnjowa and Oleg Makarov . At the age of six Makarova began to practice figure skating. She started briefly as a teenager for the USA and from 2007 for Russia. However, it still lives in Newburgh in the US state of New York . Her parents emigrated with her from Russia when she was eight years old. Xenija Makarowa trains in Hackensack ( New Jersey ) and also in Saint Petersburg.
In 2010 Xenija Makarova became Russian champion and made her debut at the major international championships. She was ninth at the European Championships , eighth at the World Championships and tenth at the Vancouver Winter Olympics .
In 2011 it was enough for Makarova only to fifth place in the national championships. At the European Championships , however, she improved compared to the previous year and took fourth place. She also managed to improve at the World Cup , where she finished seventh in front of a home crowd.
Results
Starting for Russia
Competition / championship | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
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winter Olympics | 10. | |||
World championships | 8th. | 7th | 9. | |
European championships | 9. | 4th | 4th | |
Russian championships | 1. | 5. | 4th | 8th. |
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Grand Prix competition / season | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 |
Cup of China | 7th | |||
Skate America | 5. | |||
Skate Canada | 2. | 6th | ||
Cup of Russia | 7th | |||
NHK Trophy | 7th |
Starting for the USA
Competition / year | 2006/2007 |
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US Novices Championships | 7th |
Programs
season | Short program | Freestyle | Exhibition running |
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2010-2011 |
Flamenco by Didulia |
Evita OST by Andrew Lloyd Webber |
Sway by Pussycat Dolls |
2009-2010 |
Ladies in Lavender OST by Nigel Hess |
The 13th Warrior OST by Jerry Goldsmith |
Sway by Pussycat Dolls |
2008-2009 | Cirque du Soleil | Mr. & Mrs. Smith OST | |
2007-2008 |
In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg |
Don Quixote by Leon Minkus |
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2006-2007 |
Libertango by Ástor Piazzolla |
Chicago soundtrack |
Web links
- Xenija Makarowa in the database of the International Skating Union (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Makarowa, Xenia Olegovna |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Макарова, Ксения Олеговна (Russian); Makarova, Kseniya (English transcription) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian figure skater |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1992 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Petersburg |