Yuri Vlasenko

Yuri Vladimirovich Vlasenko (Russian: Юрий Владимирович Власенко, born 20 November 1994) is a Russian ice dancer. With former partner Betina Popova, he is the 2014–15 JGP Final bronze medalist.[1]

Yuri Vlasenko
Vlasenko in November 2015
Full nameYuri Vladimirovich Vlasenko
Born (1994-11-20) 20 November 1994 (age 29)
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States, Russia
PartnerLydia Erdman
CoachKsenia Rumiantseva, Ekaterina Volobueva
Skating clubSambo 70
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
Bronze medal – third place2014–15 BarcelonaIce dancing

Personal life

Yuri Vladimirovich Vlasenko was born on 20 November 1994 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.[2]

Career

Vlasenko and Betina Popova began competing together in 2009.[3] The two were coached by Ksenia Rumiantseva and Ekaterina Zhurina at the Sambo-70 club in Moscow.[2]

Popova/Vlasenko's international debut came at the 2011 NRW Trophy. They placed 7th at the Russian Junior Championships in the 2012–13 season.

2013–14 season

Popova/Vlasenko made their ISU Junior Grand Prix debut in the 2013–14 season. They won the silver medal in Minsk, Belarus and then gold in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Their results qualified them for the JGP Final in Fukuoka, Japan, where they placed fourth. After taking the bronze medal at the 2014 Russian Junior Championships, the two were assigned to the 2014 World Junior Championships and finished seventh in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2014–15 season

Popova/Vlasenko's first assignment of the 2014–15 JGP season was in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Ranked second in the short dance and fourth in the free dance, they finished second to Canada's Mackenzie Bent / Garrett MacKeen by a margin of 6.75 points. Popova/Vlasenko were awarded gold in Dresden, Germany after placing first in both segments and outscoring Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter of the United States by 7.96 points. At the 2014–15 JGP Final in Barcelona, they won the bronze medal behind Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd. The two finished 11th at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.

2015–16 season

Competing in the 2015–16 JGP series, Popova/Vlasenko outscored Angélique Abachkina / Louis Thauron of France by 7.3 points for the gold in Riga, Latvia. They took silver at their JGP assignment in Logroño, Spain – finishing second to another French team, Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac, by a margin of 1.78 points – and qualified for their third JGP Final. At the final, held in December in Barcelona, Popova/Vlasenko finished fourth, having scored 0.45 less than the bronze medalists, Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons of the United States. After taking silver behind Loboda/Drozd at the Russian Junior Championships, they were assigned to the World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.

Their partnership ended by May 2016.[4]

Programs

(with Popova)

SeasonShort danceFree dance
2015–2016
[5]

2014–2015
[6]
  • Cha Cha Danzon
  • Brazilian Samba
2013–2014
[7]
2012–2013
2011–2012
  • Tango medley

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Erdman

National
Event2018–19
U.S. Championships8th

With Solovieva

International
Event2017–18
CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star11th
Volvo Open Cup5th
National[3]
Russian Championships7th

With Popova

International[1]
Event10–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–16
Junior Worlds7th11th6th
JGP Final4th3rd4th
JGP Belarus2nd
JGP Czech Rep.1st2nd
JGP Germany1st
JGP Latvia1st
JGP Spain2nd
NRW Trophy4th J8th J
National[3]
Russian Jr. Champ.14th12th7th3rd2nd2nd
J: Junior level

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.

With Popova

2015–16 season
DateEventLevelSDFDTotal
14–20 March 20162016 World Junior ChampionshipsJunior7
58.56
5
87.65
6
146.21
19–23 January 20162016 Russian Junior ChampionshipsJunior4
61.62
1
96.20
2
157.82
10–13 December 20152015−16 JGP FinalJunior4
61.85
4
82.11
4
143.96
30 September – 4 October 20152015 JGP SpainJunior2
60.40
2
90.54
2
150.94
26–30 August 20152015 JGP LatviaJunior1
59.82
1
86.53
1
146.35
2014–15 season
DateEventLevelSDFDTotal
2–8 March 20152015 World Junior ChampionshipsJunior9
51.17
11
74.26
11
125.43
4–7 February 20152015 Russian Junior ChampionshipsJunior3
58.06
2
89.93
2
147.99
11–14 December 20142014–15 JGP FinalJunior3
50.52
3
81.36
3
131.88
1–5 October 20142014 JGP GermanyJunior1
59.91
1
87.40
1
147.31
3–7 September 20142014 JGP Czech RepublicJunior2
52.42
4
79.00
2
131.42
2013–14 season
DateEventLevelSDFDTotal
10–16 March 20142014 World Junior ChampionshipsJunior8
53.29
6
79.18
7
132.47
23–25 January 20142014 Russian Junior ChampionshipsJunior4
60.31
4
86.09
3
146.40
5–8 December 20132013–14 JGP FinalJunior4
52.50
4
76.97
4
129.47
3–5 October 20132013 JGP Czech RepublicJunior4
53.48
1
81.68
1
135.16
26–28 September 20132013 JGP BelarusJunior3
51.82
2
76.89
2
128.71

References

Media related to Yuri Vlasenko at Wikimedia Commons