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Hailey Esther Kops (Hebrew: היילי קופס; born June 1, 2002) is an American-born Israeli pair skater. With former partner Evgeni Krasnopolski, she competed for Israel at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Hailey Kops
Kops at the 2019 World Junior Championships
Personal information
Full name	Hailey Esther Kops
Country represented	Israel
Born	(2002-06-01) June 1, 2002 (age 20) New York City
Residence	West Orange, New Jersey[1]
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Partner	Evgeni Krasnopolski
Former partner	Artem Tsoglin
Coach	Galit Chait Moracci Anton Nimenko
Choreographer	Galit Chait Moracci
Skating club	Israel ISF
Training locations	Hackensack, New Jersey
Began skating	2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	167.08 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Short program	56.54 2021 CS Warsaw Cup
Free skate	111.50 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy

With her former partner, Artem Tsoglin, she competed in the final segment at two World Junior Figure Skating Championships (2017 and 2018).

Personal life

Kops was born in New York City, New York, and later lived in West Orange, New Jersey.[2] Her parents are Lisa and Steven Kops, she has 4 brothers Corey, Max, Evan, and Ty. Max played for an Israeli team called Maccabiah. her little brothers Evan and Ty play for an academy for PSA. She is an Orthodox Jew.[3][4] Her older brother Corey plays ice hockey, in 2015-16 played for the Raanana Hitman of the Israeli League, and in 2017 played for the Kalkaska Rhinos in the United States Premier Hockey League in Michigan.[5][6]

In high school, she was home-schooled. After graduating from high school, she spent a gap year studying at the Orthodox Jewish Midreshet Amit Seminary in Jerusalem, Israel, in 2020-21.[7][3][4]

Career

Kops began learning to skate in 2004.[2] In 2016, she teamed up with Artem Tsoglin to compete for Israel in pair skating. The two made their international debut in September 2016, placing 9th at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Russia. In March, the pair finished 11th at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.[8]

Kops/Tsoglin placed 16th at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. They were named to Israel's team for the 2019 European Figure Skating Championships in Minsk, Belarus.

After the end of her partnership with Tsoglin, Kops took some time away from the sport. She announced in the summer of 2021 that she had formed a new partnership with Evgeni Krasnopolski.[9] After three months' preparation, they competed at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy to attempt to qualify a berth for Israel at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Seventh in the short program, they were fourth in the free skate, and rose to fifth overall, sufficient to qualify for the third of three available pairs spots.[10] Kops/Krasnopolski qualified for the free skate in the pairs event, finishing fifteenth overall.[11][12]

Programs

With Krasnopolski

Season	Short program	Free skating
2021–2022 [13]	Torn by Nathan Lanier Heart Cry by Drehz choreo. by Galit Chait Moracci	The Impossible Dream (from Man of La Mancha) by Mitch Leigh & Joe Darion performed by Josh Groban choreo. by Galit Chait Moracci

With Tsoglin

Season	Short program	Free skating
2017–2019 [14]	Sarabande by Globus choreo. by Galit Chait Moracci	Light of the Seven (from Game of Thrones) by Ramin Djawadi choreo. by Galit Chait Moracci
2016–2017 [15]	Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin choreo. by Galit Chait Moracci	A Whole New World (from Aladdin) by Alan Menken choreo. by Galit Chait Moracci

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Krasnopolski

International[16]
Event	21–22
Olympics	15th
Worlds	12th
Europeans	WD
CS Golden Spin	12th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy	5th
CS Warsaw Cup	13th
Cranberry Cup	11th
National[16]
Israeli Champ.	1st
TBD = Assigned

Pairs with Tsoglin

International[8]
Event	16–17	17–18	18–19
Europeans			WD
CS Golden Spin			8th
Open Ice Mall			5th
International: Junior[8]
Junior Worlds	11th	16th	7th
JGP Germany	14th
JGP Russia	9th
Cup of Tyrol	1st
Tallinn Trophy	2nd
Volvo Open Cup	3rd		1st
National[8]
Israeli Champ.			1st J
J = Junior level

Ladies' singles

National or regional[17]
Event	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16
New England Regionals				9th I1
North Atlantic Regionals	12th V2	6th V7	19th V1
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate

References

External links

• Hailey Kops / Evgeni Krasnopolski at the International Skating Union
• Hailey Kops / Artem Tsoglin at the International Skating Union
• Hailey Kops at Olympedia
• Hailey Kops at Olympics.com

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