Natalia Ihorivna Popova (Ukrainian: Наталія Ігорівна Попова; born September 15, 1993) is a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater. She is a five-time Ukrainian national champion (2010, 2012–2015) and won five senior international medals.[1] She represented Ukraine at the 2014 Winter Olympics, competing in the team trophy and individual ladies' singles event.
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Native name | Наталія Ігорівна Попова |
Full name | Natalia Ihorivna Popova |
Country represented | Ukraine |
Born | (1993-09-15) September 15, 1993 (age 29) Simferopol, Ukraine |
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
Coach | Galina Zmievskaya Viktor Petrenko |
Choreographer | Nina Petrenko |
Skating club | Dynamo Kyiv |
Training locations | Hackensack Kyiv |
Began skating | 1999 |
Retired | 2015? |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 155.52 2013 Worlds |
Short program | 53.44 2014 Winter Olympics (Team) |
Free skate | 103.85 2013 Worlds |
During her competitive career, Popova trained in Hackensack, New Jersey, while her family lived in Ontario, Canada.[2] She began coaching in 2013, in the United States, and later joined the Richmond Training Centre in Richmond Hill, Ontario.[3]
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2014–2015 [4] |
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2013–2014 [5] |
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2012–2013 [6] |
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2011–2012 [7] |
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2010–2011 |
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2009–2010 [8] |
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GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International[1] | ||||||
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Event | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 |
Olympics | 28th | |||||
Worlds | 17th | 15th | 21st | 25th | ||
Europeans | 18th | 12th | 19th | 23rd | 16th | |
GP Bompard | 9th | |||||
GP Skate America | 11th | |||||
GP Skate Canada | 7th | |||||
CS Golden Spin | 17th | |||||
Cup of Nice | 16th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | |
Finlandia Trophy | 4th | |||||
Ice Challenge | 2nd | 2nd | ||||
NRW Trophy | 8th | 10th | 8th | |||
Ukrainian Open | 1st | |||||
Warsaw Cup | 2nd | |||||
International: Junior[1] | ||||||
JGP Austria | 10th | |||||
JGP Estonia | 11th | |||||
JGP Romania | 7th | |||||
National[1] | ||||||
Ukrainian Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
Team events | ||||||
Olympics | 9th T 8th P | |||||
WD = Withdrew T = Team result; P = Personal result |
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Ukrainian champions in figure skating – Women's singles | |
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