Pavel Antonovich Kovalev (Russian: Павел Антонович Ковалёв; born 4 January 1992) is a Russian-French pair skater. With his wife, Camille Kovalev, he is the 2018 Volvo Open Cup silver medalist, the 2015 International Cup of Nice bronze medalist, the 2015 Lombardia Trophy bronze medalist, and the 2022 French national champion.
Pavel Kovalev | |
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Personal information | |
Native name | Павел Антонович Ковалёв (Russian) |
Full name | Pavel Antonovich Kovalev |
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Born | (1992-01-04) 4 January 1992 (age 30) Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Home town | Courbevoie, France |
Residence | Courbevoie, France |
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
Partner | Camille Kovalev |
Former partner | Valeria Morozova Zoya Rogovtseva |
Coach | Laurent Depouilly |
Former coach | Vivien Rolland Mehdi Bouzzine Ludmila Velikova Tatiana Kokoreva |
Choreographer | Dominique Deniaud Nathalie Depouilly |
Skating club | Club Olympique de Courbevoie |
Former skating club | FC Academy (Saint Petersburg) |
Training locations | La Roche-sur-Yon, France Courbevoie, France |
Former training locations | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Began skating | 1996 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 157.36 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
Short program | 56.04 2022 Europeans |
Free skate | 102.80 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
Kovalev was born on 4 January 1992, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He married his skating partner, Camille Mendoza, in December 2017.[1]
Kovalev began skating in 1996 in his hometown of Saint Petersburg. As a singles skater, he reached the Younger and Elder Age Russian Junior Championships. Kovalev competed two seasons in pairs with Zoya Rogovtseva beginning in the 2009–10 season and one season with Valeria Morozova in the 2011–12 season. He did not reach the Russian Championships with either partner.[2]
Kovalev partnered with French pair skater Camille Mendoza to represent France in 2014.[1] Together, they are the 2018 Volvo Open Cup silver medalists, the 2015 International Cup of Nice bronze medalists, the 2015 Lombardia Trophy bronze medalists, and five-time French national medalists, including the 2022 title. After winning the 2022 national title, Kovalev/Kovalev were named to their first European Championships team alongside Coline Keriven / Noël-Antoine Pierre.[3]
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2021–22 [1] |
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2020–21 [4] |
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2019–20 [4] |
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2018–19 [4] |
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2017–18 [4] |
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2016–17 [4] |
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2015–16 [4] |
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2014–15 [4] |
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GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
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Event | 13–14 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 |
Worlds | 8th | ||||||||
Europeans | 14th | ||||||||
GP France | WD | C | 7th | TBD | |||||
GP NHK Trophy | TBD | ||||||||
CS Golden Spin | 17th | WD | |||||||
CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 6th | ||||||||
CS Tallinn Trophy | 4th | 5th | |||||||
CS Warsaw Cup | 13th | WD | |||||||
Bavarian Open | 4th | 4th | |||||||
Cup of Nice | 3rd | 6th | 8th | ||||||
Ice Star | WD | ||||||||
Lombardia Trophy | 3rd | 7th | |||||||
NRW Trophy | 4th | ||||||||
Volvo Open Cup | 2nd | ||||||||
National[5] | |||||||||
French Champ. | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | WD | 1st | |||
Master's | WD | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | |
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled |
French champions in figure skating – Pairs | |
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