Aliona Savchenko
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| Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy at the free program of the German Championships 2007 in Oberstdorf | ||
| Personal Info | ||
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| Country: |  Germany |
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| Residence: | Chemnitz, Germany | |
| Height: | 153 cm | |
| Partner: | Robin Szolkowy | |
| Coach: | Ingo Steuer | |
| Skating Club: | Chemnitzer EC | |
| ISU Personal Best Scores | ||
| Short + Free Total: | 199.39 | 2007 Europeans |
| Short Program: | 67.65 | 2007 Worlds |
| Free Skate: | 134.01 | 2007 Europeans |
Aliona Savchenko (originally Ukrainian Олена Савченко/Olena Savtchenko; German spelling: Aljona Savchenko; born 19 January 1984 in Kiev, Ukraine) is an internationally ranked Ukrainian pair figure skater who now skates for Germany and has obtained German citizenship. She currently represents the Chemnitzer EC.
Savchenko's partner since 2003 has been Robin Szolkowy. The team has won the German National pair title four consecutive times. They are the 2007 World pair bronze medalists and current European pair champions.
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[edit] Career
Aliona Savchenko began skating at the age of 3. Her father practiced with her on a lake. He wanted to take her to a figure skating school in Kiev when she was four, but was told she was too young. She was admitted a year later.
Savchenko and her first partner, Dmitri Boyenko, were coached by Alexander Artychenko, representing Ukraine under the auspices of the club Dynamo Kiev. The pair separated after the 1998 World Junior Figure Skating Championships at which they placed second.
Her next partner was Stanislav Morozov also from club Dynamo Kiev. The team won the 2000 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, twice won the Ukrainian National pair title, and placed 15th at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Their coach was Galina Kukhar.
Savchenko's partnership with Morozov dissolved in 2002. In May 2003, Szolkowy's coach, former World champion Ingo Steuer, brought Savchenko to Chemnitz, Germany for what would be a successful try-out. Three months later, Savchenko relocated to Germany and the new team began training in earnest.
In 2004, during their first season together, Savchenko and Szolkowy won the German National pair title. The two made their international debut as a team at the start of the 2004/2005 season. They again won the German National pair title, placed fourth at Europeans and sixth at the 2005 World Championships.
During the 2005/2006 season, Savchenko and Szolkowy won their third German National title, as well as Grand Prix Skate Canada, where they won both the short program and free skate. They placed second at Europeans, third at the Grand Prix Final, and sixth at Worlds. Savchenko was granted German citizenship on 29 December 2005, allowing the pair to compete in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, where they finished sixth.
In 2007, Savchenko and Szolkowy earned their first World Championship medal, a bronze, scoring a new personal best for their short program, 67.65 points. While winning their first European pair title earlier this year, the team set new personal bests for total points (199.39) and for their free skate program (134.01).[1] Savchenko and Szolkowy also won their fourth German National pair title. At the end of the 2006/2007 season, the pair ranked third on the International Skating Union's World Standings.[2]
[edit] Competitive highlights
(with Szolkowy)
| Event/Season | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 |
| Winter Olympics | - | - | 6th | - |
| World Championships | - | 6th | 6th | 3rd |
| European Championships | - | 4th | 2nd | 1st |
| German Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Grand Prix Final | - | - | 3rd | 2nd |
| Skate Canada | - | - | 1st | - |
| Cup of China | - | - | - | 3rd |
| Cup of Russia | - | 3rd | - | 1st |
| NHK Trophy | - | - | 2nd | - |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | - | 3rd | - | - |
| Ondrej Nepela Memorial | - | 1st | 1st | - |
| Event/Season | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 |
(with Morozov)
| Event/Season | 1998-1999 | 1999-2000 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 |
| Winter Olympics | - | - | - | 15th |
| World Championships | - | - | 9th | - |
| European Championships | - | 7th | 6th | - |
| Junior World Championships | 13th | 12th | 1st | - |
| Ukrainian Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | - |
| Skate Canada | - | - | 6th | - |
| Sparkassen Cup | - | - | 5th | - |
| Cup of Russia | - | 4th | - | - |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | - | 1st | - | - |
| JGP Croatia | - | 1st | - | - |
| Goodwill Games | - | - | - | 5th |
| Junior Grand Prix Final | - | 1st | - | - |
| Event/Season | 1998-1999 | 1999-2000 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 |
(with Boenko)
| Event/Season | 1997-1998 |
| Junior World Championships | 2nd |
[edit] References
[edit] External link
- Aliona Savchenko at the International Skating Union biography page
[edit] Navigation
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1997-1998: Yulia Obertas & Dmitriy Palamarchuk | 1999: Aliona Savchenko & Stanislav Morozov | 2000-2001: Zhang Dan & Zhang Hao | 2002: Ding Yang & Ren Zhongfei | 2003: Jessica Dubé & Bryce Davison | 2004: Maria Mukhortova & Maxim Trankov | 2005: Valeria Simakova & Anton Tokarev | 2006: Keauna McLaughlin & Rockne Brubaker |
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| NAME | Savchenko, Aliona |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Savchenko, Aljona |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Ukrainian-German figure skater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19 January 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kiev, Ukraine |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
