Daria Danilova

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Daria Danilova
2020 European Figure Skating Championships Daria Danilova Michel Tsiba 2020 01 22 3809.jpg
Danilova/Tsiba at the 2020 European Championships
Personal information
Native nameДарья Данилова (Russian)
Country represented Netherlands
Born (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 19)
Moscow, Russia
Home townMoscow, Russia
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
PartnerMichel Tsiba
Former partnerDmitry Shulgin
CoachPavel Kitashev
Knut Schubert
Yuri Larionov
Former coachArina Ushakova
Nina Mozer
ChoreographerJoti Polizoakis
Former choreographerOlga Orlova
Paul Boll
Skating clubEkijsa Amsterdam
Former skating clubVorobyovy Gory SSHOR
Sports School No. 85 Moscow[1]
Training locationsBerlin, Germany
Moscow, Russia
Began skating2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total145.26
2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Short program55.45
2021 CS Warsaw Cup
Free skate89.87
2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy

Daria Danilova (Russian: Дарья Данилова; born 8 September 2002) is a Russian-born pair skater who competes for the Netherlands. With her skating partner, Michel Tsiba, she is the 2020 Dutch national champion and the 2020 NRW Trophy bronze medalist. They competed in the final segment at the 2020 European Championships and are the first Dutch pair to qualify for the World Championships.

Personal life[]

Danilova was born on 8 September 2002 in Moscow. She is learning Dutch.[2] Danilova is attempting to obtain Dutch citizenship to become eligible for the 2022 Winter Olympics.[3] She has a pet dog.[4]

Career[]

Early career[]

Danilova started skating at age three in 2006. She competed in ladies' singles in her native Russia, but never qualified to the Russian Championships.[1] In 2017, Danilova briefly competed pairs with Dmitry Shulgin under coaches Pavel Kitashev, Arina Ushakova, and Nina Mozer.[1] They split after six months and she skated alone for a year.[2]

Danilova teamed up with Dutch skater Michel Tsiba for the Netherlands in May 2018. Earlier in the season, he had met one of her coaches at a seminar in Berlin and they arranged a tryout.[3] Danilova/Tsiba alternate training in Berlin and Moscow every three months due to the differences in their respective citizenships' visa requirements.[5] The pair fund over half of their training costs out of pocket via Tsiba's student finances.[6]

2018–2019 season[]

Danilova/Tsiba won their debut international competition, the 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb on the junior level. They then placed tenth at the 2019 Bavarian Open. In February, Danilova/Tsiba won the 2019 Dutch junior national title unopposed. However, they missed achieving the minimum TES requirements for the 2019 World Junior Championships.[2]

2019–2020 season[]

Danilova/Tsiba competed at three Challenger Series events to open the season, finishing tenth at 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy, 17th at 2019 CS Warsaw Cup, and 15th at 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.

At the 2020 European Championships in January, Danilova/Tsiba became the first Dutch pair in 24 years to compete in a European Championships since Jeltje Schulten / Alcuin Schulten last represented the country at the event in 1996.[5] They qualified to the final segment and finished 16th overall. In February, they finished eighth at the Bavarian Open and tenth at the Challenge Cup; the latter event doubled as the Dutch Championships where, as the only Dutch pair, Danilova/Tsiba won their first senior national title.

At the Challenge Cup, Danilova/Tsiba earned the necessary TES minimums for the 2020 World Championships.[7] They are the first Dutch pair in history to qualify for the World Championships.[8] The event was eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

2020–2021 season[]

During the offseason, Tsiba underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus. However, the pair did not start training together again until the end of August due to issues with Danilova's Dutch visa.[10] Danilova/Tsiba made their season debut at the 2020 NRW Autumn Trophy in November and won their first senior international medal, bronze behind Germans Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel and Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert. Making their debut at the World Championships in Stockholm, they placed twenty-second.[11]

2021–2022 season[]

Beginning the season at the 2021 Lombardia Trophy, Danilova/Tsiba placed eighth.[12] They competed at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, placing ninth and failing to qualify a place at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Their third Challenger event, the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup, Danilova/Tsiba were fifteenth. They finished twenty-first at the 2022 European Championships, missing the free skate.[13]

Programs[]

With Tsiba
Season Short program Free skating
2020–2022
[4][14][15]
2019–2020
[16]
2018–2019
[17]

Competitive highlights[]

CS: Challenger Series

With Tsiba
International[13]
Event 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22
Worlds C 22nd
Europeans 16th 21st
CS Finlandia Trophy 10th
CS Golden Spin 15th WD
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 9th
CS Warsaw Cup 17th 15th
Bavarian Open 8th
Challenge Cup 10th 7th
Lombardia Trophy 8th
NRW Trophy 3rd 1st
International: Junior[13]
Bavarian Open 10th
Golden Spin 1st
National[13]
Dutch Champ. 1st J 1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled
Levels: J = Junior

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Данилова Дарья" [Danilova Daria]. fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 14 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Veltman, Anjuli (6 November 2018). "Nieuw avontuur voor Tsiba: 'Kan het niet zonder haar'" [New adventure for Tsiba: 'Can't do it without her']. Schaatsen.nl (in Dutch).
  3. ^ a b van Lakerveld, Erik (21 January 2020). "De schoonheid van rondvliegen boven het ijs" [The beauty of flying around above the ice] (in Dutch). de Volkskrant.
  4. ^ a b "Daria DANILOVA / Michel TSIBA: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Na 24 jaar weer een Nederlands paar bij EK kunstrijden: 'We praten Russisch'" [After 24 years, a Dutch couple again at the European Figure Skating Championships: 'We speak Russian'] (in Dutch). NOS. 21 January 2020.
  6. ^ Aalbers, Dave (27 February 2019). "Welkom in het leven van een Nederlands kunstschaatstalent" [Welcome to the life of a Dutch figure skating talent] (in Dutch). Vice.
  7. ^ "Na Wories ook duo Danilova/Tsiba zeker van WK kunstrijden" [After Wories duo Danilova / Tsiba also sure of World Figure Skating Championships] (in Dutch). AD. 24 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Daria Danilova/Michel Tsiba en Niki Wories naar WK Kunstrijden in Montréal (15 – 22 maart)" [Daria Danilova / Michel Tsiba and Niki Wories to World Figure Skating Championships in Montréal (15 – 22 March)]. KNSB. 24 February 2020.
  9. ^ "WK kunstrijden in Montreal geschrapt vanwege coronavirus" [World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal canceled due to coronavirus] (in Dutch). Dagblad van het Noorden. 11 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Nederlandse kunstschaatsers over afgelasting EK: 'Dit zat eraan te komen'" [Dutch figure skaters about the cancellation of the European Championship: 'this was coming']. Schaatsen.nl (in Dutch). 11 December 2020.
  11. ^ "ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2021 Results – Pairs". International Skating Union.
  12. ^ "Lombardia Trophy 2021". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio.
  13. ^ a b c d "Daria DANILOVA / Michel TSIBA: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  14. ^ Polizoakis, Joti (29 October 2020). "Finally finished choreographing both programs for these 2 cute dutchies!" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
  15. ^ "Daria DANILOVA / Michel TSIBA: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Daria DANILOVA / Michel TSIBA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Daria DANILOVA / Michel TSIBA: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019.

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