Emilea Zingas

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Emilea Zingas
Personal information
Country represented Cyprus
Former country(ies) represented United States
Born (2002-04-22) April 22, 2002 (age 19)
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
Home townGrosse Point Farms, Michigan
ResidenceGrosse Point Farms, Michigan
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
CoachLindsay O'Donoghue
Brooke Castile
Theresa McKendry
ChoreographerBrooke Castile
Skating clubLeader FSC
St. Clair Shores FSC
Training locationsSt. Clair Shores, Michigan
Began skating2009
ISU personal best scores
Combined total158.16
2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Short program52.90
2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Free skate105.26
2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy

Emilea Zingas (born April 22, 2002) is a Cypriot-American figure skater who represents Cyprus in ladies' singles. She is the 2020 Santa Claus Cup silver medalist and the 2021 Challenge Cup bronze medalist. She is the first Cypriot skater to qualify for the World Championships.

Personal life[]

Zingas was born on April 22, 2002 in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan to a Cypriot father Dr. Chris Zingas and American mother Dr. Marsha Zingas.[1] Both her paternal grandparents, Nick and Xenia Zingas, were born in Cyprus. She holds dual citizenship between the United States and Cyprus.[1] Zingas is the youngest of four children.[2] Her oldest sister Callista attended the University of Michigan, while her brother Nicolas (Cole) played and her sister Elana currently plays ice hockey at Cornell University.[3] She graduated from Grosse Pointe South High School in 2020. Zingas plans to attend Boston University College of General Studies after taking a gap semester.[4] She has taken Greek language classes during her gap semester.

Career[]

Early career[]

Zingas began skating as a preschooler and started training at age seven with Lindsay O'Donoghue and Brooke Castile O'Keefe in St. Clair Shores, Michigan.[5] Competing for the United States early in her career, she won the 2018 U.S. national novice silver medal in her only trip to the U.S. Championships.[6]

2020–2021 season[]

During the 2020–21 season, Zingas took advantage of her gap semester and switched nationalities to compete for Cyprus.[1] She made her international competitive debut at the 2020 CS Budapest Trophy, where she finished seventh. Zingas later competed at 2020 Ice Star and 2020 Santa Claus Cup, where she finished fifth and second, respectively. She noted that she was grateful to have the opportunity to travel internationally during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially as she was returning to her Michigan training base between events in Europe.[4]

At the 2021 Challenge Cup in February, Zingas won the bronze behind Belgian Loena Hendrickx and Emmy Ma of Chinese Taipei, as well as earned her technical minimums to qualify for the 2021 World Championships. She is the first Cypriot skater to ever qualify for the World Championships.[1] During the short program at the World Championships in March, Zingas popped a planned triple Lutz into a single, and fell on the triple flip in her planned triple flip-triple toe loop combination, both of which severely impacted her score. She finished thirty-sixth in the segment and did not advance to the free skate.[7]

2021–2022 season[]

After a tenth-place finish at the Skating Club of Boston's Cranberry Cup event, Zingas was assigned to compete at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy to attempt to qualify a berth for Cyprus at the 2022 Winter Olympics. She placed ninth at the event, resulting in Cyprus being the second reserve for the Olympics.[8]

Programs[]

Season Short program Free skating
2021–2022
[9]
  • Like Sugar
    by Chaka Khan
    choreo. by Brooke Castile O'Keefe
  • Amen
    by Amber Run
    choreo. by Brooke Castile O'Keefe
2020–2021
[10]
2017–2018
[6]

Competitive highlights[]

CS: Challenger Series

For Cyprus[]

International[8]
Event 20–21 21–22
Worlds 36th
CS Budapest 7th
CS Cup of Austria 16th
CS Cup of Tyrol C
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 9th
CS Warsaw Cup 14th
Cranberry Cup 10th
Ice Star 5th
Int. Challenge Cup 3rd
Santa Claus Cup 2nd
TBD = Assigned; C = Cancelled

For the United States[]

National[11]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
U.S. Championships 2nd N
Midwestern Sectionals 7th V 2nd N 6th J 6th J
Eastern Great Lakes Reg. 1st Q
3rd V		 2nd Q
11th I		 1st Q
7th I		 4th Q
5th N		 1st N 2nd J 1st J
U.S. Challenge Skate 5th J
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior
Q = Qualifying round

Detailed results[]

ISU Personal best in bold.

Senior results[]

2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 17–20, 2021 2021 CS Warsaw Cup 17
50.30 		13
101.87 		14
152.17
November 11–14, 2021 2021 CS Cup of Austria 13
50.02 		16
94.65 		16
144.67
September 22–25, 2021 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 11
52.90 		9
105.26 		9
158.16
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 22–28, 2021 2021 World Championships 36
43.20 		– 36
43.20
February 26–28, 2021 2021 Challenge Cup 5
55.05 		2
116.25 		3
171.30
November 26–29, 2020 2020 Santa Claus Cup 4
51.07 		1
107.60 		2
158.67
Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, 2020 2020 Ice Star 10
42.64 		5
97.31 		5
139.95
October 14–17, 2020 2020 CS Budapest Trophy 7
46.86 		8
97.75 		7
144.61

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Adzima, Mike (March 11, 2021). "Farms skater heads to world championships". Grosse Pointe News.
  2. ^ "Freshman Friday: Elana Zingas". Cornell Big Red. Cornell University. January 24, 2020.
  3. ^ Novetsky, Jason; Bogey, Kyle (June 18, 2020). Rising Champions Episode #5: Inspirational Interview With Elana and Emilea Zingas (YouTube). Champion Mindset Group.
  4. ^ a b Bohannon, Meghan (December 22, 2020). ""The most important thing I learned is what's important": #My100Days as a competitive figure skater". Boston University College of General Studies.
  5. ^ Demske, Kristyne E. (January 23, 2018). "St. Clair Shores figure skater wins medal at national event". St. Clair Shores Sentinel.
  6. ^ a b Walsh, Melissa (January 2018). "Farms Teen Earns Buzz in U.S. Figure Skating". Grosse Pointe Magazine.
  7. ^ "ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2021 Results – Ladies". International Skating Union.
  8. ^ a b "Competition Results: Emilea ZINGAS". International Skating Union.
  9. ^ "Emilea ZINGAS: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "Emilea ZINGAS: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021.
  11. ^ "Emilea Zingas". Stats on Ice.

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