Daniel Tioumentsev

Daniel Tioumentsev
Daniel Tioumentsev
	Tioumentsev at the2022–23 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Finalin 2022
Born	March 14, 2002(age 22); El Paso,Texas
Hometown	Irvine,California
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Discipline	Pair skating
Coach	Todd Sand,Jenni Meno,Chris Knierim,Christine Fowler-Binder
Skating club	Dallas Figure Skating Club
Medal record
World Junior Championships
Junior Grand Prix Final

Daniel Tioumentsev(born March 14, 2002) is an Americanpair skater.With former skating partner,Sophia Baram,he is the2023 World Juniorchampion,2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Finalsilver medalist, the2022 JGP Czech Republicchampion, the2022 JGP Poland IIbronze medalist, and the2022 U.S. junior nationalchampion.

Personal life

Tioumentsev was born on March 14, 2002, inEl Paso,Texas,to parents Andrei, an electrical engineer, and Anna, a figure skating coach. He has a brother, Dimitri. Tioumentsev is a graduate ofPalmer Ridge High Schooland studied mechanical engineering atIrvine Valley College.In 2023, he began working atSpaceXas well as attendingArizona State University,where he is currently pursuing a mechanical engineering degree.^[1]^[2]

Career

Early career

Tioumentsev began figure skating at the age of three.

From 2014 to 2020, Tioumentsev competed as a singles skater before ultimately deciding to focus on pairs skating.

His early pair partners included Sydney Flaum, Sarah Burden, Natasha Mishkutionok, and Alexandra Prudsky. With Mishkutionok, he won gold in juvenile at the2018 U.S. Championshipsand silver in intermediate at the2019 U.S. Championships.

He ultimately teamed up withSophia Baramin April 2021.^[1]

2021–22 season

Baram/Tioumentsev made their debut together at the 2021 USCS Nevada and 2021 USCS Massachusetts, winning both events.

They then went on to win gold at the2022 U.S. Junior Championshipsby over twenty points.^[1]

2022–23 season: World Junior champion and Junior Grand Prix Final silver

Baram/Tioumentsev debuted internationally on the2022–23 Junior Grand Prixseries. They won the bronze medal at the2022 JGP Poland IIand gold at the2022 JGP Czech Republic,ultimately qualifying for the2022–23 Junior Grand Prix FinalinTurin,Italyand won the silver medal.

The pair went on to compete at the2023 Midwestern Sectional Championships,winning the gold medal.

At the Final, Baram/Tioumentsev won the short program, 3.43 points overAnastasia Golubeva/Hektor Giotopoulos MooreofAustralia.They then went on to place second in the free skate and won the silver medal behind theAustralians.

Competing as a senior pair team at the2023 U.S. Championships,Baram/Tioumentsev won the pewter medal.

Selected to represent the United States at the2023 World Junior Championships,Baram/Tioumentsev won the short program, scoring a personal best in the process. The morning of the free skate, Baram/Tioumentsev's coach,Todd Sand,suffered aheart attackand had to be hospitalized in theIntensive Care Unit.As a result, Baram/Tioumentsev had to skate the free skate without a coach. Despite this, the pair won the free skate and ultimately won the event, secure a gold medal, scoring personal best free skate and combined total scores in the process. Following the event, Tioumentsev said, "We skated for Todd and for everyone that has helped us through the season. It was very hard, and we tried to remember what Todd told us – to stay in the moment."^[3]^[4]

In August 2023, Baram/Tioumentsev announced that they ended their partnership due to Tioumentsev wishing to focus on his studies atArizona State Universityas well as his job atSpaceX.Regardless, Tioumentsev stated that he had no plans to retire but rather take a break from figure skating.^[2]^[5]

Programs

Pair skating with Sophia Baram

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2022–2023 ^[4]	Bla Bla Bla Cha Cha Cha byPetty Booka choreo. by Cindy Stuart	Pilgrims on a Long Journey byCœur de Pirate Primavera byLudovico Einaudi choreo. by Cindy Stuart	Party Rock Anthem byLMFAO Everything Is Awesome (fromThe Lego Movie) performed by Jo Li

Competitive highlights

Pair skating with Sophia Baram

JGP – Event of theISU Junior Grand Prix Series

Competition placements at senior level ^[6]
Season	2022–23
U.S. Championships	4th
U.S. Pairs Final	1st

Competition placements at junior level ^[6]
Season	2021–22	2022–23
World Junior Championships		1st
Junior Grand Prix Final		2nd
U.S. Championships	1st
JGPCzech Republic		1st
JGPPoland		3rd

Detailed results

Current personal best scores are highlighted inbold.

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only atISU Championships.

Pair skating with Sophia Baram

Senior level

Results in the2022–23 season ^[6]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Nov 6–10, 2022	2023 U.S. Pairs Final	1	66.80	1	127.40	1	194.20
Jan 23–29, 2023	2023 U.S. Championships	5	63.12	4	115.96	4	179.08

Junior level

Results in the2021–22 season ^[6]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Jan 3–9, 2022	2022 U.S. Championships (Junior)	1	62.26	1	109.10	1	171.36

Results in the2022–23 season ^[6]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 31–Sep 3, 2022	2022 JGP Czech Republic	1	63.77	1	107.59	1	171.36
Oct 5–8, 2022	2022 JGP Poland II	2	56.33	3	96.16	3	152.49
Dec 8–11, 2022	2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final	1	63.62	2	113.16	2	176.78
Feb 27–Mar 5, 2023	2023 World Junior Championships	1	66.95	1	116.52	1	183.47