Elliana Pogrebinsky(born April 22, 1998) is a retired American competitiveice dancer.WithAlex Benoit,she is a two-timeISU Challenger SeriesTallinn Trophybronze medalist (2016, 2017), the 2016Lake Placid Ice Dance Internationalchampion, and the2017 U.S. nationalpewter medalist.
| Elliana Pogrebinsky | |
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 Pogrebinsky at the2016 Rostelecom Cup | |
| Born | April 22, 1998 Los Gatos, California |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
| Coach | Igor Shpilband,Adrienne Lenda,Greg Zuerlein,Fabian Bourzat |
| Skating club | Peninsula FSC San Jose |
| Began skating | 2000 |
Personal life
editElliana Pogrebinsky was born April 22, 1998, inLos Gatos, California.[1]She is the daughter of Natalia and Vladimir Pogrebinsky, and has an elder brother, Daniel.[2]Her parents moved to the United States in the late 1980s fromOdesa,Ukraine.[3]She is Jewish and celebrated herbat mitzvahin 2011.[2]
As a child, Pogrebinsky studied at a ballet school inSan Jose, California,and competed inballroom dancingand inrhythmic gymnastics,winning a Pacific Region title and qualifying for three national championships at three levels.[4]After moving from California toMarylandin 2009, she attendedWestland Middle SchoolandBethesda-Chevy Chase High School.[2][5]In 2016, she graduated from FlexTech Academy inNovi, Michigan.[4]She is now enrolled at theUniversity of San Franciscopursuing a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology and has an internship at the athletic department in Strength and Conditioning at USF.
Career
editEarly years
editPogrebinsky began skating as a three-year-old in San Jose.[6]From 2005 to 2009,[7]she was coached byMarina KlimovaandSergei Ponomarenkoin California.[5]
Pogrebinsky teamed up with Ross Gudis in March 2009.[7]They were coached by Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, and Dmytri Ilin inWheatonandRockville, Maryland.[8]Making theirISU Junior Grand Prixdebut, they placed 6th inLake Placid, New York,and 11th inBled,Slovenia in 2012, before placing 5th in junior dance at the2013 U.S. Championships.In the2013–14 season,they competed at two more JGP events – finishing 4th inRiga,Latvia, and 6th inGdańsk,Poland – and placed 5th for the second year in a row at theU.S. Championships.
Partnership with Benoit
editPogrebinsky teamed up withAlex Benoitin March 2014 after a tryout inNovi, Michigan,that was suggested byIgor Shpilband.[4][6]Their international debut came at the2014–15 ISU Junior Grand Prix(JGP) inAichi;after placing fifth in Japan, Pogrebinsky/Benoit were sent to the JGP inZagreb,Croatia, where they finished 8th. In January 2015, they won the junior bronze medal at the2015 U.S. Championshipsand were selected to compete at the2015 World Junior ChampionshipsinTallinn.Ranked 12th in the short dance, they qualified for the free dance (14th) and finished 13th overall in Estonia.
During the2015–16 ISU Junior Grand Prixseries, Pogrebinsky/Benoit placed fourth inLinz,Austria, and won the bronze medal inLogroño,Spain. They repeated as junior national bronze medalists and were assigned to the2016 World Junior ChampionshipsinDebrecen,Hungary; they placed fifth in the short dance, fourth in the free, and fourth overall.
Pogrebinsky/Benoit decided to compete on the senior level in the 2016–2017 season.[6]Making theirGrand Prixdebut, they placed 7th at the2016 Skate Americaand 6th at the2016 Rostelecom Cup.They won bronze at the2016 CS Tallinn Trophyand then the pewter medal (fourth place) at the2017 U.S. Championships.
In their second senior season, the two finished 7th at both of their Grand Prix assignments and took bronze at the2017 CS Tallinn Trophybefore placing 7th at the2018 U.S. Championships.Their coaches includedIgor Shpilband,Adrienne Lenda,Greg Zuerlein,andFabian Bourzat.[1]In March 2018, Benoit announced his decision to retire from competitive skating while Pogrebinsky said that she would search for another partner.[9]
Programs
editWith Benoit
edit| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2017–2018 [1][4] |
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| 2016–2017 [10][11] |
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Persian legend:Layla and Majnun |
| 2015–2016 [12] |
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| 2014–2015 [13][11] |
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With Gudis
edit| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2013–2014 [8][7] |
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| 2012–2013 [7][14] |
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| 2011–2012 [7] |
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| 2010–2011 [7] |
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| 2009–2010 [15] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP:Grand Prix;CS:Challenger Series;JGP:Junior Grand Prix
With Benoit
edit| International[16] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| GPCup of China | 7th | |||
| GPFrance | 7th | |||
| GPRostelecom Cup | 6th | |||
| GPSkate America | 7th | |||
| CSLombardia Trophy | 4th | |||
| CSNebelhorn Trophy | 4th | |||
| CSTallinn Trophy | 3rd | 3rd | ||
| Lake Placid IDI | 1st | 3rd | ||
| International: Junior[16] | ||||
| World Junior Champ. | 13th | 4th | ||
| JGPAustria | 4th | |||
| JGPCroatia | 8th | |||
| JGPJapan | 5th | |||
| JGPSpain | 3rd | |||
| National[4] | ||||
| U.S. Championships | 3rd J | 3rd J | 4th | 7th |
| J = Junior level TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | ||||
With Gudis
edit| International[17] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 |
| JGPLatvia | 4th | ||
| JGPPoland | 6th | ||
| JGPSlovenia | 11th | ||
| JGPUnited States | 6th | ||
| National[7] | |||
| U.S. Championships | 8th J | 5th J | 5th J |
References
edit- ^abc"Elliana POGREBINSKY / Alex BENOIT: 2017/2018".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on April 18, 2018.
- ^abcCohen Greyber, Andrea (July 2011)."Called to the Torah".Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley.Jewish Community News. p. 20.
- ^Pogrebinsky, Elliana; Benoit, Alex (September 9, 2015)."Waltzing on the Danube: Ice dancers blog from Linz".IceNetwork.Archived fromthe originalon February 8, 2016.RetrievedFebruary 8,2016.
- ^abcde"Elliana Pogrebinsky and Alex Benoit".IceNetwork.Archivedfrom the original on October 23, 2017.
- ^abLewis, Amber (January 21, 2013)."Pogrebinsky and Gudis have Junior Worlds in their sights".Ice Musings.
- ^abcCalder, Anne (June 15, 2016)."Pogrebinsky & Benoit set their sights on long-term goals".ice-dance.
- ^abcdefg"Elliana Pogrebinsky and Ross Gudis".IceNetwork.Archivedfrom the original on August 12, 2014.
- ^ab"Elliana POGREBINSKY / Ross GUDIS: 2013/2014".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on July 1, 2014.
- ^Brannen, Sarah S. (March 30, 2018)."The Inside Edge: Krasnozhon avoids major injury".IceNetwork.Archived fromthe originalon March 30, 2018.RetrievedApril 18,2018.
- ^"Elliana POGREBINSKY / Alex BENOIT: 2016/2017".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ab"Programs".Official website of Pogrebinsky & Benoit.Archivedfrom the original on February 8, 2016.
- ^"Elliana POGREBINSKY / Alex BENOIT: 2015/2016".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Elliana POGREBINSKY / Alex BENOIT: 2014/2015".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Elliana POGREBINSKY / Ross GUDIS: 2012/2013".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 6, 2013.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"History".Official website of Pogrebinsky and Gudis. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ab"Competition Results: Elliana POGREBINSKY / Alex BENOIT".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on April 18, 2018.
- ^"Competition Results: Elliana POGREBINSKY / Ross GUDIS".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on February 8, 2016.
External links
edit- Official website
- Official website of Pogrebinsky and Gudisat theWayback Machine(archive index)