Ekaterina Pavlovna Geynish (born 18 March 2006) is a Russian pair skater who currently competes for Uzbekistan.[1] With partner, Dmitrii Chigirev, she is the 2024 Skate Canada International silver medalist and 2024 John Nicks International Pairs Competition bronze medalist.[2]
| Ekaterina Geynish | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ekaterina Pavlovna Geynish |
| Native name | Екатерина Павловна Гейниш |
| Other names | Katya |
| Born | 18 March 2006 Moscow, Russia |
| Hometown | Moscow, Russia |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Uzbekistan (since 2024) Russia (2019–23) |
| Discipline | Pair skating |
| Partner | Dmitrii Chigirev (since 2022) Ilya Mironov (2021–22) Andrey Sachkov (2019–21) |
| Coach | Nina Mozer Vladislav Zhovnirski Igor Chudin |
| Skating club | Winter Sports Association of Uzbekistan |
| Began skating | 2010 |
Personal life
editGeynish was born on March 18, 2006 in Moscow, Russia.[3] As a child, she attended a music school.[4] In addition to figure skating, she enjoys knitting and photography.[3]
Career
editEarly career
editGeynish began figure skating in 2010.[3] As a singles skater, she trained at the Megasport Sport Palace in Moscow.[5] She would make the decision to switch to pair skating in 2019 due to the discipline typically having more career longevity when compared to women's singles skating in Russia.[4] She would then begin training at the Moscow Skating School "Vorobyovy Gory" to train under Nina Mozer and Vladislav Zhovnirski. Her first pair partner was Andrey Sachkov, who she skated with until 2021.[6][7] Together, the pair won bronze on the junior level at the 2019 IceLab.[8]
Teaming up with Ilya Mironov in 2021, the pair won would win the gold medal on the junior level at the 2021 Budapest Trophy, finish eleventh at the 2022 Russian Championships, and finished fifth at the 2022 Russian Junior Championships. Their partnership dissolved following the 2021–22 figure skating season.[9]
Partnership with Chigirev
edit2022–23 season
editFollowing the end of the 2021–22 figure skating season, Geynish teamed up with Dmitrii Chigirev.[10] Geynish and Chigirev only competed at the 2022 Senior Russian Cup Grand Prix stages 2 and 5, placing fifth at both events.[11]
In May 2024, it was announced that the pair had planned to begin competing for Uzbekistan and had submitted documents to the Figure Skating Federation of Russia to request a release, which was ultimately successful.[12][10]
2024–25: Debut for Uzbekistan
editMaking their international debut for Uzbekistan in early September, Geynish and Chigirev won the bronze medal at the 2024 John Nicks International Pairs Competition. Selected to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, the pair competed at 2024 Skate Canada International, placing fourth in the short program, but winning the free skate and winning the silver medal.[13] With this result, Geynish and Chigirev became the first pair team representing Uzbekistan to win a senior Grand Prix medal.[14] One week later, the team competed at the 2024 Grand Prix de France, where they placed fifth in the short program and seventh in the free skate, dropping to sixth place overall.[15]
Programs
editPair skating with Dmitrii Chigirev (for Uzbekistan)
edit| Season | Short program | Free skate | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 |
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[16][17] |
| 2024–25 |
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[18] |
Competitive highlights
edit- GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
Pair skating with Dmitrii Chigirev (for Uzbekistan)
edit| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| GP France | 6th |
| GP Skate Canada | 2nd |
| CS John Nicks Pairs | 3rd |
Pair skating with Ilya Mironov (for Russia)
edit| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Russian Championships (Senior) | 11th |
| Russian Championships (Junior) | 5th |
| Budapest Trophy | 1st |
Pair skating with Andrey Sachkov (for Russia)
edit| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| IceLab | 3rd |
Detailed results
editPair skating with Ekaterina Geynish (for Uzbekistan)
edit| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 189.65 | 2024 Skate Canada International |
| Short program | TSS | 64.62 | 2024 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition |
| TES | 35.96 | 2024 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition | |
| PCS | 28.66 | 2024 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition | |
| Free skating | TSS | 126.12 | 2024 Skate Canada International |
| TES | 65.77 | 2024 Skate Canada International | |
| PCS | 60.35 | 2024 Skate Canada International |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 3–4, 2024 | 2024 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition | 2 | 64.62 | 5 | 112.34 | 3 | 176.96 |
| Oct 25–27, 2024 | 2024 Skate Canada International | 4 | 63.53 | 1 | 126.12 | 2 | 189.65 |
| Nov 1-3, 2024 | 2024 Grand Prix de France | 5 | 61.38 | 7 | 100.61 | 6 | 161.99 |
References
edit- ^ "Russian figure skaters intend to compete for Uzbekistan". yuz.uz. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Slater, Paula (27 October 2024). "Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps defend Skate Canda title". Golden Skate. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Ekaterina Geynish & Dmitrii Chigirev". International Skating Union.
- ^ a b "Екатерина ГЕЙНИШ и Илья МИРОНОВ: ПРАВО НА ПОБЕДЫ". Dzen. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Ekaterina Geynish". All Skaters Info. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Кубок России - Ростелеком 2020-2021 гг., 2-й этап". FS Russia. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "This week there are several competitions for our team's athletes". Facebook. Moser Team. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Ekaterina Geynish / Andrei Sachkov". Skating Scores. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Ekaterina Geynish / Ilya Mironov". Skating Scores. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b Milukova, Aleksandra. ""Medvedeva's boyfriend wants to escape Russia and is preparing to represent a new country as early as next season." Geinish/Chigirev plan to switch to Uzbekistan". FS Gossips. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "RUS–Ekaterina Geynish/Dmitrii Chigirev". SkatingScores.com.
- ^ "Фигуристы Гейниш и Чигирев намерены выступать за Узбекистан". Tass. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Slater, Paula (October 27, 2024). "Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps defend Skate Canada title". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ "History made! 🇺🇿". Facebook. International Skating Union. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "UZB–Ekaterina Geynish/Dmitrii Chigirev". SkatingScores.com.
- ^ "Екатерина Гейниш - Дмитрий Чигирев. Короткая программа. Пары. Самара. Гран-при России 2022". YouTube. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Екатерина Гейниш - Дмитрий Чигирев. Произвольная программа. Пары. Самара. Гран-при России 2022". YouTube. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Ekaterina GEYNISH / Dmitrii CHIGIREV: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024.
External links
edit- Ekaterina Geynish & Dmitrii Chigirev at the International Skating Union
- Ekaterina Geynish & Dmitrii Chigirev at SkatingScores.com
- Ekaterina Geynish on Instagram