Alisa Agafonova

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Alisa Agafonova
File:2012 WFSC 02d 325 Alisa Agafonova Alper Uçar.JPG
Agafonova/Uçar in 2012.
Personal information
Full name Alisa Agafonova
Country represented Turkey
Former country(ies) represented Ukraine
Born (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 (age 33)
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Partner Alper Uçar
Former partner Dmitri Dun
Coach Alexander Zhulin
Oleg Volkov
Former coach Natalia Dubova
Oleg Voiko
Alexander Gorshkov
Svetlana Chernikova
Igor Shpilband
Marina Zueva
Valeri Egorov
Galina Churilova
Vladimir Barats
Choreographer Sergei Petukhov
Former choreographer Igor Shpilband
Former skating club Kolos Kharkov
Training locations Moscow
Former training locations Stamford, Connecticut
Lake Placid, New York
Began skating 1997
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 145.34
2015 Mordovian Ornament
Short dance 56.76
2015 Mordovian Ornament
Free dance 88.58
2015 Mordovian Ornament
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Winter Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2011 Erzurum Ice dancing

Alisa Agafonova (born 15 January 1991) is a Ukrainian ice dancer who currently competes for Turkey. With partner Alper Uçar, she won silver medals at the 2013 NRW Trophy and 2011 Winter Universiade.

Earlier in her career, she competed with Dmitri Dun for Ukraine, winning five medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placing as high as 7th at the World Junior Championships.

Career

Partnership with Dun

Early in her career, Agafonova competed with Dmitri Dun for Ukraine. They made their ISU Junior Grand Prix debut in the 2004–05 season. In 2006, they won their first JGP medal, silver, in Taipei. In 2007–08, Agafonova/Dun placed 4th in one JGP event and took silver in another. They qualified for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final where they finished 6th. They then placed 7th at the 2008 World Junior Championships.

In 2008–09, Agafonova/Dun won gold and silver medals on the JGP series. They qualified for their second JGP Final and finished 7th. They won the 2009 Ukrainian national junior title and were sent to the 2009 World Junior Championships where they finished 13th. The following season, the duo obtained their fifth JGP medal, bronze. They parted ways at the end of the season.

Partnership with Uçar

In 2010, Agafonova teamed up with Alper Uçar to compete for Turkey. Early in their partnership, they were coached by Natalia Dubova and Oleg Voiko in the United States. They won a silver medal at the 2011 Winter Universiade in their first season together.

In the 2011–12 season, Agafonova/Uçar were 26th at the 2012 European Championships and 31st at the 2012 World Championships.

Agafonova/Uçar changed coaches to Alexander Zhulin and Oleg Volkov in Moscow in December 2012.[1][2] They placed 13th at the 2013 European Championships and 28th at the 2013 World Championships.

In 2013–14, Agafonova/Uçar began their season at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, the final Olympic qualifying opportunity. By finishing 5th, they earned a spot for Turkey in the ice dancing event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. They then won a silver medal at the 2013 NRW Trophy.

Programs

With Uçar

Season Short dance Free dance
2013–2014
[3]
  • I Feel Good
    by James Brown
2012–2013
[1][2]
  • Fairytale
    by Alexander Rybak
  • Muhteşem Yüzyil
    (Magnificent Century)
    by Fahir Atakoglu
2011–2012
[4]
  • La vida es un carnaval
  • Historia de un amor
  • Baila baila conmigo
  • Summertime
    performed by Victoria Pierre-Marie
  • Istanbul Pas Constantinople
    by Ayhan Sicimoglu

With Dun

Season Original dance Free dance
2009–2010
[5]
  • Gandzya
    (Ukrainian folk dance)
2008–2009
[6]
  • Puttin' On the Ritz
2007–2008
[7]
  • Verkhovyno
    (Ukrainian folk dance)
2006–2007
[8]
2004–2005
[9]
  • Black Bottom
  • Torero
  • Fish and Chips
  • Spring Tango
    by Astor Piazzolla
    arranged by P. Nicholson

Competitive highlights

With Uçar for Turkey

Results[10]
International
Event 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
Olympics 22nd
World Champ. 31st 28th 20th 16th
European Champ. 26th 13th 17th 12th
GP Bompard 7th
CS Nebelhorn 6th
CS Mordovian Ornament 4th
CS Denkova-Staviski Cup 1st
Nebelhorn 11th 5th
NRW Trophy 7th 9th 9th 2nd 1st
Universiade 2nd
Bavarian Open 6th
Crystal Skate 5th
Cup of Nice 8th
Golden Spin 9th
Ice Challenge 6th 12th 6th
Istanbul Cup 4th
MNNT Cup 4th 2nd
Mont Blanc Trophy 5th
Warsaw Cup 5th
Santa Claus Cup 2nd
GP = Grand Prix; CS = Challenger Series

With Dun for Ukraine

File:Alisa AGAFONOVA Dmitri DUN Grand Prix Final 2008 – Juniors Dance.jpg
Agafonova and Dun in 2008
Results[11]
International
Event 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
Junior Worlds 7th 13th
JGP Final 6th 7th
JGP Belarus 1st 3rd
JGP China 7th
JGP Estonia 2nd
JGP France 4th
JGP Germany 10th 4th
JGP Great Britain 2nd
JGP Poland 10th
JGP Taipei 2nd
JGP Turkey 4th
Pavel Roman 4th N. 3rd N. 2nd J.
National
Ukrainian Champ. 6th J. 1st J.
JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

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