Ekaterina Alexeyevna Ryabova (Russian: Екатерина Алексеевна Рябова; born 27 March 2003) is a retired Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater who represented Azerbaijan in women's singles. She is the 2021 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge silver medalist, the 2019 CS Ice Star bronze medalist, the 2018 Ice Star champion, the 2019 Volvo Open Cup silver medalist, and the 2019 Azerbaijani national champion.
| Ekaterina Ryabova | |
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 Ryabova at the 2019 European Championships | |
| Full name | Ekaterina Alexeyevna Ryabova |
| Native name | Екатерина Алексеевна Рябова (Russian) |
| Born | 27 March 2003 Moscow, Russia |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan (2018–2022) Russia (2014) |
| Coach | Alexei Ryabov, Ekaterina Bandurina, Evgeni Plushenko, Maria Butyrskaia |
| Skating club | Baku, Neftchi |
| Began skating | 2006 |
| Retired | September 6, 2022 |
Ryabova placed eighth at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics. She is currently the 13th highest-ranked ladies figure skater in the world by the International Skating Union.
Personal life
editRyabova was born on 27 March 2003 in Moscow, Russia.[1] Her younger sister Anna is also a skater. Ryabova became engaged to French ice dancer Geoffrey Brissaud on 23 April 2022.[2] She announced the end of their relationship in June 2023.
Career
editEarly years
editRyabova began learning to skate in 2006 as a three-year-old.[1] As a child, she trained under her father, Alexei Ryabov, at the Dynamo Moscow sports club. In 2015, she moved to Sambo 70 to be coached by Sergei Davydov. She changed coaches after a year, joining Alexander Volkov and Evgeni Plushenko at the Angels of Plushenko rink.[3]
Ryabova made her debut for Russia in 2014 at the advanced novice level.[4] She made no junior international appearances for Russia.[5]
2018–2019 season
editRyabova made her international debut for Azerbaijan in September 2018 at the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) in Kaunas, Lithuania. She finished sixth overall after placing seventh in both segments. She had the same final result at her second assignment, 2018 JGP Slovenia.[5]
Making her senior international debut, Ryabova won gold in October at the 2018 Minsk Arena Ice Star, outscoring the silver medalist, France's Léa Serna, by about nine points. She placed eighth at the 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy and sixth at the 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.[5]
In January 2019, Ryabova was named to Azerbaijan's team for the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus. Ranked seventh in the short program, she qualified to the free skate. She placed thirteenth in the free skate and finished twelfth overall.[5]
In March 2019, at the 2019 World Championships, Ryabova placed seventeenth in the short program and qualified to the free skate. She placed thirteenth in the free skate and thirteenth overall.[5]
2019–2020 season
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Ryabova opened her first full senior season in September 2019 at the 2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial, where she placed fifth overall. She was fifth as well at the Denis Ten Memorial Challenge before winning the bronze medal at the 2019 CS Ice Star and silver at the Volvo Open Cup. Making her Grand Prix debut at the 2019 Rostelecom Cup, she placed fifth there.[6]
Competing as a junior, Ryabova placed eighth at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in January 2020. She then finished sixth at the 2020 European Championships later in the month.[5]
Ryabova finished the season with a tenth-place finish at the 2020 World Junior Championships.[7] She was also assigned to compete at the 2020 World Championships, but these were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
2020–2021 season
editWith the pandemic continuing to limit international events, Ryabova competed at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, placing ninth.[9] In December, she left coaches Evgeni Plushenko and Alexander Volkov, citing being "no longer satisfied with the training conditions." She returned to her previous coaches, her parents, Alexei Ryabov and Ekaterina Bandurina.[10][11]
Ryabova competed at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, placing twelfth to qualify for a berth for Azerbaijan at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[12][13]
2021–2022 season
editRyabova began the Olympic season at the 2021 Budapest Trophy, where she placed fourth, before winning the silver medal at the 2021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge.[5] On the Grand Prix, Ryabova finished in seventh place at her first event, the 2021 Internationaux de France.[14] She went on to place tenth at the 2021 Rostelecom Cup.[15] Ryabova closed out the year by winning the Santa Claus Cup.[5]
At the 2022 European Championships, Ryabova finished in sixth place.[16] Competing in the women's event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Ryabova was sixteenth in the short program.[17] Fifteenth in the free skate, she rose to fifteenth overall.[18]
Days after the Olympics concluded, Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine, as a result of which the International Skating Union banned all Russian and Belarusian skaters from competing at the 2022 World Championships. However, Ryabova was still allowed to compete since she represented Azerbaijan. Ryabova placed ninth in the short program.[19] Eleventh in the free skate, she remained ninth overall.[20]
Retirement
editRyabova announced her retirement from competitive figure skating on Instagram on 6 September 2022.[21]
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2021–2022 [22] |
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| 2020–2021 [23] |
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| 2019–2020 [24] |
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| 2018–2019 [1] |
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| 2017–2018 |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
For Azerbaijan
edit| International[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 |
| Olympics | 14th | ||||
| Worlds | 13th | C | 12th | 9th | |
| Europeans | 12th | 6th | 5th | ||
| GP France | 7th | ||||
| GP NHK Trophy | WD | ||||
| GP Rostelecom Cup | 5th | 9th | 10th | ||
| GP Skate Canada | WD | ||||
| CS Denis Ten Mem. | 2nd | ||||
| CS Golden Spin | 6th | 5th | |||
| CS Ice Star | 3rd | ||||
| CS Ondrej Nepela | 5th | ||||
| CS Tallinn Trophy | 8th | ||||
| Budapest Trophy | 4th | ||||
| Denis Ten Memorial | 5th | ||||
| Ice Star | 1st | ||||
| Santa Claus Cup | 1st | ||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 2nd | WD | |||
| International: Junior[5] | |||||
| Youth Olympics | 8th | ||||
| Junior Worlds | 13th | 10th | |||
| JGP Lithuania | 6th | ||||
| JGP Slovenia | 6th | ||||
| National[5] | |||||
| Azerbaijani Champ. | 1st | ||||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled | |||||
Detailed results
editSmall medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. Personal bests highlighted in bold.
| 2021–22 season | |||||
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| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| March 21–27, 2022 | 2022 World Championships | Senior | 9 65.52 |
11 122.98 |
9 188.50 |
| February 15–17, 2022 | 2022 Winter Olympics | Senior | 15 61.82 |
14 118.15 |
14 179.97 |
| January 10–16, 2022 | 2022 European Championships | Senior | 7 65.47 |
6 131.28 |
6 196.75 |
| December 6–12, 2021 | 2021 Santa Claus Cup | Senior | 1 66.00 |
1 121.49 |
1 187.49 |
| November 26–28, 2021 | 2021 Rostelecom Cup | Senior | 8 58.87 |
10 116.37 |
10 175.24 |
| November 19–21, 2021 | 2021 Internationaux de France | Senior | 7 63.34 |
8 123.31 |
7 186.65 |
| October 28–31, 2021 | 2021 Denis Ten Memorial | Senior | 3 63.77 |
2 115.73 |
2 179.50 |
| October 14–17, 2021 | 2021 Budapest Trophy | Senior | 4 64.32 |
4 120.61 |
4 184.93 |
| 2020–21 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| 22–28 March 2021 | 2021 World Championships | Senior | 13 64.11 |
10 125.35 |
12 189.46 |
| 20–22 November 2020 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup | Senior | 8 58.58 |
9 109.27 |
9 167.85 |
| 2019–20 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| 2–8 March 2020 | 2020 World Junior Championships | Junior | 13 57.68 |
10 112.21 |
10 169.89 |
| 20–26 January 2020 | 2020 European Championships | Senior | 6 62.22 |
6 119.27 |
6 181.49 |
| 10–15 January 2020 | 2020 Winter Youth Olympics | Junior | 9 59.30 |
8 110.07 |
8 169.37 |
| 4–7 December 2019 | 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | Senior | 6 57.02 |
5 119.49 |
5 176.51 |
| 15–17 November 2019 | 2019 Rostelecom Cup | Senior | 5 64.01 |
6 123.76 |
5 187.77 |
| 5–10 November 2019 | 2019 Volvo Open Cup | Senior | 3 62.89 |
2 115.34 |
2 178.23 |
| 18–20 October 2019 | 2019 CS Ice Star | Senior | 2 58.39 |
3 108.02 |
3 166.41 |
| 9–12 October 2019 | 2019 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | Senior | 6 53.41 |
4 107.00 |
5 160.41 |
| 19–21 September 2019 | 2019 CS Nepela Memorial | Senior | 6 56.40 |
3 121.66 |
5 178.06 |
| 2018–19 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| 18–24 March 2019 | 2019 World Championships | Senior | 17 57.18 |
13 122.70 |
13 179.88 |
| 4–10 March 2019 | 2019 World Junior Championships | Junior | 12 54.28 |
12 100.32 |
13 154.60 |
| 21–27 January 2019 | 2019 European Championships | Senior | 7 59.95 |
13 103.22 |
12 163.17 |
| 5–8 December 2018 | 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | Senior | 7 57.28 |
6 113.82 |
6 171.10 |
| 26–29 November 2018 | 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy | Senior | 17 45.95 |
7 111.25 |
8 157.20 |
| 18–21 October 2018 | 2018 Minsk Arena Ice Star | Senior | 3 55.67 |
1 106.86 |
1 162.53 |
| 3–10 October 2018 | 2018 JGP Slovenia | Junior | 6 57.91 |
6 109.16 |
6 167.07 |
| 5–8 September 2018 | 2018 JGP Lithuania | Junior | 7 51.94 |
7 99.70 |
6 151.64 |
References
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- ^ "ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2020". International Skating Union.
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- ^ "Рябова: "С Плющенко расстались без конфликтов. Меня перестали устраивать тренировочные условия" - 13 декабря 2020 - Sport24". sport24.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-12-13.
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- ^ Slater, Paula (March 25, 2022). "Japan's Kaori Sakamoto skates to World title". Golden Skate.
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- ^ "Ekaterina RYABOVA: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Ekaterina RYABOVA: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020.
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