Adian Yuryevich Pitkeev (Russian: Адьян Юрьевич Питкеев; born 16 May 1998) is a Russian former figure skater. The 2015 Russian national bronze medalist, he has won one medal on the Grand Prix series and two on the ISU Challenger Series. On the junior level, he is the 2014 World Junior silver medalist, the 2013–14 JGP Final silver medalist, and the 2013 European Youth Olympic champion.

Adian Pitkeev
Full nameAdian Yuryevich Pitkeev
Native nameАдьян Юрьевич Питкеев
Born (1998-05-16) 16 May 1998 (age 26)
Moscow, Russia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Figure skating career
CountryRussia
Skating clubCSKA Moscow
Began skating2002
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Men's singles
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sofia Men's singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
Silver medal – second place 2013–14 Fukuoka Men's singles
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place 2013 Poiana Brașov Men's singles

Personal life

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Adian Pitkeev was born on 16 May 1998 in Moscow.[1]

Career

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After watching Alexei Yagudin at the 2002 Olympics, Pitkeev expressed interest in skating to his mother, who brought him to an ice rink.[2] Olga Volobueva coached him until 2009. He then joined Eteri Tutberidze's group at Olympic School No. 37.

2012–13 season

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Pitkeev debuted internationally in the 2012–13 season, placing sixth in the United States and eighth in Slovenia on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series. At the Russian Nationals, he was 15th in his senior-level debut and then fourth behind Alexander Petrov on the junior level. He won the gold medal at the 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival[citation needed].

2013–14 season

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In the 2013–14 season, Pitkeev won the silver medal in Riga, Latvia, and then gold in Gdańsk, Poland competing on the 2013 JGP series.[3] He qualified for his first Junior Grand Prix Final and won the silver medal in Fukuoka, Japan. At the Russian Championships, Pitkeev placed fifth in his second appearance on the senior level and then won the junior title, finishing 1.88 points ahead of Petrov. At the 2014 World Junior Championships, Pitkeev won the silver medal after placing seventh in the short and second in the free skate.

2014–15 season

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Pitkeev began the 2014–15 season with a bronze medal at the 2014 Lombardia Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series (CS) event and his first senior international. He finished sixth at both of his Grand Prix assignments, the 2014 Skate America and 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard. Having won the bronze medal at the Russian Nationals, he was selected to compete at the 2015 European Championships and finished 7th.[4] Returning to junior competition, he placed 5th overall, just ahead of teammate Alexander Petrov, at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.

2015–16 season

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Pitkeev started the 2015–16 season on the Challenger Series, placing fourth at the 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy. A recipient of two Grand Prix invitations,[5] he placed 5th at the 2015 Skate America before winning his first GP medal, silver, at the 2015 Rostelecom Cup. In December, he was awarded the bronze medal at a CS event, the 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb, behind Adam Rippon of the United States. Later that month, he placed 3rd in the short, 11th in the free, and 9th overall at the 2016 Russian Championships. He competed with a back injury at the Russian nationals and had to take painkillers.[6] He later underwent treatment in Germany, the United States, and Russia.[7]

In March 2016, Pitkeev left his longtime coaches, Eteri Tutberidze and Sergei Dudakov, to train at CSKA Moscow under Elena Buianova.[8]

Later career

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On 13 September, Pitkeev withdrew from both of his 2016–17 Grand Prix assignments, the Trophée de France and NHK Trophy,[9][10] due to his back injury.[11] In December, Buianova said that he was continuing treatment and had not yet returned to the ice.[7]

In late June, Pitkeev announced his retirement from singles skating due to chronic back injuries and that he would switch to ice dance. It was later announced that he teamed up with Alisa Lozko and that the team would be coached by Elena Ilinykh.[12][13] They never competed together.

In a 2017 interview, Pitkeev said that a slight congenital spinal deformity may have contributed to his back problems.[14]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2015–2016
[15][16][17]
2014–2015
[4][18]
  • Sarabande Suite
    by Globus
    choreo. by Alexander Zhulin
2013–2014
[19]

  • At Voland's Ball Waltz
    by Igor Kornelyuk
    choreo. by Eteri Tutberidze
2012–2013
[20]

Competitive highlights

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GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[3]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
Europeans 7th
GP NHK Trophy WD
GP Rostelecom Cup 2nd
GP Skate America 6th 6th
GP France 6th WD
CS Golden Spin 3rd
CS Lombardia 3rd
CS Ondrej Nepela 4th
International: Junior[3]
Junior Worlds 2nd 5th
JGP Final 2nd
JGP Latvia 2nd
JGP Poland 1st
JGP Slovenia 8th
JGP U.S. 6th
EYOF 1st
Ice Star 1st
National[21]
Russian Champ. 15th 5th 3rd 9th
Russian Junior Champ. 11th 4th 1st

Detailed results

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Senior level

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Results in the 2015–16 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 1–3, 2015   2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy 5 58.37 3 145.83 4 204.20
Oct 22–25, 2015   2015 Skate America 5 79.90 4 150.85 6 230.75
Nov 20–22, 2015   2015 Rostelecom Cup 1 87.54 5 162.93 2 250.47
Dec 25–5, 2015   2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb 5 70.21 3 153.47 3 223.68
Dec 23–27, 2015   2016 Russian Championships 3 86.63 11 143.86 9 230.49
Results in the 2014–15 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 18–21, 2014   2014 Lombardia Trophy 5 71.60 3 144.30 3 215.90
Oct 24–27, 2014   2014 Skate America 5 76.13 7 135.94 6 212.07
Nov 21–23, 2014   2014 Trophée Bompard 8 76.21 7 143.17 6 219.38
Dec 24–27, 2014   2015 Russian Championships 4 87.36 3 153.60 3 240.96
Jan 26–Feb 1, 2015   2015 European Championships 9 69.78 6 141.09 7 210.87

Junior level

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Results in the 2014–15 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Mar 2–8, 2015   2015 World Junior Championships 2 76.94 7 133.77 5 210.71
Results in the 2013–14 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 29–31, 2013   2013 JGP Latvia 5 59.91 1 127.28 2 187.19
Oct 20–22, 2013   2013 JGP Poland 1 71.50 1 142.39 1 213.89
Oct 18–20, 2013   2013 Ice Star 1 73.06 1 140.81 1 213.87
Dec 5–8, 2013   2013-14 JGP Final 2 72.24 2 144.00 2 216.24
Dec 24–27, 2013   2014 Russian Senior Championships 4 76.75 6 147.50 5 224.25
Jan 23–24, 2014   2014 Russian Junior Championships 1 79.82 1 149.77 1 229.52
Mar 12–16, 2014   2014 World Junior Championships 7 68.76 2 143.75 2 212.51
Results in the 2012–13 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 29–Sep 1, 2012   2012 JGP USA 3 57.40 8 97.57 6 154.97
Sep 26–28, 2012   2012 JGP Slovenia 10 47.82 8 106.06 8 153.88
Dec 24–28, 2012   2013 Russian Senior Championships 15 60.65 15 118.89 15 179.54
Jan 1–3, 2013   2014 Russian Junior Championships 4 68.72 4 138.35 4 207.07
Feb 17–22, 2013   2013 EYOWF 1 58.61 1 118.49 1 177.10
Results in the 2011–12 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Feb 5–7, 2012   2012 Russian Junior Championships 8 59.54 12 103.19 11 162.73

References

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  1. ^ Питкеев Адьян Юрьевич [Adian Yuryevich Pitkeev] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014.
  2. ^ Ermolina, Olga (6 December 2013). Адьян Питкеев: «За этот сезон я очень сильно прибавил» [Adian Pitkeev: "I worked very hard this season"] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Adian PITKEEV". International Skating Union.
  4. ^ a b Flade, Tatjana (17 January 2015). "Pitkeev looking for strong debut at Europeans". Golden Skate.
  5. ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2015/16- Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. 16 October 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  6. ^ Samohvalov, Anatolii (25 December 2015). "Фигурист Питкеев заявил, что выступал на ЧР на уколах при сильной боли в спине" [Figure skater Pitkeev revealed that he competed at the Russian Championships with severe back pain]. rsport.ru (in Russian).
  7. ^ a b Shkrebtienko, Oxana (23 January 2017). "Elena Buyanova: "In sport there is no life without rivalry"". Absolute Skating.
  8. ^ "Russian men leave Tutberidze". Facebook. Facebook. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  9. ^ "ISU GP Trophee de France 2016: Men at the International Skating Union". Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ "ISU GP NHK Trophy 2016: Men at the International Skating Union". Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ "Pitkeev withdraws from Grand Prix events". rsport.ru. 14 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Фигурист Адьян Питкеев заявил, что завершил карьеру в одиночном катании". 27 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Ильиных будет тренировать танцевальную пару Питкеев/Лозко". 27 June 2017.
  14. ^ Teterina, Irina (20 December 2017). "Adian Pitkeev: "I never tell anything until everything is clear"". Absolute Skating.
  15. ^ Илья Авербух не расстроен окончанием сотрудничества с фигуристкой Юлией Липницкой [Ilya Averbukh is not upset after ending cooperation with the skater Yulia Lipnitskaya] (in Russian). Russian News Agency TASS. 7 May 2015.
  16. ^ Марина Зуева: в новых программах Липницкой мы хотели показать её выдающиеся способности к перевоплощению [Marina Zueva: In the new programs of Lipnitskaya we wanted to show her outstanding ability to reincarnate]. team-russia2014.ru (in Russian). 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  17. ^ "Adian PITKEEV: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. ^ "Adian PITKEEV: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  19. ^ "Adian PITKEEV: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  20. ^ "Adian PITKEEV: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  21. ^ Питкеев Адьян Юрьевич [Adian Yuryevich Pitkeev]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
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