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Polina Edmunds

Polina Edmunds Bast (born May 18, 1998) is a retired American figure skater. She is the 2015 Four Continents champion, the 2014 CS U.S. Classic champion, and a two-time U.S. national silver medalist (2014, 2016). She represented the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, finishing 9th.

Polina Edmunds
at the 2014 U.S. Championships at the TD Garden in Boston.
Born (1998-05-18) May 18, 1998 (age 26)
Santa Clara, California
HometownSan Jose, California
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
CoachDavid Glynn
Nina Edmunds
Skating clubPeninsula SC
Began skating2000
RetiredJuly 15, 2020
Medal record
Representing  United States
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Seoul Ladies' singles
U.S. Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Boston Ladies' singles
Silver medal – second place 2016 St.Paul Ladies' singles

Earlier in her career, Edmunds won two ISU Junior Grand Prix events and the 2013 U.S. National Junior title. Edmunds was in skates by two, in lessons by four.

Personal life

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Polina Edmunds was born on May 18, 1998, in Santa Clara, California.[2] Her mother, Nina, is a figure skating coach and former figure skater originally from Tver, Russia, who learned how to coach under Alexei Mishin.[3][4][5] Her father, John Edmunds, is CFO of a computer software company.[3][4][5] She has two brothers—James, who is two years older, and Daniel, four years younger[3]—both of whom play hockey. Olympic ice dance champions, Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko, are the godparents of her brother, Daniel.[5] In 2007, Edmunds began taking ballet and jazz lessons at Dance Theatre International in Evergreen, San Jose when she was eight.[6] She was a student at Archbishop Mitty High School[7] and graduated in May 2016.[8] She began studying communication at Santa Clara University in September 2016.[9][10] She was a member of Santa Clara's chapter of Delta Gamma.[11]

Edmunds married Ian Bast on September 14, 2024.[12]

Career

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Edmunds first stepped onto the ice at twenty months old and was taking lessons in both skating and ballet by age four.[3][4] She cites Carolina Kostner, Sasha Cohen, and Michelle Kwan as her figure skating role models.[5] She trained at the Sharks Ice Rink in San Jose with longtime coaches David Glynn and Nina Edmunds, her mother, who have both coached her since she was four.[4][7]

Early career

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Edmunds placed seventh on the junior level at the 2011 U.S. Championships and then sixth in 2012. In the 2012–2013 season, she won the U.S. national junior title at the 2013 U.S. Championships.[13] Having received no ISU Junior Grand Prix assignments, Edmunds' only remaining opportunity to get on the ISU's Season's Best or World Standing lists—and thus, have a chance of a senior Grand Prix assignment in the following season—was the 2013 World Junior Championships. U.S. Figure Skating decided not to give her one of the three ladies' spots to World Juniors and instead sent her to the 2013 Gardena Spring Trophy, where she won the junior gold medal. It did not count for either list.[14][15]

2013–2014 season: Sochi Olympics

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Edmunds performing her short program at the 2014 Olympics.

In mid-2013, Edmunds began receiving coaching from Frank Carroll in addition to David Glynn and Nina Edmunds.[16] She received her first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignments in the 2013–14 season; she placed first in both segments on her way to the gold medal in Mexico City, her debut. Edmunds received another gold medal at the JGP in Belarus, after placing second in the short and first in the free. At the Junior Grand Prix Final in Fukuoka, Japan, she had trouble in the short program, placing fifth, but was second in the free skate and finished fourth overall.

Edmunds competed on the senior level for the first time at the 2014 U.S. Championships. She won the silver medal behind Gracie Gold after placing second in both segments of the competition. On January 12, Edmunds was named to the U.S. team for the Olympics and Worlds.[17][18][19] Making her senior international debut, she finished ninth with a total score of 183.25 at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia after placing seventh in the short program and ninth in the free skate.[20] A month later, Edmunds competed at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama, Japan. She placed twelfth in the short program but moved up after placing fifth in the free skate, finishing eighth overall with a score of 187.50.

2014–2015 season: Four Continents title

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Edmunds began her season with gold at the 2014 U.S. International Classic, an ISU Challenger Series event. She was assigned to two Grand Prix events, the 2014 Cup of China and 2014 NHK Trophy.[21] At her senior Grand Prix debut, Edmunds finished fourth in China and eighth in Japan.

At the 2015 U.S. Championships, Edmunds placed third in the short program but fourth in the free skate, finishing fourth overall. She won the pewter medal behind bronze medalist Karen Chen. However, Chen was not age-eligible to go to the World Championships, so Edmunds was named to both Four Continents and World teams.

 
Edmunds at the 2015 Four Continents.

Edmunds won gold at the 2015 Four Continents after placing fourth in the short program and first in the free skate.

At the 2015 World Championships, Edmunds placed seventh in both segments of the competition, finishing eighth overall.

2015–2016 season

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Edmunds was assigned to compete at the 2015 Skate Canada International and 2015 Rostelecom Cup.[22] She finished sixth in Canada and fourth in Russia. She won the silver medal behind Gracie Gold at the 2016 U.S. Championships, after placing first in the short program [23] and second in the free. She withdrew from the 2016 Four Continents Championships because she lacked time to break in new skates.[24] The old pair of skates, which she had worn for two years, were too soft to be used.[25]

In February 2016, an MRI showed that Edmunds had a bone bruise on the navicular bone in her right foot, an injury which arose after she "started jumping too early in the new skates".[9] As a result, she withdrew from the 2016 World Championships in Boston.[8][26] After a break, she resumed skating but the problem resurfaced in June; she decided to limit herself to off-ice training for a month and then returned to the ice.[10]

2016–2020: Injuries

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Edmunds during her short program at the 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy

Edmunds resumed skating in August 2016 but paused her training in November after the bone bruise returned; she was concerned about the possibility of a career-ending fracture in the navicular bone.[9] She withdrew from her two Grand Prix competitions, the 2016 Rostelecom Cup and 2016 NHK Trophy.[27] In January 2017, she withdrew from the U.S. Championships.[28] Edmunds returned to the ice in March 2017.[9]

Edmunds qualified to the 2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in her hometown of San Jose.[29] She skated a strong short program, though with reduced technical difficulty, and finished 7th. During the practice session before the free program, Edmunds felt a shooting pain in her foot and withdrew from the free program, fearing her previous navicular bone injury had returned.[30]

Edmunds did not compete during the 2018–2019 season due to a bone bruise on her right foot. She told Nick Zaccardi of NBC Sports: "The bone bruise that I had was very deep and very serious for such a small bone in my foot. It required a lot of time off the ice, off really physical activity impact on my foot to really heal it properly."[31] Edmunds missed out on qualifying for the 2020 U.S. Figure Skating Championships after placing fifth at the Pacific Coast Sectionals.[32]

Retirement

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On July 15, 2020, Edmunds stated in an interview that she left competitive skating and was looking forward to other opportunities in skating and her career. She mentioned that she was proud of her accomplishments and if it had not been for the COVID-19 pandemic, she would have been in a full training mode for the season.[33][11]

Programs

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Edmunds performing a Kerrigan spiral during her free skate at the 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy
 
Edmunds performing her short program at the 2015 Skate Canada International
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2019–2020
  • Macavity: The Mystery Cat
    (from Cats)
    by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    performed by The Hit Crew
  • The Old Grumpie Cat As Made Famous By
    performed by Studio Group
2018–2019
Did not compete this season
2017–2018
[9]
2016–2017
[10][34]

Not shown in competition[9]

Not shown in competition[9]

2015–2016
[35][36][37]
  • Ave Maria[38]
    performed by Maria Voronova
2014–2015
[39]
  • Buleria
    by Johann Sebastian
  • Tango Serenata
    by Gustavo Montesano
  • Introduction to Buleria
    by Johann Sebastian
    choreo. by Rudy Galindo
2013–2014
[2][40]
2012–2013
[2]
  • Two Guitars
    (Russian gypsy folk)
    choreo. by Marina Klimova
2011–2012
[2]

Competitive highlights

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

2012–13 to present

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International[41]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
Olympics 9th
Worlds 8th 8th WD
Four Continents 1st WD
GP Cup of China 4th
GP France 10th
GP NHK Trophy 8th WD
GP Rostelecom Cup 4th WD
GP Skate Canada 6th
CS Finlandia 13th
CS U.S. Classic 1st
International: Junior[41]
JGP Final 4th
JGP Belarus 1st
JGP Mexico 1st
Gardena 1st
National[2]
U.S. Champ. 1st J 2nd 4th 2nd WD WD
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

2007–08 to 2011–12

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National[2]
Event 10–11 11–12
U.S. Championships 7th J 6th J
J = Junior

Detailed results

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Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. Pewter medals for fourth-place finishes awarded only at U.S. national and regional events.

2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 17–19, 2017 2017 Internationaux de France 9
56.31 		10
101.46 		10
157.77
October 6–8, 2017 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy 14
49.62 		13
92.58 		13
142.20
2015–16 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 15–24, 2016 2016 U.S. Championships 1
70.19 		2
137.32 		2
207.51
November 20–22, 2015 2015 Rostelecom Cup 5
65.29 		4
117.91 		4
183.20
October 30 – November 1, 2015 2015 Skate Canada International 5
56.85 		5
111.84 		6
168.69
2014–15 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 23–29, 2015 2015 World Championships 7
61.71 		7
116.12 		8
177.83
February 9–15, 2015 2015 Four Continents Championships 4
61.03 		1
122.99 		1
184.02
January 18–25, 2015 2015 U.S. Championships 3
66.04 		4
126.58 		4
192.62
November 28–30, 2014 2014 NHK Trophy 11
48.96 		5
112.83 		8
161.79
November 7–9, 2014 2014 Cup of China 7
50.32 		2
110.95 		4
161.27
September 11–14, 2014 2014 U.S. Classic 1
63.27 		2
113.08 		1
176.35
2013–14 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 24–30, 2014 2014 World Championships 12
60.59 		5
126.91 		8
187.50
February 7–23, 2014 2014 Winter Olympics – Singles 7
61.04 		9
122.21 		9
183.25
January 5–12, 2014 2014 U.S. Championships 2
66.75 		2
126.88 		2
193.63
December 5–8, 2013 2013–14 Junior Grand Prix Final 5
48.20 		2
113.51 		4
161.71
September 26–28, 2013 2013 Junior Grand Prix in Belarus 2
52.49 		1
113.28 		1
165.77
September 5–7, 2013 2013 Junior Grand Prix in Mexico 1
57.78 		1
113.43 		1
171.21
2012–13 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 2–3, 2013 2013 Gardena Spring Trophy (Junior) 1
50.69 		1
107.76 		1
158.45
January 19–27, 2013 2013 U.S. Championships (Junior) 1
58.17 		1
101.70 		1
159.87

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