Alina Pepeleva

Alina Aleksandrovna Pepeleva (Russian: Алина Александровна Пепелева, born 20 July 2003) is a Russian pair skater. With her partner, Roman Pleshkov, she is the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup silver medalist. On the junior level, Pepeleva/Pleshkov are the 2019 JGP United States bronze medalists and have qualified to the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final.

Alina Pepeleva
Pepeleva/Pleshkov at the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final
Personal information
Native nameАлина Александровна Пепелева
Full nameAlina Aleksandrovna Pepeleva
Country represented Russia
Born (2003-07-20) 20 July 2003
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Home townMoscow, Russia
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
PartnerRoman Pleshkov
Former partnerRoman Sysoev, Pavel Malkov, Sergei Bezborodko
CoachVladislav Zhovnirski, Arina Ushakova, Filip Tarasov
Former coachAlexander Tarasov
ChoreographerTatiana Druchinina
Skating clubVorobyovy Gory SSHOR
Former skating clubSports School No. 8 Lokomotiv
Training locationsMoscow
Began skating2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total188.79
2019 CS Warsaw Cup
Short program67.06
2019 CS Warsaw Cup
Free skate121.73
2019 CS Warsaw Cup

Personal life

Pepeleva was born on 20 July 2003 in Yekaterinburg, Russia.[1] As of November 2019, she is a high school student.

Career

Early years

Pepeleva began learning how to skate in 2007 at the age of four.[1] She began competing in pairs skating with her first partner, Roman Sysoev, in 2011. Pepeleva only competed with her first two partners, Sysoev and Pavel Malkov, for a season each before teaming up with Sergei Bezborodko. Pepeleva/Bezborodko competed domestically for two seasons before parting ways at the end of the 2017–18 figure skating season, after which Pepeleva teamed up with her current partner, Roman Pleshkov.[2]

2018–19 season

Pepeleva/Pleshkov competed at their first international assignment, 2019 JGP Austria in August 2018. The team placed fourth in the short program and third in the free skate to win the bronze medal overall behind Russian teammates Polina Kostiukovich / Dmitrii Ialin and Anastasia Poluianova / Dmitry Sopot. Despite their podium finish, Pepeleva/Pleshkov did not receive a second JGP assignment but instead went on to win gold in the junior division of the 2018 Minsk-Arena Ice Star, and silver at the 2018 Russian-Chinese Winter Games.

At the 2019 Russian Junior Championships, Pepeleva/Pleshkov finished just off the podium in fourth place.

2019–20 season

Pepeleva/Pleshkov opened their season back on the Junior Grand Prix circuit in August 2019 at the 2019 JGP United States. Despite technical errors in both the short program and the free skate, the team managed to earn the bronze medal behind fellow Russian teams Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov and Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov.

At their second assignment, 2019 JGP Poland, Pepeleva/Pleshkov were again plagued by a number of technical difficulties and fluke mistakes which caused them to finish off the podium in fourth place. Despite missing the podium, the team qualified the final spot to the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final based on points earned between their two assignments.

Pepeleva/Pleshkov made their senior debut in November 2019 at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup. The team put together their cleanest programs of the season to date at the event and captured the silver medal for their efforts behind American team Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson and ahead of Canadian team Justine Brasseur / Mark Bardei. They also set new personal bests in all three segments at this event.

At the 2020 Russian Championships, Pepeleva/Pleshkov gave two of their strongest performances of the season, placing sixth in the short program and fifth in the free skate to finish fifth overall, just ahead of junior-level rivals Panfilova/Rylov. Due to their placement in the event, Pepeleva/Pleshkov were named second alternates to the Russian team for the 2020 European Championships.[3][4] The team was due to compete next at the 2020 Russian Junior Championships but withdrew due to a knee injury for Pepeleva and ended their season early.

2020–21 season

Pepeleva/Pleshkov opened their first fully senior season at the third event of the domestic Russian Cup series in Sochi, the qualifying competition series to the 2021 Russian Figure Skating Championships. They placed third in both the short program and the free skate to finish third overall behind teammates Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin and Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev. At their next event, the fourth stage of the Russian Cup held in Kazan, they placed sixth in both the short and free programs to finish sixth overall.[5]

The team was scheduled to compete at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup in November, but were forced withdraw from the competition after one of their coaches contracted COVID-19.[6] They subsequently competed at the 2021 Russian Championships, placing ninth.

Programs

With Pleshkov
Season Short program Free skating
2020–2021
[1]
2019–2020
[1]
2018–2019
[7]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Pleshkov
International[8]
Event 18–19 19–20 20–21
GP Rostelecom CupWD
CS Warsaw Cup2nd
Icelab Cup1st
International: Junior
JGP Final5th
JGP Austria3rd
JGP Poland4th
JGP United States3rd
Ice Star1st
National[2]
Russian Champ.5th9th
Russian Jr. Champ.4thWD
Russian Cup (Kazan)6th
Russian Cup (Sochi)3rd
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

With Bezborodko
National[2]
Event 2016–17 2017–18
Russian Youth Champ. – Elder6th5th

With Malkov
National[2]
Event 2015–16
Russian Youth Champ. – Elder9th

Detailed results

With Pleshkov

2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
23–27 December 2020 2021 Russian Championships 7
65.45		 10
124.19		 9
189.64
2019–20 season
24–28 December 2019 2020 Russian Championships 6
70.67		 5
132.90		 5
203.57
4–8 December 2019 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final 4
64.67		 5
107.86		 5
172.53
14–17 November 2019 2019 CS Warsaw Cup 2
67.06		 2
121.73		 2
188.79
1–3 November 2019 Icelab International Cup 2
62.29		 1
112.45		 1
174.74
18–21 September 2019 2019 JGP Poland 5
50.22		 3
100.34		 4
150.56
28–31 August 2019 2019 JGP United States 3
55.68		 3
103.61		 3
159.29
2018–19 season
14–19 December 2018 2018 Russian-Chinese Winter Games 2
55.61		 1
110.02		 1
165.63
18–21 October 2018 2018 Ice Star (Junior) 1
59.72		 1
102.02		 1
161.74
29 August – 1 September 2018 2018 JGP Austria 4
53.38		 3
105.02		 3
158.40

References
  1. "Alina PEPELEVA / Roman PLESHKOV: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019.
  2. "Алина Александровна Пепелева" [Alina Pepeleva]. fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 23 July 2019.
  3. Flade, Tatjana (December 26, 2019). "Tarasova and Morozov dazzle in Pairs' Short Program at Russian Nationals". Golden Skate.
  4. Flade, Tatjana (December 27, 2019). "Boikova and Kozlovskii capture first national title in pairs". Golden Skate.
  5. "2020 CUP OF RUSSIA SERIES".
  6. Rogulev, Alexander (November 18, 2020). "ФФККР не будет искать замену Пепелевой и Плешкову на этапе Гран-при" [FFKKR will not look for a replacement for Pepeleva and Pleshkov at the Grand Prix stage] (in Russian). RIA Novosti.
  7. "Alina PEPELEVA / Roman PLESHKOV: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 March 2019.
  8. "Competition Results: Alina PEPELEVA / Roman PLESHKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019.
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