Daria Danilova

Daria Danilova (Russian: Дарья Данилова; born 8 September 2002) is a Russian-born pair skater who competes for the Netherlands. With her skating partner, Michel Tsiba, she is the 2020 Dutch national champion and the 2020 NRW Trophy bronze medalist. They competed in the final segment at the 2020 European Championships and are the first Dutch pair to qualify for the World Championships.

Daria Danilova
Danilova/Tsiba at the 2020 European Championships
Personal information
Native nameДарья Данилова (Russian)
Country represented Netherlands
Born (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002
Moscow, Russia
Home townMoscow, Russia
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
PartnerMichel Tsiba
Former partnerDmitry Shulgin
CoachPavel Kitashev
Knut Schubert
Yuri Larionov
Former coachArina Ushakova
Nina Mozer
ChoreographerJoti Polizoakis
Former choreographerOlga Orlova
Paul Boll
Skating clubEkijsa Amsterdam
Former skating clubVorobyovy Gory SSHOR
Sports School No. 85 Moscow[1]
Training locationsBerlin, Germany
Moscow, Russia
Began skating2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total135.71
2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
Short program47.86
2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
Free skate87.85
2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb

Personal life

Danilova was born on 8 September 2002 in Moscow. She is learning Dutch.[2] Danilova is attempting to obtain Dutch citizenship to become eligible for the 2022 Winter Olympics.[3] She has a pet dog.[4]

Career

Early career

Danilova started skating at age three in 2006. She competed in ladies' singles in her native Russia, but never qualified to the Russian Championships.[1] In 2017, Danilova briefly competed pairs with Dmitry Shulgin under coaches Pavel Kitashev, Arina Ushakova, and Nina Mozer.[1] They split after six months and she skated alone for a year.[2]

Danilova teamed up with Dutch skater Michel Tsiba for the Netherlands in May 2018. Earlier in the season, he had met one of her coaches at a seminar in Berlin and they arranged a tryout.[3] Danilova/Tsiba alternate training in Berlin and Moscow every three months due to the differences in their respective citizenships' visa requirements.[5] The pair fund over half of their training costs out of pocket via Tsiba's student finances.[6]

2018–2019 season

Danilova/Tsiba won their debut international competition, the 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb on the junior level. They then placed tenth at the 2019 Bavarian Open. In February, Danilova/Tsiba won the 2019 Dutch junior national title unopposed. However, they missed achieving the minimum TES requirements for the 2019 World Junior Championships.[2]

2019–2020 season

Danilova/Tsiba competed at three Challenger Series events to open the season, finishing tenth at 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy, 17th at 2019 CS Warsaw Cup, and 15th at 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.

At the 2020 European Championships in January, Danilova/Tsiba became the first Dutch pair in 24 years to compete in a European Championships since Jeltje Schulten / Alcuin Schulten last represented the country at the event in 1996.[5] They qualified to the final segment and finished 16th overall. In February, they finished eighth at the Bavarian Open and tenth at the Challenge Cup; the latter event doubled as the Dutch Championships where, as the only Dutch pair, Danilova/Tsiba won their first senior national title.

At the Challenge Cup, Danilova/Tsiba earned the necessary TES minimums for the 2020 World Championships.[7] They are the first Dutch pair in history to qualify for the World Championships.[8] The event was eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

2020–2021 season

Danilova/Tsiba made their season debut at the 2020 NRW Autumn Trophy in November and won their first senior international medal, bronze behind Germans Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel and Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert.

Programs
With Tsiba
Season Short program Free skating
2020–2021
[4][10]
2019–2020
[11]
2018–2019
[12]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series

With Tsiba
International[13]
Event 18–19 19–20 20–21
WorldsC
Europeans16th
CS Finlandia Trophy10th
CS Golden Spin15th
CS Warsaw Cup17th
Bavarian Open8th
Challenge Cup10thTBD
NRW Trophy3rd
International: Junior[13]
Bavarian Open10th
Golden Spin1st
National[13]
Dutch Champ.1st J1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled
Levels: J = Junior

References
  1. "Данилова Дарья" [Danilova Daria]. fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 14 May 2019.
  2. Veltman, Anjuli (6 November 2018). "Nieuw avontuur voor Tsiba: 'Kan het niet zonder haar'" [New adventure for Tsiba: 'Can't do it without her']. Schaatsen.nl (in Dutch).
  3. van Lakerveld, Erik (21 January 2020). "De schoonheid van rondvliegen boven het ijs" [The beauty of flying around above the ice] (in Dutch). de Volkskrant.
  4. "Daria DANILOVA / Michel TSIBA: 2020/2021". International Skating Union.
  5. "Na 24 jaar weer een Nederlands paar bij EK kunstrijden: 'We praten Russisch'" [After 24 years, a Dutch couple again at the European Figure Skating Championships: 'We speak Russian'] (in Dutch). NOS. 21 January 2020.
  6. Aalbers, Dave (27 February 2019). "Welkom in het leven van een Nederlands kunstschaatstalent" [Welcome to the life of a Dutch figure skating talent] (in Dutch). Vice.
  7. "Na Wories ook duo Danilova/Tsiba zeker van WK kunstrijden" [After Wories duo Danilova / Tsiba also sure of World Figure Skating Championships] (in Dutch). AD. 24 February 2020.
  8. "Daria Danilova/Michel Tsiba en Niki Wories naar WK Kunstrijden in Montréal (15 – 22 maart)" [Daria Danilova / Michel Tsiba and Niki Wories to World Figure Skating Championships in Montréal (15 – 22 March)]. KNSB. 24 February 2020.
  9. "WK kunstrijden in Montreal geschrapt vanwege coronavirus" [World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal canceled due to coronavirus] (in Dutch). Dagblad van het Noorden. 11 March 2020.
  10. Polizoakis, Joti (29 October 2020). "Finally finished choreographing both programs for these 2 cute dutchies!" (Instagram).
  11. "Daria DANILOVA / Michel TSIBA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020.
  12. "Daria DANILOVA / Michel TSIBA: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019.
  13. "Daria DANILOVA / Michel TSIBA: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
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