Vasilisa Davankova
Davankova in 2020
Other namesVasilisa Davankova Morozova
Born (1998-05-02) 2 May 1998 (age 25)
Moscow, Russia
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country Russia
CoachNikolai Morozov
Skating clubVorobievie Gory Moscow
Began skating2003
Retired2017
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Pairs
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Minsk Pairs
Junior Grand Prix Final
Silver medal – second place 2012–13 Sochi Pairs

Vasilisa Alexandrovna Davankova (Russian: Василиса Александровна Даванкова; born 2 May 1998) is a Russian YouTuber and a former ice dancer and pair skater. With former partner Andrei Deputat, she was the 2012 World Junior bronze medalist, the 2012–13 JGP Final silver medalist, and the 2012 Russian Junior champion. She then briefly teamed up with Alexander Enbert but ended their partnership in 2015.

Personal life

Vasilisa Davankova was born on 2 May 1998 in Moscow.[1] She has a younger brother, Nikita, born in 2001.[2] She is a quarter Greek.[3] In May 2016, Davankova married her coach Nikolai Morozov, right after she turned 18.[4] In July 2019 during an interview, Davankova revealed that she and Morozov were divorced.[5]

Career

Early years

Davankova began skating at age seven, following her younger brother Nikita.[2] As a singles skater, she was coached by Elena Alexandrova.[2] Her next coaches were Alexei Ryabov and Ekaterina Ryabova.[3] After switching to pairs, Davankova joined Sergei Dobroskokov's group and skated with Semion Kazantsev during the 2010–11 season.[2]

Partnership with Deputat

Davankova and Ukrainian pair skater Andrei Deputat skated in the same group before teaming up in May 2011.[2] In December 2011, they competed on the senior level at the 2012 Russian Championships. They were seventh in the short program but finished fifth overall, receiving the highest TES in the free skate ahead of the gold medalists Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov. In February 2012, they won the gold medal at the 2012 Russian Junior Championships after placing first in both the short and free segments. Deputat was released by Ukraine to represent Russia.[6] Davankova/Deputat won the bronze medal in their international debut at the 2012 World Junior Championships.[3]

In the 2012–13 season, Davankova/Deputat won silver at their first JGP event in Lake Placid, New York. At their second event, in Zagreb, Croatia, they took the bronze and qualified for the JGP Final in Sochi, Russia, where they won the silver medal behind Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin.[7][8] By that time, Davankova had grown to 1.55 m.[7] Davankova/Deputat finished seventh in their second appearance at the 2013 Russian Championships. In January 2013, Davankova injured her leg at a training session, resulting in the pair withdrawing from the 2013 Russian Junior Championships.[9] She was on crutches for two weeks.[10] In late March, Deputat injured his right leg and decided to undergo a meniscus operation.[10]

In 2013–14, Davankova/Deputat began their season by winning bronze at the 2013 JGP Belarus. A silver medal at the 2013 JGP Estonia qualified them to the JGP Final in Fukuoka, Japan. At the final, Davankova/Deputat placed fifth in both segments and overall. At the Russian Championships, the pair finished fifth on the senior level and then won the bronze medal on the junior level. Davankova/Deputat were assigned to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, where they finished fourth after placing third in the short program and fifth in the free skate. Their partnership ended because Deputat was struggling with elements as Davankova grew taller.[11]

Partnership with Enbert

Davankova considered a junior-level partnership with Maxim Bobrov, skating with him for three weeks, before receiving a proposal from more experienced pair skater Alexander Enbert and coach Nina Mozer.[12][13] On 30 April 2014, Mozer announced that Davankova/Enbert had teamed up and would be coached by her in Moscow.[14][15] Davankova said they would begin training on 12 May.[12] The pair performed an exhibition a few weeks later at a charity gala in Luzhniki.[13] In 2015, it was announced that Davankova had broken up with Enbert and he will skate with a new partner, Natalia Zabiiako.

Partnership with Shibnev

In summer 2016 it became known that Davankova had decided to switch divisions from pair skating to ice dance, and would start skating with Anton Shibnev as her partner. In 2017 Shibnev started skating with a new partner.

After skating: career on YouTube

After finishing her skating career, Davankova switched to YouTube. She is now one of the most popular Russian bloggers with over 1 million subscribers on YouTube and almost 300.000 followers on Instagram. She calls herself 'the most fearless blogger of Russian YouTube'.

Programs

With Shibnev

Season Short dance Free dance
2016–2017

Blues:

With Enbert

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2014–2015
[1]
  • Ave Maria
    performed by Shirley Bassey

With Deputat

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2013–2014
[16]
2012–2013
[17]
  • The Godfather
    by Nino Rota
    performed by Edvin Marton
    choreo. by Nikolai Morozov
2011–2012
[18]
  • Flamenco
    by Didulia

Competitive highlights

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

Ice dance career with Shibnev

International
Event 2016–17
Winter Universiade 5th
National[19]
Russian Championships 7th

Pair skating career with Enbert

International[20]
Event 2014–15
GP Rostelecom Cup WD
CS Autumn Classic International 6th
National[19]
Russian Championships 6th
WD = Withdrew

Pair skating career with Deputat

Davankova/Deputat won bronze at the 2012 World Junior Championships
International[21]
Event 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Cup of Nice 4th
International: Junior[21]
World Junior Champ. 3rd 4th
JGP Final 2nd 5th
JGP Belarus 3rd
JGP Croatia 3rd
JGP Estonia 2nd
JGP United States 2nd
National[19]
Russian Champ. 5th 7th 5th
Russian Junior Champ. 1st WD 3rd
WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

With Deputat

Davankova/Deputat at the 2012–13 JGP Final
2013–2014 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
10–16 March 2014 2014 World Junior Championships Junior 3
58.35 		5
92.32 		4
150.67
23–25 January 2014 2014 Russian Junior Championships Junior 2
63.24 		3
114.30 		2
177.54
24–27 December 2013 2014 Russian Championships Senior 6
62.06 		6
111.03 		5
173.09
5–8 December 2013 2013–14 JGP Final Junior 5
54.82 		5
96.20 		5
151.02
10–12 October 2013 2013 JGP Estonia Junior 2
61.48 		2
99.55 		2
161.03
26–28 September 2013 2013 JGP Belarus Junior 2
51.40 		5
79.06 		3
130.46
2012–2013 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
25–28 December 2012 2013 Russian Championships Senior 4
58.30 		9
103.46 		7
161.76
6–9 December 2012 2012–13 JGP Final Junior 3
51.34 		2
104.62 		2
155.96
24–28 October 2012 2012 Coupe de Nice Senior 2
50.38 		4
75.16 		4
125.54
4–7 October 2012 2012 JGP Croatia Junior 2
50.42 		3
93.20 		3
143.62
30 Aug. – 1 Sept. 2012 2012 JGP USA Junior 1
48.97 		3
84.14 		2
133.11
2011–2012 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
27 Feb. – 4 March 2012 2012 World Junior Championships Junior 5
50.50 		3
103.16 		3
153.66
5–7 February 2012 2012 Russian Junior Championships Junior 1
55.06 		1
114.77 		1
169.83
25–29 December 2011 2012 Russian Championships Senior 7
53.32 		5
115.47 		5
168.79

References

  1. ^ a b "Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Alexander ENBERT: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e Flade, Tatjana (3 June 2012). "Davankova and Deputat benefit from consistency". Golden Skate.
  3. ^ a b c Даванкова — Депутат: Было желание скорее выйти на лед и кататься [Davankova — Deputat: A desire to go on the ice and skate] (PDF). «Московский Фигурист» №1-2 (25-26) (2012) (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation. 14 September 2012.
  4. ^ navka-ice-queen.forumisrael.net
  5. ^ "Фигуристка Даванкова: Столько хейта, как в спорте, нет ни на одном ютуб-канале". Life Ru. 11 July 2019.
  6. ^ Фигуристы Даванкова/Депутат смогут представить Россию на юниорском ЧМ [Figure skaters Davankova/Deputat will represent Russia at the World Junior Championships]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 7 February 2012.
  7. ^ a b Kondakova, Anna (7 December 2012). "Fedorova and Miroshkin lead Junior Pairs in Sochi". GoldenSkate.
  8. ^ Kondakova, Anna (9 December 2012). "Russia sweeps Junior Pairs at Figure Skating Final". GoldenSkate.
  9. ^ Фигуристы Степанова/Букин не выступят на первенстве России [Figure skaters Stepanova / Bukin will not compete at the Russian Junior Championships]. rsport.ru (in Russian). 31 January 2013.
  10. ^ a b Ermolina, Olga (31 March 2013). Андрей Депутат травмировал ногу на тренировке [Andrei Deputat injured his leg in training]. Figure Skating Federation of Russia (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2 April 2013.
  11. ^ Ermolina, Olga (9 April 2014). Партнером Веры Базаровой станет Андрей Депутат [Andrei Deputat will be Vera Bazarova's partner]. Russian Figure Skating Federation (in Russian). Archived from the original on 9 April 2014.
  12. ^ a b Sobol, Elena; Sovetova, Veronika (1 May 2014). Российская фигуристка Даванкова начнет тренировки с Энбертом 12 мая [Russian figure skater Davankova will begin training with Enbert on May 12]. ITAR-TASS (in Russian).
  13. ^ a b Ermolina, Olga (3 June 2014). Василиса Даванкова – Александр Энберт: "У нас одинаковые цели" [Vasilisa Davankova and Alexander Enbert: "We have the same goals"]. Russian Figure Skating Federation (in Russian).
  14. ^ Starodubtsev, Albert (30 April 2014). Фигуристка Даванкова со следующего сезона будет выступать в паре с Александром Энбертом [Figure skater Davankova will compete with Alexander Enbert next season]. ITAR-TASS (in Russian).
  15. ^ Ermolina, Olga (30 April 2014). Василиса Даванкова будет выступать в паре с Александром Энбертом [Vasilisa Davankova will compete with Alexander Enbert]. Russian Figure Skating Federation (in Russian). Archived from the original on 1 May 2014.
  16. ^ "Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014.
  17. ^ "Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013.
  18. ^ "Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012.
  19. ^ a b c Василиса Александровна Даванкова [Vasilisa Alexandrovna Davankova] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
  20. ^ "Competition Results: Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Alexander ENBERT". International Skating Union.
  21. ^ a b "Competition Results: Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014.

External links

Media related to Vasilisa Davankova at Wikimedia Commons

Russian junior champions in figure skating – Pairs
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