Yaroslav Paniot
Paniot at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games
Full nameYaroslav Vadymovych Paniot
Native nameЯрослав Вадимович Паніот
Born (1997-12-26) 26 December 1997 (age 26)
Odesa, Ukraine
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
CoachTodd Eldredge
Skating clubAll Year FSC
Began skating2001
Medal record
Representing Mixed-NOCs
Winter Youth Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2012 Innsbruck Team

Yaroslav Vadymovych Paniot (Ukrainian: Ярослав Вадимович Паніот, born 26 December 1997) is a Ukrainian-American figure skater who competes for the United States. He is the 2021 U.S. national pewter medalist.

Representing Ukraine, he is the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy bronze medalist, the 2017 Philadelphia International silver medalist, and a two-time Ukrainian national champion (2014, 2017). He has reached the free skate at four ISU Championships and qualified a spot for Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he finished 30th. He last competed for Ukraine in November 2018.

Career

Early career

Paniot began skating in 2003.[1] In his early years, he was taught by Yuriy Sukholentsev and Oleksandr Zelensky in Ukraine.[2] From 2009 to 2011, he was coached by Alexei Tchetverukhin in Russia.[3]

In January 2012, Paniot won silver in the team event at the Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. He debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series the following season, in late August 2012. In February 2013, Paniot took silver at the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Poiana Brașov, Romania. He trained mainly in Kyiv until 2014.[4]

2014–2015 season: ISU Championship debut

During the season, Paniot trained mainly in Irvine, California, coached by Viacheslav Zagorodniuk.[1][5] Competing in the 2014 JGP series, he finished 17th in Aichi, Japan, having dropped from 7th after the short program, and won the bronze medal in Dresden, Germany, after placing fourth in the short and third in the free skate. Making his senior international debut, he finished 12th at the Warsaw Cup, an ISU Challenger Series event. In December, Paniot won the Ukrainian senior national title; ranked first in the short program and second in the free skate, he finished ahead of silver medalist Ivan Pavlov by less than half a point.[6]

Paniot was selected to compete at two senior-level ISU Championships and reached the free skate at both. In January, he finished 16th at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, having ranked 14th in the short program and 18th in the free skate. In March, he placed 20th in the short, 24th in the free, and 24th overall at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, China.

2015–2016 season

Paniot finished second to Pavlov at the Ukrainian Championships in December 2015. He changed coaches in January 2016, joining Nikolai Morozov a week before the Ukrainian Junior Championships.[7] In March, he competed at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary and qualified for the free skate by placing 15th in the short. He was 8th in the free skate and 11th overall.

2016–2017 season

Competing in the 2016 JGP series, Paniot placed 5th in Saint Gervais-les-Bains and Dresden. He ranked 12th at the 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. At the Ukrainian Championships, he placed first in the short and second in the free, finishing second to Pavlov by a margin of 0.87.

Ahead of the 2017 World Junior Championships, Paniot trained under Halyna Kukhar and Anton Kovalevski in Ukraine.[8] At Junior Worlds in Taipei (Taiwan), Paniot finished in 10th place after scoring personal bests in every portion of the competition.

2017–2018 season

In early August, Paniot received the silver medal at the Philadelphia Summer International, having finished second to Timothy Dolensky and ahead of Max Aaron. In mid-September, he placed fourth at the 2017 CS U.S. International Classic. At the end of the month, he competed at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying opportunity for the 2018 Winter Olympics. By placing 7th, he earned a spot for Ukraine in the men's event at the Olympics.

Paniot won bronze at the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy and then won his second senior national title. In February 2018, he competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.[9] He was eliminated after placing 30th in the short program.

2018–2019 season

Paniot placed eighth at the 2018 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic. In November, he made his Grand Prix debut, placing 12th at the 2018 NHK Trophy. It was his final international appearance for Ukraine.

2019–2020 season

Paniot competed at the 2020 Southwest Regionals, finishing third in the short and second in the free to come in second overall and qualify for Sectionals.[10] At the 2020 Pacific Coast Sectionals, he was first after the short and third in the free, coming in second overall, only .88 behind the winner, Joonsoo Kim.[11] This qualified him for Nationals. In his US Nationals debut, Paniot finished ninth in the short and tenth in the free, to place tenth overall at the 2020 U.S. Championships.[12]

2020–2021 season

Paniot competed in the virtual Championship Series, placing second in his group and second overall behind Eric Sjoberg. This qualified him for his second consecutive national championship. Competing at the 2021 U.S. Championships, he placed fourth in the short program with a clean skate.[13] In the free program, he landed three quads and placed third in that segment, remaining in fourth place overall and taking the pewter medal.[14]

In an interview following the national championships, Paniot said he would be released from the Ukrainian federation on May 21, 2021, and would be eligible to compete for the United States the following season. He also said he expected to receive American citizenship in late 2021, making him eligible to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[15]

2021–2022 season

In early June, Paniot was officially added to the USFSA's International Selection Pool roster.[16] Paniot was fourth at the Skating Club of Boston's Cranberry Cup, a small international competition. Paniot was named as the host pick for the 2021 Skate America in September.[17] He was slated to compete at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy but withdrew during the short program due to boot issues.[18] He later withdrew from Skate America as well.[19]

Paniot placed seventh in the short program at the 2022 U.S. Championships but had to withdraw from the free skate after suffering another problem with his boots.[20]

Records and achievements

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2023–2024
[21][22]
2021–2022
[23][24]
2020–2021
[25]
2019–2020
2018–2019
  • The Messiah Will Come Again
    performed by Gary Moore
2017–2018
[26]
  • Romeo and Juliet Overture
    by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
2016–2017
[27]
  • Romeo and Juliet Overture
    by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
2015–2016
[28][29]
2014–2015
[1]
2013–2014
[4]
  • Swing and Jazz
2012–2013
[30]
  • Mix

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix. Pewter medals (4th place) awarded only at U.S. national, sectional, and regional events.

For the United States

International[31]
Event 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Cranberry Cup 4th
Kings Cup 2nd
National[31]
U.S. Championships 10th 4th WD 7th 7th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

For Ukraine

International[31]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Olympics 30th
Worlds 24th
Europeans 16th 25th
GP NHK Trophy 12th
CS Golden Spin 12th
CS Nebelhorn 7th
CS Tallinn Trophy 3rd
CS U.S. Classic WD 4th 8th
CS Warsaw Cup 12th 8th
Philadelphia 2nd 5th
International: Junior[31]
Junior Worlds 11th 10th
Youth Olympics 9th
JGP Belarus 11th
JGP France 5th
JGP Germany 3rd 5th
JGP Japan 17th
JGP Slovenia 18th
JGP USA 16th 4th
EYOF 2nd
Cup of Nice 7th 8th
National[31]
Ukraine 4th 5th 1st 2nd 2nd 1st WD
Ukraine: Junior 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd
Team events1
Youth Olympics 2nd T
5th P
1 T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result.
WD = Withdrew

References

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  2. ^ "Ярослав Паниот (Киев)" [Yaroslav Paniot] (in Russian). skating.com.ua.
  3. ^ "Паниот Ярослав Вадимович" [Yaroslav Vadimovich Paniot] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
  4. ^ a b "Yaroslav PANIOT: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Ярослав Паниот: здесь не такое строгое судейство, поэтому и получил 75 балов" [Yaroslav Paniot interview] (in Russian). Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014.((cite news)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Ukrainian Figure Skating Championships". 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Ярослав Паниот: тренера я поменял буквально за неделю до того, как приехал сюда в Киев, поэтому рано еще о чем-то говорить" [Yaroslav Paniot changed coaches] (in Russian). Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. 21 January 2016. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016.((cite news)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Марина Амірханова:на юніорському чемпіонаті світу Україна буде презентована сильними фігуристами" [Maryna Amirkhanova: Ukraine will be represented by strong skaters at the World Junior Championships] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Athlete Profile - Yaroslav PANIOT". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "2020 Southwest Regional Singles Challenge". USFSA. October 19, 2019.
  11. ^ "2020 Pacific Coast Sectional Singles Final". USFSA. November 16, 2019.
  12. ^ "2020 Toyota US Figure Skating Championships". USFSA. January 26, 2020.
  13. ^ Slater, Paula (January 16, 2021). "Nathan Chen leads Men at US Nationals". Golden Skate.
  14. ^ Slater, Paula (January 17, 2021). "Nathan Chen wins fifth consecutive US National title". Golden Skate.
  15. ^ Russell, Susan D. (February 8, 2021). "Waiting Game Comes to an End for Paniot". International Figure Skating.
  16. ^ "Qualify for Team USA". U.S. Figure Skating. June 9, 2021.
  17. ^ "Final U.S. Selections for 2021 Guaranteed Rate Skate America Announced". U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone. U.S. Figure Skating. September 2, 2021.
  18. ^ @ifsmagazine (September 10, 2021). "Some skate/boot issue caused Yaroslav Paniot to stop midway through his SP at Lombardia Trophy today and he had withdraw" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "Jimmmy Ma Added to 2021 Guaranteed Rate Skate America". U.S. Figure Skating. October 11, 2021.
  20. ^ "Nathan Chen claims sixth straight U.S. figure skating championship". ESPN. January 9, 2022.
  21. ^ Paniot, Yaroslav. "2023-24 FP Announcement". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  22. ^ Rutherford, Lynn. "Holding An Edge". Substack. Substack. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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  24. ^ "Yaroslav Paniot". US Figure Skating Fanzone. U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  25. ^ "Yaroslav PANIOT: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  26. ^ "Yaroslav PANIOT: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  27. ^ "Yaroslav PANIOT: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  28. ^ "Yaroslav PANIOT: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  29. ^ "Yaroslav PANIOT: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 December 2015.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  30. ^ "Yaroslav PANIOT: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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External links

Ukrainian champions in figure skating – Men's singles
2018 Ukraine Winter Olympics team
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