Bela Papp
| Bela Papp | |
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 Papp at the 2011 Worlds | |
| Born | 9 March 1994 Kuopio, Finland |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Finland |
| Coach | Bruno Delmaestro, Kelly Champagne |
| Skating club | Hermes, Kokkola |
| Began skating | 2000 |
Bela Papp (born 9 March 1994) is a Finnish figure skater. He is the 2011 Finnish national champion. Selected to compete at four consecutive World Junior Championships, he qualified twice for the free skate. Papp also competed at various different Junior Grand Prix events as well as represented Finland at two consecutive University Games (Universiade). Papp has won the Finnish title in all of the categories and was the youngest man to win the Senior title at the age of 16.
Personal life
[edit]Bela Papp was born on 9 March 1994 in Kuopio, Finland.[1] His mother, Ulla, is a figure skating coach, and his siblings—Beata, Bettina, Benjam—have all competed in the sport.[1] His American-born father is of Hungarian descent and had moved to Finland when he was five years old.[2] He relocated to British Columbia, Canada, in July 2007.[3] As of 2014, he is a student at Simon Fraser University.[4] Papp is currently a masters degree student at the University of Jyväskylä.
Career
[edit]In the 2007–08 season, Papp was sent to Lake Placid, New York, to compete at his first ISU Junior Grand Prix event. After winning the Finnish national junior title, he was assigned to the 2008 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria but did not qualify for the free skate. The following season, Papp repeated as the Finnish junior champion. He was eliminated before the free skate again at the 2009 World Junior Championships but was successful at the 2010 World Junior Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, where he finished 24th.
In the 2010–11 season, Papp won the Finnish national title on the senior level. He was assigned to the 2011 World Junior Championships in Gangneung, South Korea, where he placed 22nd, and the 2011 World Championships in Moscow, where he was eliminated after the preliminary round. Surgery on the L5 bilateral pars in his lower back kept him out of competition in the 2012–13 season.[4]
Programs
[edit]| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2016–2017 | ||
| 2013–2014 [1] |
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| 2011–2012 [5] |
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| 2009–2010 [6] |
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| 2008–2009 [7] |
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| 2006–2008 [8][3] |
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Competitive highlights
[edit]CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[9] | |||||||||||
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| Event | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| World Champ. | 20th P | ||||||||||
| CS Finlandia | 15th | 16th | |||||||||
| CS Autumn Classic | 13th | ||||||||||
| CS U.S. Classic | 8th | 10th | |||||||||
| Bavarian Open | 11th | ||||||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 15th | ||||||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 23rd | ||||||||||
| Nordics | 8th | ||||||||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 21st | ||||||||||
| Universiade | 27th | 25th | |||||||||
| International: Junior[9] | |||||||||||
| World Jr. Champ. | 29th | 30th | 24th | 22nd | |||||||
| JGP Australia | 13th | ||||||||||
| JGP Austria | 17th | ||||||||||
| JGP Germany | 16th | ||||||||||
| JGP Romania | 14th | ||||||||||
| JGP U.K. | 11th | ||||||||||
| JGP U.S. | 12th | 13th | |||||||||
| National[10] | |||||||||||
| Finnish Champ. | 4th J | 1st J | 1st J | 3rd J | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 2nd | |
| J = Junior level; P = Preliminary round Papp did not compete in the 2012–13 season. | |||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Bela Papp: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
- ^ Markula, Siri (18 December 2008). "Bela Papp". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
Sukunimi Papp tulee isän suvulta, joka on alun perin Unkarista. Isä on amerikkalainen, mutta muutti Suomeen viisivuotiaana.
- ^ a b Mittan, Barry (30 June 2008). "Papp Has Pop". Skate Today.
- ^ a b Stevens, Ryan (13 August 2014). "Interview With Béla Papp". SkateGuard.
- ^ "Bela Papp: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012.
- ^ "Bela Papp: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 September 2009.
- ^ "Bela Papp: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 June 2009.
- ^ "Bela Papp: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Bela PAPP". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Bela Papp". Finnish Figure Skating Association. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015.
External links
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Media related to Bela Papp at Wikimedia Commons