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Angelīna Kučvaļska
Kučvaļska in 2016
Other namesAngelina Kuchvalska[1]
Born (1998-12-06) 6 December 1998 (age 25)
Saldus, Latvia
HometownRiga, Latvia
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryLatvia Latvia
CoachJekaterina Platonova
Skating clubKaskads Riga
Began skating2002

Angelīna Kučvaļska (born 6 December 1998) is a Latvian figure skater. She is the 2014 CS Volvo Open Cup champion, a two-time Toruń Cup champion (2015, 2016), the 2014 Tallinn Trophy champion, and a five-time Latvian national champion (2015–17, 2019–20). She has competed in the final segment at nine ISU Championships, achieving her best result, fourth, at the 2016 European Championships.

Personal life

Angelīna Kučvaļska was born on December 6, 1998 in Saldus, Latvia.[2] Her father died when she was 12 years old.[3] She was a student at Riga 1st secondary school.[4]

Kučvaļska is currently a student at RISEBA University of Business, Arts and Technology.[5]

Career

Kučvaļska at 2016 Rostelecom CupIMG 2074

Early career

Kučvaļska began skating at the age of three and a half years.[6] Jekaterina Platonova is her first and only coach.[3]

2012–2013 season

Kučvaļska became age-eligible for junior internationals in the 2012–2013 season and placed sixteenth at her sole Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignment in Courchevel, France. She was selected to represent Latvia at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy. Ranked twenty-second in the short program, she qualified to the free skate and finished 20th overall.

2013–2014 season

Kučvaļska competed at two 2013 JGP events, placing fifteenth in Košice and nineteenth in Minsk, and won the junior silver medal at the Bavarian Open. She placed twentieth in both segments and nineteenth overall at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2014–2015 season

Kučvaļska placed seventh at both of her JGP assignments, in Ostrava and Tallinn. Making her senior international debut, she took gold at the 2014 Volvo Open Cup, an ISU Challenger Series (CS) event. Continuing on the senior level, she placed seventh at the CS Warsaw Cup and took gold at the Tallinn Trophy, Latvian Championships, and Toruń Cup. Kučvaļska was named in Latvia's team to the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, and placed seventeenth in the short program, earning qualification to the next segment. After placing fifth in the free skate, she climbed to seventh overall.

2015–2016 season

Kučvaļska was unable to train in July 2015 due to an ankle injury.[7] She began the 2015–16 season at a pair of CS events, placing 10th at the 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy before winning silver at the 2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup. Making her Grand Prix debut, she placed 7th in the short program at the 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard in Bordeaux, France; the event was cancelled due to the November 2015 Paris attacks.

At the 2015–16 Latvian Championships, Kučvaļska won her second consecutive national title.

Kučvaļska placed fifth in the short program, fourth in the free skate, and fourth overall at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. Her placement was the highest by a Latvian skater at the European Championships until Deniss Vasiljevs won the bronze medal in 2022.[8][9]

Additionally, she went on to finish fifteenth at the 2016 World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts.[9]

2016–2017 season

Kučvaļska began the season by finishing twelfth at the 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial. She then competed at two Grand Prix events, placing eleventh at 2016 Skate America and tenth at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup. Kučvaļska would also go on to compete at the 2016 Volvo Open Cup and the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy, taking gold and finishing seventh, respectively.

At the 2016–17 Latvian Championships, Kučvaļska won her third national title. She then went on to place fifth at the 2017 Mentor Toruń Cup.

Selected to compete at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Kučvaļska finished nineteenth before going on to win a silver medal at the 2017 Coupe du Printemps

Competing at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, Kučvaļska finished twenty-second.[2]

2017–2018 season

Beginning the season at the 2017 CS Ice Star, Kučvaļska finished sixteenth, before going on to compete at the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy and placing thirtieth.

At the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy, Kučvaļska placed thirty-seventh in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment of the competition.[10]

2018–2019 season

Kučvaļska started the season by competing at the 2018 Volvo Open Cup, placing twenty-first. She then went on to place nineteenth at both the 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy and 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.

At the 2018–19 Latvian Championships, Kučvaļska won her fourth national title. She went on to finish thirteenth at the 2019 Mentor Toruń Cup and seventh at the 2019 Tallink Hotels Cup.

Kučvaļska ended the season by finishing tenth at the 2019 Winter Universiade.[10]

2019–2020 season

Kučvaļska began the season at the 2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial, finishing nineteenth, before going on to place fifth at the 2019 CS Ice Star, eleventh at the 2019 Volvo Open Cup, and fourth at the 2019 Tallinn Trophy.

She went on to win her fifth national title at the 2019–20 Latvian Championships, before finishing ninth

Competing at the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Austria, Kučvaļska placed thirtieth in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment of the competition. She went on to finish ninth at the 2020 Tallink Hotels Cup and twentieth at the 2020 International Challenge Cup.

Although she was selected to compete at the 2020 World Championships, the event was ultimately cancelled due to rising concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.[11][12]

2020–2021 season

Kučvaļska started the season by winning gold at the 2020 Volvo Open Cup, before placing sixteenth at the 2021 Tallink Hotels Cup.

Selected to compete at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Kučvaļska placed thirty-third in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment of the competition.[13]

2021–2022 season

Kučvaļska began the season by winning gold at the 2021 Autumn Talents Cup. She then placed sixth at the 2021 Volvo Open Cup as well as won the silver medal at the 2021 Tallinn Trophy.

She went on to win bronze at both the 2022 Icelab International Cup and the 2022 Sofia Trophy. Kučvaļska ended the season with a seventh-place finish at the 2022 Tallink Hotels Cup.

2022–2023 season

Beginning the season at the 2022 Volvo Open Cup, Kučvaļska finished eighth. She then went on to place fourteenth at the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup, win the silver medal at the 2022 Tallinn Trophy, and place fifth at the 2022 Latvia Trophy.[1]

Selected to compete at the 2023 Winter World University Games, Kučvaļska finished tenth.[1]

2023–2024 season

Making two early appearances on the Challenger circuit, Kučvaļska was fourteenth at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy and seventeenth at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy.[1]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[14]
  • My Love
  • Bang Bang
    by Kovacs
    choreo. by Natalja Lipska
2022–2023
[15][5]
2021–2022
[16][17]
2020–2021
[13]
2019–2020
[2]
2018–2019
[10]
  • La cumparsita
    performed by Milva
  • Viejos Aires
    by Ensembla Nuevo Tango
    choreo. by Natalja Lipska
2017–2018
2016–2017
[2]
2015–2016
[9]
2014–2015
[6][18]
2013–2014
[19]
  • Concert Fantasy on Carmen
    by Vanessa-Mae
    choreo. by Anda Rage
  • Music from Todes (ballet)
    choreo. by Anda Rage
2012–2013
[20]
  • Music from Todes (ballet)
    choreo. by Anda Rage

Competitive highlights

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

International[1]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Worlds 16th 15th 22nd 37th C 33rd
Europeans 7th 4th 19th 30th
GP France 7th
GP Rostelecom 10th
GP Skate America 11th
CS Autumn Classic WD
CS Denkova-Stav. 2nd
CS Finlandia Trophy 17th
CS Golden Spin 19th
CS Ice Star 16th 5th
CS Lombardia Trophy WD 14th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy WD
CS Ondrej Nepela 10th 12th 19th
CS Tallinn Trophy 5th 7th 30th 19th
CS Volvo Open 1st
CS Warsaw Cup 7th WD C 14th
Autumn Talents Cup 1st
Challenge Cup 19th WD
Coupe Printemps 2nd
Icelab International 3rd
Jelgava Cup 6th
Sofia Trophy 3rd
Tallink Hotels Cup 7th 9th 16th 7th WD
Tallinn Trophy 1st 4th 2nd 2nd
Toruń Cup 1st 1st 5th 13th
Volvo Open Cup 5th 1st 21st 11th 1st 6th 8th
Latvia Trophy 5th
Universiade 10th 10th
International: Junior[1][21]
Junior Worlds 20th 19th 7th
JGP Belarus 19th
JGP Czech Rep. 7th
JGP Estonia 7th
JGP France 16th
JGP Slovakia 15th
EYOF 5th
Bavarian Open 2nd
Hellmut Seibt 4th
Volvo Open Cup 3rd 4th
Warsaw Cup 7th 5th
International: Advanced novice[22]
Challenge Cup 5th
Volvo Open Cup 2nd
National[1]
Latvian Champ. 1st J 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd
J = Junior level
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled

Detailed results

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

Senior level

2023–2024 season
Date Event SP FS Total
8–10 September 2023 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy 11
48.87 		14
74.00 		14
122.87
2022–2023 season
Date Event SP FS Total
13–15 March 2023 2023 Winter World University Games 7
59.05 		11
92.62 		10
151.67
17–18 December 2022 2022 Latvia Trophy 5
55.85 		6
94.39 		5
150.24
24–27 November 2022 2022 Tallinn Trophy 4
54.31 		2
102.58 		2
156.89
17–20 November 2022 2022 CS Warsaw Cup 10
51.10 		17
86.79 		14
137.89
3–4 November 2022 2022 Volvo Open Cup 8
49.61 		8
97.95 		8
147.56
2021–2022 season
Date Event SP FS Total
3–4 March 2022 2022 Tallink Hotels Cup 8
46.78 		6
90.33 		7
137.11
1–6 February 2022 2022 Sofia Trophy 3
51.18 		3
93.61 		3
144.79
13–14 January 2022 2022 Icelab International Cup 3
48.09 		2
85.41 		3
133.50
16–18 November 2021 2021 Tallinn Trophy 4
52.39 		2
102.12 		2
154.51
3–7 November 2021 2021 Volvo Open Cup 9
46.05 		6
101.67 		6
147.72
27–30 October 2021 2021 Autumn Talents Cup 1
46.50 		1
82.84 		1
129.34
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
22–28 March 2021 2021 World Championships 33
47.94 		– 33
47.94
18–21 February 2021 2021 Tallink Hotels Cup 12
46.42 		16
75.05 		16
121.47
7–8 November 2020 2020 Volvo Open Cup 1
45.49 		1
88.80 		1
134.29
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
20–23 February 2020 2020 International Challenge Cup 19
45.86 		18
84.65 		19
130.51
13–16 February 2020 2020 Tallink Hotels Cup 10
48.55 		10
88.51 		9
137.06
20–26 January 2020 2020 European Championships 30
45.09 		– 30
45.09
14–15 December 2019 2019–20 Latvian Championships 1
52.22 		1
95.91 		1
148.13
11–17 November 2019 2019 Tallinn Trophy 5
52.67 		4
100.88 		4
153.55
5–10 November 2019 2019 Volvo Open Cup 7
53.18 		15
89.36 		11
142.54
18–20 October 2019 2019 CS Ice Star 8
51.57 		5
99.29 		5
150.86
19–21 September 2019 2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial 14
45.76 		19
64.01 		19
109.77
2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
6–9 March 2019 2019 Winter Universiade 8
55.14 		9
101.96 		10
157.10
22–24 February 2019 2019 Tallink Hotels Cup 6
44.64 		7
79.35 		7
123.99
8–13 January 2019 2019 Mentor Toruń Cup 14
41.78 		11
79.09 		13
120.87
15–16 December 2018 2018–19 Latvian Championships 1
49.18 		1
79.50 		1
128.68
5–8 December 2018 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 25
38.39 		14
90.73 		19
129.12
26 November–2 December 2018 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy 22
40.45 		18
85.20 		19
125.65
6–11 November 2018 2018 Volvo Open Cup 23
39.23 		22
74.96 		21
114.19
2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
19–25 March 2018 2018 World Championships 37
35.78 		– 37
35.78
21–26 November 2017 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy 31
38.00 		32
55.02 		30
93.92
26–29 October 2017 2017 CS Ice Star 16
38.46 		15
68.74 		16
107.20
2016–17 season
Date Event SP FS Total
29 March–2 April 2017 2017 World Championships 21
55.92 		22
99.10 		22
155.02
10–12 March 2017 2017 Coupe du Printemps 3
51.96 		2
98.11 		2
150.07
25–29 January 2017 2017 European Championships 20
49.05 		18
90.58 		19
139.63
10–15 January 2017 2017 Mentor Toruń Cup 2
54.49 		7
90.62 		5
145.11
3–4 December 2016 2016–17 Latvian Championships 1
64.24 		1
109.85 		1
174.09
20–27 November 2016 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy 5
56.35 		8
100.47 		7
156.82
9–13 November 2016 2016 Volvo Open Cup 1
55.09 		1
100.55 		1
155.64
4–5 November 2016 2016 Rostelecom Cup 11
54.29 		10
96.80 		10
151.09
21–23 October 2016 2016 Skate America 11
47.80 		11
87.17 		11
134.97
30 September–2 October 2016 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial 13
45.87 		12
85.64 		12
131.51

Junior level

2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
28 March–3 April 2016 2016 World Championships Senior 18
54.78 		14
104.21 		15
158.99
14–20 March 2016 2016 World Junior Championships Junior 6
57.92 		8
103.37 		7
161.29
25–31 January 2016 2016 European Championships Senior 5
58.99 		4
118.00 		4
176.99
6–10 January 2016 2016 Mentor Toruń Cup Senior 1
58.14 		2
94.29 		1
152.43
12–13 December 2015 2015–16 Latvian Championships Senior 1
48.19 		1
108.97 		1
157.16
20–25 October 2015 2015 CS Denkova-Staviski Cup Senior 3
55.22 		2
108.04 		2
163.26
18–22 November 2015 2015 CS Tallinn Trophy Senior 4
52.86 		6
103.26 		5
156.12
4–8 November 2015 2015 Volvo Open Cup Senior 3
50.05 		5
86.78 		5
136.83
1–3 October 2015 2015 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy Senior 7
53.38 		10
97.00 		10
150.38
2014–15 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
23–29 March 2015 2015 World Championships Senior 23
45.74 		16
95.80 		16
141.54
26 January–1 February 2015 2015 European Championships Senior 17
49.28 		5
107.09 		7
156.37
26–28 January 2015 2015 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival Junior 5
46.46 		5
80.00 		5
126.46
7–10 January 2015 2015 Mentor Toruń Cup Senior 2
51.84 		1
104.31 		1
156.15
13–14 December 2014 2014–15 Latvian Championships Senior 2
53.86 		1
85.94 		1
139.80
3–7 December 2014 2014 Tallinn Trophy Senior 1
57.28 		2
99.00 		1
156.28
5–9 November 2014 2014 CS Volvo Open Cup Senior 5
47.12 		1
98.96 		1
146.08
21–24 November 2014 2014 CS Warsaw Cup Senior 13
38.20 		5
86.90 		7
125.10
24–27 September 2014 2014 JGP Estonia Junior 6
49.21 		7
86.57 		7
135.78
3–6 September 2014 2014 JGP Czech Republic Junior 7
48.48 		8
88.57 		7
137.05
2013–14 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
10–16 March 2014 2014 World Junior Championships Junior 20
42.77 		20
70.37 		19
113.14
29 January–2 February 2014 2014 Bavarian Open Junior 4
44.87 		2
86.74 		2
131.61
6–8 December 2013 2013–14 Latvian Junior Championships Junior 1
43.99 		1
84.43 		1
128.42
13–17 November 2013 2013 Warsaw Cup Junior 5
41.61 		5
75.49 		5
117.10
7–10 November 2013 2013 Volvo Open Cup Junior 6
43.28 		2
85.99 		4
129.27
25–28 September 2013 2013 JGP Belarus Junior 13
43.22 		23
56.41 		19
99.63
12–15 September 2013 2013 JGP Slovakia Junior 12
41.09 		14
74.43 		15
115.52
2012–13 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
25 February–3 March 2013 2013 World Junior Championships Junior 22
42.11 		19
72.00 		20
114.11
13–16 February 2013 2013 Hellmut Seibt Memorial Junior 6
41.17 		4
79.60 		4
120.77
10–13 January 2012 2012 Volvo Open Cup Junior 3
43.86 		2
82.56 		3
126.42
15–18 November 2013 2012 Warsaw Cup Junior 13
33.78 		4
75.56 		7
109.34
22–25 August 2012 2012 JGP France Junior 22
29.23 		10
74.68 		16
103.91

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