Artem Darenskyi
| Artem Darenskyi | |
|---|---|
 Nesterova / Darenskyi at the 2020 European Championships | |
| Native name | Артем Даренський |
| Born | 7 July 2001 Dnipro, Ukraine |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Partner | Sofiia Holichenko |
| Coach | Viacheslav Tkachenko |
| Skating club | SVHSM Dnipro |
| Began skating | 2004 |
Artem Darenskyi (Ukrainian: Артем Даренський; born 7 July 2001) is a Ukrainian pair skater. With his former partner, Sofiia Nesterova, he is a two-time Ukrainian national senior champion. The pair has competed in the final segment at two World Junior Championships, finishing within the top eight at the 2019 edition.
He is currently paired with Sofiia Holichenko.
Career
Early years
Darenskyi began learning to skate in 2004.[1] His first pair skating partner was Anastasiia Smirnova. The two won silver at the 2016 Ukrainian Junior Championships and gold the following season.
2017–2018 season
Smirnova/Darenskyi became age-eligible for junior international events at the start of the season. Coached by Lilia Batutina in Dnipro, the pair competed at two ISU Junior Grand Prix assignments, placing 9th in Riga, Latvia, and then 11th in Minsk, Belarus.[2]
Darenskyi and Sofiia Nesterova began their partnership around November 2017, coached by Batutina in Dnipro.[3] Their training was limited due to a leg injury sustained by Nesterova but the pair decided to compete at the Ukrainian Championships in December.[3]
Nesterova/Darenskyi's international debut came in early February 2018 at the Toruń Cup in Poland. They won bronze and obtained the minimum technical scores required to compete at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia. At the March event in Bulgaria, they qualified to the final segment and went on to finish 14th overall.
2018–2019 season
Nesterova/Darenskyi competed at two ISU Junior Grand Prix events in September, placing fifth in Linz, Austria, and eighth in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In December, they won their second senior national title. Ranked eighth in both segments, they finished eighth at the 2019 World Junior Championships in March in Zagreb, Croatia.
2019–2020 season
Nestrova/Darenski placed twelfth and tenth at their two JGP events. They were fifth at the Volvo Open Cup in November. In December, they were nineteenth at the 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. They placed third at Nationals. They were chosen to compete at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games. Their Junior Pairs result became disqualified, though they were part of the bronze-medalling winning team in the Team Event. They were disqualified at the 2020 European Championships.
In March, it was announced that Nestrova and Darenski were splitting up, as Nestrova had retired.[4] In June, it was announced that he was pairing up with Sofiia Holichenko. [5]
Programs
With Nesterova
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2019–2020 [6] |
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| 2018–2019 [1] |
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| 2017–2018 [7] |
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With Smirnova
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 [2] |
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Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Pairs with Nesterova
| International[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 |
| Europeans | DSQ[9] | ||
| CS Golden Spin | 19th | ||
| Volvo Open Cup | 5th | ||
| International: Junior[8] | |||
| Junior Worlds | 14th | 8th | |
| Youth Olympics | DSQ[10] | ||
| JGP Austria | 5th | ||
| JGP Croatia | 12th | ||
| JGP Czech Rep. | 8th | ||
| JGP Poland | 10th | ||
| Toruń Cup | 3rd | ||
| National[8] | |||
| Ukraine | 1st | 1st | 3rd |
| Ukraine: Junior | 1st | 1st | |
| Team events | |||
| Youth Olympics | 3rd | ||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; DSQ = Disqualified | |||
Pairs with Smirnova
| International: Junior[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
| JGP Belarus | 9th | ||
| JGP Latvia | 11th | ||
| National | |||
| Ukrainian Jr. Champ. | 2nd | 1st | |
Men's singles
| International: Advanced novice | |
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| Event | 2012–13 |
| Warsaw Cup | 14th |
References
- ^ a b "Sofiia NESTEROVA / Artem DARENSKYI: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Anastasiia SMIRNOVA / Artem DARENSKYI: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Чемпіонат України: день перший" [Ukrainian Championships: Day One] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017.
- ^ Makarevskaya, Kateryna (March 23, 2020). "Чемпіонів України вигнали зі збірної: що призвело до конфлікту у фігурному катанні" [Ukrainian champions expelled from national team: what led to figure skating conflict] (in Ukrainian). Glavcom.ua.
The only ones who could do this were Sofiia Nesterova and Artem Darenskyi, who in 2020 won the team bronze at the Youth Olympic Games and participated in the European Championship. But last week Sofiia announced she was leaving the sport.
- ^ Danyliuk, Ivan (June 17, 2020). "Sofiia Holichenko and Artem Darenskyi to compete in pairs together". Skating.com.ua.
- ^ "Sofiia NESTEROVA / Artem DARENSKYI: 20190/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Sofiia NESTEROVA / Artem DARENSKYI: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Sofiia NESTEROVA / Artem DARENSKYI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019.
- ^ "European Figure Skating Championships 2020 - Protocol, Pairs result revised" (PDF). International Skating Union. 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games- Pair Skating Result (REVISED)". International Skating Union. 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Competition Results: Anastasiia SMIRNOVA / Artem DARENSKYI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019.