Artur Danielian

Not to be confused with Artur Danielyan.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ashotovich and the family name is Danielian.
Artur Danielian
Full nameArtur Ashotovich Danielian
Native nameАртур Ашотович Даниелян
Other namesArtur Danielyan
Born (2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 20)
Volgograd, Russia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
Country Russia
CoachEvgeni Rukavicin
Skating clubCSKA Moscow
Began skating2008
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Men's singles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Graz Men's singles
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Sofia Men's singles

Artur Ashotovich Danielian (Russian: Артур Ашотович Даниелян, born 17 December 2003) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2020 European silver medalist, the 2020 Russian national silver medalist, and the 2018 World Junior silver medalist.

Personal life

Danielian was born on 17 December 2003 in Volgograd, Russia.[1] He is the youngest of three children.[2] He is of Armenian descent.[citation needed]

Career

Early years

Danielian began learning to skate in 2008,[3] after an ice rink opened near his home in Volgograd.[2] In 2016, he moved to Moscow and joined CSKA Moscow. Marina Selitskaia and Elena Buianova became his coaches.[4]

2017–2018 season

In September 2017, Danielian competed at his first Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignment, placing seventh in Zagreb, Croatia. In February 2018, he won the bronze medal at the 2018 Russian Junior Championships.

In March, Danielian competed at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. He won the silver medal, behind teammate Alexey Erokhov, after placing eighth in the short program and second in the free skate.

2018–2019 season

Danielian started his season by competing in the 2018 JGP series. At his first JGP event of the season, he placed fifth in Ljubljana, Slovenia. At his second JGP event, he placed fourth in Yerevan, Armenia. Danielian next competed at the 2018 Tallinn Trophy, where he won a gold medal.

Though only fifth at the 2019 Russian Junior Championships, Danielian was nevertheless sent to the 2019 World Junior Championships. This happened because junior champion Daniil Samsonov was not age-eligible to compete internationally and fourth-place finisher Erokhov withdrew. At the Junior Worlds, Danielian placed ninth in the short program, fifth in the free skating and fourth overall, with a new personal best score of 220.68 points.[5]

2019–2020 season

Competing on the Junior Grand Prix, Danielian won silver medals at both JGP Russia and JGP Croatia, ending up as first alternate to the Junior Grand Prix Final. Making his senior international debut on the Challenger series at 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, he placed fourth.

Competing at the 2020 Russian Championships at the senior level for the first time, Danielian was only thirteenth in the short program but skated a clean free program, winning that segment outright amidst rough performances from those who placed ahead in the short program. As a result, he rose to the silver medal position.[6]

Danielian's performance earned him a berth at the 2020 European Championships, where he placed third in the short program despite stepping out of his triple Axel. Though he placed fourth in the free skate, he won the silver medal overall.[7]

Danielan was assigned to compete at the 2020 World Championships in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[8]

2020–2021 season

An ankle injury forced Danielian to withdraw from the senior Russian test skates.[9] Danielian was scheduled to make his Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, but withdrew due to his surgical recovery.[10] He subsequently withdrew from the Russian Championships for the same reason.[11]

2021–2022 season

Danielian returned to international competition at the 2021 Skate America, where he placed tenth.[12] He was tenth as well at the 2021 Internationaux de France.[13]

At the 2022 Russian Championships, Danielian finished in thirteenth place.[4]

2022-2023 season

It was announced in August that Danielian had switched coaches from Elena Buyanova to Evgeni Rukavicin.[14]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2023-2024
  • Tango
    by Mgzavrebi
2022-2023
  • I Feel Like I'm Drowning
  • You
    by Two Feet
  • Wyden Down
  • Just Wait
    by Riopy
2020–2022
[15]
2019–2020
[1]
2018–2019
[16]
2017–2018
[3]
  • Llanto: Prologue
    by Vicente Pradal
  • Bésame Mucho (Buleria)
    performed by Jin Oki
  • Poeta en el mar
    by Vicente Amigo
    choreo. by Nikita Mikhailov

Records and achievements

Competitive highlights

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

International[4]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Worlds C
Europeans 2nd
GP France 10th
GP Rostelecom Cup WD
GP Skate America 10th
CS Golden Spin 4th WD
International: Junior[4]
Junior Worlds 2nd 4th
JGP Armenia 4th
JGP Croatia 7th 2nd
JGP Russia 2nd
JGP Slovenia 5th
Denis Ten Memorial 2nd
Tallinn Trophy 1st
National[17]
Russian Champ. 2nd WD 13th 12th
Russian Jr. Champ. WD 3rd 5th WD
Russian Cup Final[a] 9th
GPR Golden Skate WD
GPR Idel 4th
GPR Volga Pirouette 6th 10th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

Senior

2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 21–26, 2021 2022 Russian Championships 9
87.74 		12
160.61 		13
248.35
November 19–21, 2021 2021 Internationaux de France 8
76.81 		11
144.69 		10
221.50
October 22–24, 2021 2021 Skate America 9
68.74 		8
146.19 		10
214.93
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 20–26, 2020 2020 European Championships 3
84.63 		4
162.11 		2
246.74
December 24–29, 2019 2020 Russian Championships 13
75.72 		1
177.70 		2
253.42
December 4–7, 2019 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 10
71.50 		3
155.91 		4
227.41

Junior

2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
9–12 October 2019 2019 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 2
83.95 		2
134.28 		2
218.23
25–28 September 2019 2019 JGP Croatia 1
82.11 		3
141.71 		2
223.82
11–14 September 2019 2019 JGP Russia 1
83.31 		2
138.62 		2
221.93
2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
4–10 March 2019 2019 World Junior Championships 9
77.71 		5
142.97 		4
220.68
1–4 February 2019 2019 Russian Junior Championships 3
84.00 		8
140.92 		5
224.92
14–19 December 2018 2018 Russian–Chinese Youth Winter Games 2
74.16 		1
142.47 		1
216.63
26 November – 2 December 2018 2018 Tallinn Trophy 1
69.19 		1
142.01 		1
211.20
10–13 October 2018 2018 JGP Armenia 8
62.33 		3
132.97 		4
195.30
3–6 October 2018 2018 JGP Slovenia 6
69.30 		2
141.19 		5
210.49
2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
5–11 March 2018 2018 World Junior Championships 8
69.15 		2
149.61 		2
218.76
23–26 January 2018 2018 Russian Junior Championships 1
83.91 		3
151.71 		3
235.62
27–30 September 2017 2017 JGP Croatia 7
61.31 		8
127.05 		7
188.36

References

  1. ^ The 2023 Russian Cup Final was renamed as the 2023 Russian Grand Prix Final.
  1. ^ a b "Artur DANIELIAN: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Flade, Tatjana (6 August 2018). "Artur Danielian: Zero to Junior Hero". International Figure Skating Magazine.
  3. ^ a b "Artur DANIELIAN: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "Competition Results: Artur DANIELIAN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018.
  5. ^ Slater, Paula (March 6, 2019). "Camden in true form at Junior Worlds". Golden Skate.
  6. ^ Flade, Tatjana (December 27, 2019). "Aliev captures first title in turbulent men's event at Russian Nationals". Golden Skate.
  7. ^ Slater, Paula (January 23, 2020). "Russia's Aliev claims gold in Graz". Golden Skate.
  8. ^ Ewing, Lori (March 11, 2020). "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports.
  9. ^ "KOLYADA, TRUSOVA SHINE AT 2020 TEST SKATES". International Figure Skating. September 14, 2020. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  10. ^ Samokhvalov, Anatoly (October 22, 2020). "Фигурист Артур Даниелян успешно прооперирован в Германии" [Figure skater Arthur Danielian underwent successful surgery in Germany] (in Russian). RIA Novosti.
  11. ^ "Тарасова рассказала о восстановлении Даниеляна после травмы" [Tarasova told about Danielian's recovery after injury] (in Russian). R-Sport. 9 December 2020.
  12. ^ Slater, Paula (October 24, 2021). "USA's Zhou prevails at Skate America". Golden Skate.
  13. ^ Slater, Paula (November 20, 2021). "Japan's Kagiyama obtains goal at Internationaux de France". Golden Skate.
  14. ^ "Артур Даниелян ушёл от Елены Буяновой. В этом сезоне он будет тренироваться у Евгения Рукавицына в Санкт-Петербурге" [Artur Danielyan left Elena Buyanova. This season he will train with Evgeny Rukavitsyn in St. Petersburg.] (in Russian). Матч! Фигурное катание. August 25, 2022.
  15. ^ "Artur DANIELIAN: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Artur DANIELIAN: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Артур Ашотович Даниелян" [Artur Ashotovich Danielian]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
World Junior Record Holders
Preceded by Men's Junior Short Program
12 September 2019 – 19 September 2019 		Succeeded by