Lolita Yermak

Lolita Yermak
Native name	Лоліта Єрмак
Born	(1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 (age 28) Kharkiv, Ukraine
Hometown	Kharkiv
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Ukraine
Partner	Oleksiy Shumsky
Coach	Anjelika Krylova
Skating club	Detroit Skating Club
Began skating	2000

Lolita Yermak (Ukrainian: Лоліта Єрмак, born 22 March 1996) is a Ukrainian ice dancer. With her partner Oleksiy Shumsky, she is the 2014 International Cup of Nice, bronze medalist, and Ukrainian National (2014) senior silver medalist.

With her former partner Oleksiy Khimich, she is the 2013 Ukrainian National Champion, 25th Junior World Championship Milan Italy, 2012 8th Junior Grand-Prix LakePlacid, 2012 1st Nesquik Cup, Poland. With former partner Alexander Liubchenko she won Tirnavia Cup (2010) gold medalist, Ice Challenge Graz (2010) silver medalist.

Career

Lolita started her figure skating career at an early age as a single skater. Her first significant competition was the Youth Ukrainian Championship in Dnipro City. Lolita got her first bronze medal at age 8 with her coach Vitali Egorov.

Lolita Yermak had a proposal to try an ice dance career. Her first ice skating partner was Taras Semotiuk, season 2007/2010. Season 2008/2009, with her partner Taras, she is 4th Novice level Youth Ukrainian Championship. Season 2009/2010 Lolita with her partner are the 2010 1st Ondrej Nepela Championship, 5th Junior level Junior Cup of Ukraine, 10th Junior level Junior Ukrainian Championship. Season 2009/2010 Lolita and Taras were 3nd Dolgova Memorial, 2nd Junior level Junior Ukrainian Championship, 3nd Cup of Ukraine.

In 2010, she made her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut partnered with Alexander Liubchenko. They competed together for two seasons.

In 2012, Yermak teamed up with Oleksiy Khimich. They were sent to the 2013 World Junior Championships, where they placed 25th.

Later in 2013, Yermak teamed up with Oleksiy Shumsky and began competing on the senior level. They won the bronze medal at the Ukrainian Championships in December 2013 and silver medal in December 2014. Their first international medal, bronze, came at the Cup of Nice in October 2014. In February 2015 they were sent to the Winter Universiade, where they placed 9th.

Programs

(with Shumsky)

Season	Short dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2014–2015	Sangre del Toro by Johannes Linstead España cañí by Pascual Marquina Narro	Primavera Porteña by Astor Piazzolla
2013–2014	Fever by Eddie Cooley, Otis Blackwell performed by Elvis Presley Umbrella by Rihanna performed by The Baseballs	Primavera Porteña by Astor Piazzolla	Pulp Fiction: You Never Can Tell by Chuck Berry Misirlou by Dick Dale

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Shumsky

International[1]
Event	2013–14	2014–15
CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy		7th
Cup of Nice		3rd
Golden Spin of Zagreb	8th
Ukrainian Open	8th
Universiade		9th
National[1]
Ukrainian Championships	3rd	2nd

With Khimich

International[2]
Event	2012–13
World Junior Championships	25th
JGP United States	8th
Toruń Cup	1st J.
J. = Junior level

With Liubchenko

International[3]
Event	2010–11	2011–12
JGP Estonia		7th
JGP France	7th
JGP Italy		6th
Ice Challenge	2nd J.
Tirnavia Ice Cup	1st J.
National[3]
Ukrainian Championships	5th
J. = Junior level

References

1. "Competition Results: Lolita YERMAK / Alexei SHUMSKI". International Skating Union.
2. "Competition Results: Lolita YERMAK / Alexei KHIMICH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014.
3. "Competition Results: Lolita YERMAK / Alexander LIUBCHENKO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014.

External links

• Lolita Yermak / Alexei Shumski at the International Skating Union