Valerie Sinitsin

Valerie Sinitsin
Valerie Sinitsin
	Zenkova and Sinitsin in 2012
Full name	Valerie Yuryevich Sinitsin
Born	17 March 1992 (age 32); Moscow
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Partner	Valeria Zenkova
Coach	Alexander Zhulin, Oleg Volkov
Skating club	Vorobievy Gory

Valerie Yuryevich Sinitsin (Russian: Валерий Юрьевич Синицын; born 17 March 1992) is a Russian former ice dancer. With partner Valeria Zenkova, he won five ISU Junior Grand Prix medals, including one gold, and placed fourth at the 2013 World Junior Championships. They are the 2013 Russian junior champions.

Career

Zenkova and Sinitsin won the bronze medal at the 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix^[1] in Mexico City and placed 10th at the 2008 Russian Junior Championships. In mid-2011, they changed coaches from Ksenia Rumiantseva and Elena Tchaikovskaia^[2] to Alexander Zhulin and Oleg Volkov.^[3] They won silver and bronze medals during the 2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix season. They then competed at the 2012 Russian Junior Championships and won the bronze medal.

In the 2012–2013 Junior Grand Prix season, Zenkova / Sinitsin won the silver medal in Courchevel, France, and then won their first JGP title in Zagreb, Croatia. They qualified for their first JGP Final in Sochi, Russia and finished 5th. They won the 2013 Russian junior title. They finished 4th at the 2013 World Junior Championships.

(with Zenkova)

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2013–2014		The Untouchables by Ennio Morricone
2012–2013 ^[4]	Blues: Your Heart Is As Black As Night by Melody Gardot Swing: Brother Swing	Cats (musical) by Andrew Lloyd Webber
2011–2012 ^[3]		Gayane by Aram Khachaturian
2010–2011	Unexpected Waltz by Mark Fradkin performed by Joseph Kobzon Weary Sun by Jerzy Petersburski	Charlie Chaplin

(with Zenkova)

Results^[5]
International
Event	06–07	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14
Golden Spin								6th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds							4th
JGP Final							5th
JGP Australia						3rd
JGP Austria					4th
JGP Croatia							1st
JGP France							2nd
JGP Great Britain			8th
JGP Italy						2nd
JGP Mexico			3rd
JGP USA				6th
Santa Claus Cup						1st J.
Istanbul Cup						1st J.
National
Russian Champ.								7th
Russian Junior	12th	10th		5th	5th	3rd	1st
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

^ "ISU Results: 2007 Junior Grand Prix Mexico Cup". Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
^ "Valeria ZENKOVA / Valerie SINITSIN: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Valeria ZENKOVA / Valerie SINITSIN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012.
^ "Valeria ZENKOVA / Valerie SINITSIN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012.
^ "Competition Results: Valeria ZENKOVA / Valerie SINITSIN". International Skating Union.