Svitlana Pylypenko
Full nameSvitlana Vasylivna Pylypenko
Native nameСвітлана Василівна Пилипенко
Other namesSvetlana Pilipenko[1]
Born (1983-08-14) 14 August 1983
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUkraine
Began skating1987
Retired2003

Svitlana Vasylivna Pylypenko (Ukrainian: Світлана Василівна Пилипенко; sometimes written Svetlana Pilipenko from Russian: Светлана Пилипенко; born 14 August 1983) is a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater. She won three medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and competed at three World Junior Championships, achieving her best result, 16th, in 2001. She placed 20th at the 2002 European Championships. After retiring from competition, Pylypenko toured with the Imperial Ice Stars[2] and joined the coaching staff of a skating club in Sochi, Russia.[3]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2002–03
[1]
2001–02
[4]
  • Four Rooms
    by Combustible Edison
2000–01
[5]
  • Fiesta
    by Kitarō
1999–2000

    Competitive highlights

    JGP: Junior Series / Junior Grand Prix

    International[6]
    Event 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03
    Europeans20th
    Junior Worlds18th16th22nd
    JGP Bulgaria12th
    JGP Croatia3rd
    JGP Czech Rep.WD
    JGP Hungary9th
    JGP Norway8th
    JGP Poland4th2nd
    JGP Slovakia9th
    JGP Ukraine8th2nd
    EYOF6th
    National[6]
    Ukrainian Champ.5th J4th1st J2nd3rd3rd
    J: Junior level; WD: Withdrew

    References

    1. 1 2 "Svetlana PILIPENKO: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010.
    2. Stones, Lesley (15 December 2013). "Sleeping Beauty on Ice: ballet meets Cirque du Soleil". Daily Maverick.
    3. "Светлана Васильевна Пилипенко" [Svitlana Vasylivna Pylypenko] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
    4. "Svetlana PILIPENKO: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 August 2002.
    5. "Svetlana PILIPENKO: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 May 2001.
    6. 1 2 "Svetlana PILIPENKO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016.
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