Svitlana Pylypenko

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]

Svitlana Pylypenko
Full name	Svitlana Vasylivna Pylypenko
Native name	Світлана Василівна Пилипенко
Other names	Svetlana Pilipenko[1]
Born	(1983-08-14) 14 August 1983 (age 41) Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Ukraine
Began skating	1987
Retired	2003

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2002–03 [1]	Yesterday by Paul McCartney performed by Richard Clayderman	Four Rooms by Combustible Edison
2001–02 [4]	Fiesta by Kitarō	Four Rooms by Combustible Edison
2000–01 [5]	Fiesta by Kitarō	The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Michel Legrand Caravelli et son grand orchestre
1999–2000		The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Michel Legrand Caravelli et son grand orchestre

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
Europeans						20th
Junior Worlds				18th	16th	22nd
JGP Bulgaria			12th
JGP Croatia				3rd
JGP Czech Rep.						WD
JGP Hungary		9th
JGP Norway				8th
JGP Poland					4th	2nd
JGP Slovakia							9th
JGP Ukraine			8th		2nd
EYOF			6th
National[6]
Ukrainian Champ.	5th J	4th		1st J	2nd	3rd	3rd
J: Junior level; WD: Withdrew

References

1. "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. "Svetlana PILIPENKO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016.

External links

• Svetlana Pilipenko at the International Skating Union