Liubov Efimenko

Liubov Efimenko (born 20 June 1999) is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2014 Finnish national silver medalist and has won three senior international medals, including bronze at the 2014 Nordics and silver at the 2016 Skate Helena. She has also competed in pair skating with Dmitry Epstein for the Netherlands.

Liubov Efimenko
Efimenko at the 2016 Finlandia Trophy
Born	(1999-06-20) 20 June 1999 (age 25) Saint Petersburg, Russia
Hometown	Lahti, Finland
Height	1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Partner	Dmitry Epstein
Coach	Michael Huth
Skating club	Tuusulan Luistelijat, Lahden FSC
Began skating	2003

Personal life

Liubov Efimenko was born on 20 June 1999 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. She is of Polish descent through her father.^[1] She moved with her family to Finland when she was nine years old. She followed her older sister into skating.^[2]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2016–17 [2]	Libertango performed by The Swingle Singers	And the Waltz Goes On by Anthony Hopkins
2014–15 [3]	Concerto pour une voix by Saint Preux	Now We Are Free (from Gladiator) by Hans Zimmer
2013–14 [4]		Bolero (from Moulin Rouge!)

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Epstein for the Netherlands

International
Event	18–19	19–20
CS Nebelhorn		11th
Bavarian Open	7th
Challenge Cup	4th

Pairs with Penasse for Finland

International
Event	17–18
Cup of Nice	WD
Volvo Open Cup	4th

Ladies' Singles for Finland

International[5]
Event	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17
CS Finlandia			4th		14th
CS Lombardia					16th
CS Warsaw Cup					23rd
Avas Cup				1st
Bavarian Open				7th
Golden Bear					9th
Tallinn Trophy			3rd
Nordics		3rd
NRW Trophy					13th
Skate Helena				2nd
Printemps				5th
International: Junior[5]
JGP Estonia		7th	9th
JGP Czech Rep.			13th
JGP Latvia		12th
JGP Slovenia					12th
Bavarian Open		2nd J
Cup of Nice	4th J
Gardena		4th J
Nordics	6th J
Rooster Cup
National[5]
Finnish Champ.	2nd J	2nd	WD	6th	6th