Russian ice dancer
Pavel Igorevich Drozd (Russian : Павел Игоревич Дрозд ; born 14 December 1995) is a Russian ice dancer who currently competes with Elizaveta Shanaeva . With his former skating partner, Alla Loboda , he is a two-time World Junior medalist (silver in 2017 , bronze in 2016 ), a three-time JGP Final silver medalist (2014–15 , 2015–16 , 2016–17 ), and the 2016 Russian junior national champion. With his former skating partner, Ksenia Konkina , he is the 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy and 2019 CS Warsaw Cup silver medalist.
Personal life
Pavel Igorevich Drozd was born on 14 December 1995 in Saint Petersburg , Russia.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Career
Early years
Drozd began learning to skate at age five in Saint Petersburg.[ 4] [ 5] [ 4] [ 5]
Start of partnership with Loboda
On 10 March 2012, Drozd began skating with Alla Loboda , who trained under the same coaches.[ 2] 2013 Russian Junior Championships .
Loboda/Drozd debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in the 2013–14 season, obtaining bronze medals in Riga , Latvia and Gdańsk , Poland. They finished fifth at the 2014 Russian Junior Championships .
Loboda/Drozd's first assignment of the 2014–15 JGP season was in Courchevel , France. Ranked second in the short dance and first in the free dance, they won the gold medal by a margin of 2.82 points over Canada's Madeline Edwards / Zhao Kai Pang . They took silver in Aichi , Japan, finishing second to Edwards/Pang by 0.44 points. Loboda/Drozd qualified for the JGP Final in Barcelona , where they won the silver medal behind teammates Anna Yanovskaya / Sergei Mozgov . Having finished 4th at the 2015 Russian Junior Championships , they were not named in Russia's team to the 2015 World Junior Championships .
In the 2015–16 JGP season , Loboda/Drozd won the silver medal in Bratislava , Slovakia, and then gold in Linz , Austria, before taking silver behind Americans Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter at the 2015–16 JGP Final in Barcelona . After winning their first junior national title , they were awarded the bronze medal at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen , Hungary, having finished third behind McNamara/Carpenter and Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons .
Competing in the 2016–17 JGP season , Loboda/Drozd won gold medals in Saransk , Russia, and Tallinn , Estonia. In December 2016, they were awarded the silver medal behind the Parsons at the 2016–17 JGP Final in Marseille , France.
In March 2017 they won the silver medal at the 2017 World Junior Championships .[ 3]
Loboda/Drozd started their senior career by winning the silver medal at the 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy . In October 2017, they made their Grand Prix debut at the 2017 Skate Canada , where they placed 5th. Next month they competed at their 2nd GP event of the season, the 2017 Internationaux de France , where they placed 9th. In December 2017, they competed at the 2018 Russian Championships , where they placed 6th after placing 6th in both the short dance and the free dance.
Anjelika Krylova and Oleg Volkov became their new coaches in May 2018.[ 6] [ 7]
In July 2018, Alexander Zhulin began coaching the partnership of Drozd and Angélique Abachkina , but the skaters parted ways after learning that the French federation would not release her to compete for Russia.[ 7] Ksenia Konkina and would continue to be coached by Zhulin.[ 7]
Konkina/Drozd opened their season by winning the gold medal at 2019 NRW Trophy in Dortmund , Germany . They then won silver at the 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy behind Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko of the United States .
Konkina/Drozd were scheduled to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup but withdrew. The team split later in the season after health issues forced Konkina to retire. Drozd re-teamed with Angélique Abachkina after she successfully obtained her release from the Fédération Française des Sports de Glace .[ 8]
Programs
With Shanaeva
with Abachkina
With Konkina
With Loboda
Records and achievements
(with Loboda)
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix ; CS: Challenger Series ; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Shanaeva
With Abachkina
With Konkina
With Loboda
Loboda/Drozd at the 2014-15 Junior Grand Prix Final
Detailed results
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships .
With Konkina
With Loboda
Loboda/Drozd at the 2016-16 Junior Grand Prix Final
References
^ The 2023 Russian Cup Final was renamed as the 2023 Russian Grand Prix Final.
^ Дрозд Павел Игоревич Archived from the original on 23 August 2014.^ a b Flade, Tatjana (30 June 2016). "Russia's Loboda and Drozd prepare for test skates; Junior Grand Prix" . Golden Skate . ^ a b Flade, Tatjana (21 August 2017). "Russia's Loboda and Drozd hope to make impact in senior debut" . Golden Skate . ^ a b c "Featured interview: Alla Loboda & Pavel Drozd (RUS)" . International Skating Union. 15 September 2016.^ a b c Дрозд Павел Игоревич fskate.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 23 August 2014 .^ "ru:Анжелика Крылова: "В России много возможностей, их нужно только правильно реализовать" [Anjelika Krylova: "There are many opportunities in Russia, they only need to be properly implemented"] (in Russian). Figure Skating Federation of Russia.^ a b c Samokhvalov, Anatoly (5 November 2018). "Павел Дрозд: у Жулина я нашел то, что искал" . rsport.ria.ru (in Russian). ^ Ermolina, Olga; Flade, Tatjana (May 19, 2021). "Александр Жулин: "Не надо делать из олимпийского сезона нечто special" [Alexander Zhulin: "There is no need to make something special out of the Olympic season"] (in Russian). Figure Skating Federation of Russia . ^ "Ksenia KONKINA / Pavel DROZD: 2020/2021" . International Skating Union .^ "Alla LOBODA / Pavel DROZD: 2017/2018" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )^ ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017 Skate Canada International - Gala Exhibition (Television production). Eurosport . October 29, 2017.^ "Alla LOBODA / Pavel DROZD: 2016/2017" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )^ "Alla LOBODA / Pavel DROZD: 2015/2016" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )^ "Alla LOBODA / Pavel DROZD: 2014/2015" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )^ "Alla LOBODA / Pavel DROZD: 2013/2014" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )^ a b "Ksenia KONKINA / Pavel DROZD: Competition Results" . International Skating Union .^ a b "Competition Results: Alla LOBODA / Pavel DROZD" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018.
External links
Pavel Drozd at Wikimedia Commons
