Artem Darenskyi
| Artem Darenskyi | |
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 Nesterova / Darenskyi at the 2020 European Championships | |
| Full name | Artem Andriyovych Darenskyi |
| Native name | Артем Андрійович Даренський |
| Born | 7 July 2001 Dnipro, Ukraine |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Partner | Sofiia Holichenko |
| Coach | Lilia Batutina |
| Skating club | SVHSM Dnipro |
| Began skating | 2004 |
Artem Andriyovych Darenskyi (Ukrainian: Артем Андрійович Даренський; born 7 July 2001) is a Ukrainian pair skater who currently competes with Sofiia Holichenko. With Holichenko, he is a two-time Ukrainian national senior champion (2022, 2023) and the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb brone medalist. With his former skating partner, Sofiia Nesterova, he is a two-time Ukrainian national senior champion. The pair has competed in the final segment at two World Junior Championships, finishing within the top eight at the 2019 edition.
Career[edit]
Early years[edit]
Darenskyi began learning to skate in 2004.[1] His first pair skating partner was Anastasiia Smirnova. The two won silver at the 2016 Ukrainian Junior Championships and gold the following season.
2017–2018 season[edit]
Smirnova/Darenskyi became age-eligible for junior international events at the start of the season. Coached by Lilia Batutina in Dnipro, the pair competed at two ISU Junior Grand Prix assignments, placing 9th in Riga, Latvia, and then 11th in Minsk, Belarus.[2]
Darenskyi and Sofiia Nesterova began their partnership around November 2017, coached by Batutina in Dnipro.[3] Their training was limited due to a leg injury sustained by Nesterova, but the pair decided to compete at the Ukrainian Championships in December.[3]
Nesterova/Darenskyi's international debut came in early February 2018 at the Toruń Cup in Poland. They won bronze and obtained the minimum technical scores required to compete at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia. They qualified to the final segment at the March event in Bulgaria and finished 14th overall.
2018–2019 season[edit]
Nesterova/Darenskyi competed at two ISU Junior Grand Prix events in September, placing fifth in Linz, Austria, and eighth in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In December, they won their second senior national title. Ranked eighth in both segments, they finished eighth at the 2019 World Junior Championships in March in Zagreb, Croatia.
2019–2020 season[edit]
Nesterova/Darenski placed twelfth and tenth at their two JGP events. In November, they were fifth at the Volvo Open Cup. In December, they were nineteenth at the 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. They placed third at Nationals. They were chosen to compete at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games. Their Junior Pairs result became disqualified, though they were part of the bronze medal-winning team in the team event. They were disqualified at the 2020 European Championships.
In March, it was announced that Nesterova and Darenski were splitting up, as Nesterova had retired.[4] In June, it was announced that he had formed a new partnership with Sofiia Holichenko.[5]
2020–2021 season[edit]
After obtaining the required minimum technical elements scores, Holichenko/Darenskyi were nominated to represent Ukraine at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm. They withdrew a few days before the start of the competition, having tested positive for coronavirus.[6]
2021–2022 season[edit]
Holichenko/Darenskyi began the season at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, attempting to qualify a berth for Ukraine at the 2022 Winter Olympics. They placed eleventh at the event, outside the qualifications.[7] However, Ukraine qualified to the Olympic team event due to Anastasiia Shabotova qualifying to the women's competition at Nebelhorn, allowing for a Ukrainian pair to be sent for that.[8] Holichenko/Darenskyi went on to finish fifth at the Budapest Trophy.[7]
After winning their first Ukrainian national title, Holichenko/Darenskyi placed fifteenth at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn.[7] Days later, they were named to the Ukrainian Olympic team.[9] They finished ninth among nine pairs entered in the short program of the Olympic team event.[10] This was their only performance at the Games, as Team Ukraine did not advance to the second stage of the competition and finished tenth.[11]
The team returned home to Dnipro after the Olympics and immediately found themselves in the midst of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.[12] They enlisted Canadian music editor Hugo Chouinard to change their short program music in advance of the 2022 World Championships in Montpellier, hoping to inspire the country with Ukrainian music.[13] They undertook a six-day journey to France, via Romania, Italy and Poland, with Darenskyi saying that their goal was "to show that Ukrainian athletes are fighting for their country." On arrival, they received a standing ovation and placed thirteenth in the short program with very limited training. In light of this, they opted not to compete in the free skate. They had left home knowing they would not be able to return, instead planning to live and train in the Polish city of Toruń for the foreseeable future.[12]
2022–2023 season[edit]
Holichenko/Darenskyi's lone competitive appearance for the season came at the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where they finished in twelfth place. They withdrew from their assignments on the Grand Prix.[7]
2023–2024 season[edit]
Starting the season at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, Holichenko/Darenskyi came eighth.[7] At the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, Holichenko/Darenskyi placed third in the short program and third in the free skate, placing third overall and earning their first ISU Challenger Series medal.[7]
In the second half of the season, Holichenko/Darenskyi came eleventh at the 2024 European Championships and seventeenth at the 2024 World Championships.[7]
Programs[edit]
With Holichenko[edit]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2023–2024 [14] |
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| 2022–2023 [15] |
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| 2021–2022 [16][17] |
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| 2020–2021 [18] |
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With Nesterova[edit]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2019–2020 [19] |
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| 2018–2019 [1] |
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| 2017–2018 [20] |
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With Smirnova[edit]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2017–2018 [2] |
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Competitive highlights[edit]
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Pairs with Holichenko[edit]
| International[7] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| Worlds | WD | WD | 17th | |
| Europeans | 15th | 11th | ||
| GP Finland | WD | |||
| GP Skate America | WD | |||
| CS Golden Spin | 3rd | |||
| CS Nebelhorn | 11th | 12th | 8th | |
| Budapest Trophy | 5th | |||
| Denis Ten Memorial | 6th | |||
| National[7] | ||||
| Ukrainian Champ. | 2nd | 1st | ||
| Team events | ||||
| Olympics | 10th T 9th P |
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| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | ||||
Pairs with Nesterova[edit]
| International[21] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 |
| Europeans | DSQ[22] | ||
| CS Golden Spin | 19th | ||
| Volvo Open Cup | 5th | ||
| International: Junior[21] | |||
| Junior Worlds | 14th | 8th | |
| Youth Olympics | DSQ[23] | ||
| JGP Austria | 5th | ||
| JGP Croatia | 12th | ||
| JGP Czech Rep. | 8th | ||
| JGP Poland | 10th | ||
| Toruń Cup | 3rd | ||
| National[21] | |||
| Ukraine | 1st | 1st | 3rd |
| Ukraine: Junior | 1st | 1st | |
| Team events | |||
| Youth Olympics | 3rd | ||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; DSQ = Disqualified | |||
Pairs with Smirnova[edit]
| International: Junior[24] | |||
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| Event | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| JGP Belarus | 9th | ||
| JGP Latvia | 11th | ||
| National | |||
| Ukraine: Junior | 2nd | 1st | |
Men's singles[edit]
| International: Advanced novice | |
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| Event | 12–13 |
| Warsaw Cup | 14th |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Sofiia NESTEROVA / Artem DARENSKYI: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Anastasiia SMIRNOVA / Artem DARENSKYI: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Чемпіонат України: день перший" [Ukrainian Championships: Day One] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017.
- ^ Makarevskaya, Kateryna (March 23, 2020). "Чемпіонів України вигнали зі збірної: що призвело до конфлікту у фігурному катанні" [Ukrainian champions expelled from national team: what led to figure skating conflict] (in Ukrainian). Glavcom.ua.
The only ones who could do this were Sofiia Nesterova and Artem Darenskyi, who in 2020 won the team bronze at the Youth Olympic Games and participated in the European Championship. But last week Sofiia announced she was leaving the sport.
- ^ Danyliuk, Ivan (June 17, 2020). "Sofiia Holichenko and Artem Darenskyi to compete in pairs together". Skating.com.ua.
- ^ "Українська спортивна пара не братиме участі у ЧС-2021 через коронавірус" [Ukrainian pair out of 2021 Worlds due to coronavirus] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. 20 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Competition Results: Sofiia HOLICHENKO / Artem DARENSKYI". International Skating Union.
- ^ Flade, Tatjana (September 25, 2021). "Liu pockets Nebelhorn gold; seals third spot for U.S. women". Golden Skate.
- ^ "Затверджено склад збірної України на Ігри-2022, в числі олімпійців – шестеро фігуристів" [The composition of the national team of Ukraine for the 2022 Games has been approved, among the Olympians - six skaters] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. 22 January 2022.
- ^ Slater, Paula (February 4, 2022). "Team USA leads Olympic Figure Skating Team Event". Golden Skate.
- ^ Slater, Paula (February 7, 2022). "ROC wins Olympic figure skating team event". Golden Skate.
- ^ a b "Ukraine skaters' six-day trip to worlds, 'fighting for our country'". France 24. March 23, 2022.
- ^ Russell, Susan D. (March 17, 2022). "Skating community rallies for Ukraine". International Figure Skating.
- ^ "Sofiia HOLICHENKO / Artem DARENSKYI: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Sofiia HOLICHENKO / Artem DARENSKYI: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Sofiia HOLICHENKO / Artem DARENSKYI: 2021/2022 (1st SP)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Sofiia HOLICHENKO / Artem DARENSKYI: 2021/2022 (2nd SP)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Sofiia HOLICHENKO / Artem DARENSKYI: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Sofiia NESTEROVA / Artem DARENSKYI: 20190/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Sofiia NESTEROVA / Artem DARENSKYI: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Sofiia NESTEROVA / Artem DARENSKYI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019.
- ^ "European Figure Skating Championships 2020 - Protocol, Pairs result revised" (PDF). International Skating Union. 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games- Pair Skating Result (REVISED)". International Skating Union. 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Competition Results: Anastasiia SMIRNOVA / Artem DARENSKYI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019.
