Alisa Agafonova

Alisa Agafonova
Agafonova/Uçar in 2012.
Personal information
Full name	Alisa Agafonova
Country represented	Turkey
Former country(ies) represented	Ukraine
Born	15 January 1991 Kharkiv, Ukraine
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Partner	Alper Uçar
Former partner	Dmitri Dun
Coach	Alexander Zhulin Oleg Volkov
Former coach	Natalia Dubova Oleg Voiko Alexander Gorshkov Svetlana Chernikova Igor Shpilband Marina Zueva Valeri Egorov Galina Churilova Vladimir Barats
Choreographer	Sergei Petukhov
Former choreographer	Igor Shpilband
Former skating club	Kolos Kharkov
Training locations	Moscow
Former training locations	Stamford, Connecticut Lake Placid, New York
Began skating	1997
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	151.74 2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup
Short dance	58.76 2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup
Free dance	92.98 2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup
Medal record Competitor for  Turkey Figure skating: Ice dancing Winter Universiade 2011 Erzurum Ice dancing

Alisa Agafonova (born 15 January 1991) is a Ukrainian ice dancer who currently competes for Turkey. With partner Alper Uçar, she won silver medals at the 2013 NRW Trophy and 2011 Winter Universiade.

Earlier in her career, she competed with Dmitri Dun for Ukraine, winning five medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placing as high as 7th at the World Junior Championships.

Career

Partnership with Dun

Early in her career, Agafonova competed with Dmitri Dun for Ukraine. They made their ISU Junior Grand Prix debut in the 2004–05 season. In 2006, they won their first JGP medal, silver, in Taipei. In 2007–08, Agafonova/Dun placed 4th in one JGP event and took silver in another. They qualified for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final where they finished 6th. They then placed 7th at the 2008 World Junior Championships.

In 2008–09, Agafonova/Dun won gold and silver medals on the JGP series. They qualified for their second JGP Final and finished 7th. They won the 2009 Ukrainian national junior title and were sent to the 2009 World Junior Championships where they finished 13th. The following season, the duo obtained their fifth JGP medal, bronze. They parted ways at the end of the season.

Partnership with Uçar

In 2010, Agafonova teamed up with Alper Uçar to compete for Turkey. Early in their partnership, they were coached by Natalia Dubova and Oleg Voiko in the United States. They won a silver medal at the 2011 Winter Universiade in their first season together.

In the 2011–12 season, Agafonova/Uçar were 26th at the 2012 European Championships and 31st at the 2012 World Championships.

Agafonova/Uçar changed coaches to Alexander Zhulin and Oleg Volkov in Moscow in December 2012.^[1][2] They placed 13th at the 2013 European Championships and 28th at the 2013 World Championships.

In 2013–14, Agafonova/Uçar began their season at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, the final Olympic qualifying opportunity. By finishing 5th, they earned a spot for Turkey in the ice dancing event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. They then won a silver medal at the 2013 NRW Trophy.

Programs

With Uçar

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2013–2014 [3]		I Feel Good by James Brown
2012–2013 [1][2]	Fairytale by Alexander Rybak	Muhteşem Yüzyil (Magnificent Century) by Fahir Atakoglu
2011–2012 [4]	La vida es un carnaval Historia de un amor Baila baila conmigo	Summertime performed by Victoria Pierre-Marie Istanbul Pas Constantinople by Ayhan Sicimoglu

With Dun

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2009–2010 [5]	Gandzya (Ukrainian folk dance)	Blues for Klook by Eddy Louiss
2008–2009 [6]	Puttin' On the Ritz	Aurora (2006 film) by Valeri Tishler
2007–2008 [7]	Verkhovyno (Ukrainian folk dance)	Harem performed by Sarah Brightman
2006–2007 [8]	Tanguera by Astor Piazzolla	Pirates of the Caribbean by Klaus Badelt
2004–2005 [9]	Black Bottom Torero Fish and Chips	Spring Tango by Astor Piazzolla arranged by P. Nicholson

Competitive highlights

With Uçar for Turkey

Results[10]
International
Event	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16
Olympics				22nd
World Champ.		31st	28th	20th	16th	21st
European Champ.		26th	13th	17th	12th	12th
GP Bompard						7th
CS Nebelhorn						6th
CS Mordovian Ornament						4th
CS Denkova-Staviski Cup						1st
Nebelhorn		11th		5th
NRW Trophy	7th	9th	9th	2nd		1st
Universiade	2nd
Bavarian Open			6th
Crystal Skate			5th
Cup of Nice		8th
Golden Spin		9th
Ice Challenge	6th		12th		6th
Istanbul Cup		4th
MNNT Cup			4th		2nd
Mont Blanc Trophy	5th
Warsaw Cup					5th
Santa Claus Cup					2nd
GP = Grand Prix; CS = Challenger Series

With Dun for Ukraine

Agafonova and Dun in 2008

Results[11]
International
Event	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10
Junior Worlds					7th	13th
JGP Final					6th	7th
JGP Belarus						1st	3rd
JGP China		7th
JGP Estonia					2nd
JGP France				4th
JGP Germany		10th			4th
JGP Great Britain						2nd
JGP Poland			10th
JGP Taipei				2nd
JGP Turkey							4th
Pavel Roman	4th N.	3rd N.			2nd J.
National
Ukrainian Champ.		6th J.				1st J.
JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

1. "Alisa AGAFONOVA / Alper UCAR: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013.
2. Bőd, Titanilla (27 February 2013). "Alisa Agafonova and Alper Ucar – a fairytale on the ice". Absolute Skating.
3. "Alisa AGAFONOVA / Alper UCAR: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013.
4. "Alisa AGAFONOVA / Alper UCAR: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012.
5. "Alisa AGAFONOVA / Dmitri DUN: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010.
6. "Alisa AGAFONOVA / Dmitri DUN: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009.
7. "Alisa AGAFONOVA / Dmitri DUN: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008.
8. "Alisa AGAFONOVA / Dmitri DUN: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007.
9. "Alisa AGAFONOVA / Dmitri DUN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 April 2005.
10. "Competition Results: Alisa AGAFONOVA / Alper UCAR". International Skating Union.
11. "Competition Results: Alisa AGAFONOVA / Dmitri DUN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013.

External links

• Alisa Agafonova / Alper Ucar at the International Skating Union
• Alisa Agafonova / Dmitri Dun at the International Skating Union
• Alisa Agafonova / Dmitri Dun at Tracings.net