Natalia Popova

Natalia Popova
Popova in 2012
Personal information
Native name	Наталія Ігорівна Попова
Country represented	Ukraine
Born	September 15, 1993 Simferopol, Ukraine
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6 ^1⁄2 in)
Coach	Galina Zmievskaya Viktor Petrenko
Choreographer	Nina Petrenko
Skating club	Dinamo Kiev
Training locations	Hackensack Kiev
Began skating	1999
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	155.52 2013 Worlds
Short program	53.44 2014 Winter Olympics (Team)
Free skate	103.85 2013 Worlds

Natalia Popova (Ukrainian: Наталія Ігорівна Попова; born September 15, 1993) is a Ukrainian figure skater. She is a five-time Ukrainian national champion (2010, 2012–2015) and has won five senior international medals.^[1]

While competing, Popova trained in Hackensack, New Jersey, while her family lived in Ontario, Canada.^[2]

Currently, Natalia works as a figure skating coach out of Richmond Hill, Ontario.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2014–2015 [3]	Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo performed by Edvin Marton	Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (from Samson et Dalila) by Camille Saint-Saëns
2013–2014 [4]	Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo performed by Edvin Marton	La Bayadère by Ludwig Minkus
2012–2013 [5]	Pourquoi me réveiller by Jules Massenet	La Bayadère by Ludwig Minkus
2011–2012 [6]	The Flight by Alfred Schnittke	Sur les ailes du temps by Saint-Preux
2009–2010 [7]	Love Story by Francis Lai	La Vie d'Amour

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series (began in the 2014–15 season); JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[1]
Event	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15
Olympics					28th
Worlds			17th	15th	21st	25th
Europeans	18th		12th	19th	23rd	16th
GP Bompard					9th
GP Skate America						11th
GP Skate Canada					7th
CS Golden Spin						17th
Cup of Nice	16th	5th	2nd	4th		4th
Finlandia				4th
Ice Challenge		2nd	2nd
NRW Trophy	8th		10th	8th
Ukrainian Open					1st
Warsaw Cup				2nd
International: Junior[1]
JGP Austria				10th
JGP Estonia			11th
JGP Romania			7th
National[1]
Ukrainian Champ.	1st		1st	1st	1st	1st
Team events
Olympics					9th
WD = Withdrew T = Team result; P = Personal result

References

1. "Competition Results: Natalia POPOVA". International Skating Union.
2. Rutherford, Lynn (September 13, 2010). "Makarova takes gold at Mid-Atlantic Championships". Ice Network.
3. "Natalia POPOVA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014.
4. "Natalia POPOVA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014.
5. "Natalia POPOVA: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 23, 2013.
6. "Natalia POPOVA: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012.
7. "Natalia POPOVA: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 24, 2010.

External links

Media related to Natalia Popova at Wikimedia Commons

• Natalia Popova at the International Skating Union