Timothy Dolensky

Timothy Dolensky

Dolensky in 2012
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1992-07-18) July 18, 1992
Kennesaw, Georgia
Home town Kennesaw, Georgia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Coach Debbie Prachar, Brittney Bottoms
Former coach Linda Struck
Choreographer Catarina Lindgren
Skating club Atlanta FSC
Training locations Kennesaw, Georgia
Began skating 1999
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 219.06
2015 Skate Canada
Short program 69.18
2015 US Classic
Free skate 156.60
2015 Skate Canada

Timothy "Tim" Dolensky (born July 18, 1992) is an American figure skater. He is the 2012 U.S. junior silver medalist and placed 12th at the 2012 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Dolensky was born July 18, 1992 in Kennesaw, Georgia.[1] He is a student at Kennesaw State University, majoring in exercise and health science.[2] He plays the violin and piano.

Career

Early years

Dolensky began skating at age six after a school trip to an ice rink.[3] He competed nationally on the juvenile level in the 2004–05 season and on the intermediate level the following season. He moved up to the novice level in the 2007–08 season and won the bronze medal at the 2010 U.S. Championships.[3]

Junior career

In the 2010−11 season, Dolensky was assigned to his first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) competition, in Sheffield, England, and finished 4th at the event.

Dolensky composed his own music, Windfall, for his 2011−12 short program.[4] He competed at two JGP events, winning bronze in Riga, Latvia and placing 4th in Innsbruck, Austria. He was awarded the silver medal in the junior event at the 2012 U.S. Championships and was sent to the 2012 World Junior Championships.[5] Dolensky finished 12th overall at the event in Minsk, Belarus, having ranked 9th in the short program and 13th in the free skate.

Senior career

Dolensky placed fourth in his senior international debut at the 2012 U.S. Classic.

He composed his 2014–15 short program music, Bella Luce.[6] In October, he finished fourth at the 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic, his first ISU Challenger Series event. He sustained a concussion on November 12, 2014, as a result of a collision with another skater in Kennesaw, Georgia.[7]

Competing in the 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series, Dolensky placed fourth at the 2015 U.S. International Classic and at the 2015 Finlandia Trophy. He appeared at the 2015 Skate Canada International as a replacement for the injured Joshua Farris. Making his Grand Prix debut, he placed 11th in the short program, 6th in the free skate, and 7th overall. He also finished 7th at the 2016 U.S. Championships.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2015–2016
[1]
  • Orchestral Variations on Themes of Chopin
    by Anže Rozman
2014–2015
[6]
  • Bella Luce
    by Timothy Dolensky
  • Orchestral Variations on Themes of Chopin
    by Anže Rozman
2012–2013
[3]
2011–2012
[4]
  • Windfall
    by Timothy Dolensky
2010–2011
[3]
2009–2010
[3]
  • Flamenko
    by Didulya
  • Warsaw Concerto
    performed by Frank Chacksfield
    and his orchestra

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[8]
Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
GP Skate Canada 7th
CS Autumn Classic 4th
CS Finlandia 4th
CS U.S. Classic 4th
U.S. Classic 4th
International: Junior[8]
Junior Worlds 12th
JGP Austria 4th
JGP Latvia 3rd
JGP U.K. 4th
National[3]
U.S. Champ. 3rd N. 2nd J. 13th 14th 7th
Eastern Sect. 1st N. 5th J. 2nd J. 6th 1st 2nd
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 "Timothy DOLENSKY: 2015/2016". International Skating Union.
  2. ↑ Godlewski, Robert S. (2012). "Kennesaw State University freshman sets sights on Junior World Championships in Minsk". Kennesaw State University. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Timothy Dolensky". IceNetwork.com.
  4. 1 2 "Timothy DOLENSKY: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.
  5. ↑ Walker, Elvin (May 13, 2012). "Dolensky working hard to continue windfall". Golden Skate.
  6. 1 2 "Timothy DOLENSKY: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014.
  7. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (February 2, 2016). "Concussions in figure skating: How they happen". IceNetwork.com.
  8. 1 2 "Competition Results: Timothy DOLENSKY". International Skating Union.

External links

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