Evgenia Medvedeva

Evgenia Medvedeva
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Name:
Evgenia Medvedeva
Patronymic:
Armanovna
Who is:
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Birth date:
(25 y.o.)
Place of birth:
Moscow
Height:
5'3 ft ()
Weight:
93 lb (42 kg)
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Biography of Evgenia Medvedeva

Figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva's name appears regularly in the media. The young athlete consistently reaches new heights in her sport. Her achievements include gold and bronze medals, plus championship titles from Russia, Europe, and the world in singles skating. She also set the world record in team figure skating competition (80.85 points).
A figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva is the hope of the Russian team
A figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva is the hope of the Russian team
In 2016, Evgenia ranked ninth in the International Skating Union standings, and a year later she claimed the top spot in competitive achievements

The daughter of a figure skater. First steps toward success.

Evgenia Armanova Medvedeva was born on November 19, 1999, in the capital of the Russian Federation. Her father is Armenian Arman Babasian, an individual entrepreneur. The figure skater took the surname from her grandmother on the maternal line.
Evgenia Medvedeva as a child
Evgenia Medvedeva as a child
It was her mom who decided to get the girl into sports – she had been seriously into figure skating herself in the past. The girl herself loved watching the performances of her namesake Evgenii Plushenko on TV. So Zhenia was enrolled in skating classes when she was three years old, and her first trainer was Lyubov Yakovleva. Later, the trainer took maternity leave, and the talented figure skater moved under the supervision of Elena Selivanova.
The performance of Evgenia Medvedeva as an 8-year-old
The promising young girl began training seriously and had to give up normal childhood activities. Coaches, ice skates, rinks, and endless training replaced games and friends for her. But Evgenia did not even think to complain. Apart from skating, which had already become the most important thing in her life, she loved to draw, but she had no time for it.
Evgenia Medvedeva with her mother
Evgenia Medvedeva with her mother
When the girl turned eight, Eteri G. Tutberidze, a renowned trainer and coach, appeared in her life. At that time, the trainer also worked with {ab: 2164} Julia Lipnitskaya {/ ab}, a figure skater who is one year older than Evgeniia. Under the guidance of the experienced coach, Evgenia started becoming a true queen of the rink. Surprisingly, Evgenia and Julia did not become friends. Evgenia doesn't like being compared to Lipnitskaya, but she respects her rival.
Evgenia Medvedeva's interview before Olympic
According to Evgenia, her childhood ended at age 10. At that point, she realized how serious her career was. After two years of hard work, the 12-year-old figure skater officially joined the Russian team.

A couple of years later, she moved up to juniors, debuting brilliantly at the Junior Grand Prix in Latvia. The performance brought her victory with a score of 169.52 points. The girl beat her compatriot Maria Sotskova and American Karen Chen.
Evgenia Medvedeva alone has as many victories as a number of figure skaters have put together
Evgenia Medvedeva alone has as many victories as a number of figure skaters have put together
Despite her demanding schedule, the girl managed to be an excellent student at school. Above all, she liked history and biology. In early 2017, the girl said she was planning to finish 10th and 11th grades as an external student.

Achievements in sports

As a young girl, Evgenia already had an impressive record of victories. After her first victory at the competitions in Latvia, she got the first prize in Poland as well (179.96 points). But the tough competition in Japan ended with Evgenia taking bronze (163.68). She was beaten by two Russians, Maria Sotskova and Serafima Sakhanovich.
The Grand Prix in Fukuoka, Japan, 2013. The third prize
The Grand Prix in Fukuoka, Japan, 2013. The third prize
In 2014, she placed 7th at the Russian Figure Skating Championship among adult figure skaters, and 4th among young athletes. In the spring of the same year, she reached the final of the Cup of Russia, where she won silver behind Anna Pogorilaia.
Evgenia Medvedeva at the Russian Figure Skating Championship of 2014
In the 2014-2015 season, Evgenia was celebrated as a gold medalist at the arenas in Barcelona and Tallinn, where the Junior Grand Prix events were held. At the 2015 Russian Championships, she was among the winners for the first time, and it didn't matter that the medal was bronze. She did take first at the national junior championship though.

At the end of 2015, the figure skater moved up to the senior level and immediately won the Ondrej Nepela Memorial Competition in Bratislava. Without taking a break, she flew to the competition in Milwaukee, where she took first place in the senior Grand Prix. And that was only beginning. Later she had resounding success in Barcelona and then again at the championship in her native country.
At the championship in Bratislava
At the championship in Bratislava
February 2016 brought her new victories. She won gold again at the European Championship held in the Slovak Republic. A month later, 16-year-old Evgenia Medvedeva won the Grand Prix final and claimed the long-awaited World Champion title at the World Championships in Boston (March 23 – April 8, 2016).
The performance in Boston, day four
The performance in Boston, day four
In Boston, the young figure skater set a world record in ladies singles with a record-breaking score of 223.86 (73.76 for the short program and 150.10 for the free program).
Evgenia Medvedeva got «gold» at the World Cup in Boston
Evgenia Medvedeva got «gold» at the World Cup in Boston
It seems this athlete was destined to conquer the world and break records with her point totals in singles skating. In 2016, she improved her performance three times and broke world records unofficially. During the year, she won prizes at competitions in Canada, France (Paris and Marseilles), and Russia.
Evgenie Medvedeva as Salior Moon
At the beginning of 2017, Evgenia became a two-time European champion (in the Czech Republic), breaking personal and world records twice more. She also became world champion at the championships in Finland.

On April 20, 2017, the figure skater set a new world record at the team World Championships in Tokyo, finishing the short program with 80.85 points. Thanks to her victory, the Russian team became the leader.

Medvedeva's fans were certain that at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, she would repeat the success of {ab: 1230} Adeline Sotnikova {/ ab} and bring gold to Russia in the ladies singles tournament. Because of the anti-doping scandal, only two figure skaters besides Eugenia made it onto the Russian Olympic team in the women's category – Alina Zagitova and Maria Sotskova.

At the 2018 Olympics, Evgenia Medvedeva set a new world record in the short program (81.06 points). This achievement plus Alina Zagitova's victory in the free program gave Russia the silver medal. This was the first Olympic Games Eugenia took part in.
Evgenia Medvedev at the Olympics-2018
After Games Evgenia left her coach Eteri Tutberidze. According to media reports, she was upset by Eteri's decision to move Zagitova up from juniors that year. "It was the hardest choice I ever had," Medvedeva said. After that, she moved to Canada, where she started training with Brian Orser, while still competing for Russia.
Soon after Games-2018 Evgenia Medvedeva leave her coach
Soon after Games-2018 Evgenia Medvedeva leave her coach

Personal life of Evgenia Medvedeva

She's too busy to be distracted by dating. But she has many loyal friends, and the communication with them makes her happy. However, in summer 2019 there were rumors linking her to Canadian skater Nam Nguyen after they were spotted having dinner together.

Zhenia is beloved in Japan, and she's equally passionate about Japanese culture. She loves their literature, fashion, and anime. For instance, Evgenia picked a song from the cartoon Sailor Moon for one of her performances. She once surprised her colleague Moa Asada by reading a poem in Japanese. Her Instagram frequently features artwork from her Japanese fans.

Evgenia Medvedeva is very active on social media, particularly Instagram and Twitter.

She loves books by Arthur Conan Doyle and the British TV series about Sherlock Holmes with {ab: 1363} Benedict Cumberbatch {/ ab} and {ab: 1603} Martin Freeman {/ ab}.
Zhenia Medvedeva dancing in Japanese TV
Eugenia has a pet, a French bulldog named Jerry.
Eugeniia Medvedeva and her bulldog Jerry
Eugeniia Medvedeva and her bulldog Jerry
The athlete monitors the food she eats, but she cannot deny herself sushi, marmalade, and fruits. Her favorite food is the Asian soup Tom-Yam.

Among the favorite singers of the figure skater, there are Michael Jackson, Metallica, Bon Jovi, and Scorpions. Being inspired by her favorite rock music, she even bought a guitar, but she does not have much time to learn how to play it.

Evgenia Medvedeva Now

According to Zoomboola.com, after the silver Olympic medal, conflict with Eteri Tutberidze and moving to Canada, Evgenia lost her positions in sport a little. She gained some weight, and in October 2019 got only 5th place of Skate Canada International. In December, she competed in Russia Championship in Krasnodar but had to be satisfied with 5th place again. After boot damage while training, she had to cancel her participation in a custom program.
Eugenia Medvedeva in 2019
Eugenia Medvedeva in 2019
But the athlete hasn't lost hope and believes in future victories.
  • Beautiful, brave, decisive, strong-willed, charming and charismatic! I respect all the figure skating girls and especially Medvedeva.
    2021-05-12 20:46:24
  • After all the efforts what Medvedeva did for a figure skating, she has rights to choose by herself her trainer.
    2021-04-03 08:58:39
  • There is something off-putting in Medvedeva. I don`t think she is whiter than white. Sport is rigidity and intransigence.
    2021-03-28 13:01:13
  • The queen of the ice, I guess it`s right to call Evgenia Medvedeva like that. I wish her to win more!
    2021-03-23 21:23:08
  • Persistent and strong sportswoman and just a beautiful girl! In the age of 20 with all her big success she should be absolutely tenacious...
    2021-03-06 20:49:22
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