Timothy Dolensky
Timothy Dolensky | |
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Dolensky in 2012 | |
Personal information | |
Country represented | United States |
Born |
Kennesaw, Georgia | July 18, 1992
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 |
77.59 2016 Skate America |
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.
Dolensky has been invited to the 2016 Skate America.[8]
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2016–17 [9] |
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2015–16 [1] |
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2014–15 [6] |
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2012–13 [3] |
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2011–12 [4] |
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2010–11 [3] |
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2009–10 [3] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International[10] | ||||||||
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Event | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 |
GP Skate America | 8th | |||||||
GP Skate Canada | 7th | |||||||
CS Autumn Classic | 4th | |||||||
CS Finlandia | 4th | |||||||
CS Nebelhorn | 7th | |||||||
CS U.S. Classic | 4th | |||||||
U.S. Classic | 4th | |||||||
International: Junior[10] | ||||||||
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 2 "Timothy DOLENSKY: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Timothy Dolensky". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2016.
- "Earlier versions: 2012 to 2013". Archived from the original on February 3, 2012.
- 1 2 "Timothy DOLENSKY: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.
- ↑ Walker, Elvin (May 13, 2012). "Dolensky working hard to continue windfall". Golden Skate.
- 1 2 "Timothy DOLENSKY: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.
- ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (February 2, 2016). "Concussions in figure skating: How they happen". IceNetwork.com.
- ↑ "Men". 2016skateamerica.com. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Timothy DOLENSKY: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
- 1 2 "Competition Results: Timothy DOLENSKY". International Skating Union.
External links
Media related to Timothy Dolensky at Wikimedia Commons