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Elizabeth TursynbayevaKazakhstani figure skater
Date of Birth: 14.02.2000
Country:  Kazakhstan |
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Biography of Elizabeth Tursynbayeva
Elizabeth Tursynbayeva is a Kazakhstani figure skater who competes in ladies' singles. She was born in Moscow, Russia, where her father Baytak Tursynbayev, a lawyer by profession, was involved in business. Her mother, Sultanaliyeva Padishakhan, a native of Aksy District, Kirghiz SSR, graduated from the Economics Faculty of Moscow State University. When her mother was in the maternity ward, she often watched the movie "Cleopatra" with Elizabeth Taylor and named her daughter after her.
In her childhood, Elizabeth suffered from frequent illnesses due to weak immunity, so her parents introduced her to figure skating, just like her brother Timur. Timur became a two-time champion of the ESHVM "Moskvich" club, winning several Russian and international tournaments. However, her father often took his children to Kazakhstani tournaments, and when Elizabeth won "gold" at the Moscow Junior Championships in the spring of 2013 and was included in the Moscow and Russian national team, the family had a discussion and decided that Elizabeth would compete for the Kyzylorda region and Kazakhstan. The governor of the Kyzylorda region, Krymbek Kusherbayev, took Elizabeth under his patronage. Since the spring of 2014, the oil company "SP "Kazgermunai" has also started providing sponsorship assistance. Since then, Elizabeth has become a four-time champion of Kazakhstan among adults in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.
Career
Elizabeth began figure skating in 2005 at the ESHVM "Moskvich" in Moscow under the guidance of coaches Irina Borisovna Strakhova, Natalia Dubinskaya, and Alexander Shubin. At the beginning of the 2011/12 season, she moved to Elena Vodorezova and Svetlana Sokolovskaya at CSKA. In 2012 and 2013, she trained at the SDYUSHOR No. 37 (Moscow) under the guidance of Eteri Tutberidze.
In 2013, she moved to Toronto, Canada, to train with renowned skater and coach Brian Orser, and decided to represent her parents' homeland, Kazakhstan. The following year, she made her debut at the Junior World Championships (13-19 years) in Sofia, Bulgaria, narrowly missing out on the top ten by finishing in 11th place. In the Olympic year, she finished second at the junior Grand Prix in Germany and narrowly missed the podium at the Junior World Championships in Tallinn. She improved all her scores in the short and free programs. In September 2015, she started the new season in the USA, finishing second at the competition in Salt Lake City. This was her first international adult competition, and she surpassed all her previous achievements. A month later, she performed exceptionally well in the free program at the competition in Canada, moving from second to first place. This marked her first victory at an adult tournament. A month later, she competed in Milwaukee, USA, at the Skate America Grand Prix, where she finished fourth. In late October, she competed at the Skate Canada Grand Prix, finishing seventh. In early December, she finished second at the competition in Croatia and improved her previous achievements in the free program. In early February, she participated in the Youth Olympic Games in Norway, where she was in a strong second place after the short program. However, she did not perform well in the free program and dropped to third place. A month later, she competed at the Junior Championships in Debrecen, where she fell and had a nosebleed during the short program. Nevertheless, she completed her performance and placed in the top twenty. Her free skating performance was much better, and she slightly improved her previous achievement. Despite this, she finished just outside the top five. In early April, in Boston, she managed to break into the top ten at the World Championships, improving all her previous scores. At the end of April, representing Team Asia, she competed in the Continental Cup in the USA, where she improved her previous scores in the short and free programs.
In the new Olympic season, Elizabeth began in Salt Lake City, USA, where she competed in the Autumn Classic International and finished with a bronze medal. A month later, she competed in the Russian stage of the Grand Prix in Moscow and finished in the middle of the standings. A week later, she competed in Minsk at the Challenger tournament, where she finished first after an intense battle and slightly improved her previous achievements in the free program. In mid-November, she competed in the French stage of the Grand Prix, finishing in the middle of the standings. She managed to improve her previous achievements in the combined and free programs.
In 2018, Elizabeth Tursynbayeva represented Kazakhstan at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. On February 21, 2018, she competed in the short program at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, scoring 57.95 points, and earned the right to compete in the free program.
