Timothy Dolensky
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Dolensky in 2012
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Personal information | |
Country represented | United States |
Born | Kennesaw, Georgia |
July 18, 1992
Home town | Kennesaw, Georgia |
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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.
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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 |
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2015–2016 [1] |
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2014–2015 [6] |
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2012–2013 [3] |
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2011–2012 [4] |
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2010–2011 [3] |
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2009–2010 [3] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
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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
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External links
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