Elizaveta Ukolova (; born 12 March 1998) is a Czech figure skater. She has won three senior international medals and is a two-time Czech national silver medalist. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics and qualified for the free skate.
Personal life Born on 12 March 1998 in Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia, Elizaveta Ukolova moved with her family to the Czech Republic when she was two years old. She became a Czech citizen in 2012. She has two elder sisters — Mariya, a competitor in ice dancing, and Anna, an operation manager in Landmarktours.
Career Early years Ukolova started skating in 2005, having been introduced to the activity by her mother.
She debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in the 2011–2012 season. After winning the Czech national junior title in December 2011, she was named in the Czech team to the 2012 World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus. Ranked 24th in the short, she qualified for the free skate, where she placed 20th, lifting her to 22nd overall.
The following season, Ukolova competed in two JGP events and won the junior title at the 2012 NRW Trophy. She was eliminated from the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy after placing 33rd in the short program.
2013–2014: Olympic season Ukolova continued on the JGP series in the 2013–2014 season. She was also assigned to the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy following a Czech internal competition in August. Nebelhorn was her senior international debut and the final qualifying competition for the 2014 Winter Olympics. As a result of Ukolova's tenth-place finish, the Czech Republic received one of the six remaining spots for countries which had not previously qualified a ladies' entry.
Ukolova won her first senior international medal, bronze, at the 2013 Warsaw Cup. During the season, she trained mainly in Prague and also spent a week per month in Oberstdorf. At the Olympics in Sochi, she qualified for the free skate and finished 22nd overall.
2014–2015 to present Competing in Tallinn, Estonia at the 2015 World Junior Championships, Ukolova placed 20th in the short, 17th in the free, and 17th overall.
Stepping onto her second senior international podium, she received the bronze medal at the 2015 Merano Cup.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2018–2019 All I Ask of You Don't Cry for Me Argentina 2017–2018 Symphony No. 40 2016–2017 The Master and Margarita 2015–2016 Life Is Beautiful 2014–2015 A Thousand Years 2012–2014 A Comme Amour Swing Kids Autumn Leaves 2011–2012 Culture Within
Competitive highlights CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 Olympics 22nd Golden Spin 18th Ice Challenge 13th Lombardia 31st Nebelhorn 13th 10th 17th Ondrej Nepela 11th 11th WD Tallinn Trophy 10th 15th 17th Warsaw Cup 15th 15th Bavarian Open 4th 8th Cup of Tyrol 6th 11th Four Nationals 13th Halloween Cup 11th Hellmut Seibt 5th Merano Cup 3rd Nebelhorn Trophy 10th NRW Trophy 5th 10th 2nd 11th Toruń Cup 8th Warsaw Cup 3rd International: Junior Junior Worlds 22nd 33rd 17th Czech Rep. 12th 12th 14th Germany 11th Latvia 10th Poland 15th Slovakia 9th Turkey 8th Ice Challenge 8th Merano Cup 4th 5th NRW Trophy 2nd 1st National Czech Champ. 2nd 2nd 4th WD 6th 5th Czech Junior Champ. 1st 1st 2nd 1st Four Nationals 2nd 4th 7th WD 11th 11th J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
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