Paige Conners (born 9 April 2000) is an American-Israeli pair skater. With her skating partner, Evgeni Krasnopolski, she is the 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star bronze medalist. She competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Figure Skating in pairs skating and a team event in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Personal life Conners was born on April 9, 2000, in Pittsford, New York, United States, the daughter of Karen (a reading teacher) and Mark Conners (a dentist)"Jewish Athletes At The Winter Games," Jewish Week.Deluca: Olympic figure skater has Youngstown ties | Opinion | niagara-gazette.com Her mother, who is from Buffalo, has Israeli citizenship."Deluca: Olympic figure skater has Youngstown ties | Opinion" | niagara-gazette.com She later moved to Edgewater, New Jersey.Paige Conners at 2018 Winter Olympics She has dual American-Israeli citizenship.
Career Conners began learning to skate in 2003. Representing Israel in ladies' singles, she placed 27th at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. She was coached by Galit Chait, Gilberto Viadana, and Michela Boschetto.
Switching to pair skating, Conners teamed up with Israel's Evgeni Krasnopolski in March 2017. The pair decided to train in Hackensack, New Jersey, coached by Galit Chait and Anton Nimenko.
Making their international debut, Conners/Krasnopolski placed 5th at the 2017 CS U.S. Classic in September. Later the same month, they placed 8th at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying opportunity for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Due to their result, Israel received a spot in the Olympic pairs event. In October, the two won the bronze medal at the 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star.
In November 2017, Conners/Krasnopolski were named in Israel's Olympic team. In January 2018, they finished 9th at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia.
She competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Figure Skating in pair skating (coming in 19th) and a team event in Pyeongchang, South Korea.Blue-and-white athletes all done at Winter Olympics - Israel News - Jerusalem Post
Programs
Pair skating Season Short program Free skating 2017–2018 Ghost the Musical Schindler's List
Single skating Season Short program Free skating 2016–2017 Love Theme Now We Are Free
Competitive highlights CS: Challenger Series
Pairs with Krasnopolski International Event 2017–18 Olympics 19th World Championships 19th European Championships 9th Ice Star 3rd Nebelhorn Trophy 8th U.S. Classic 5th Team events Olympics 8th T 9th P
Ladies' singles International Event 2016–17 World Junior Championships 27th Bavarian Open 4th J Santa Claus Cup 3rd J Tallinn Trophy 5th J J = Junior level
See also List of notable Jewish figure skaters
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