Ksenia Alexeevna Konkina (; born 5 July 2001) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With her former skating partner, Pavel Drozd, she is the 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy and 2019 CS Warsaw Cup silver medalist.
Personal life Ksenia Alexeevna Konkina was born on 5 July 2001 in Krasnogorsk, Russia.
Career
Early career Konkina began skating in 2005. Early in her career, she competed with Georgy Reviya. Konkina/Reviya placed fourth at 2015 JGP United States and won two junior international medals, at the 2015 Lake Placid Ice Dance International and 2015 Tallinn Trophy.
2016–2017 season Konkina teamed up with Grigory Yakushev in 2016 and won silver at the 2016 Tallinn Trophy. They placed fifth at the 2017 Russian Championships.
2017–2018 season Konkina/Yakushev were assigned to their first Junior Grand Prix events. They won silver at 2017 JGP Austria and bronze at 2017 JGP Croatia. Konkina/Yakushev placed sixth at the 2018 Russian Championships.
2018–2019 season Konkina teamed up with Alexander Vakhnov ahead of the season and moved to train with him under Svetlana Liapina in Moscow. They won bronze in their only international competition, 2018 JGP Canada, together.
Pavel Drozd announced that he was teaming up with Konkina in November 2018. She moved to Alexander Zhulin's group to train with him. Konkina/Drozd made their international debut at the 2019 Open Ice Mall Cup, where they won the bronze medal.
2019–2020 season Konkina/Drozd opened their season by winning the gold medal at 2019 NRW Trophy in Dortmund, Germany. They then won silver at the 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy behind Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko of the United States. Konkina/Drozd again won silver at 2019 CS Warsaw Cup, behind France's Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac.
2020–2021 season Konkina/Drozd were scheduled to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, but withdrew. The team split later in the season. Their coach, Alexander Zhulin, announced that Konkina had contracted an unspecified serious illness and its effect on her health prevented her from continuing her career.
Programs With Drozd Season Rhythm dance Free dance 2019–2021 Mack the Knife Mack and Mabel My Brilliant Friend
With Vakhnov Season Rhythm dance Free dance 2018–2019 Asi se baila el Tango Tanguera Spartacus
With Yakushev Season Short dance Free dance 2017–2018 Cuéntame Lick It El Choclo
With Reviya Season Short dance Free dance 2015–2016 Ein Wiener Walzer Moonlight (Beethoven cover)
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Drozd International Event 18–19 19–20 20–21 Rostelecom Cup WD Asian Open Trophy 2nd Warsaw Cup 2nd Ice Mall Cup 3rd NRW Trophy 1st National Russian Champ. 8th WD
With Vakhnov International: Junior Event 2018–19 Canada 3rd
With Yakushev International: Junior Event 2016–17 2017–18 Austria 2nd Croatia 3rd Tallinn Trophy 2nd National Russian Junior Champ. 5th 6th
With Reviya International: Junior Event 15–16 United States 4th Lake Placid IDI 3rd Tallinn Trophy 2nd
Detailed results Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.
With Drozd 2019–20 season Date Event RD FD Total 24–29 December 2019 2020 Russian Championships 9 69.04 8 107.17 8 176.21 14–17 November 2019 2019 CS Warsaw Cup 1 71.81 2 106.62 2 178.43 30 October – 3 November 2019 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy 2 70.21 3 106.17 2 176.38 10–11 August 2019 NRW Trophy 1 66.81 1 99.98 1 166.79 2018–19 season Date Event RD FD Total 20–23 February 2019 2019 Open Ice Mall Cup 3 70.77 3 101.47 3 172.24
With Vakhnov 2018–19 season Date Event RD FD Total 12–15 September 2018 2018 JGP Canada 2 60.34 3 87.58 3 147.92
With Yakushev 2017–18 season Date Event SD FD Total 23–26 January 2018 2018 Russian Junior Championships 6 60.83 5 85.63 6 146.46 27–30 September 2017 2017 JGP Croatia 2 60.16 3 83.61 3 143.77 31 August – 2 September 2017 2017 JGP Austria 3 54.63 2 85.17 2 139.80 2016–17 season 1–5 February 2017 2017 Russian Junior Championships 5 58.84 5 84.79 5 143.63 19–25 November 2016 2016 Tallinn Trophy 2 57.64 2 86.40 2 144.04
With Reviya 2015–16 season Date Event SD FD Total 17–22 November 2015 2015 Tallinn Trophy 1 57.11 3 75.90 2 133.01 31 August – 2 September 2015 2016 JGP United States 5 52.95 4 76.06 4 129.01 30–31 July 2015 2015 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 3 128.80
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