Alisa Efimova
Efimova and Korovin in 2016
Full nameAlisa Borisovna Efimova
Native nameАлиса Борисовна Ефимова
Born (1999-06-08) 8 June 1999
Kouvola, Finland
HometownOberstdorf, Germany
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
PartnerMisha Mitrofanov
CoachAleksey Letov, Olga Ganicheva
Skating clubEC Oberstdorf
Began skating2002
Medal record
Figure skating: Pairs with Korovin
Representing  Russia
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2019 KrasnoyarskPairs

Alisa Borisovna Efimova (Russian: Алиса Борисовна Ефимова, born 8 June 1999) is a Finnish-Russian pair skater. Competing for Germany with Ruben Blommaert, she is the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo silver medalist.

Earlier in her career, she represented Russia with Alexander Korovin. The pair won one Grand Prix medal, silver at the 2018 Skate America, and five medals on the ISU Challenger Series, including gold at the 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.

Personal life

Efimova was born in Kouvola, Finland.[1] She moved to Moscow in 2014 and then to Saint Petersburg in 2017. Her mother is figure skating coach Marina Shirsova who currently works in Lappeenranta, Finland.[2] She also has a younger brother named Nikita.[3]

Career

Early years

Efimova began learning to skate in 2002.[1] She represented Finland internationally until 2014 when she moved to Moscow and switched from singles to pairs.

Partnership with Korovin

2016–2017 season

Efimova began competing with her first pair skating partner, Alexander Korovin, in 2014.[4][5] Their international debut came in February 2016 at the Hellmut Seibt Memorial. They won the silver medal, finishing second to Italy's Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek.

Coached by Natalia Pavlova and Alexander Zaitsev in Moscow,[6] Efimova/Korovin debuted on the Grand Prix series, placing seventh at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup in November. Later that month, the two received the silver medal at the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy, having ranked second in the short program, first in the free skate, and second overall behind Alina Ustimkina / Nikita Volodin of Russia. After placing eighth at the 2017 Russian Championships, they took silver at the Cup of Tyrol in March 2017.

2017–2018 season

Efimova/Korovin relocated to Saint Petersburg to be coached by Oleg Vasiliev and Tamara Moskvina.[7] In September, the pair placed fifth at their season opener, the 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy and then won bronze at the 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy a week later. In November, they took silver at the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy behind Australia's Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor. They had no Grand Prix assignments. They finished ninth at the 2018 Russian Championships.

2018–2019 season

In September, Efimova/Korovin won their first international gold medal at their first event of the season, the 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. Ranked fourth in the short program and first in the free skate, they outscored the silver medalists, Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim, by 1.72 points.

Efimova/Korovin competed at two Grand Prix events, the 2018 Skate America and 2018 Rostelecom Cup. In October, Efimova/Korovin won their first Grand Prix medal, silver, at the 2018 Skate America. Ranked second in the short program and third in the free skate, they won the silver medal behind their teammates Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov. In mid-November, they competed at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup, where they finished fifth after placing fourth in the short program and fifth in the free skate.

In early December, Efimova/Korovin won their second Challenger Series gold medal of the season at the 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. Ranked first in the short program and second in the free skate, they again narrowly beat Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim. This time Efimova/Korovin beat them by 1.05 points. At this event, Efimova/Korovin also scored their personal best score of 183.89 points.

At the 2019 Russian Championships, Efimova/Korovin placed sixth.

2019–2020 season

Beginning the season on the Challenger series, Efimova/Korovin were seventh at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, then won the silver medal at the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy. They finished eighth of eight teams at the 2019 Cup of China. They placed fourth at the 2019 NHK Trophy.[8]

At the 2020 Russian Championships, Efimova/Korovin placed fourth in the short program.[9] The free skate was a struggle, with them placing tenth in that segment and dropping to ninth place overall.[10]

The pair parted ways following the season.[11]

Partnership with Bloomaert

2021–22 season

In 2021, it was announced that Efimova had teamed up with German pair skater, Ruben Blommaert and that they would be coached in Oberstorf by Florian Just.[12][13][14]

They competed at the 2021 German Championships, the pair won the silver medal behind Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert.[14]

2022–23 season

Making their international debut together, Efimova/Bloomaert won the silver medal at the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy behind Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Deschamps of Canada. They then went on to win another silver medal at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy.[14]

Competing on the Grand Prix series, Efimova/Bloomaert competed at 2022 Skate Canada International, however, after a hard fall on a throw in the short program, Efimova bruised her thigh and the pair withdrew from the event before the free skate.[15] Going on to compete at the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo, Efimova/Bloomaert won the silver medal behind Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini of Italy.

At the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, Efimova/Bloomaert finished fifth.[14]

The pair didn't compete at the 2023 German Championships due to Bloomaert coming down with a high fever a couple of days before the event.[15]

Regardless, they were still selected to compete at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland, Efimova/Bloomaert placed third in the short program but fifth in the free skate and dropped to fifth place overall.

Going on to compete at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Efimova/Bloomaert placed seventh in the short program and tenth in the free skate, finishing in tenth place overall.[14]

Bloomaert retired from competitive figure skating following the season, citing a lack of funding from the German Skating Union as one of the main reasons.[16]

Efimova expressed her intention to continue competing with a new figure skating partner.[17][15]

Partnership with Mitrofanov

In June 2023, it was announced that Efimova had teamed up with American pair skater, Misha Mitrofanov, and that she would be representing the United States with him, coached by Aleksey Letov and Olga Ganicheva at the Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, Massachusetts.[18]

Programs

Pairs with Blommaert

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2022–2023
[14]

Pairs with Korovin

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2019–2020
[19]
2018–2019
[1]
  • Gypsy Dance
2017–2018
[7]
  • Joue Jusqu'au Matin
    by Yoska Nemeth
    choreo. by Julia Goriunova
  • La Strada
    by Nino Rota
2016–2017
[6]
  • Chilly Cha Cha
    by Jessica Jay
    choreo. by Julia Goriunova
2015–2016
  • New York, New York
2014–2015
  • New York, New York

Ladies' singles

Season Short program Free skating
2013–2014
2012–2013

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

Pairs with Mitrofanov for the United States

National[20]
Event 23-24
U.S. Pairs Final2nd

Pairs with Blommaert for Germany

International
Event 21–22 22–23
Worlds10th
Europeans4th
GP Finland2nd
GP Skate CanadaWD
CS Finlandia2nd
CS Golden Spin5th
CS Nebelhorn2nd
National
German Champ.2ndWD

Pairs with Korovin for Russia

International[21]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
GP Cup of China8th
GP NHK Trophy4th
GP Rostelecom Cup7th5th
GP Skate America2nd
CS Finlandia Trophy2nd
CS Golden Spin1st
CS Lombardia5th
CS Nebelhorn1st7th
CS Ondrej Nepela3rd
CS Tallinn Trophy2nd2nd
Cup of Tyrol2nd
Seibt Memorial2nd
Universiade1st
National[4]
Russian Champ.9th8th9th6th9th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Ladies' singles for Finland

International[22][23]
Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
Bavarian Open4th J
Dragon Trophy16th J
Volvo Open Cup10th J
NRW Trophy11th N
Stockholm Trophy2nd N
National[22][23]
Finnish Champ.13th N7th N13th J
Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior

Detailed results

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

With Blommaert

2022–2023 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 22–26, 2023 2023 World Championships 7
65.23		 10
119.23		 10
184.46
January 25–29, 2023 2023 European Championships 3
62.77		 5
110.89		 4
173.66
November 25–27, 2022 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo 4
62.46		 2
108.29		 2
170.75
October 28–30, 2022 2022 Skate Canada International 7
51.49		 WD WD
October 4–9, 2022 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy 2
62.54		 2
114.57		 2
177.11
September 21–24, 2022 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 3
67.05		 2
119.12		 2
186.17
2021–2022 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 9–11, 2021 2022 German Championships 2
66.20		 2
118.03		 2
184.23

With Korovin

2019–2020 season
Date Event SP FS Total
24–29 December 2019 2020 Russian Championships 4
72.83		 10
113.14		 9
185.97
22–24 November 2019 2019 NHK Trophy 4
64.94		 4
124.40		 4
189.34
8–10 November 2019 2019 Cup of China 6
63.97		 8
106.22		 8
170.19
11–13 October 2019 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy 2
69.12		 3
125.16		 2
194.28
25–28 September 2019 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 8
59.94		 7
111.52		 7
171.46
2018–2019 season
Date Event SP FS Total
7–9 March 2019 2019 Winter Universiade 2
57.72		 1
113.29		 1
171.01
19–23 December 2018 2019 Russian Championships 6
70.61		 6
129.06		 6
199.67
5–8 December 2018 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 1
65.84		 2
118.05		 1
183.89
16–18 November 2018 2018 Rostelecom Cup 4
65.46		 5
116.16		 5
181.62
19–21 October 2018 2018 Skate America 2
62.38		 3
116.60		 2
178.98
26–29 September 2018 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 4
56.42		 1
122.52		 1
178.94
2017–2018 season
Date Event SP FS Total
21–24 December 2017 2018 Russian Championships 8
63.44		 10
113.19		 9
176.63
21–26 November 2017 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy 2
64.58		 3
98.04		 2
162.62
21–23 September 2017 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 3
61.82		 3
109.40		 3
171.22
14–17 September 2017 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy 5
56.54		 6
104.16		 5
160.70
2016–2017 season
Date Event SP FS Total
28 February – 5 March 2017 2017 Cup of Tyrol 2
59.88		 2
101.70		 2
161.58
20–26 December 2016 2017 Russian Championships 6
63.69		 8
112.91		 8
176.60
20–27 November 2016 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy 2
57.62		 1
103.06		 2
160.68
4–6 November 2016 2016 Rostelecom Cup 6
61.27		 7
103.80		 7
165.07
2015–2016 season
Date Event SP FS Total
23–28 February 2016 2016 Hellmut Seibt Memorial 2
50.21		 2
112.26		 2
162.47
23–27 December 2015 2016 Russian Championships 11
54.34		 9
106.96		 9
161.30

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Alisa EFIMOVA / Alexander KOROVIN: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Alisa Efimova ja Marina Shirsova eivät luistele äidin ja tyttären rooleista". Skating Finland (in Finnish). November 15, 2022.
  3. ↑ Efimova, Alisa. "14". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. 1 2 Алиса Борисовна Ефимова [Alisa Borisovna Efimova]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
  5. ↑ Алиса Ефимова – Александр Коровин: «Мы очень обрадовались, что будем выступать на этапе Гран-при в Москве» [Alisa Efimova - Alexander Korovin: "We are very happy to skate at the Rostelecom"] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation. 4 November 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Alisa EFIMOVA / Alexander KOROVIN: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Alisa EFIMOVA / Alexander KOROVIN: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Slater, Paula (November 23, 2019). "Sui and Han reign at NHK Trophy". Golden Skate.
  9. ↑ Flade, Tatjana (December 26, 2019). "Tarasova and Morozov dazzle in Pairs' Short Program at Russian Nationals". Golden Skate.
  10. ↑ Flade, Tatjana (December 27, 2019). "Boikova and Kozlovskii capture first national title in pairs". Golden Skate.
  11. ↑ Efimova, Alisa. "Parting Ways". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  12. ↑ Efimova, Alisa. "The Road". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  13. ↑ Bloomaert, Ruben. "Death Spiral". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Alisa Efimova / Ruben Blommaert: 2022/23". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  15. 1 2 3 ""The main argument, as Ruben put it, was that "fun is more important to me than results." And he stopped getting joy from training." Alisa Efimova about the breakup of their pair with Ruben Blommaert". FS Gossips. FS Gossips. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  16. ↑ Bloomaert, Ruben. "Retirement". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  17. ↑ ""When Ruben started to waver, the coaches brought in a psychologist and hoped that it would help. But, alas!" Alisa Efimova about the breakup of their pair with Ruben Blommaert". FS Gossips. FS Gossips. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  18. ↑ "Figure skater Alisa Efimova will compete for the United States". Athletistic. Athletistic. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  19. ↑ "Alisa EFIMOVA / Alexander KOROVIN: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019.
  20. ↑ "USA-Elisa EFIMOVA/Misha MITROFANOV". Skating Scores.
  21. ↑ "Competition Results: Alisa EFIMOVA / Alexander KOROVIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018.
  22. 1 2 "Competition Results: Alisa EFIMOVA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016.
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