| Bela Papp | |
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 Papp at the2011 Worlds | |
| Born | (1994-03-09)9 March 1994 (age 31) Kuopio, Finland |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft10+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Finland |
| Coach | Bruno Delmaestro, Kelly Champagne |
| Skating club | Hermes, Kokkola |
| Began skating | 2000 |
Bela Papp (born 9 March 1994) is a Finnishfigure skater. He is the 2011Finnish national champion. Selected to compete at four consecutiveWorld Junior Championships, he qualified twice for the free skate. Papp also competed at various different Junior Grand Prix events as well as represented Finland at two consecutive University Games (Universiade). Papp has won the Finnish title in all of the categories and was the youngest man to win the Senior title at the age of 16.
Bela Papp was born on 9 March 1994 inKuopio, Finland.[1] His mother, Ulla, is a figure skating coach, and his siblings—Beata, Bettina, Benjam—have all competed in the sport.[1] His American-born father is of Hungarian descent and had moved to Finland when he was five years old.[2] He relocated toBritish Columbia, Canada, in July 2007.[3] As of 2014, he is a student atSimon Fraser University.[4] Papp is currently a masters degree student at the University of Jyväskylä.
In the 2007–08 season, Papp was sent toLake Placid, New York, to compete at his firstISU Junior Grand Prix event. After winning the Finnish national junior title, he was assigned to the2008 World Junior Championships inSofia, Bulgaria but did not qualify for the free skate. The following season, Papp repeated as the Finnish junior champion. He was eliminated before the free skate again at the2009 World Junior Championships but was successful at the2010 World Junior Championships inThe Hague, Netherlands, where he finished 24th.
In the 2010–11 season, Papp won theFinnish national title on the senior level. He was assigned to the2011 World Junior Championships inGangneung, South Korea, where he placed 22nd, and the2011 World Championships inMoscow, where he was eliminated after the preliminary round. Surgery on the L5 bilateral pars in his lower back kept him out of competition in the 2012–13 season.[4]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2016–2017 | ||
| 2013–2014 [1] |
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| 2011–2012 [5] |
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| 2009–2010 [6] |
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| 2008–2009 [7] |
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| 2006–2008 [8][3] |
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CS:Challenger Series; JGP:Junior Grand Prix
| International[9] | |||||||||||
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| Event | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| World Champ. | 20th P | ||||||||||
| CSFinlandia | 15th | 16th | |||||||||
| CSAutumn Classic | 13th | ||||||||||
| CSU.S. Classic | 8th | 10th | |||||||||
| Bavarian Open | 11th | ||||||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 15th | ||||||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 23rd | ||||||||||
| Nordics | 8th | ||||||||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 21st | ||||||||||
| Universiade | 27th | 25th | |||||||||
| International: Junior[9] | |||||||||||
| World Jr. Champ. | 29th | 30th | 24th | 22nd | |||||||
| JGPAustralia | 13th | ||||||||||
| JGPAustria | 17th | ||||||||||
| JGPGermany | 16th | ||||||||||
| JGPRomania | 14th | ||||||||||
| JGPU.K. | 11th | ||||||||||
| JGPU.S. | 12th | 13th | |||||||||
| National[10] | |||||||||||
| Finnish Champ. | 4th J | 1st J | 1st J | 3rd J | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 2nd | |
| J = Junior level; P = Preliminary round Papp did not compete in the 2012–13 season. | |||||||||||
Sukunimi Papp tulee isän suvulta, joka on alun perin Unkarista. Isä on amerikkalainen, mutta muutti Suomeen viisivuotiaana.
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