Apollinariia Panfilova

Panfilova/Rylov at the2019 World Junior Championships
Personal information
Native name	Аполлинария Сергеевна Панфилова
Full name	Apollinariia Sergeevna Panfilova
Born	(2003-01-23)23 January 2003 (age 22) Perm, Russia
Home town	Perm, Russia
Height	1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Partner	Dmitry Rylov
Coach	Pavel Sliusarenko, Valentina Tiukova
Skating club	Perm Krai Sports Center
Began skating	2007
Retired	January 5, 2023
Medal record Representing Russia Figure skating:Pairs Winter Youth Olympics 2020 Lausanne Pairs World Junior Championships 2020 Tallinn Pairs 2019 Zagreb Pairs Junior Grand Prix Final 2019–20 Torino Pairs 2017–18 Nagoya Pairs 2018–19 Vancouver Pairs

Apollinariia Sergeevna Panfilova (Russian:Аполлинария Сергеевна Панфилова, born 23 January 2003) is a retired Russianpair skater. With partnerDmitry Rylov, she is the2020 World Junior champion, the2020 Winter Youth Olympics champion,2019–2020 Junior Grand Prix Final champion,2019 World Junior silver medalist, the2017–18 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, and the2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist. Panfilova/Rylov are the current junior world record holders for both the short and free programs, and the total score for junior pairs.

Panfilova began learning to skate in 2007.^[1] She trained as a single skater inPerm.^[2]

Her first pair skating partner was Igor Samoilov, with whom she skated two seasons, 2012–2013 and 2013–2014. She then skated two seasons with Maksim Selkin, during 2014–2015 and 2015–2016.

Panfilova andDmitry Rylov began competing together in 2016.^[2] They were coached by Valentina Tiukova and Pavel Sliusarenko at Perm Krai Sports Center inPerm.^[1]

Panfilova/Rylov made their international debut in early September 2017 at theJunior Grand Prix (JGP) competition inRiga where they won the gold medal. They beat the silver medalist, their teammatesBoikova/Kozlovskii, by less than 4 points.^[3] They placed third at their second JGP assignment, inMinsk, Belarus. Their results qualified them for the2017–18 JGP Final inNagoya,Japan, where they won the silver medal after placing first in the short program and third in the free skate.^[4]

At the2018 Russian Championships, they placed eighth on the senior level and seventh at the junior event.

Panfilova/Rylov started their season by competing in the2018 JGP series. At their first JGP event of the season they won the silver medal inBratislava,Slovakia. They were ranked third in the short program and second in the free skate and they were part of a Russian sweep of the pairs' podium. Panfilova/Rylov were more than 11 points behind the gold medalists,Mishina/Galliamov but they beat the bronze medalists,Akhanteva/Kolesov, by a margin of only 0.13 points.^[5] At their second JGP event of the season they won another silver medal, now inVancouver,Canada. Again they were beaten by Mishina/Galliamov. This time they were beaten by about 10 points.^[6] With two JGP silver medals they qualified for the2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final.

At the JGP Final Panfilova/Rylov won the bronze medal after placing second in the short program and third in the free skate. They were part of a Russian sweep of the pairs' podium. Panfilova/Rylov were about 4 points behind gold medalists Mishina/Galliamov and about 3 points behind the silver medalists,Kostiukovich/Ialin, who were separated by only 1.1 point.

At the2019 Russian Championships, Panfilova/Rylov placed seventh at the senior level and third at the junior event.

At the2019 World Junior Championships, Panfilova/Rylov placed second in the short program, despite a level 2 death spiral element.^[7] They came second in the free program as well, winning the silver medal with a score only 0.57 points behind the winners, Mishina/Galliamov. A downgraded Euler in their three-jump combination made the difference between silver and gold. Rylov described himself as "happy but also shocked", believing that they were likely to win bronze as in prior competitions.^[8]

Panfilova/Rylov opened their third junior season at the2019 JGP United States inLake Placid, New York. They won the event by a 15-point margin over Russian teammates and silver medalistsAkhanteva/Kolesov and set a new personal best in the short program (68.21), missing the junior world record held byKostiukovich/Ialin by just 0.10 points.

At their secondJunior Grand Prix assignment,2019 JGP Poland held inGdańsk, Panfilova/Rylov continued their success with another first-place finish. At this event, they broke the junior world records for both the short program (70.97) and the combined total score (192.73) by setting new personal bests in all three segments. The team finished more than 26 points ahead of American silver medalists Finster/Nagy. By winning both of their events and earning a perfect 30 total qualifying points, Panfilova/Rylov advanced to their third consecutiveJunior Grand Prix Final as the top-seeded team.

At the2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final, Panfilova/Rylov placed first in the short program with a score of 68.80. However, despite being in the lead, the team was not entirely satisfied with their performance, which was plagued by minor errors. After the short, Panfilova stated, "It was a practice version of our program. We always want to do our very best when we go out, independently of the placement. Obviously, it is nice to be in first." In regards to coming into the event as the top-seeded team, Rylov further added, "I think it means more responsibility. Everyone looks at us more than at the others and sometimes that puts pressure on you and sometimes it is the opposite."^[9] Overall, the pair expressed confidence moving into the free. In the free skate, Panfilova/Rylov had a fall on their throw triple loop and doubled planned side-by-side triple salchows, causing them to fall behind fellow Russian competitorsMukhametzianova/Mironov in the free program standings. However, because of their lead after the short program, Panfilova/Rylov were able to hang onto their overall lead and capture their first Junior Grand Prix Final gold medal.

In late December 2019, Panfilova/Rylov competed at the senior level at the2020 Russian Figure Skating Championships. Despite a strong showing in the short program which had the team in fifth place, after two falls by Panfilova in the free skate, the team fell to eighth in the free program and sixth overall; this nevertheless marks the team's highest placement in the event to date. Due to their finish, Panfilova/Rylov were named third alternates to the Russian team for the2020 European Figure Skating Championships.^[10][11]

Panfilova/Rylov next competed at the2020 Winter Youth Olympics inLausanne, Switzerland in January 2020. In the short program, the team upgraded their junior world record score, earning 71.74 points which put them comfortably into the lead over trailing fellow Russian team Mukhametzianova/Mironov. In the free program, Panfilova/Rylov skated cleanly to set new junior-level world records for both the free program and the total score, surpassing the previous free program record held byMishina/Galliamov and upgrading their own total score record by just under seven points. They topped the podium with a score of 199.21.

After winning theRussian junior title, Panfilova/Rylov finished the season at the2020 World Junior Championships inTallinn,Estonia. They won the short program with a new personal best and world junior record score of 73.71.^[12] Winning the free skate as well, they took their first Junior World title. Panfilova commented that it "was not our best performance, but we did what we could do. The preparation was not ideal, like basically throughout the season. Maybe it was for the better – the more difficult your preparation is, the more valuable is the medal." Panfilova/Rylov won every junior international event they entered in the season, losing only their country's senior nationals.^[13]

In an interview withGolden Skate on June 2, 2020, Apollinariia and Dmitry announced their plan to move to seniors for the2020–21 season, as well as reinforced their commitment to including side-by-side triple jumps in their programs moving forward – a technical feat the team struggled to accomplish in juniors.^[14]

Panfilova/Rylov missed the senior Russian test skates and the early stages of the Cup of Russia series due to Rylov's undergoing atonsillectomy.^[15] They made theirGrand Prix debut at the2020 Rostelecom Cup, where they placed third in the short program despite out-of-sync spins.^[16] They encountered more difficulties in the free skate, with Panfilova falling on an attempted triple Salchow while Rylov doubled his attempt at the same jump, but the team remained third in the segment to take the bronze medal overall.^[17]

At the2021 Russian Championships, Panfilova/Rylov earned their best placement at the senior national championships to date, fifth overall in a field of seasoned senior competitors. The team ranked fourth after the short program, due in part to an uncharacteristic error fromMishina/Galliamov, but fell to fifth in the free skate and fifth overall after a series of errors, including Panfilova falling on a downgraded triple salchow, as well as other underrotation and step-out issues.^[18][19]

Panfilova/Rylov were excluded from the initialGrand Prix assignments for the2021–22 season, despite meeting the requirements to receive two assignments, due to Rylov's extended recovery period from injury. They had not resumed training by July 2021. Pavel Sliusarenko, the team's coach, later gave an interview in September stating that Panfilova/Rylov likely would not compete during the season before April 2022 at the earliest, and that competing at the2022 Russian Figure Skating Championships was out of the question due to Rylov's recovery timeline. He emphasized that the team remained committed to skating together, and that Rylov would likely return to training in October.^[20]

In December, Sliusarenko reported that Panfilova/Rylov had resumed skating together, but would not be able to compete during the season as it would require another three months for Rylov to be allowed to perform lifts and throws. The pair was further plagued by injury when Panfilova broke her foot over the summer of 2022.

Panfilova/Rylov announced their joint retirement from competitive figure skating on January 5, 2023. The decision to end their careers was made due to Rylov's 2021 injury, which required spinal surgery and the insertion of four titanium screws into his lower back, and Panfilova's 2022 foot injury.^[21]

GP:Grand Prix,JGP:Junior Grand Prix

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only atISU Championships.

With Rylov

Senior results

Junior results

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