Svitlana Pylypenko | |
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Full name | Svitlana Vasylivna Pylypenko |
Native name | Світлана Василівна Пилипенко |
Other names | Svetlana Pilipenko[1] |
Born | Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 14 August 1983
Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Ukraine |
Began skating | 1987 |
Retired | 2003 |
Svitlana Vasylivna Pylypenko (Ukrainian: Світлана Василівна Пилипенко; sometimes written Svetlana Pilipenko from Russian: Светлана Пилипенко; born 14 August 1983) is a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater. She won three medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and competed at three World Junior Championships, achieving her best result, 16th, in 2001. She placed 20th at the 2002 European Championships. After retiring from competition, Pylypenko toured with the Imperial Ice Stars[2] and joined the coaching staff of a skating club in Sochi, Russia.[3]