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Elžbieta Kropa

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Elžbieta Kropa (born 31 March 1999) is a Lithuanian figure skater. She is the 2017 Kaunas Ice Autumn Cup champion and a two-time Lithuanian national champion. She qualified for the final segment at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia, and finished 22nd overall. She also represented Lithuania at three World Championships.

Born (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 27)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Country Lithuania
CoachDmitrij Kozlov, Evgeni Rukavicin
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Elžbieta Kropa
Personal information
Born (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 27)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
Country Lithuania
CoachDmitrij Kozlov, Evgeni Rukavicin
Skating clubBaltų Ainiai Kaunas
Began skating2003
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Career

Kropa made her Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut at the 2015 JGP Slovakia and finished 18th.[1] She then won the junior title at the 2016 Lithuanian Championships.[2] She finished 41st in the short program at the 2016 World Junior Championships.[3]

Kropa finished 13th at the 2016 JGP Czech Republic and performed a triple-triple combination for the first time.[1] She also finished 13th in the senior level Cup of Nice.[4] She then won the senior title at the 2017 Lithuanian Championships.[5] At the 2017 European Championships, she finished 28th in the short program and did not advance to the free skate.[6] She then finished 38th in the short program at the 2017 World Junior Championships.[7]

At the 2018 European Championships, Kropa advanced to the free skate and finished 22nd overall. She achieved personal bests in the free skate and in the combined total, and she met the minimum technical elements score requirement to compete at the 2018 World Championships.[8] There, she finished 31st in the short program and did not advance to the free skate.[9]

Kropa finished fourth at the 2019 Tallink Hotels Cup,[10] and she met the minimum technical elements score to compete at the 2019 World Championships.[11] There, she set a new personal best score in the short program but still did not advance to the free skate, finishing 38th.[12]

Kropa finished second to Aleksandra Golovkina at the 2020 Lithuanian Championships.[13] She then won a bronze medal at the 2020 Skate Helena.[14]

Kropa finished 37th in the short program at the 2021 World Championships.[15]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating
2020–2021
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2017–2018
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2016–2017
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2015–2016
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2014–2015
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Competitive highlights

Kropa competing at the 2016 World Junior Championships

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

More information International, Event ...
International[20]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22
Worlds31st38th37th
Europeans28th22nd
CS Alpen TrophyWD
CS BudapestWD
CS Golden SpinWD
CS Ice Star10th21st
CS Lombardia15thWD
CS Ondrej Nepela16th
CS Tallinn Trophy20th
CS Warsaw CupWD
Challenge Cup13th18th16th
Cup of Nice13th
Dragon Trophy11th
Hellmut Seibt14th
Kaunas Autumn1st
NRW Trophy6th
Skate Helena3rd
Tallinn Trophy18th
Tallink Hotels Cup4th7th11th
Toruń Cup13th11thWD
Universiade16th
International: Junior[20]
Junior Worlds41st38th
JGP Czech Rep.13th
JGP Poland22nd
JGP Slovakia18th
Hellmut Seibt3rd1st
Ice Star6th
NRW Trophy11th
RU Crystal Skate5th
Tallinn Trophy10th
Toruń Cup5th10th5th
Volvo Open Cup19th
Warsaw Cup8th
National[20]
Lithuania2nd J2nd J1st J1st2nd2nd2nd1st
J = Junior level
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