Beata Papp

Beata Papp (born 22 April 1995) is a Finnish former competitive figure skater. She placed 15th at the 2010 World Junior Championships and won two medals at the Finnish Championships.

Beata Papp
Personal information
Full nameBeata Linnea Papp
Country representedFinland
Born (1995-04-22) 22 April 1995
Kuopio, Finland
Home townBurnaby
ResidenceCanada
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
CoachBruno Delmaestro, Kelly Champagne
Former coachBrian Orser, Joanne McLeod, Colin Chanski, Alexander Kopylov, Ulla Papp, Michael Huth
ChoreographerMark Pillay
Former choreographerTatiana Voytiuk
Skating clubKuopio FSC
Former skating clubCenter of excellence
Training locationsCoquitlam, British Columbia
Began skating2000
RetiredOctober 24, 2015
ISU personal best scores
Combined total120.27
ISU JGP Austria 2011
Short program43.66
2010 World Juniors
Free skate83.72
ISU JGP Austria 2011

Personal life

Beata Papp was born on 22 April 1995 in Kuopio, Finland and moved to Canada in the summer of 2007.[1] She is the daughter of a figure skating coach, Ulla, and has three siblings who have competed in the sport—Bela, Bettina, and Benjam.[1] Her American-born father is of Hungarian descent and had moved to Finland when he was five years old.[2]

Career

Papp won the Finnish national junior title in the 2009–10 season and was assigned to the 2010 World Junior Championships in The Hague, Netherlands. Ranked 20th in the short program, she qualified for the free skate where she placed 14th, pulling her up to 15th overall. The following season, she made her senior international debut, at the NRW Trophy in December 2010. She also competed on the senior level at the Finnish Championships, winning silver behind Kiira Korpi.[3]

Papp debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in September 2011, finishing seventh in Brisbane, Australia and tenth in Innsbruck, Austria. She trained in Burnaby, British Columbia under Joanne McLeod until the end of the 2011–12 season.[4] In the summer of 2012, she relocated to Toronto, Ontario, where she was coached by Brian Orser.[5] After moving back to British Columbia, she joined Bruno Delmaestro and Kelly Champagne, who coach her in Coquitlam.[1]

Papp announced her retirement from competitive skating on October 24, 2015.[6]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2014–2015
[1]
  • Cinema Italiano
    by Peter Blanchette
2012–2013
[7]
2011–2012
[4]
2010–2011
[8]
2009–2010
[9]
  • Mozart Meets Cuba
    by The Klazz Brothers and Cuba Percussion
  • Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra
    on Porgy and Bess
    by George Gershwin

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series (began in the 2014–15 season); JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[10]
Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
CS Autumn Classic6th
CS Denkova-Staviski 11th
CS U.S. Classic11th
Finlandia Trophy4th8th
Nordics5th4th
NRW Trophy15th
Winter Universiade17th
International: Junior[10]
Junior Worlds15th
JGP Australia7th
JGP Austria10th
JGP Turkey13th
JGP U.S.11th
Nordics1st
National[10]
Finnish Champ.1st J2nd3rd5th6th6th
J. = Junior level

References
  1. "Beata PAPP: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015.
  2. Markula, Siri (18 December 2008). "Bela Papp". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 October 2020. Sukunimi Papp tulee isän suvulta, joka on alun perin Unkarista. Isä on amerikkalainen, mutta muutti Suomeen viisivuotiaana.
  3. "Taitoluistelun lupausten tähtäimessä olympialaiset". Yle (in Finnish). 30 December 2010.
  4. "Beata PAPP: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012.
  5. Karttunen, Anu (5 October 2012). "Nostaako huippuvalmentaja Pappin kansainväliseen kärkeen?". Yle (in Finnish).
  6. "Next chapter". 24 October 2015.
  7. "Beata PAPP: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
  8. "Beata PAPP: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010.
  9. "Beata PAPP: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 March 2010.
  10. "Competition Results: Beata PAPP". International Skating Union.

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