Timothy Dolensky Explained

Timothy Dolensky
Country:United States
Birth Date:July 18, 1992
Birth Place:Birmingham, Alabama
Hometown:Kennesaw, Georgia
Coach:Daniil Barantsev[1]
Formercoach:Debbie Prachar, Brittney Bottoms, Linda Struck, Darlene and Peter Cain
Choreographer:Daniil Barantsev, Ryan Jahnke
Formerchoreographer:Catarina Lindgren
Skating Club:Atlanta FSC
Currenttraininglocations:Euless, Texas
Formertraininglocations:Kennesaw, Georgia
Beganskating:1999
Retired:April 17, 2019
Combined Total:226.53
Combined Date:2016 Skate America
Sp Score:78.75
Sp Date:2017 U.S. Classic
Fs Score:156.60
Fs Date:2015 Skate Canada

Timothy "Tim" Dolensky (born July 18, 1992) is an American former figure skater. He is the 2012 U.S. junior silver medalist and placed 12th at the 2012 World Junior Championships.

Early life and education

Timothy Dolensky was born July 18, 1992, in Birmingham, Alabama. He studied at Kennesaw State University, majoring in exercise and health science.

Career

Early years

Dolensky began skating at age six after a school trip to an ice rink. He competed nationally on the juvenile level in the 2004–05 season and on the intermediate level the following season. He moved up to the novice level in the 2007–08 season and won the bronze medal at the 2010 U.S. Championships.

Junior career

In the 2010−11 season, Dolensky was assigned to his first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) competition, in Sheffield, England, and finished 4th at the event.

Dolensky composed his own music, Windfall, for his 2011−12 short program. He competed at two JGP events, winning bronze in Riga, Latvia and placing 4th in Innsbruck, Austria. He was awarded the silver medal in the junior event at the 2012 U.S. Championships and was sent to the 2012 World Junior Championships. Dolensky finished 12th overall at the event in Minsk, Belarus, having ranked 9th in the short program and 13th in the free skate.

Senior career

Dolensky placed fourth in his senior international debut at the 2012 U.S. Classic.

He composed his 2014–15 short program music, Bella Luce. In October, he finished fourth at the 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic, his first ISU Challenger Series event. He sustained a concussion on November 12, 2014, as a result of a collision with another skater in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Competing in the 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series, Dolensky placed fourth at both the 2015 U.S. International Classic and at the 2015 Finlandia Trophy. He appeared at the 2015 Skate Canada International as a replacement for the injured Joshua Farris. Making his Grand Prix debut, he placed 11th in the short program, 6th in the free skate, and 7th overall. He also finished 7th at the 2016 U.S. Championships.

Dolensky placed 8th at the 2016 Skate America and 7th at the 2017 U.S. Championships.

In the 2017–18 season, Dolensky placed 6th at the 2017 CS U.S. International Classic.and 7th at the 2018 U.S. Championships.

He finished 6th at the 2019 U.S. Championships and announced that he would be stepping away from competitive figure skating on April 17, 2019.

He now skates professionally for Disney on Ice: Mickey's Search Party and is married to professional figure skater Sarah Dalton.[2]

Personal life

Dolensky plays the violin and piano.

Programs

SeasonShort programFree skating
2018–2019
  • Spark
  • Faux
  • Faux (remix)
2017–2018
  • Awake My Soul
  • Faux
  • Faux (remix)
2016–2017
  • Awake My Soul
  • Sometimes I Dream
2015–2016
  • Cinema Paradiso
  • Orchestral Variations on Themes of Chopin
2014–2015
  • Bella Luce
  • Orchestral Variations on Themes of Chopin
2012–2013
  • Il Postino
  • Payadora
2011–2012
  • Windfall
2010–2011
  • Face au Canon Mobile
2009–2010
  • Flamenko
  • Warsaw Concerto

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International
Event10–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–19
align=left 8th
align=left 7th
Lombardia6th
align=left 4th
align=left 4th
align=left 6th
align=left 7th 4th
align=left 4th 6th
align=left bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=cc9966 3rd
align=left 4th
International: Junior
align=left 12th
align=left 4th
align=left bgcolor=cc9966 3rd
align=left 4th
National
align=left bgcolor=silver 2nd J 13th 14th 7th 7th 7th 6th
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

2018–19 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
Jan. 19 - 27, 20192019 U.S. Championshipsalign=center 6
81.10 		align=center 7
147.84		align=center 6
228.94
26–29 September 20182018 CS Nebelhorn Trophyalign=center 5
67.80		align=center 4
141.22		align=center 4
209.02
12–16 September 20182018 CS Lombardia Trophyalign=center 6
71.06		align=center 6
126.31		align=center 6
197.37
August 3–5, 20182018 Philadelphia Summer Internationalalign=center 1
68.26		align=center 5
129.94		align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3
198.20
2017–18 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
Dec. 29 – Jan. 8, 20182018 U.S. Championshipsalign=center 7
85.06		align=center 9
151.27		align=center 7
236.33
September 13–17, 20172017 CS U.S. International Classicalign=center 4
78.75		align=center 6
136.19		align=center 6
214.94
August 3–5, 20172017 Philadelphia Summer Internationalalign=center 1
75.38		align=center 1
153.84		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
229.22
2016–17 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
January 14–22, 20172017 U.S. Championshipsalign=center 6
78.86		align=center 9
149.90		align=center 7
228.76
December 7–10, 20162016 CS Golden Spin of Zagrebalign=center 5
75.36		align=center 6
144.06		align=center 6
219.42
October 21–23, 20162016 Skate Americaalign=center 6
77.59		align=center 8
148.90		align=center 8
226.53
September 22–24, 20162016 CS Nebelhorn Trophyalign=center 7
67.76		align=center 4
139.73		align=center 7
207.49
2015–16 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
January 16–24, 20162016 U.S. Championships5
80.01		7
156.12		7
236.13
October 30 – November 1, 20152015 GP Skate Canada11
62.46		6
156.60		7
219.06
October 9–11, 20152015 CS Finlandia Trophy6
66.52		3
144.03		4
210.55
September 16–20, 20152015 CS U.S. Classicalign=center 4
69.18		align=center 4
139.86		align=center 4
209.04
2014–15 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
January 18–25, 20152015 U.S. Championshipsalign=center 13
68.41		align=center 14
124.97		align=center 14
193.38
October 15–16, 20142014 Autumn Classicalign=center 8
63.69		align=center 4
133.24		align=center 4
196.53
2013–14 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
January 5–12, 20142014 U.S. Championshipsalign=center 13
61.76		align=center 13
123.08		align=center 13
184.84
2012–13 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
September 13–16, 20122012 U.S. Classicalign=center 5
63.68		align=center 4
139.91		align=center 4
203.59
2011–12 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
February 27 – March 4, 20122012 World Junior ChampionshipsJunioralign=center 9
57.73		align=center 13
112.21		align=center 12
169.94
January 22–29, 20122012 U.S. ChampionshipsJunioralign=center 1
63.20		align=center 3
124.64		align=center bgcolor=silver 2
187.84
Sept. 28 – October 1, 20112011 Junior Grand Prix, AustriaJunior8
54.35		5
113.79		4
168.14
August 31 – September 3, 20112011 Junior Grand Prix LatviaJunioralign=center 4
56.52		align=center 3
120.25		align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3
176.77
2010–11 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
September 29 – October 3, 20102010 Junior Grand Prix U.K.Junioralign=center 5
51.94		align=center 5
105.13		align=center 4
157.07

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tim Dolensky: Looking Back and Forward. 26 September 2018.
  2. Web site: Stepping away Tim Dolensky. FSOnline. en-US. 2019-05-13.

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