Elizabet Tursynbaeva
Elizabet Tursynbaeva (Kazakh: Элизабет Тұрсынбаева, Elizabet Tūrsynbaeva; born 14 February 2000) is a Kazakh retired figure skater. She is the 2019 World silver medalist, the 2019 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2017 CS Ice Star champion, the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy silver medalist, the 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalist, the 2019 Winter Universiade silver medalist, and a three-time Kazakhstani national champion (2015-2017). She placed 12th at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Having successfully landed a quadruple Salchow at the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships, Tursynbaeva is the first female skater to land a quadruple jump in senior international competition.
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| Native name | Элизабет Тұрсынбаева | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 February 2000 Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Sambo 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 20 September 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Competing in the junior ranks, Tursynbaeva won bronze at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics and silver at two ISU Junior Grand Prix events.
Tursynbaeva placed 12th at the 2018 Winter Olympics and was the 20th highest ranked ladies' singles skater in the world by the International Skating Union following the 2019–20 figure skating season.
In September 2021, she announced her retirement due to a chronic back injury.