Polina Edmunds

Personal Information

Country Represented

USA

Born

May 18, 1998

Santa Clara, California

Alma Mater

Archbishop Mitty High School
Santa Clara University

Age

26 years

Club

Peninsula SC

Languages

English, Spanish

Costume Designers

Jef Billings

Career Info

Former Coaches

David Glynn, Frank Carroll, Nina Edmunds, Sergei Ponomarenko

Former Choreographers

Marina Klimova, Rudy Galindo

Former Training Locations

San Jose, California

Began Skating

2000 (Aged 2)

Retired

July 15, 2020 (Aged 22)

Physical Description

Height

170 cm (5' 6.5")

Gender

Female

Eye Color

Hazel

Ethnicity

Russian

Personal International Bests

Polina Edmunds (born May 18, 1998) is an American retired competitive figure skater. She is the 2015 Four Continents champion and the 2014 and 2016 US National silver medalist.

Personal Life[]

Edmunds graduated from Archbishop Mitty High School in 2016, and is currently studying communications at Santa Clara University. She began taking ballet and jazz lessons when she was eight. She has two brothers: Daniel, who is four years her junior, and James, who is two years her senior.

Edmunds looks up to Carolina Kostner, Sasha Cohen, and Michelle Kwan. Her hobbies include dancing, baking, hiking, drawing, cooking, and painting.

Programs[]

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2019-2020	Macavity (from Cats) _{by Andrew Lloyd Webber}	TBA
2017-2018	Palladio _{by Karl Jenkins choreo. by Rudy Galindo}	Con Te Partirò _{by Francesco Sartori performed by Sarah Brightman} Générique (from Bilitis) _{by Francis Lai performed by Sarah Brightman choreo. by Rudy Galindo}
2015-2016	Piano Sonata No. 14 _{by Ludwig van Beethoven performed by Liberace choreo. by Rudy Galindo}	Gone with the Wind _{by Max Steiner choreo. by Rudy Galindo}
2014-2015	Schwanengesang No. 4 (from Schwanengesang) _{by Franz Schubert performed by Gustavo Montesano choreo. by Rudy Galindo}	Peter Pan _{by James Newton Howard choreo. by Rudy Galindo}
2013-2014	Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White) _{by Louis Guglielmi} Bésame Mucho _{by Consuelo Velázquez} Another Cha-Cha _{by Jimmy Goings & Nicolas Skorsky choreo. by Marina Klimova}	Peer Gynt _{by Edvard Grieg choreo. by Marina Klimova}
2012-2013	Two Guitars _{by traditional choreo. by Marina Klimova}	Once Upon a Time (from All American) _{by Charles Strouse} Romeo and Juliet _{by Nino Rota choreo. by Marina Klimova}
2011-2012	Oh Shenandoah Turkey in the Straw _{by traditional choreo. by Mairna Klimova}	The Merry Widow _{by Franz Lehár} Die Zirkusprinzessin _{by Emmerich Kálmán choreo. by Marina Klimova}
2010-2011	Gramofon _{by Eugen Doga}	Come Fly with Me _{by Jimmy Van Heusen} Puttin' On the Ritz _{by Irving Berlin}
2009-2010	Gramofon _{by Eugen Doga}	unknown

Exhibitions[]

Season	Music
2017-2018	There Are Worse Things I Could Do (from Grease) _{by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey}
2015-2016	Ave Maria _{by Vladimir Vavilov performed by Maria Voronova}
	Americano _{by Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay, DJ White Shadow, & Brian Lee performed by Lady Gaga} Dance Again _{by RedOne, Bilal Hajji, Enrique Iglesias, AJ Junior, & Pitbull covered by Glee}
	California Dreamin' _{by John Phillips & Michelle Phillips covered by J.D. Fortune}
2014-2015	Sixteen Going on Seventeen (from The Sound of Music) _{by Richard Rodgers}
2014-2015	Je Cherche Après Titine _{by Léo Daniderff}
2013-2014	Uptown Girl _{by Billy Joel}
2013-2014	Billie Jean _{by Michael Jackson} Make 'Em Laugh (from Singin' In the Rain) _{by Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown} I Could Have Danced All Night (from My Fair Lady) _{by Frederick Loewe} Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) _{by Beyoncé, Christopher Stewart, Kuk Harrell, & Terius Nash performed by Beyoncé}

Competitive Results[]

International
Event	12-13	13-14	14-15	15-16	16-17	17-18	19-20
Olympics		9th
Worlds		8th	8th	WD
Four Continents			1st	WD
GP Cup of China			4th
GP France						10th
GP NHK Trophy			8th		WD
GP Rostelecom Cup				4th	WD
GP Skate Canada				6th
CS Finlandia						13th
CS US Classic			1st
International: Junior
JGP Final		4th
JGP Belarus		1st
JGP Mexico		1st
Gardena	1st
National
US Champ.	1st J	2nd	4th	2nd	WD	WD
Pacific Coast	1st J						5th
Central Pacific	1st J
Glacier Falls	3rd J
Skate SF							2nd
Skate St. Moritz				1st		1st
US Challenge Skate	2nd J
J = Junior

Early Seasons[]

National
Event	2006-07	07-08	08-09	09-10	10-11	11-12
US Championships			Q11th I	6th N	7th J	6th J
Pacific Coast Sectionals				4th N	3rd J	3rd J
Central Pacific Regionals		11th V	3rd I	1st N	2nd J	2nd J
Central CA Interclub	1st V
Golden West Champ.		12th V	5th I	5th N
Red, White & Blue Ice						1st J
Spring Jubilee			2nd I
J = Junior; N = Novice; I = Intermediate; V = Juvenile

ISU Results[]

(Season bests highlighted in bold, current personal bests italicized)

2017-2018 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
November 17 - 19	2017 Internationaux de France	9 56.31	10 101.46	10 157.77
October 6 - 8	2017 Finlandia Trophy	14 49.62	13 92.58	13 142.20
2015-2016 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
November 20 - 22	2015 Rostelecom Cup	5 65.29	4 117.91	4 183.20
October 30 - November 1	2015 Skate Canada	5 56.85	5 111.84	6 168.69
2014-2015 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 23 - 29	2015 World Championships	7 61.71	7 116.12	8 177.83
February 9 - 15	2015 Four Continents Championships	4 61.03	1 122.99	1 184.02
November 28 - 30	2014 NHK Trophy	11 48.96	5 112.83	8 161.79
November 7 - 9	2014 Cup of China	7 50.32	2 110.95	4 161.27
September 11 - 14	2014 US Classic	1 63.27	2 113.08	1 176.35

2013-2014 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 24 - 30	2014 World Championships	Senior	12 60.59	5 126.91	8 187.50
February 7 - 23	2014 Winter Olympics	Senior	7 61.04	9 122.21	9 183.25
December 5 - 8	2013-14 JGP Final	Junior	5 48.20	2 113.51	4 161.71
September 26 - 28	2013 JGP Belarus	Junior	2 52.49	1 113.28	1 165.77
September 5 - 7	2013 JGP Mexico	Junior	1 57.78	1 113.43	1 171.21
2012-2013 season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
April 2 - 3	2013 Gardena Spring Trophy	Junior	1 50.69	1 107.76	1 158.45

Medal Record[]

(In chronological order)

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Silver	2019 Skate San Francisco	2019-20	Senior
Gold	2017 Skate St. Moritz	2017-18	Senior
Silver	2016 US Championships	2015-16	Senior
Gold	2015 Skate St. Moritz	2015-16	Senior
Gold	2015 Four Continents Championships	2014-15	Senior
Pewter	2015 US Championships	2014-15	Senior
Gold	2015 US Classic	2014-15	Senior
Silver	2014 US Championships	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2013 JGP Belarus	2013-14	Junior
Gold	2013 JGP Mexico	2013-14	Junior
Gold	2013 Gardena Spring Trophy	2012-13	Junior
Gold	2013 US Championships	2012-13	Junior
Gold	2013 Pacific Coast Sectionals	2012-13	Junior
Gold	2013 Central Pacific Regionals	2012-13	Junior
Silver	2012 US Challenge Skate	2012-13	Junior
Bronze	2012 Glacier Falls	2012-13	Junior
Bronze	2012 Pacific Coast Sectionals	2011-12	Junior
Silver	2012 Central Pacific Regionals	2011-12	Junior
Gold	2011 Red, White & Blue Ice FS	2011-12	Junior
Gold	2011 Red, White & Blue Ice SP	2011-12	Junior
Bronze	2011 Pacific Coast Sectionals	2010-11	Junior
Silver	2011 Central Pacific Regionals	2010-11	Junior
Pewter	2010 Pacific Coast Sectionals	2009-10	Novice
Gold	2010 Central Pacific Regionals	2009-10	Novice
Bronze	2009 Central Pacific Regionals	2008-09	Int.
Silver	2008 Spring Jubilee	2007-08	Int.
Gold	2007 Central California Interclub	2006-07	Juv.