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Polina Edmunds  

American Figure Skater; Qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi

Polina Edmunds is an American figure skater. She is the 2014 U.S. national silver medalist and has qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Having begun skating at age 2, Edmunds started taking formal lessons when she was 4. She placed seventh on the junior level at the 2011 U.S. Championships and then 6th in 2012. In the 2012–13 season, Edmunds won the U.S. national junior title at the 2013 U.S. Championships. She then took gold in her international debut at the 2013 Gardena Spring Trophy.

In 2013–14, Edmunds was sent to Mexico City for her first Junior Grand Prix assignment. She placed first in both segments and won the gold medal. At her next JGP event in Belarus, Edmunds received another gold medal after placing second in the short and first in the free. She finished fourth at the Junior Grand Prix Final in Fukuoka, Japan.

Edmunds competed on the senior level for the first time at the 2014 U.S. Championships. She placed second in both programs and won the silver medal behind Gracie Gold. On January 12, Edmunds was named in the U.S. team to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and to the 2014 World Championships.

Polina Edmunds is half-Russian-- her mother, Nina, is from Tver, Russia. She attends Archbishop Mitty High School.

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San Jose's Polina Edmunds second at U.S. Figure Skating ...
Gracie Gold leads, but San Jose's 15-year-old Polina Edmunds is a surprise second place after the short program in competition for three spots on U.S. squad  ...
Plenty of potential in 15-year-old U.S. figure skater Polina Edmunds ...
They should all be scared, very scared, of Polina Edmunds, the 15-year-old figure skater from San Jose who cha-cha-ed her way to second place Thursday in ...
Gracie Gold, Polina Edmunds, Ashley Wagner chosen for U.S. ...
From Yahoo Sports: Polina Edmunds, despite being only 15, and Ashley Wagner, despite a poor U.S. Championships, were chosen over Vancouver Games ...
Skater Polina Edmunds could end Olympic drought - San Jose ...
San Jose's Polina Edmunds has a shot at qualifying for the upcoming Winter Games in Sochi and becoming the Bay Area's first Olympic singles skater since ...

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