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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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