# Angelīna Kučvaļska

Angelīna Kučvaļska (born 6 December 1998) is a Latvian figure skater. She is the 2014 CS Volvo Open Cup champion, a two-time Toruń Cup champion (2015, 2016), the 2014 Tallinn Trophy champion, and a five-time Latvian national champion (2015–17, 2019–20). She has competed in the final segment at nine ISU Championships, achieving her best result, fourth, at the 2016 European Championships.

## Personal life

Angelīna Kučvaļska was born on December 6, 1998, in Saldus, Latvia. Her father died when she was 12 years old. She was a student at Riga 1st secondary school.
Kučvaļska is currently a student at RISEBA University of Business, Arts and Technology.

## Career
### Early career

Kučvaļska began skating at the age of three and a half years. Jekaterina Platonova is her first and only coach.

### 2012–2013 season

Kučvaļska became age-eligible for junior internationals in the 2012–2013 season and placed sixteenth at her sole Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignment in Courchevel, France. She was selected to represent Latvia at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy. Ranked twenty-second in the short program, she qualified to the free skate and finished 20th overall.

### 2013–2014 season

Kučvaļska competed at two 2013 JGP events, placing fifteenth in Košice and nineteenth in Minsk, and won the junior silver medal at the Bavarian Open. She placed twentieth in both segments and nineteenth overall at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

### 2014–2015 season

Kučvaļska placed seventh at both of her JGP assignments, in Ostrava and Tallinn. Making her senior international debut, she took gold at the 2014 Volvo Open Cup, an ISU Challenger Series (CS) event. Continuing on the senior level, she placed seventh at the CS Warsaw Cup and took gold at the Tallinn Trophy, Latvian Championships, and Toruń Cup. Kučvaļska was named in Latvia's team to the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, and placed seventeenth in the short program, earning qualification to the next segment. After placing fifth in the free skate, she climbed to seventh overall.

### 2015–2016 season

Kučvaļska was unable to train in July 2015 due to an ankle injury. She began the 2015–16 season at a pair of CS events, placing 10th at the 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy before winning silver at the 2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup. Making her Grand Prix debut, she placed 7th in the short program at the 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard in Bordeaux, France; the event was cancelled due to the November 2015 Paris attacks.
At the 2015–16 Latvian Championships, Kučvaļska won her second consecutive national title.
Kučvaļska placed fifth in the short program, fourth in the free skate, and fourth overall at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. Her placement was the highest by a Latvian skater at the European Championships until Deniss Vasiljevs won the bronze medal in 2022.
Additionally, she went on to finish fifteenth at the 2016 World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts.

### 2016–2017 season

Kučvaļska began the season by finishing twelfth at the 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial. She then competed at two Grand Prix events, placing eleventh at 2016 Skate America and tenth at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup. Kučvaļska would also go on to compete at the 2016 Volvo Open Cup and the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy, taking gold and finishing seventh, respectively.
At the 2016–17 Latvian Championships, Kučvaļska won her third national title. She then went on to place fifth at the 2017 Mentor Toruń Cup.
Selected to compete at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Kučvaļska finished nineteenth before going on to win a silver medal at the 2017 Coupe du Printemps
Competing at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, Kučvaļska finished twenty-second.

### 2017–2018 season

Beginning the season at the 2017 CS Ice Star, Kučvaļska finished sixteenth, before going on to compete at the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy and placing thirtieth.
At the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy, Kučvaļska placed thirty-seventh in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment of the competition.

### 2018–2019 season

Kučvaļska started the season by competing at the 2018 Volvo Open Cup, placing twenty-first. She then went on to place nineteenth at both the 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy and 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.
At the 2018–19 Latvian Championships, Kučvaļska won her fourth national title. She went on to finish thirteenth at the 2019 Mentor Toruń Cup and seventh at the 2019 Tallink Hotels Cup.
Kučvaļska ended the season by finishing tenth at the 2019 Winter Universiade.

### 2019–2020 season

Kučvaļska began the season at the 2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial, finishing nineteenth, before going on to place fifth at the 2019 CS Ice Star, eleventh at the 2019 Volvo Open Cup, and fourth at the 2019 Tallinn Trophy.
She went on to win her fifth national title at the 2019–20 Latvian Championships, before finishing ninth
Competing at the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Austria, Kučvaļska placed thirtieth in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment of the competition. She went on to finish ninth at the 2020 Tallink Hotels Cup and twentieth at the 2020 International Challenge Cup.
Although she was selected to compete at the 2020 World Championships, the event was ultimately cancelled due to rising concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.

### 2020–2021 season

Kučvaļska started the season by winning gold at the 2020 Volvo Open Cup, before placing sixteenth at the 2021 Tallink Hotels Cup.
Selected to compete at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Kučvaļska placed thirty-third in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment of the competition.

### 2021–2022 season

Kučvaļska began the season by winning gold at the 2021 Autumn Talents Cup. She then placed sixth at the 2021 Volvo Open Cup as well as won the silver medal at the 2021 Tallinn Trophy.
She went on to win bronze at both the 2022 Icelab International Cup and the 2022 Sofia Trophy. Kučvaļska ended the season with a seventh-place finish at the 2022 Tallink Hotels Cup.

### 2022–2023 season

Beginning the season at the 2022 Volvo Open Cup, Kučvaļska finished eighth. She then went on to place fourteenth at the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup, win the silver medal at the 2022 Tallinn Trophy, and place fifth at the 2022 Latvia Trophy.
Selected to compete at the 2023 Winter World University Games, Kučvaļska finished tenth.

### 2023–2024 season

Making two early appearances on the Challenger circuit, Kučvaļska was fourteenth at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy and seventeenth at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
| 2023–2024 | Silhouette by Gjon's Tears choreo. by Adam Solya | My Love Bang Bang by Kovacs choreo. by Natalja Lipska | |
| 2022–2023 | BELLE by Gims, Dadju, & Slimane choreo. by Natalja Lipska | My Love Bang Bang by Kovacs choreo. by Natalja Lipska | |
| 2021–2022 | BELLE by Gims, Dadju, & Slimane choreo. by Natalja Lipska | Alcoba Azul (from Frida) by Elliot Goldenthal Street Passions by DiDuLa choreo. by Natalja Lipska | |
| 2020–2021 | Hurt by Christina Aguilera choreo. by Natalja Lipska | Alcoba Azul (from Frida) by Elliot Goldenthal Street Passions by DiDuLa choreo. by Natalja Lipska | |
| 2019–2020 | Hurt by Christina Aguilera choreo. by Natalja Lipska | Alcoba Azul (from Frida) by Elliot Goldenthal Street Passions by DiDuLa choreo. by Natalja Lipska | |
| 2018–2019 | Sway by Luis Demetrio performed by The Pussycat Dolls choreo. by Natalja Lipska | La cumparsita performed by Milva Viejos Aires by Ensembla Nuevo Tango choreo. by Natalja Lipska | |
| 2017–2018 | Carmen Fantasie by Georges Bizet performed by David Garrett choreo. by Natalja Lipska | The Prayer performed by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli choreo. by Natalja Lipska | |
| 2016–2017 | If You Go Away by Shirley Bassey Duendo by Bozzio Levin Stevens choreo. by Benoît Richaud, Natalja Lipska | O Fortuna (from Carmina Burana) by Carl Orff Ameno Dorime by Enigma/Era The Mass by Era choreo. by Benoît Richaud, Natalja Lipska | |
| 2015–2016 | E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) by Giacomo Puccini choreo. by Natalja Lipska | El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) Romeo and Juliet: Love Theme by Nino Rota El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) choreo. by Jekaterina Ostrovskaya | Bohemian Rhapsody performed by Pink |
| 2014–2015 | Carmen Suite by Georges Bizet choreo. by Jekaterina Ostrovskaya | El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) Romeo and Juliet: Love Theme by Nino Rota El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) choreo. by Jekaterina Ostrovskaya | |
| 2013–2014 | Concert Fantasy on Carmen by Vanessa-Mae choreo. by Anda Rage | Music from Todes (ballet) choreo. by Anda Rage | |
| 2012–2013 | Music from Todes (ballet) choreo. by Anda Rage | Tango de los Exilados by Walter Taieb & Vanessa-Mae choreo. by Anda Rage | |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International :
| Event | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| Worlds | | | 16th | 15th | 22nd | 37th | | C | 33rd | | | |
| Europeans | | | 7th | 4th | 19th | | | 30th | | | | |
| GP France | | | | 7th | | | | | | | | |
| GP Rostelecom | | | | | 10th | | | | | | | |
| GP Skate America | | | | | 11th | | | | | | | |
| CS Autumn Classic | | | | | | | | | | WD | | |
| CS Denkova-Stav. | | | | 2nd | | | | | | | | |
| CS Finlandia Trophy | | | | | | | | | | | | 17th |
| CS Golden Spin | | | | | | | 19th | | | | | |
| CS Ice Star | | | | | | 16th | | 5th | | | | |
| CS Lombardia Trophy | | | | | | | | | | WD | | 14th |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | | | | | | | | | | WD | | |
| CS Ondrej Nepela | | | | 10th | 12th | | | 19th | | | | |
| CS Tallinn Trophy | | | | 5th | 7th | 30th | 19th | | | | | |
| CS Volvo Open | | | 1st | | | | | | | | | |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | | 7th | | | | | WD | C | | 14th | WD |
| Autumn Talents Cup | | | | | | | | | | 1st | | |
| Challenge Cup | | | | | | | | 19th | WD | | | |
| Coupe Printemps | | | | | 2nd | | | | | | | |
| Icelab International | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | | |
| Jelgava Cup | | | | | | | | | | | | 6th |
| Sofia Trophy | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | | |
| Tallink Hotels Cup | | | | | | | 7th | 9th | 16th | 7th | WD | |
| Tallinn Trophy | | | 1st | | | | | 4th | | 2nd | 2nd | 10th |
| Toruń Cup | | | 1st | 1st | 5th | | 13th | | | | | |
| Volvo Open Cup | | | | 5th | 1st | | 21st | 11th | 1st | 6th | 8th | 7th |
| Latvia Trophy | | | | | | | | | | | 5th | 3rd |
| Universiade | | | | | | | 10th | | | | 10th | |
| International: Junior |||||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 20th | 19th | | 7th | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Belarus | | 19th | | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Czech Rep. | | | 7th | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Estonia | | | 7th | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP France | 16th | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Slovakia | | 15th | | | | | | | | | | |
| EYOF | | | 5th | | | | | | | | | |
| Bavarian Open | | 2nd | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hellmut Seibt | 4th | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Volvo Open Cup | 3rd | 4th | | | | | | | | | | |
| Warsaw Cup | 7th | 5th | | | | | | | | | | |
| National |||||||||||||
| Latvian Champ. | | 1st J | 1st | 1st | 1st | | 1st | 1st | | | 2nd | 2nd |

## Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 150.86 | 2019 CS Ice Star |
| Short program | TSS | 51.57 | 2019 CS Ice Star |
| Short program | TES | 28.12 | 2019 CS Ice Star |
| Short program | PCS | 24.45 | 2019 CS Ice Star |
| Free skating | TSS | 99.29 | 2019 CS Ice Star |
| Free skating | TES | 49.54 | 2019 CS Ice Star |
| Free skating | PCS | 49.75 | 2019 CS Ice Star |
Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

### Senior level

2023–2024 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 8–10 December 2023 | 2023 Latvia Trophy | 3 52.78 | 4 86.03 | 3 138.81 |
| 21–24 November 2023 | 2023 Tallinn Trophy | 10 45.85 | 9 82.42 | 10 128.27 |
| 2-5 November 2023 | 2023 Volvo Open Cup | 4 51.71 | 7 92.16 | 7 143.87 |
| 6–8 October 2023 | 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy | 16 44.49 | 16 86.26 | 17 130.75 |
| 13–17 September 2023 | 2023 Jelgava Cup | 2 55.50 | 7 90.71 | 6 146.21 |
| 8–10 September 2023 | 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy | 11 48.87 | 14 74.00 | 14 122.87 |
| 2022–2023 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 13–15 March 2023 | 2023 Winter World University Games | 7 59.05 | 11 92.62 | 10 151.67 |
| 17–18 December 2022 | 2022 Latvia Trophy | 5 55.85 | 6 94.39 | 5 150.24 |
| 24–27 November 2022 | 2022 Tallinn Trophy | 4 54.31 | 2 102.58 | 2 156.89 |
| 17–20 November 2022 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup | 10 51.10 | 17 86.79 | 14 137.89 |
| 3–4 November 2022 | 2022 Volvo Open Cup | 8 49.61 | 8 97.95 | 8 147.56 |
| 2021–2022 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 3–4 March 2022 | 2022 Tallink Hotels Cup | 8 46.78 | 6 90.33 | 7 137.11 |
| 1–6 February 2022 | 2022 Sofia Trophy | 3 51.18 | 3 93.61 | 3 144.79 |
| 13–14 January 2022 | 2022 Icelab International Cup | 3 48.09 | 2 85.41 | 3 133.50 |
| 16–18 November 2021 | 2021 Tallinn Trophy | 4 52.39 | 2 102.12 | 2 154.51 |
| 3–7 November 2021 | 2021 Volvo Open Cup | 9 46.05 | 6 101.67 | 6 147.72 |
| 27–30 October 2021 | 2021 Autumn Talents Cup | 1 46.50 | 1 82.84 | 1 129.34 |
| 2020–21 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 22–28 March 2021 | 2021 World Championships | 33 47.94 | – | 33 47.94 |
| 18–21 February 2021 | 2021 Tallink Hotels Cup | 12 46.42 | 16 75.05 | 16 121.47 |
| 7–8 November 2020 | 2020 Volvo Open Cup | 1 45.49 | 1 88.80 | 1 134.29 |
| 2019–20 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 20–23 February 2020 | 2020 International Challenge Cup | 19 45.86 | 18 84.65 | 19 130.51 |
| 13–16 February 2020 | 2020 Tallink Hotels Cup | 10 48.55 | 10 88.51 | 9 137.06 |
| 20–26 January 2020 | 2020 European Championships | 30 45.09 | – | 30 45.09 |
| 14–15 December 2019 | 2019–20 Latvian Championships | 1 52.22 | 1 95.91 | 1 148.13 |
| 11–17 November 2019 | 2019 Tallinn Trophy | 5 52.67 | 4 100.88 | 4 153.55 |
| 5–10 November 2019 | 2019 Volvo Open Cup | 7 53.18 | 15 89.36 | 11 142.54 |
| 18–20 October 2019 | 2019 CS Ice Star | 8 51.57 | 5 99.29 | 5 150.86 |
| 19–21 September 2019 | 2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial | 14 45.76 | 19 64.01 | 19 109.77 |
| 2018–19 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 6–9 March 2019 | 2019 Winter Universiade | 8 55.14 | 9 101.96 | 10 157.10 |
| 22–24 February 2019 | 2019 Tallink Hotels Cup | 6 44.64 | 7 79.35 | 7 123.99 |
| 8–13 January 2019 | 2019 Mentor Toruń Cup | 14 41.78 | 11 79.09 | 13 120.87 |
| 15–16 December 2018 | 2018–19 Latvian Championships | 1 49.18 | 1 79.50 | 1 128.68 |
| 5–8 December 2018 | 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 25 38.39 | 14 90.73 | 19 129.12 |
| 26 November–2 December 2018 | 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy | 22 40.45 | 18 85.20 | 19 125.65 |
| 6–11 November 2018 | 2018 Volvo Open Cup | 23 39.23 | 22 74.96 | 21 114.19 |
| 2017–18 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 19–25 March 2018 | 2018 World Championships | 37 35.78 | – | 37 35.78 |
| 21–26 November 2017 | 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy | 31 38.00 | 32 55.02 | 30 93.92 |
| 26–29 October 2017 | 2017 CS Ice Star | 16 38.46 | 15 68.74 | 16 107.20 |
| 2016–17 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 29 March–2 April 2017 | 2017 World Championships | 21 55.92 | 22 99.10 | 22 155.02 |
| 10–12 March 2017 | 2017 Coupe du Printemps | 3 51.96 | 2 98.11 | 2 150.07 |
| 25–29 January 2017 | 2017 European Championships | 20 49.05 | 18 90.58 | 19 139.63 |
| 10–15 January 2017 | 2017 Mentor Toruń Cup | 2 54.49 | 7 90.62 | 5 145.11 |
| 3–4 December 2016 | 2016–17 Latvian Championships | 1 64.24 | 1 109.85 | 1 174.09 |
| 20–27 November 2016 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy | 5 56.35 | 8 100.47 | 7 156.82 |
| 9–13 November 2016 | 2016 Volvo Open Cup | 1 55.09 | 1 100.55 | 1 155.64 |
| 4–5 November 2016 | 2016 Rostelecom Cup | 11 54.29 | 10 96.80 | 10 151.09 |
| 21–23 October 2016 | 2016 Skate America | 11 47.80 | 11 87.17 | 11 134.97 |
| 30 September–2 October 2016 | 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial | 13 45.87 | 12 85.64 | 12 131.51 |

### Junior level

2015–16 season :
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| 28 March–3 April 2016 | 2016 World Championships | Senior | 18 54.78 | 14 104.21 | 15 158.99 |
| 14–20 March 2016 | 2016 World Junior Championships | Junior | 6 57.92 | 8 103.37 | 7 161.29 |
| 25–31 January 2016 | 2016 European Championships | Senior | 5 58.99 | 4 118.00 | 4 176.99 |
| 6–10 January 2016 | 2016 Mentor Toruń Cup | Senior | 1 58.14 | 2 94.29 | 1 152.43 |
| 12–13 December 2015 | 2015–16 Latvian Championships | Senior | 1 48.19 | 1 108.97 | 1 157.16 |
| 20–25 October 2015 | 2015 CS Denkova-Staviski Cup | Senior | 3 55.22 | 2 108.04 | 2 163.26 |
| 18–22 November 2015 | 2015 CS Tallinn Trophy | Senior | 4 52.86 | 6 103.26 | 5 156.12 |
| 4–8 November 2015 | 2015 Volvo Open Cup | Senior | 3 50.05 | 5 86.78 | 5 136.83 |
| 1–3 October 2015 | 2015 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | Senior | 7 53.38 | 10 97.00 | 10 150.38 |
| 2014–15 season ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| 23–29 March 2015 | 2015 World Championships | Senior | 23 45.74 | 16 95.80 | 16 141.54 |
| 26 January–1 February 2015 | 2015 European Championships | Senior | 17 49.28 | 5 107.09 | 7 156.37 |
| 26–28 January 2015 | 2015 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival | Junior | 5 46.46 | 5 80.00 | 5 126.46 |
| 7–10 January 2015 | 2015 Mentor Toruń Cup | Senior | 2 51.84 | 1 104.31 | 1 156.15 |
| 13–14 December 2014 | 2014–15 Latvian Championships | Senior | 2 53.86 | 1 85.94 | 1 139.80 |
| 3–7 December 2014 | 2014 Tallinn Trophy | Senior | 1 57.28 | 2 99.00 | 1 156.28 |
| 5–9 November 2014 | 2014 CS Volvo Open Cup | Senior | 5 47.12 | 1 98.96 | 1 146.08 |
| 21–24 November 2014 | 2014 CS Warsaw Cup | Senior | 13 38.20 | 5 86.90 | 7 125.10 |
| 24–27 September 2014 | 2014 JGP Estonia | Junior | 6 49.21 | 7 86.57 | 7 135.78 |
| 3–6 September 2014 | 2014 JGP Czech Republic | Junior | 7 48.48 | 8 88.57 | 7 137.05 |
| 2013–14 season ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| 10–16 March 2014 | 2014 World Junior Championships | Junior | 20 42.77 | 20 70.37 | 19 113.14 |
| 29 January–2 February 2014 | 2014 Bavarian Open | Junior | 4 44.87 | 2 86.74 | 2 131.61 |
| 6–8 December 2013 | 2013–14 Latvian Junior Championships | Junior | 1 43.99 | 1 84.43 | 1 128.42 |
| 13–17 November 2013 | 2013 Warsaw Cup | Junior | 5 41.61 | 5 75.49 | 5 117.10 |
| 7–10 November 2013 | 2013 Volvo Open Cup | Junior | 6 43.28 | 2 85.99 | 4 129.27 |
| 25–28 September 2013 | 2013 JGP Belarus | Junior | 13 43.22 | 23 56.41 | 19 99.63 |
| 12–15 September 2013 | 2013 JGP Slovakia | Junior | 12 41.09 | 14 74.43 | 15 115.52 |
| 2012–13 season ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| 25 February–3 March 2013 | 2013 World Junior Championships | Junior | 22 42.11 | 19 72.00 | 20 114.11 |
| 13–16 February 2013 | 2013 Hellmut Seibt Memorial | Junior | 6 41.17 | 4 79.60 | 4 120.77 |
| 10–13 January 2012 | 2012 Volvo Open Cup | Junior | 3 43.86 | 2 82.56 | 3 126.42 |
| 15–18 November 2013 | 2012 Warsaw Cup | Junior | 13 33.78 | 4 75.56 | 7 109.34 |
| 22–25 August 2012 | 2012 JGP France | Junior | 22 29.23 | 10 74.68 | 16 103.91 |