American figure skater
Timothy "Tim" Dolensky (born July 18, 1992) is an American former figure skater . He is the 2012 U.S. junior silver medalist and placed 12th at the 2012 World Junior Championships .
Early life and education
Timothy Dolensky was born July 18, 1992, in Birmingham, Alabama .[ 2] Kennesaw State University , majoring in exercise and health science.[ 3]
Career
Early years
Dolensky began skating at age six after a school trip to an ice rink.[ 4] 2010 U.S. Championships .[ 4]
Junior career
In the 2010−11 season, Dolensky was assigned to his first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) competition, in Sheffield , England, and finished 4th at the event.
Dolensky composed his own music, Windfall , for his 2011−12 short program.[ 5] Riga , Latvia and placing 4th in Innsbruck , Austria. He was awarded the silver medal in the junior event at the 2012 U.S. Championships and was sent to the 2012 World Junior Championships .[ 6] Minsk , Belarus, having ranked 9th in the short program and 13th in the free skate.
Senior career
Dolensky placed fourth in his senior international debut at the 2012 U.S. Classic .
He composed his 2014–15 short program music, Bella Luce .[ 7] 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic , his first ISU Challenger Series event. He sustained a concussion on November 12, 2014, as a result of a collision with another skater in Kennesaw, Georgia.[ 8]
Competing in the 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series , Dolensky placed fourth at both the 2015 U.S. International Classic and at the 2015 Finlandia Trophy . He appeared at the 2015 Skate Canada International as a replacement for the injured Joshua Farris . Making his Grand Prix debut, he placed 11th in the short program, 6th in the free skate, and 7th overall. He also finished 7th at the 2016 U.S. Championships .
Dolensky placed 8th at the 2016 Skate America and 7th at the 2017 U.S. Championships .
In the 2017–18 season, Dolensky placed 6th at the 2017 CS U.S. International Classic .
and 7th at the 2018 U.S. Championships.
He finished 6th at the 2019 U.S. Championships and announced that he would be stepping away from competitive figure skating on April 17, 2019.
Famously, Adriene Ott introduced Tim to his now wife, Sarah Dalton Dolensky. He skated professionally for Disney on Ice: Mickey's Search Party before his official professional skating retirement in September of 2023.[ 9]
Personal life
Dolensky plays the violin and piano .
Programs
Season
Short program
Free skating
2018–2019 [ 2] [ 10]
Faux by Novo Amor, Ed Tullett
Faux (remix) by Said the Sky
2017–2018 [ 4]
Faux by Novo Amor, Ed Tullett
Faux (remix) by Said the Sky
2016–2017 [ 11]
Awake My Soul by Mumford and Sons
2015–2016 [ 12]
Orchestral Variations on Themes of Chopin by Anže Rozman
2014–2015 [ 7]
Bella Luce by Timothy Dolensky
Orchestral Variations on Themes of Chopin by Anže Rozman
2012–2013 [ 4]
2011–2012 [ 5]
Windfall by Timothy Dolensky
2010–2011 [ 4]
2009–2010 [ 4]
Warsaw Concerto performed by Frank Chacksfield
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix ; CS: Challenger Series ; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Detailed results
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships .
2018–19 season
Date
Event
SP
FS
Total
Jan. 19 - 27, 2019
2019 U.S. Championships
6
7
6
26–29 September 2018
2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
5
4
4
12–16 September 2018
2018 CS Lombardia Trophy
6
6
6
August 3–5, 2018
2018 Philadelphia Summer International
1
5
3
2017–18 season
Date
Event
SP
FS
Total
Dec. 29 – Jan. 8, 2018
2018 U.S. Championships
7
9
7
September 13–17, 2017
2017 CS U.S. International Classic
4
6
6
August 3–5, 2017
2017 Philadelphia Summer International
1
1
1
2016–17 season
Date
Event
SP
FS
Total
January 14–22, 2017
2017 U.S. Championships
6
9
7
December 7–10, 2016
2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
5
6
6
October 21–23, 2016
2016 Skate America
6
8
8
September 22–24, 2016
2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
7
4
7
2015–16 season
Date
Event
SP
FS
Total
January 16–24, 2016
2016 U.S. Championships
5
7
7
October 30 – November 1, 2015
2015 GP Skate Canada
11
6
7
October 9–11, 2015
2015 CS Finlandia Trophy
6
3
4
September 16–20, 2015
2015 CS U.S. Classic
4
4
4
2014–15 season
Date
Event
SP
FS
Total
January 18–25, 2015
2015 U.S. Championships
13
14
14
October 15–16, 2014
2014 Autumn Classic
8
4
4
2013–14 season
Date
Event
SP
FS
Total
January 5–12, 2014
2014 U.S. Championships
13
13
13
2012–13 season
Date
Event
SP
FS
Total
September 13–16, 2012
2012 U.S. Classic
5
4
4
References
^ a b "Tim Dolensky: Looking Back and Forward" . 26 September 2018.^ a b "Timothy DOLENSKY: 2018/2019" . International Skating Union.^ Godlewski, Robert S. (2012). "Kennesaw State University freshman sets sights on Junior World Championships in Minsk" . Kennesaw State University . Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. ^ a b c d e f g "Timothy Dolensky" . U.S. Figure Skating ."Earlier versions: 2014–2018" . IceNetwork.com . Archived from the original on July 1, 2018."Earlier versions: 2012–2013" . Archived from the original on February 3, 2012.^ a b "Timothy DOLENSKY: 2011/2012" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.^ Walker, Elvin (May 13, 2012). "Dolensky working hard to continue windfall" . Golden Skate . ^ a b "Timothy DOLENSKY: 2014/2015" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.^ Rutherford, Lynn (February 2, 2016). "Concussions in figure skating: How they happen" . IceNetwork.com ^ FSOnline. "Stepping away | Tim Dolensky" . Retrieved 2019-05-13 . ^ Capellazzi, Gina (June 21, 2018). "Tim Dolensky on his 2018-19 season: "My ultimate goal is to podium at Nationals" . figureskatersonline.com . ^ "Timothy DOLENSKY: 2016/2017" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017.^ "Timothy DOLENSKY: 2015/2016" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.^ a b "Competition Results: Timothy DOLENSKY" . International Skating Union.
External links
Timothy Dolensky at Wikimedia Commons
