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Paige Conners 

(born 9 April 2000) is an American-Israeli pair skater. With her skating


partner, Evgeni Krasnopolski, she is the 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star bronze medalist. She
competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Figure Skating in pairs skating and a team
event in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Personal life[edit]
Conners was born on April 9, 2000, in Pittsford, New York, United States, the daughter of Karen
(a reading teacher) and Mark Conners (a dentist), and is Jewish.[1][2][3] Her mother, who is from
Buffalo, has Israeli citizenship.[4][5] She later moved to Edgewater, New Jersey.[6] She has dual
American-Israeli citizenship.[6]

Career[edit]
Conners began learning to skate in 2003.[1] Representing Israel in ladies' singles, she placed 27th
at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. She was coached by Galit
Chait, Gilberto Viadana, and Michela Boschetto.[7]
Switching to pair skating, Conners teamed up with Israel's Evgeni Krasnopolski in March 2017.
[4]
 The pair decided to train in Hackensack, New Jersey, coached by Galit Chait and Anton
Nimenko.[1]
Making their international debut, Conners/Krasnopolski placed 5th at the 2017 CS U.S. Classic in
September. Later the same month, they placed 8th at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the
final qualifying opportunity for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Due to their result, Israel received a
spot in the Olympic pairs event. In October, the two won the bronze medal at the 2017 CS Minsk-
Arena Ice Star.

Pairs J = Junior level

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