Yuri Vladimirovich Vlasenko (, born 20 November 1994) is a Russian ice dancer. With former partner Betina Popova, he is the 2014–15 JGP Final bronze medalist.

Personal life Yuri Vladimirovich Vlasenko was born on 20 November 1994 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Career Vlasenko and Betina Popova began competing together in 2009. The two were coached by Ksenia Rumiantseva and Ekaterina Zhurina at the Sambo-70 club in Moscow.

Popova/Vlasenko's international debut came at the 2011 NRW Trophy. They placed 7th at the Russian Junior Championships in the 2012–13 season.

2013–14 season Popova/Vlasenko made their ISU Junior Grand Prix debut in the 2013–14 season. They won the silver medal in Minsk, Belarus and then gold in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Their results qualified them for the JGP Final in Fukuoka, Japan, where they placed fourth. After taking the bronze medal at the 2014 Russian Junior Championships, the two were assigned to the 2014 World Junior Championships and finished seventh in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2014–15 season Popova/Vlasenko's first assignment of the 2014–15 JGP season was in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Ranked second in the short dance and fourth in the free dance, they finished second to Canada's Mackenzie Bent / Garrett MacKeen by a margin of 6.75 points. Popova/Vlasenko were awarded gold in Dresden, Germany after placing first in both segments and outscoring Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter of the United States by 7.96 points. At the 2014–15 JGP Final in Barcelona, they won the bronze medal behind Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd. The two finished 11th at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.

2015–16 season Competing in the 2015–16 JGP series, Popova/Vlasenko outscored Angélique Abachkina / Louis Thauron of France by 7.3 points for the gold in Riga, Latvia. They took silver at their JGP assignment in Logroño, Spain – finishing second to another French team, Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac, by a margin of 1.78 points – and qualified for their third JGP Final. At the final, held in December in Barcelona, Popova/Vlasenko finished fourth, having scored 0.45 less than the bronze medalists, Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons of the United States. After taking silver behind Loboda/Drozd at the Russian Junior Championships, they were assigned to the World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.

Their partnership ended by May 2016.

Programs (with Popova)

Season Short dance Free dance 2015–2016 The Blizzard: Waltz Feuerfest Polka francaise, opus 269

The Master and Margarita At Voland's Ball Voland Crazy in Love 2014–2015 Cha Cha Danzon Brazilian Samba One Thousand and One Nights 2013–2014 Jumpin' Jack Dream A Little Dream Of Me Spartacus 2012–2013 Pon de Floor Come Together Run the World (Girls) Jesus Christ Superstar 2011–2012 Bla Bla Bla Cha Cha Cha Pasadena Tango medley

Competitive highlights CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Erdman National Event 2018–19 U.S. Championships 8th

With Solovieva International Event 2017–18 Minsk-Arena Ice Star 11th Volvo Open Cup 5th National Russian Championships 7th

With Popova International Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 Junior Worlds 7th 11th 6th Final 4th 3rd 4th Belarus 2nd Czech Rep. 1st 2nd Germany 1st Latvia 1st Spain 2nd NRW Trophy 4th J 8th J National Russian Jr. Champ. 14th 12th 7th 3rd 2nd 2nd J: Junior level

Detailed results Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.

With Popova 2015–16 season Date Event Level SD FD Total 14–20 March 2016 2016 World Junior Championships Junior 7 58.56 5 87.65 6 146.21 19–23 January 2016 2016 Russian Junior Championships Junior 4 61.62 1 96.20 2 157.82 10–13 December 2015 2015−16 JGP Final Junior 4 61.85 4 82.11 4 143.96 30 September – 4 October 2015 2015 JGP Spain Junior 2 60.40 2 90.54 2 150.94 26–30 August 2015 2015 JGP Latvia Junior 1 59.82 1 86.53 1 146.35 2014–15 season Date Event Level SD FD Total 2–8 March 2015 2015 World Junior Championships Junior 9 51.17 11 74.26 11 125.43 4–7 February 2015 2015 Russian Junior Championships Junior 3 58.06 2 89.93 2 147.99 11–14 December 2014 2014–15 JGP Final Junior 3 50.52 3 81.36 3 131.88 1–5 October 2014 2014 JGP Germany Junior 1 59.91 1 87.40 1 147.31 3–7 September 2014 2014 JGP Czech Republic Junior 2 52.42 4 79.00 2 131.42 2013–14 season Date Event Level SD FD Total 10–16 March 2014 2014 World Junior Championships Junior 8 53.29 6 79.18 7 132.47 23–25 January 2014 2014 Russian Junior Championships Junior 4 60.31 4 86.09 3 146.40 5–8 December 2013 2013–14 JGP Final Junior 4 52.50 4 76.97 4 129.47 3–5 October 2013 2013 JGP Czech Republic Junior 4 53.48 1 81.68 1 135.16 26–28 September 2013 2013 JGP Belarus Junior 3 51.82 2 76.89 2 128.71

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