Quick Facts
Biography
Valeria Masarsky, née Trifancova, (born June 1, 1979) is a former competitive figure skater for Latvia. She is a four-time Latvian national champion and qualified for the free skate at three ISU Championships – 1998 Europeans in Milan, Italy; 1999 Europeans in Prague, Czech Republic; and 1999 Worlds in Helsinki, Finland. She trained in Russia, in Riga, Latvia; and at the Oakton Ice Arena in Park Ridge, Illinois.
Valeria Trifancova moved to Chicago Illinois in 2000. Married Gary Masarsky in 2001.
She has 2 children:
Ariela Masarsky - 2017 U.S. Figure Skating Intermediate Ladies Bronze medalist. Valeria Masarsky (Trifancova) coaches Ariela Masarsky together with Alexander Ouriashev ( former coach of Gracie Gold).
Mark Masarsky -Plays Hockey in Northbrook Bluehawks, 2017 Wolves Cup Champion in Squirt AA division.
Currently Valeria Masarsky lives in Northbrook IL.
She coaches at Northbrook Sports Center since 2011. P
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2000–01 |
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Competitive highlights
| International | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 92–93 | 93–94 | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 |
| World Champ. | 16th Q | WD | 23rd | 29th | |||||
| European Champ. | 16th Q | 24th | 18th | 28th | |||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 17th | ||||||||
| PFSA Trophy | 8th | ||||||||
| Skate Israel | 6th | 9th | |||||||
| International: Junior | |||||||||
| World Junior Champ. | 18th Q | 17th Q | |||||||
| Blue Swords | 15th J | ||||||||
| Salchow Trophy | 9th J | ||||||||
| Ukrainian Souvenir | 10th J | ||||||||
| National | |||||||||
| Latvian Champ. | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| J = Junior level; Q = Qualifying round | |||||||||