▁is ▁a ▁two - time ▁Kaz akh stan ▁national ▁figure ▁sk ating ▁champion . ▁T urs yn ba e va ▁is ▁a ▁professional ▁viol in ist ▁and ▁can ▁also ▁play ▁the ▁piano . ▁She ▁attended ▁a ▁special ▁music ▁school ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁She ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁settled ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario , ▁Canada , ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁home - sch oo led . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁they ▁re located ▁back ▁to ▁Moscow , ▁Russia . ▁T urs yn ba e va ▁speak s ▁Russian ▁and ▁English . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁her ▁small ▁stat ure , ▁she ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁many ▁of ▁her ▁fans ▁as ▁" L il bet ". ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁ ▁T urs yn b aye va ▁started ▁sk ating ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁five ▁after ▁following ▁her ▁brother , ▁Tim ur , ▁into ▁figure ▁sk ating . ▁As ▁a ▁child , ▁she ▁was ▁co ached ▁by ▁Natal ia ▁Dub in sk aya ▁and ▁Alexander ▁Sh ub in . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁briefly ▁co ached ▁by ▁El ena ▁Bu ian ova ▁and ▁S vet l ana ▁S ok ol ov sk aya ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁before ▁switching ▁to ▁E ter i ▁T ut ber id ze . ▁ ▁Represent ing ▁Kaz akh stan , ▁T urs yn b aye va ▁made ▁her ▁international ▁debut ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁placing ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁nov ice