Alina Ustimkina

Alina Ustimkina
Lillehammer 2016 - Figure Skating Pairs Short Program - Alina Ustimkina and Nikita Volodin 6.jpg
Ustimkina/Volodin at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
Personal information
Native name Алина Владимировна Устимкина
Full name Alina Vladimirovna Ustimkina
Country represented Russia
Born (2000-09-02) 2 September 2000
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Residence Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Partner Nikita Volodin
Former partner Maxim Bobrov
Coach Alexei Sokolov
Former coach Elena Sokolova, Valentina Chebotareva
Choreographer Roman Soloviev, Valentin Molotov
Former choreographer Tatiana Druchinina
Skating club Olympic School St. Petersburg
Training locations Saint Petersburg
Former training locations Nizhny Novgorod
Began skating 2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 167.78
2016 CS Tallinn Trophy
Short program 65.64
2016 CS Tallinn Trophy
Free skate 102.14
2016 CS Tallinn Trophy
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Pairs
Winter Youth Olympics
2016 Lillehammer Pairs

Alina Vladimirovna Ustimkina (Russian: Алина Владимировна Устимкина, born 2 September 2000) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Nikita Volodin, she is the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy champion and 2016 Youth Olympic bronze medalist.

Personal life

Alina Vladimirovna Ustimkina was born on 2 September 2000 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.[1]

Career

Ustimkina began skating in 2006.[1] She trained in Nizhny Novgorod until 2011 and then moved to Saint Petersburg, where she competed in singles until November 2013.[2] Her first pairs partner was Maxim Bobrov. In April 2014, they placed fifth at the Russia Junior Championships – Elder Age.[2]

Partnership with Volodin

Ustimkina and Nikita Volodin debuted their partnership in September 2014.[2] They competed at events within Russia during their first season together and began appearing internationally in the 2015–16 season. In August 2015, they were sent to Riga, Latvia to compete at their first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignment, placing fifth. In November, they won the junior gold medal at the NRW Trophy, outscoring silver medalists Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař by 19.22 points.[3]

In January 2016, Ustimkina/Volodin placed fifth at the Russian Junior Championships. In February, they represented Russia at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway. Ranked third in both segments, they were awarded the bronze medal behind Ekaterina Borisova / Dmitry Sopot and Dušková/Bidař. Assigned to Team Determination for the mixed NOC team event, Ustimkina/Volodin placed third in their segment and their team finished 8th.[4]

Programs

(with Volodin)

Season Short program Free skating
2016–17
[5]
2015–16
[1]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Volodin

International[6]
Event 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
CS Tallinn Trophy 1st
International: Junior[6]
Youth Olympics 3rd
JGP Final TBD
JGP Estonia 2nd
JGP Germany 3rd
JGP Latvia 5th
NRW Trophy 1st J
National[2]
Russian Junior Champ. 5th
Russian Youth Champ.
Elder Age 		7th
Team events[4]
Youth Olympics 8th T
3rd P
J = Junior level
T = Team result; P = Personal result;
Medals awarded for team result only.

With Bobrov

National[2]
Event 2013–14
Russian Youth Champ. – Elder Age 5th

Single skating

International
Event 2012–13
Tallinn Trophy 7th J
J = Junior level

Detailed results

With Volodin

2016–17 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
20–27 November 2016 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy Senior 1
65.64		 2
102.14		 1
167.78
5–9 October 2016 2016 JGP Germany Junior 2
59.34		 4
95.92		 3
155.26
28 September – 2 October 2016 2016 JGP Estonia Junior 2
57.31		 2
99.64		 2
156.95
2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
12–21 February 2016 2016 Winter Youth Olympics - Team Event Junior
-		 3
100.98		 8
12–21 February 2016 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Junior 3
56.38		 3
96.39		 3
152.77
19–23 January 2016 2016 Russian Junior Championships Junior 9
51.24		 4
104.27		 5
155.51
24–29 November 2015 2015 NRW Trophy Junior 2
49.64		 1
93.10		 1
142.74
26–30 August 2015 2015 JGP Latvia Junior 4
46.78		 6
75.33		 5
122.11

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Alina USTIMKINA / Nikita VOLODIN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Алина Владимировна Устимкина" [Alina Vladimirovna Ustimkina]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
  3. ↑ "NRW Trophy for Single & Pair Skating: Junior Pairs". LEV NRW. 29 November 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Lillehammer 2016 Athletes: USTIMKINA Alina". wyog2016.sportresult.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Alina USTIMKINA / Nikita VOLODIN: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  6. 1 2 "Competition Results: Alina USTIMKINA / Nikita VOLODIN". International Skating Union.

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