Nikita Volodin

Nikita Andreyevich Volodin (Russian: Никита Андреевич Володин, born 29 June 1999) is a Russian pair skater. With his former partner, Alina Ustimkina, he is the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy champion and 2016 Youth Olympic bronze medalist.

Nikita Volodin
Ustimkina/Volodin at the 2016-17 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final
Personal information
Native nameНикита Андреевич Володин
Full nameNikita Andreyevich Volodin
Country representedRussia
Born (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
PartnerViktoria Vasilieva
Former partnerTaisiya Sobinina, Amina Atakhanova, Alina Ustimkina
CoachAlexei Sokolov
ChoreographerRoman Soloviev, Valentin Molotov
Former choreographerTatiana Druchinina
Skating clubOlympic School St. Petersburg
Training locationsSaint Petersburg
Began skating2003
ISU personal best scores
Combined total167.78
2016 CS Tallinn Trophy
Short program65.64
2016 CS Tallinn Trophy
Free skate102.14
2016 CS Tallinn Trophy
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Pairs
Winter Youth Olympics
2016 LillehammerPairs

Personal life

Nikita Andreyevich Volodin was born on 29 June 1999 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[1]

Career

Volodin began skating in 2003.[1]

Partnership with Ustimkina

Volodin and Alina Ustimkina 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]

Ustimkina and Volodin ended their partnership in late 2017.

Partnership with Atakhanova

Volodin and Amina Atakhanova teamed up in early 2018, coached by Alexei Sokolov in Saint Petersburg.[2] In April 2018, they won gold at the Russian Youth Championships Elder Age.[5]

Programs

With Atakhanova
Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[6]
2017–2018 unknown

With Ustimkina
Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[7]
  • Vertigogo
    by Combustible Edison
2016–2017
[8]
  • Aria
    by Balanescu Quartet
2015–2016
[1]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Atakhanova
National[2][9]
Event 2017–18
Russian Youth Champ. Elder Age1st

With Ustimkina
International[10]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
CS Ice Star5th
CS Tallinn Trophy1st
International: Junior[10]
Junior Worlds6th
Youth Olympics3rd
JGP Final4th
JGP Estonia2nd
JGP Germany3rd
JGP Latvia5th
NRW Trophy1st J
National[2]
Russian Champ.WD
Russian Junior Champ.5th3rd
Russian Youth Champ.
Elder Age		7th
Team events[4]
Youth Olympics8th T
3rd P
J = Junior level
T = Team result; P = Personal result;
Medals awarded for team result only.

Detailed results

With Ustimkina
2017–18 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
26–29 October 2017 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star Senior 5
50.26		 5
86.70		 5
136.96
2016–17 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
15–19 March 2017 2017 World Junior Championships Junior 4
54.63		 6
91.06		 6
145.69
1–5 February 2017 2017 Russian Junior Championships Junior 5
61.73		 2
110.83		 3
172.56
20–26 December 2016 2017 Russian Championships Senior 10
55.35		 WD WD
8–11 December 2016 2016−17 JGP Final Junior 3
59.05		 4
99.09		 4
158.14
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. "Alina USTIMKINA / Nikita VOLODIN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Никита Андреевич Володин" [Nikita Andreyevich Volodin]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
  3. "NRW Trophy for Single & Pair Skating: Junior Pairs". LEV NRW. 29 November 2015.
  4. "Lillehammer 2016 Athletes: VOLODIN Nikita". wyog2016.sportresult.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016.
  5. "Russian Nationals Elder age: Results".
  6. "Amina ATAKHANOVA / Nikita VOLODIN: 2018/2019". International Skating Union.
  7. "Alina USTIMKINA / Nikita VOLODIN: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  8. "Alina USTIMKINA / Nikita VOLODIN: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. "Competition Results: Amina ATAKHANOVA / Nikita VOLODIN". International Skating Union.
  10. "Competition Results: Alina USTIMKINA / Nikita VOLODIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018.

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