Vladimir Litvintsev

Vladimir Andreyevich Litvintsev (Russian: Владимир Андреевич Литвинцев; born 18 February 2001) is a Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater who represents Azerbaijan in men's singles. He is the 2018 Volvo Open Cup champion, the 2019 Open Ice Mall Cup champion, and the 2018 Ice Star silver medalist.

Vladimir Litvintsev
Personal information
Native nameВладимир Андреевич Литвинцев (Russian)
Full nameVladimir Andreyevich Litvintsev
Country represented Azerbaijan
Born (2001-02-18) 18 February 2001
Moscow, Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
CoachAlexei Chetverukhin, Vladimir Kotin, Anastasia Kazakova
ChoreographerVyacheslav Kalinin, Anastasia Kazakova
Skating clubSambo 70
Former skating clubCSKA Moscow
Training locationsMoscow
Began skating2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total230.84
2019 Worlds
Short program81.46
2019 Worlds
Free skate149.38
2019 Worlds

Personal life

Litvintsev was born on 18 February 2001 in Moscow, Russia. As of January 2019, he is a high school student.[1] His older brother, Andrey, is also a figure skater.[2]

His figure skating idol is Patrick Chan.[3]

Career

Early years

Litvintsev began learning to skate in 2004, as a three-year-old.[1] He trained at the CSKA Moscow sports club until January 2011 and then moved to Sambo 70, where he is coached by Alexei Chetverukhin, Vladimir Kotin, and Anastasia Kazakova.[2]

He made no international appearances for Russia.[4]

2018–2019 season

In October, making his international debut for Azerbaijan, Litvintsev finished 8th at the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Later that month, he made his first appearance in the senior ranks, winning the silver medal at the 2018 Minsk-Arena Ice Star, behind Latvia's Deniss Vasiļjevs and ahead of Armenia's Slavik Hayrapetyan. In November, he took gold at the 2018 Volvo Open Cup – his first senior title – by a margin of about nine points over silver medalist Mark Gorodnitsky. At his first Challenger series event, the 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy, he finished ninth overall after scoring personal bests in both the free program and overall.

In January 2019, Litvintsev was named in Azerbaijan's team for the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus. He placed fourteenth in the short program and advanced to the final segment. Appearing at his first World Championships, he placed seventeenth.

2019–2020 season

Litvintsev suffered a leg injury over the summer that forced him to withdraw from both of his Challenger series assignments, the 2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial and 2019 CS Ice Star.[5][6] Making his Grand Prix debut at the 2019 Rostelecom Cup, he placed eleventh.

After a poor sixteenth-place showing at the 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb and a victory at the Toruń Cup, Litvintsev concluded his season at the European Championships, where he placed ninth.[7] He had been assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but those were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[8]

2020–2021 season

With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to affect international travel, the ISU opted to run the Grand Prix based primarily on geographic location. Litvintsev was assigned to the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, where he placed tenth.[9]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2020–2021
[10]
  • Concerto de Espana
    by Benise Fuego
2019–2020
[11]
2018–2019
[1]
  • Abbey Road Blues
    performed by Era

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

for Azerbaijan
International[4]
Event 18–19 19–20 20–21
Worlds17thC
Europeans16th9th
GP Rostelecom Cup11th10th
CS Golden Spin16th
CS Nepela MemorialWD
CS Tallinn Trophy9th
Ice Star2nd
Open Ice Mall Cup1st
Toruń Cup1st
Volvo Open Cup1st3rd
International: Junior[4]
Junior Worlds13thWD
JGP Slovenia8th
National[4]
Azerbaijan1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled

Detailed results

Senior
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
20–22 November 2020 2020 Rostelecom Cup 9
81.55		 10
158.24		 10
239.79
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
20–26 January 2020 2020 European Championships 17
70.04		 8
151.05		 9
221.09
4–7 December 2019 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 14
68.47		 19
116.65		 16
185.12
15–17 November 2019 2019 Rostelecom Cup 12
54.42		 9
154.65		 11
209.07
6–10 November 2019 2019 Volvo Open 8
65.48		 3
141.94		 4
207.42

Junior
2018–19 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
18–24 March 2019 2019 World Championships Senior 16
81.46		 19
149.38		 17
230.84
4–10 March 2019 2019 World Junior Championships Junior 16
68.94		 14
127.99		 13
196.93
20–23 February 2019 2019 Open Ice Mall Cup Junior 1
71.03		 1
132.26		 1
203.29
21–27 January 2019 2019 European Championships Senior 14
73.60		 15
130.68		 16
204.28
26–29 November 2018 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy Senior 6
66.41		 10
121.80		 9
188.21
6–11 November 2018 2018 Volvo Open Cup Senior 2
74.10		 1
135.87		 1
209.97
18–21 October 2018 2018 Minsk-Arena Ice Star Senior 3
72.78		 2
134.74		 2
207.52
3–10 October 2018 2018 JGP Slovenia Junior 7
67.96		 8
113.35		 8
181.31

References
  1. "Vladimir LITVINTSEV: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019.
  2. "Владимир Андреевич Литвинцев". fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 January 2019.
  3. World Figure Skating 85. Japan: Shinshokan. April 2019. p. 47. ISBN 978-4403311314.
  4. "Competition Results: Vladimir LITVINTSEV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019.
  5. "However, due to an injury VOVA will unfortunately be unable to take part. He has twisted his leg and it is not yet fully recovered!". Vladimir Litvintsev Unofficial.
  6. "So it is more sad news for VOVA (BOBa) this week as he has now had to take the decision to also withdraw from the MINSK ARENA ICE STAR 2019, BELARUS, which will be taking place from FRIDAY 18TH through to SUNDAY 20TH OCTOBER, due to his ongoing leg injury". Vladimir Litvintsev Unofficial.
  7. "2020 ISU European Figure Skating Championships Results". International Skating Union.
  8. Ewing, Lori (March 11, 2020). "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports.
  9. "ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2020". International Skating Union.
  10. "Vladimir LITVINTSEV: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020.
  11. "Vladimir LITVINTSEV: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019.
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