Alina Ustimkina

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

Alina Ustimkina
Ustimkina/Volodin at the 2016-17 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final
Full name	Alina Vladimirovna Ustimkina
Native name	Алина Владимировна Устимкина
Born	(2000-09-02) 2 September 2000 (age 24) Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Partner	Alexey Rogonov
Coach	Alexei Sokolov
Skating club	Olympic School St. Petersburg
Began skating	2006
Medal record Representing  Russia Figure skating: Pairs Winter Youth Olympics 2016 Lillehammer Pairs

Personal life

Alina Vladimirovna Ustimkina was born on 2 September 2000 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.^[1] On 9 July 2020 she married a Russian pair skater Nodari Maisuradze.

Career

Early years

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]

Ustimkina and Volodin ended their partnership in late 2017.

Later career

In August 2018, Ustimkina began skating with Alexei Rogonov.^[5]

Programs

(with Volodin)

Season	Short program	Free skating
2017–2018 [6]	Vertigogo by Combustible Edison	Aria by Balanescu Quartet
2016–2017 [7]	Mad Max: Fury Road by Junkie XL
2015–2016 [1]	Code Name Vivaldi by The Piano Guys	Dance For Me, Wallis (from W.E.) by Abel Korzeniowski

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Volodin

International[8]
Event	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18
CS Ice Star				5th
CS Tallinn Trophy			1st
International: Junior[8]
Junior Worlds			6th
Youth Olympics		3rd
JGP Final			4th
JGP Estonia			2nd
JGP Germany			3rd
JGP Latvia		5th
NRW Trophy		1st J
National[2]
Russian Champ.			WD
Russian Junior Champ.		5th	3rd
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

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