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Alina Ustimkina & Nikita Volodin

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The Finn

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Alina Vladimirovna Ustimkina (Russian: Алина Владимировна Устимкина, born 2 September 2000 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Nikita Volodin (Russian: Никита Андреевич Володин, born 29 June 1999 in St. Petersburg, Russia), Alina is the 2016 Youth Olympic bronze medalist in pairs figure skating.


Original Post by The Finn, November 2015​

I see a lot of potential here. This pair just won NRW Trophy (J) with a score of 142.

NRW Trophy.

SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k31FRljtkgQ

FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFXkhorD8ko

They probably won't make it to the Junior Worlds but they most likely will make it to the Youth Olympics.

Update June 2016​


Their ISU page.
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054679.htm

Alina's Russian bio
http://www.fskate.ru/skaters/3231.html

Nikita's Russian bio
http://www.fskate.ru/skaters/4171.html

Tracings.net Entry
http://tracings.net/usti-volo.html

Alina's Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alina_Ustimkina

Nikita's Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikita_Volodin


Social media​

Alina's Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/alinacrab/

Nikita's Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/nikivolod2/


Programs​

2016-2017
SP
LP "Aria" by the Balanescu quartet

2016 First Stage Russian Cup SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8iOQUBsCpg&feature=youtu.be
2016 First Stage Russian LP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd4kCh80LcA


2015-2016
SP Code Name Vivaldi by The Piano Guys; choreo by Tatiana Druchinina, Valentin Molotov
LP Dance For Me Wallis (from "W.E." soundtrack) by Abel Korzeniowski; choreo by Tatiana Druchinina, Valentin Molotov
 
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Wow, they are amazing for such a young age. :love: She is 15 and he is only 16. Another very talented junior pair from Russia together with Atahanova/Spiridonov. Thanks for this thread and video. ;)
 
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I forget to mention that Alina and Nikita has recently beat not one but two pairs who had made it to the JGPF. At the NRW Trophy they beat Duskova/Bidar and two weeks ago they beat Poluianova/Korotkov at the 4th Russian Cup event. At the 4th Russian Cup they were pretty close to beat a 3rd pair who had made it to the JGPF because they lost to Gubanova/Sintsov only about 3 points.

I think that if fully fit Atakhanova/Spiridonov and Borisova/Sopot will make it to the Junior Worlds. Ustimkina/Volodin are fully capable of beating Gubanova/Sintsov at the Russian Junior Championships but there are quite a few other pairs who can do that also, Like Poluianova/Korotkov, Mishina/Mirzoev and Ivanova/Khakimov. Mishina/Mirzoev already beat both Gubanova/Sintsov and Ustimkina/Volodin at the 4th Russian Cup event. So, the ladies event is not the only one which is going to be very interesting competition at the Russian Junior Championships.
 
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Interesting results at the 5th stage of Russian Cup.

1. Atakhanova/Spiridonov 56.80
2. Mishina/Mirzoev 55.72
3. Ustimkina/Volodin 55.68
4. Molchanova/Sozonenko 51.10
5. Poluianova/Korotkov 50.52
7. Ivanova/Khakimov 47.08
10. Gubanova/Sintsov 44.44

Ustimkina/Volodin
SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BurR-MA4d70
 
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The Finn

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I didn't see their SP today at the Youth Olympics but they scored very well - 56.38.
 
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sneakers

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The Finn said:
I didn't see their SP today at the Youth Olympics but they scored very well - 56.38.
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they have even beaten Duskova / Bidar before
my only concern are their future prospects together, shes getting too tall "Davakova" vibes with her
he, otoh is a very strong lifter and can be partnered with another if they dont work out on the future.

Volodin should be an asset to the not so many male pair skaters that are strong lifter and can do triple jumps
 
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Highlights of the Mixed NOC Team Pairs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnxZ_YRf7Ag

They did well at the team event. They scored above 100 points and they lost less than 3 points to Duskova/Bidar and less than 4 points to Borisova/Sopot. Too bad that they were the only competitive skaters at their team.
 
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Alina and Nikita will compete at the III Russian Winter Games this week and at the Nationals Elder Age next week. They are the favourites at the latter competition but Borisova/Sopot are the favourites at the Winter Games.
 
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The Finn said:
I am bit annoyed that Gubanova/Sintsov is the one who will replace Atakhanova/Spiridonov. I would have like to see Ustimkina/Volodin there so much. Too bad that Ustimkina/Volodin had a poor SP at the Russian Junior Championships which is why they narrowly Lost to Gubanova/Sintsov there.
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I have to say that after it became known that Gubanova/Sintsov couldn't have trained for many weeks prior to the Junior Worlds my annoyance toward Gubanova/Sintsov grew considerably. I mean why were they sent to the Junior Worlds in the first place if it was well known that they would skate really poorly? I can understand that the skaters might want to go no matter what the odds are but I would have thought that it would be the coaches responsibility to inform the Russian fed that Gubanova/Sintsov are most likely fail badly if send there. The Russian Fed should have most definitely sent Ustimkina/Volodin to the Junior Worlds. They wouldn't have got medal but they would have got valuable experience.
 
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