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Adyan Pitkeev

Adian Pitkeev
Personal information
Native name Адьян Юрьевич Питкеев
Full name Adian Yuryevich Pitkeev
Country represented Russia
Born (1998-05-16) 16 May 1998 (age 19)
Moscow, Russia
Residence Moscow
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Coach Elena Ilinykh
Former coach Elena Buianova, Eteri Tutberidze, Sergei Dudakov, Olga Volobueva
Former choreographer Daniil Gleikhengauz, Marina Zueva, Alexander Zhulin, Eteri Tutberidze
Skating club CSKA Moscow
Former skating club Sambo 70
Training locations Moscow
Began skating 2002
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 250.47
2015 Rostelecom Cup
Short program 87.54
2015 Rostelecom Cup
Free skate 162.93
2015 Rostelecom Cup

Adian Yuryevich Pitkeev (Russian: Адьян Юрьевич Питкеев; born 16 May 1998) is a Russian figure skater. The 2015 Russian national bronze medalist, he has won one medal on the Grand Prix series and two on the ISU Challenger Series. On the junior level, he is the 2014 World Junior silver medalist, the 2013–14 JGP Final silver medalist, and the 2013 European Youth Olympic champion.

Adian Pitkeev was born on 16 May 1998 in Moscow.

After watching Alexei Yagudin at the 2002 Olympics, Pitkeev expressed interest in skating to his mother, who brought him to an ice rink. Olga Volobueva coached him until 2009. He then joined Eteri Tutberidze's group at Olympic School No. 37.

Pitkeev debuted internationally in the 2012–13 season, placing sixth in the United States and eighth in Slovenia on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series. At the Russian Nationals, he was 15th in his senior-level debut and then fourth behind Alexander Petrov on the junior level. He won the gold medal at the 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival.

In the 2013–14 season, Pitkeev won the silver medal in Riga, Latvia, and then gold in Gdańsk, Poland competing on the 2013 JGP series. He qualified for his first Junior Grand Prix Final and won the silver medal in Fukuoka, Japan. At the Russian Championships, Pitkeev placed fifth in his second appearance on the senior level and then won the junior title, finishing 1.88 points ahead of Petrov. At the 2014 World Junior Championships, Pitkeev won the silver medal after placing seventh in the short and second in the free skate.


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