Alina Ustimkina
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Ustimkina/Volodin at the 2016-17 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final
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| Native name | Алина Владимировна Устимкина | ||||||||||||
| Full name | Alina Vladimirovna Ustimkina | ||||||||||||
| Country represented | Russia | ||||||||||||
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2 September 2000 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
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| Residence | Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||
| Partner | Nikita Volodin | ||||||||||||
| Former partner | Maxim Bobrov | ||||||||||||
| Coach | Alexei Sokolov | ||||||||||||
| Former coach | Elena Sokolova, Valentina Chebotareva | ||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Roman Soloviev, Valentin Molotov | ||||||||||||
| Former choreographer | Tatiana Druchinina | ||||||||||||
| Skating club | Olympic School St. Petersburg | ||||||||||||
| Training locations | Saint Petersburg | ||||||||||||
| Former training locations | Nizhny Novgorod | ||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2006 | ||||||||||||
| ISU personal best scores | |||||||||||||
| Combined total | 167.78 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy |
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| Short program | 65.64 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy |
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| Free skate | 102.14 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy |
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Medal record
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Alina Vladimirovna Ustimkina (Russian: Алина Владимировна Устимкина, born 2 September 2000) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Nikita Volodin, she is the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy champion and 2016 Youth Olympic bronze medalist.
Alina Vladimirovna Ustimkina was born on 2 September 2000 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
Ustimkina began skating in 2006. She trained in Nizhny Novgorod until 2011 and then moved to Saint Petersburg, where she competed in singles until November 2013. Her first pairs partner was Maxim Bobrov. In April 2014, they placed fifth at the Russia Junior Championships – Elder Age.
Ustimkina and Nikita Volodin debuted their partnership in September 2014. 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.
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.
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