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Nikita Volodin

Nikita Volodin
2016 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Alina Ustimkina Nikita Volodin IMG 3752.jpg
Ustimkina/Volodin at the 2016-17 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final
Personal information
Native name Никита Андреевич Володин
Full name Nikita Andreyevich Volodin
Country represented Russia
Born (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 17)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Partner Alina Ustimkina
Coach Alexei Sokolov
Choreographer Roman Soloviev, Valentin Molotov
Former choreographer Tatiana Druchinina
Skating club Olympic School St. Petersburg
Training locations Saint Petersburg
Began skating 2003
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 167.78
2016 CS Tallinn Trophy
Short program 65.64
2016 CS Tallinn Trophy
Free skate 102.14
2016 CS Tallinn Trophy

Nikita Andreyevich Volodin (Russian: Никита Андреевич Володин, born 29 June 1999) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Alina Ustimkina, he is the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy champion and 2016 Youth Olympic bronze medalist.

Nikita Andreyevich Volodin was born on 29 June 1999 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Volodin began skating in 2003.

Volodin and Alina Ustimkina 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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