Nikita Volodin | |||||||||||||
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Ustimkina/Volodin at the 2016-17 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final
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Personal information | |||||||||||||
Native name | Никита Андреевич Володин | ||||||||||||
Full name | Nikita Andreyevich Volodin | ||||||||||||
Country represented | Russia | ||||||||||||
Born |
Saint Petersburg, Russia |
29 June 1999 ||||||||||||
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 |
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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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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.