Alina Vladimirovna Ustimkina (, born 2 September 2000) is a Russian pair skater. With her former partner, Nikita Volodin, she is the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy champion and 2016 Youth Olympic bronze medalist.
Personal life Alina Vladimirovna Ustimkina was born on 2 September 2000 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. On 9 July 2020 she married a Russian pair skater Nodari Maisuradze.
Career Early years 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.
Partnership with Volodin 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.
Ustimkina and Volodin ended their partnership in late 2017.
Later career
In August 2018, Ustimkina began skating with Alexei Rogonov.
Programs
(with Volodin)
Season Short program Free skating 2017–2018 Vertigogo Aria 2016–2017 Mad Max: Fury Road 2015–2016 Code Name Vivaldi Dance For Me, Wallis
Competitive highlights CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Volodin International Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 Ice Star 5th Tallinn Trophy 1st International: Junior Junior Worlds 6th Youth Olympics 3rd Final 4th Estonia 2nd Germany 3rd Latvia 5th NRW Trophy 1st J National Russian Champ. WD Russian Junior Champ. 5th 3rd Russian Youth Champ. Elder Age 7th Team events Youth Olympics 8th T 3rd P J = Junior level T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.
With Bobrov National Event 2013–14 Russian Youth Champ. – Elder Age 5th
Single skating International Event 2012–13 Tallinn Trophy 7th J J = Junior level
Detailed results With Volodin 2017–18 season Date Event Level SP FS Total 26–29 October 2017 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star Senior 5 50.26 5 86.70 5 136.96 2016–17 season Date Event Level SP FS Total 15–19 March 2017 2017 World Junior Championships Junior 4 54.63 6 91.06 6 145.69 1–5 February 2017 2017 Russian Junior Championships Junior 5 61.73 2 110.83 3 172.56 20–26 December 2016 2017 Russian Championships Senior 10 55.35 WD WD 8–11 December 2016 2016−17 JGP Final Junior 3 59.05 4 99.09 4 158.14 20–27 November 2016 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy Senior 1 65.64 2 102.14 1 167.78 5–9 October 2016 2016 JGP Germany Junior 2 59.34 4 95.92 3 155.26 28 September – 2 October 2016 2016 JGP Estonia Junior 2 57.31 2 99.64 2 156.95 2015–16 season Date Event Level SP FS Total 12–21 February 2016 2016 Winter Youth Olympics - Team Event Junior - 3 100.98 8 12–21 February 2016 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Junior 3 56.38 3 96.39 3 152.77 19–23 January 2016 2016 Russian Junior Championships Junior 9 51.24 4 104.27 5 155.51 24–29 November 2015 2015 NRW Trophy Junior 2 49.64 1 93.10 1 142.74 26–30 August 2015 2015 JGP Latvia Junior 4 46.78 6 75.33 5 122.11
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