Olga Jakušina
# Olga Jakušina

Olga Jakušina (born 26 May 1997) is a Latvian ice dancer. With Andrey Nevskiy, she is the 2015 Volvo Open Cup silver medalist and 2014 Tallinn Trophy bronze medalist. They have competed at three World Championships.

## Career

### Early years

Jakušina began learning to skate in 2001. Around 2007, she teamed up with Ihar Ahai (also transcribed Igor Ogay) from Belarus. The two placed tenth on the novice level at the 2008 NRW Trophy.

### Partnership with Grishin

Around 2011, Jakušina teamed up with Russian-born Aleksandr Grishin (Latvian: Aleksandrs Grišins). The duo debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in early September 2011. They placed 28th in the short dance at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy.

The Toruń Cup in January 2014 was their final international competition together. The two were coached by Alexander Zhulin, Oleg Volkov, and Gennadi Akkerman in Russia.

### Partnership with Nevskiy

In 2014, Jakušina teamed up with Russia's Andrey Nevskiy (Latvian: Andrejs Ņevskis). They decided to train under Svetlana Alexeeva, Elena Kustarova, and Olga Riabinina in Moscow. After winning bronze at the Tallinn Trophy in December 2014, they placed 26th at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, and 29th at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, China.

Jakušina/Nevskiy received the silver medal at the Volvo Open Cup in November 2015. They ranked 22nd at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, and 29th at the 2016 World Championships in Boston, United States.

The duo placed 23rd at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, and 29th at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.

Following the 2016–2017 season, Jakušina/Nevskiy decided to be coached by Alexander Zhulin in Moscow.

## Programs

### With Nevskiy

| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
| - | - | - |
| 2017–2018 | Cha-cha: Faded Rhumba: Latino Rhumba by Feminem feat. Alex Samba: Music choreo. by Sergei Petukhov | Summertime by Al Jarrean Just a Gigolo by Louis Prima choreo. by Sergei Petukhov |
| 2016–2017 | Blues: Temptation by Diana Krall Swing: Mr. Swing choreo. by Elena Kustarova | Alexander by Vangelis choreo. by Elena Kustarova |
| 2015–2016 | Waltz: Maybe I, Maybe You by the Scorpions Foxtrot: I Was Made for Lovin' You by Maria Mena choreo. by Elena Kustarova | Alexander by Vangelis choreo. by Elena Kustarova |
| 2014–2015 | Flamenco Paso doble choreo. by Elena Kustarova | Jazz medley choreo. by Elena Kustarova |

### With Grishin

| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
| - | - | - |
| 2013–2014 | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) | Ramalama Bang Bang by Róisín Murphy Traversy Ramalama Bang Bang by Róisín Murphy |
| 2012–2013 | Blues: Ain't No Sunshine Quickstep choreo. by Sergei Petukhov | Ramalama Bang Bang by Róisín Murphy Traversy Ramalama Bang Bang by Róisín Murphy choreo. by Sergei Petukhov |
| 2011–2012 | Cha-cha: Smooth by Carlos Santana Samba: Dirty Dancing 2 choreo. by Alexander Zhulin | Kill Bill choreo. by Alexander Zhulin |

## Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

### With Nevskiy

International :

| Event | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| World Champ. | 29th | 29th | 29th | |
| European Champ. | 26th | 22nd | 23rd | |
| CS Denkova-Staviski | | 6th | | |
| CS Mordovian | | 11th | | |
| CS Nebelhorn | | | | 13th |
| CS Ondrej Nepela | | | 11th | 10th |
| CS Tallinn Trophy | | 10th | 6th | |
| CS Volvo Open Cup | 5th | | | |
| Ice Star | 6th | | | |
| Tallinn Trophy | 3rd | | | |
| Volvo Open Cup | | 2nd | 4th | |
| National |||||
| Latvian Champ. | 1st | | | |

### With Ahai and Grishin

International :

| Event | 07–08 (IA) | 08–09 (IA) | 11–12 (AG) | 12–13 (AG) | 13–14 (AG) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Junior Champ. | | | | 28th | |
| JGP Austria | | | | 13th | |
| JGP Estonia | | | 16th | | 12th |
| JGP Latvia | | | 17th | | 10th |
| Ice Star | | | | | 9th J |
| Istanbul Cup | | | 7th J | | |
| Toruń Cup | | | | | 8th J |
| Volvo Open Cup | | | | 6th J | |
| NRW Trophy | | 10th N | | | |
| National ||||||
| Latvian Champ. | 2nd N | 1st N | | | |
| IA = Ihar Ahai; AG = Aleksandr Grishin Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior ||||||
