Alina Ustimkina
# Alina Ustimkina

Alina Vladimirovna Ustimkina (Russian: Алина Владимировна Устимкина, 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 by Combustible Edison | Aria by Balanescu Quartet |
| 2016–2017 | Mad Max: Fury Road by Junkie XL | Aria by Balanescu Quartet |
| 2015–2016 | Code Name Vivaldi by The Piano Guys | Dance For Me, Wallis (from W.E.) by Abel Korzeniowski |

## Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

### With Volodin

International :

| Event | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| CS Ice Star | | | | 5th |
| CS Tallinn Trophy | | | 1st | |
| International: Junior |||||
| Junior Worlds | | | 6th | |
| Youth Olympics | | 3rd | | |
| JGP Final | | | 4th | |
| JGP Estonia | | | 2nd | |
| JGP Germany | | | 3rd | |
| JGP 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 |
