Nikita Volodin
Ustimkina/Volodin at the 2016-17 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final
Full nameNikita Andreyevich Volodin
Native nameНикита Андреевич Володин
Born (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country Germany
PartnerMinerva Fabienne Hase
CoachDmitry Savin, Rico Rex, Knut Schubert
Skating clubOlympic School St. Petersburg
Began skating2003
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Figure skating: Pairs with Hase
Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place2023–24 BeijingPairs
Representing  Russia
(with Ustimkina)
Figure skating: Pairs
Winter Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2016 LillehammerPairs

Nikita Andreyevich Volodin (Russian: Никита Андреевич Володин, born 29 June 1999) is a Russian pair skater who currently competes for Germany. With his current partner, Minerva Fabienne Hase, he is the 2023–24 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time ISU Grand Prix gold medalist and two-time ISU Challenger Series medalist (including gold at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy).

With his former partner, Alina Ustimkina, competing for Russia, he is the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy champion and 2016 Youth Olympic bronze medalist.

Personal life

Nikita Andreyevich Volodin was born on 29 June 1999 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[1]

Career

Volodin began skating in 2003.[1]

Partnership with Ustimkina

Volodin and Alina Ustimkina debuted their partnership in September 2014.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

Ustimkina and Volodin ended their partnership in late 2017.

Partnership with Atakhanova

Volodin and Amina Atakhanova teamed up in early 2018, coached by Alexei Sokolov in Saint Petersburg.[2] In April 2018, they won gold at the Russian Youth Championships Elder Age.[5] Their partnership ended following that season.

Partnership with Hase

In June of 2022, Volodin was introduced by coach Dmitry Savin to German pair skater Minerva Fabienne Hase, whose long partnership with Nolan Seegert had ended following the 2022 Winter Olympics. Agreeing to skate together and represent her country, they trained through the 2022–23 season while waiting for Volodin to be released by the Figure Skating Federation of Russia.[6]

2023–24 season

Volodin was released by the Russian federation in May of 2023, and he and Hase continued training in Berlin with Savin, Rico Rex, and Knut Schubert as their coaches.[7][8]

Hase/Volodin debuted as a team at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy, where they won the silver medal behind reigning Italian European champions Conti/Macii, and finishing ahead of domestic rivals Hocke/Kunkel. Hase said it felt "so good to be back and even be on the podium in our first competition."[9] They went on to win a Challenger gold medal on home soil at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, after coming back from placing third in the short program.[10]

Hase/Volodin made their senior Grand Prix debut at the 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo. They placed third in the short program behind Shanghai Trophy champions Peng/Wang and Conti/Macii after an error on their throw triple loop, but won the free skate despite jump errors and rose to take the gold medal. Hase admitted that the result felt "very lucky," but that it was "a special moment for both of us."[11] They went on to win the 2023 NHK Trophy as well, improving on all their personal bests in the process and qualifying to the Grand Prix Final as the second seed.[12]

Volodin having become ill following the NHK Trophy, the team was uncertain of their ability to compete. Returning to China for the Final, held in Beijing, they performed their first full run-through since the NHK Trophy in training. Hase/Volodin set a new personal best score to win the short program narrowly over Canadians Stellato-Dudek/Deschamps and Italians Conti/Macii. They finished second in the free skate behind Conti/Macii, but won the gold medal by 0.55 points over the Italian team. Hase said they were "overwhelmed."[13]

Programs

With Hase

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[8]
  • The Path of Silence
  • The Power of Mind
    by Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen, Gabriel Saban & Phillipe Briand
    choreo. by Paul Boll & Mark Pillay

With Atakhanova

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[14]
2017–2018 unknown

With Ustimkina

Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[15]
  • Vertigogo
    by Combustible Edison
2016–2017
[16]
  • Aria
    by Balanescu Quartet
2015–2016
[1]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Hase for Germany

International[17]
Event 23–24
Europeans5th
GP Final1st
GP NHK Trophy1st
GP Finland1st
CS Lombardia Trophy2nd
CS Nebelhorn Trophy1st
Budapest Trophy1st
National[17]
German Champ.1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Sobinina for Russia

International: Junior[18]
Event 19-20
Volvo Open4th
National[18]
Russian Champ.11th
Russian Junior Champ.6th

With Atakhanova for Russia

National[2][19]
Event 17–18
Russian Youth Champ. Elder Age1st

With Ustimkina for Russia

International[20]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
CS Ice Star5th
CS Tallinn Trophy1st
International: Junior[20]
Junior Worlds6th
Youth Olympics3rd
JGP Final4th
JGP Estonia2nd
JGP Germany3rd
JGP Latvia5th
NRW Trophy1st J
National[2]
Russian Champ.WD
Russian Junior Champ.5th3rd
Russian Youth Champ.
Elder Age		7th
Team events[4]
Youth Olympics8th T
3rd P
J = Junior level
T = Team result; P = Personal result;
Medals awarded for team result only.

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE system [21]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS206.432023–24 Grand Prix Final
Short program TSS72.562023–24 Grand Prix Final
TES40.032023–24 Grand Prix Final
PCS32.532023–24 Grand Prix Final
Free skating TSS135.282023 NHK Trophy
TES70.732023 NHK Trophy
PCS64.552023 NHK Trophy

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

With Hase

2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 8-14, 2024 2024 European Championships 2
69.63		 6
121.06		 5
190.69
December 14–16, 2023 2024 German Championships 1
77.38		 1
141.39		 1
218.77
December 7–10, 2023 2023–24 Grand Prix Final 1
72.56		 2
133.87		 1
206.43
November 24–26, 2023 2023 NHK Trophy 1
67.23		 1
135.28		 1
202.51
November 17–19, 2023 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo 3
63.59		 1
129.13		 1
192.72
October 13-15, 2023 2023 Budapest Trophy 2
62.51		 1
133.73		 1
196.24
September 20–23, 2023 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 3
62.85		 1
132.11		 1
194.96
September 8–10, 2023 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy 3
66.22		 2
128.30		 2
194.52

With Ustimkina

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Alina USTIMKINA / Nikita VOLODIN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Никита Андреевич Володин" [Nikita Andreyevich Volodin]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
  3. ↑ "NRW Trophy for Single & Pair Skating: Junior Pairs". LEV NRW. 29 November 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Lillehammer 2016 Athletes: VOLODIN Nikita". wyog2016.sportresult.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Russian Nationals Elder age: Results".
  6. ↑ Lechner, Pamela (September 7, 2023). "Neues Paarlauf-Paar: Minerva Hase/Nikita Volodin starten mit Vorfreude in erste gemeinsame Saison" [New pair skating couple: Minerva Hase/Nikita Volodin are looking forward to their first season together] (in German). German Figure Skating Union.
  7. ↑ Lechner, Pamela (May 31, 2023). "DEU erhält Startfreigabe für neues Top-Paar Minerva Hase/Nikita Volodin" [DEU receives start clearance for new top couple Minerva Hase/Nikita Volodin] (in German). German Figure Skating Union.
  8. 1 2 "Minerva Fabienne HASE / Nikita VOLODIN: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023.
  9. ↑ Petzold, Rainer (September 14, 2023). "DEU-Paare Hase/Volodin und Hocke/Kunkel glänzen mit zwei Medaillen in Bergamo" [DEU pairs Hase/Volodin and Hocke/Kunkel shine with two medals in Bergamo] (in German). Bundeswehr Sports Magazine.
  10. ↑ Lechner, Pamela (September 25, 2023). "Minerva Hase/Nikita Volodin krönen Nebelhorn Trophy 2023 mit Paarlauf-Sieg" [Minerva Hase/Nikita Volodin crown Nebelhorn Trophy 2023 with pair skating victory] (in German). German Figure Skating Union. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  11. ↑ Slater, Paula (November 18, 2023). "Hase and Volodin golden in Grand Prix debut". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  12. ↑ Slater, Paula (November 25, 2023). "Hase and Volodin dominate pairs at NHK Trophy in debut season". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  13. ↑ Slater, Paula (December 8, 2023). "Hase and Volodin seize Grand Prix Final gold". Golden Skate. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Amina ATAKHANOVA / Nikita VOLODIN: 2018/2019". International Skating Union.
  15. ↑ "Alina USTIMKINA / Nikita VOLODIN: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  16. ↑ "Alina USTIMKINA / Nikita VOLODIN: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  17. 1 2 "Competition Results: Minerva Fabienne HASE / Nikita VOLODIN". International Skating Union.
  18. 1 2 "RUS-Taisia SOBININA / Nikita VOLODIN". Skating Scores.
  19. ↑ "Competition Results: Amina ATAKHANOVA / Nikita VOLODIN". International Skating Union.
  20. 1 2 "Competition Results: Alina USTIMKINA / Nikita VOLODIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018.
  21. ↑ "GER-Minerva Fabienne HASE / Nikita VOLODIN". Skating Scores.

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