Arina Ushakova (ice dancer)

Arina Ushakova
Ushakova/Nekrasov in December 2017
Personal information
Native name Арина Вадимовна Ушакова
Full name Arina Vadimovna Ushakova
Country represented Russia
Born (2002-06-27) 27 June 2002
Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
Residence Odintsovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Height 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Partner Maxim Nekrasov
Former partner Anton Spiridonov
Coach Alexei Gorshkov, Maxim Bolotin
Choreographer Natalia Yanovskaya, Elena Maslennikova
Skating club Sport School Odintsovo
Training locations Odintsovo
Began skating 2005
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 172.81
2018 JGP Armenia
Short dance 69.18
2018 JGP Armenia
Free dance 103.63
2018 JGP Armenia
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
2018 SofiaIce dancing

Arina Vadimovna Ushakova (Russian: Арина Вадимовна Ушакова, born 27 June 2002) is a Russian competitive ice dancer. With her skating partner, Maxim Nekrasov, she is the 2018 World Junior bronze medalist and has won six medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, including gold medals in 2017 Italy, 2018 Lithuania and 2018 Armenia.

Personal life

Arina Vadimovna Ushakova was born on 27 June 2002 in Chelyabinsk, Russia.[1]

Career

Early career

Ushakova began learning to skate in 2005.[1] She trained as a single skater in Chelyabinsk until 2014; she then moved to Moscow and switched to ice dancing. She competed with her first partner, Anton Spiridonov, during the 2014–2015 season. She then teamed up with Maxim Nekrasov. They are coached by Alexei Gorshkov and Maxim Bolotin.

2016–2017 season

Ushakova/Nekrasov received their first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignments in the 2016–2017 season. They won bronze medals at both events, competing in late August in Ostrava, Czech Republic and in October in Dresden, Germany.

In November 2016 they won the silver medal at the 2016 Ice Star. They placed 7th at the 2017 Russian Junior Championships.

2017–2018 season

Competing in the 2017 JGP series, Ushakova/Nekrasov took bronze in August in Minsk, Belarus. They won their first JGP gold medal in October at the event in Egna, Italy, beating the silver medalists, their teammates Sofia Polishchuk / Alexander Vakhnov, by about two points.[2] With these results they qualified for the 2017–18 JGP Final, where they placed 5th.

In January 2018, Ushakova/Nekrasov took the bronze medal at the 2018 Russian Junior Championships after placing fifth in the short dance and third in the free dance. In March, they won bronze at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, having placed third in both segments.

2018–2019 season

Ushakova/Nekrasov started their season by competing in the 2018 JGP series. At their first JGP event of the season they won the gold medal in Kaunas, Lithuania. They were ranked first in both the rhythm dance and the free dance and won the gold medal by a margin of more than 6 points over the silver medalists, Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik.[3] As of August 2018, their rhythm dance, free dance and combined total scores at this competition are the highest scores achieved in an international junior ice dance competition.

At their 2nd JGP event of the season they won another gold medal, now in Yerevan, Armenia. Again they were ranked first in both the short program and the free skate. Ushakova/Nekrasov also upgraded their earlier short program, free skate and combined total World record scores. With 2 JGP gold medals they have qualified to the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final.

Programs

(with Nekrasov)

Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition
2018–2019
[1]
Short dance
2017–2018
[4]
2016–2017
[5]
2015–2016

    Records and achievements

    (with Nekrasov)

    • They became the first junior team to score above 100 points in the free dance at the 2018 JGP Lithuania.
    • They became the first junior team to score above 170 points at the 2018 JGP Armenia.

    Competitive highlights

    JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    With Nekrasov

    International[6]
    Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
    Junior Worlds3rd
    JGP Final5thTBD
    JGP Armenia1st
    JGP Belarus3rd
    JGP Czech Republic3rd
    JGP Germany3rd
    JGP Italy1st
    JGP Lithuania1st
    Ice Star2nd J
    Tallinn Trophy5th J
    National[7]
    Russian Jr. Champ.7th3rd
    J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

    Detailed results

    Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

    With Nekrasov

    2018–2019 season
    Date Event Level RD FD Total
    10–13 October 2018 2018 JGP Armenia Junior 1
    69.18    		 1
    103.63    		 1
    172.81
    5–8 September 2018 2018 JGP Lithuania Junior 1
    67.63    		 1
    100.54    		 1
    168.17
    2017–2018 season
    Date Event Level SD FD Total
    5–11 March 2018 2018 World Junior Championships Junior 3
    61.29    		 3
    85.59    		 3
    146.88
    23–26 January 2018 2018 Russian Junior Championships Junior 5
    63.06    		 3
    90.21    		 3
    153.27
    7–10 December 2017 2017–18 JGP Final Junior 6
    58.53    		 5
    83.35    		 5
    141.88
    11–14 October 2017 2017 JGP Italy Junior 2
    61.07    		 1
    87.94    		 1
    149.01
    20–24 September 2017 2017 JGP Belarus Junior 3
    59.62    		 2
    83.32    		 3
    142.94
    2016–2017 season
    Date Event Level SD FD Total
    1–5 February 2017 2017 Russian Junior Championships Junior 7
    55.99    		 8
    79.55    		 7
    135.54
    18–20 November 2016 2016 Ice Star Junior 2
    58.97    		 2
    89.57    		 2
    148.54
    5–9 October 2016 2016 JGP Germany Junior 4
    57.13    		 3
    83.08    		 3
    140.21
    31 August – 4 September 2016 2016 JGP Czech Republic Junior 3
    53.46    		 3
    82.64    		 3
    136.10
    2015–2016 season
    Date Event Level SD FD Total
    18–22 November 2015 2015 Tallinn Trophy Junior 5
    51.47    		 5
    71.30    		 5
    122.77

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Arina USHAKOVA / Maxim NEKRASOV: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018.
    2. ↑ "Junior Ice Dance Result". International Skating Union. 14 October 2017.
    3. ↑ "Junior Ice Dance Result". International Skating Union. 8 September 2018.
    4. ↑ "Arina USHAKOVA / Maxim NEKRASOV: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
    5. ↑ "Arina USHAKOVA / Maxim NEKRASOV: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
    6. ↑ "Competition Results: Arina USHAKOVA / Maxim NEKRASOV". International Skating Union.
    7. ↑ "Арина Вадимовна Ушакова" [Arina Vadimovna Ushakova] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
    World Junior Record Holders
    Preceded by
    Russia Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Nikita Nazarov    		 Junior Rhythm Dance
    7 September 2018 –    		 Succeeded by
    Incumbent
    Preceded by
    Canada Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha    		 Junior Free Dance
    8 September 2018 – 14 September 2018
    13 October 2018 –    		 Succeeded by
    Incumbent
    Preceded by
    Russia Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Nikita Nazarov    		 Junior Ice Dance Total Score
    8 September 2018 –    		 Succeeded by
    Incumbent
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