Iuliia Artemeva

Artemeva began learning how to skate in 2008 at the age of three. Up until the end of 2017–18 figure skating season she trained as a single skater in her hometown of Kazan at the Strela Youth Sports School. Coached by Svetlana Romanova and Rezeda Sibgatullina, she finished 14th at 2018 Russian Younger Age Nationals. Artemeva made the transition to pairs at the beginning of the 2018–19 figure skating season, teaming up with current partner Mikhail Nazarychev and relocating to Perm. Artemeva/Nazarychev only competed domestically during the 2018-19 season and finished 10th at 2019 Russian Elder Age Nationals.[1]

Artemeva/Nazarychev made their international junior debut in September at the 2019 JGP Russia. The team placed second in both their short program and their free skate to earn a silver medal on the all Russian podium between teammates Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov and Diana Mukhametzianova / Ilya Mironov. At their second Junior Grand Prix assignment, 2019 JGP Croatia, Artemeva/Nazarychev won gold and set new personal bests after placing second in the short program and first in the free skate, thus qualifying to the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final. In qualifying to the Final, Artemeva/Nazarychev secured byes into the 2020 Russian Championships on both the senior and junior levels. They placed fourth at the Final.[2]

Seventh at the senior nationals, they were bronze medalists at junior nationals, securing a place at the 2020 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Artemeva/Nazarychev were third in the short program, narrowly behind second-place finishers Akhanteva/Kolesov.[3] The free skate proved a struggle, Artemeva falling on both throw jumps as well as her side-by-side double Axel attempt. They nevertheless remained in bronze medal position, aided by errors by fourth-place finishers Hocke/Kunkel of Germany.[4]