Olga Mikutina

Olga Mikutina (Ukrainian: Ольга Романівна Микутина; born 6 October 2003) is a Ukrainian-born figure skater who competes for Austria. She is the 2019 Austrian junior champion and represented the country at the 2019 World Junior Championships, advancing to the free skate and finishing 18th overall.

Olga Mikutina
Personal information
Native nameОльга Романівна Микутина
Full nameOlga Romanovna Mikutina
Country represented Austria
Former country(ies) represented Ukraine
Born (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Home townFeldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
CoachElena Romanova
ChoreographerRostislav Sinicyn
Skating clubFEV Feldkirch
Training locationsFeldkirch
Began skating2007
World standing243 (As of 3 March 2019)[1]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total145.34
2019 Junior Worlds
Short program52.37
2018 JGP Czech Republic
Free skate96.59
2019 Junior Worlds

Personal life

Mikutina was born on 6 October 2003 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Her father, Roman, is a hockey player.

Career

Early years

Mikutina took up skating in 2007 at the age of four. She began her skating career competing for her native Ukraine, and by age 12, was already a three-time Ukrainian youth national champion.[2] She began competing for Austria at the advanced novice level internationally in 2016.

2017–2018 season

At the 2018 Austrian Championships, Mikutina won the junior bronze medal.

2018–2019 season

Mikutina made her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut in August 2019 at the 2018 JGP Austria. She placed 13th overall at the event. Later on in the season, she improved her JGP record by placing 9th overall at her second assignment, the 2018 JGP Czech Republic. After the Junior Grand Prix, Mikutina competed at a number of other international competitions, taking gold in the junior divisions of the 2018 installments of the Halloween Cup, Skate Celje, and the Volvo Open Cup.

At the 2019 Austrian Championships in December, Mikutina she won her first junior national title and was thus named to the Austrian team for the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. At the event in March, Mikutina ranked 20th in the short program and qualified for the free skate where she placed 15th, which lifted her to 18th overall.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2019–2020
  • Sing, Sing, Sing
    by Louis Prima
    performed by Trío Ladies
2018–2019
  • Megapolis (Russian: Мегаполис)
    by Bel Suono

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

For Austria
International[3]
Event 17–18 18–19 19–20
WorldsC
Europeans24th
Golden Bear2nd
EduSport Trophy4th
Istanbul Cup1st
Tallinn Trophy3rd
International: Junior[3][4]
Junior Worlds18th
JGP Austria13th
JGP Croatia13th
JGP Czech Republic9th
JGP Latvia17th
Bavarian Open8th
Coupe du Printemps1st
Denkova-Staviski Cup2nd
Egna Spring Trophy3rd
Halloween Cup1st
Icelab Cup1st
Ice Star4th
Jégvirág Cup1st
Skate Celje1st
Triglav Trophy1st
Volvo Open Cup1st
National[3]
Austrian Champ.1st
Austrian Junior Champ.3rd1st1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled

References
  1. "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ladies". International Skating Union. March 3, 2018.
  2. "В 12 лет трехкратная чемпионка Украины. История юной фигуристки Оли Микутиной". ATN (Новости Харькова и Украины - АТН). 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  3. "Competition Results: Olga MIKUTINA". International Skating Union.
  4. "Denkova-Staviski Cup 2017". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
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