Alina Zagitova

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Country represented Russia Former coach Natalia Antipina Former training location Izhevsk		Residence Moscow, Russia Height 1.52 m Training location Moscow

Native name Алина Ильназовна Загитова (Russian) Full name Alina Ilnazovna Zagitova Born 18 May 2002 (age 14) ( 2002-05-18 ) Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia Home town Izhevsk,Udmurtia,Russia Coaches Eteri Tutberidze, Sergei Dudakov Choreographers Eteri Tutberidze, Daniil Gleichengauz Similar Eteri Tutberidze, Anastasiia Gubanova, Polina Tsurskaya, Maria Sotskova, Evgenia Medvedeva

Alina Ilnazovna Zagitova (Russian: Алина Ильназовна Загитова; born 18 May 2002) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2016–17 JGP Final champion, the 2017 Russian national senior silver medalist and 2017 national junior champion.

Alina Zagitova Alina Zagitova of Russia competes during the Junior Ladies Short

Zagitova is the first junior lady skater to break the total score above the 200 mark, scoring a total of 207.43 points at the 2016-17 JGP Final.

2016 isu junior grand prix final marseille ladies free alina zagitova rus

Personal life

Zagitova was born on 18 May 2002 in Izhevsk. Her father, Ilnaz Zagitov, is an ice hockey coach of Tatar origin. She has a younger sister, Sabina. She was nameless for a year until her parents decided to name her "Alina" after watching Russian rhythmic gymnast Alina Kabaeva.

Career

Zagitova began learning to skate in 2007. She trained in Izhevsk under Natalia Antipina until 2015. She is now coached by Eteri Tutberidze and Sergei Dudakov in Moscow.

Zagitova finished 9th at the 2016 Russian Junior Championships after placing 12th in the short program and 8th in the free skate.

2016–17 season

Alina Zagitova 2016 ISU Junior Grand Prix St Gervais Ladies Short Program

Zagitova's international debut came in late August 2016 at a 2016–17 ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) competition in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France; ranked first in both segments, she won the gold medal ahead of Kaori Sakamoto. Her total score at the event, 194.37 points, is the second highest ever achieved by a ladies' single skater on the junior level, behind only Polina Tsurskaya. Zagitova took the bronze medal at her JGP event in Slovenia, behind Japanese skaters Rika Kihira and Marin Honda. The results qualified her to the 2016–17 JGP Final, held in December in Marseille.

In France, Zagitova ranked first in both segments and scored new junior ladies' records in all categories. She was awarded the gold medal with a total of 207.43 points, 13 points above her teammate and silver medalist Anastasiia Gubanova (194.07). She became the first junior lady skater in history to break the total score above the 200 mark. Competing on the senior level in late December, Zagitova ranked third in the short and second in the free at the 2017 Russian Championships, winning the silver medal behind Evgenia Medvedeva.

In February 2017, Zagitova won the gold medal at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Turkey.

Records and achievements

First junior lady skater in history to break the total score above the 200 mark, scoring a total of 207.43 points at the 2016-17 JGP Final held in Marseille, France.

Set the junior-level ladies' record for the short program with score of 70.92 points at the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final, previously held by Russian teammate Polina Tsurskaya.

Set the junior-level ladies' record for the free program with score of 136.51 points at the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final, previously held by Russian teammate Anastasiia Gubanova.

Set the junior-level ladies' record for the combined total with score of 207.43 points at the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final, previously held by Russian teammate Polina Tsurskaya.

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

References

Alina Zagitova Wikipedia

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