Height 1.56 m (5 ft 1 ⁄2 in) | Name Kristina Astakhova Country represented Russia | |
Full name Kristina Andreyevna Astakhova Former coach Sergei Dobroskokov, S. Rosliakov Choreographer Sergei Komolov, Alexei Zhelezniakov | ||
Former choreographer L. V. Koblova | ||
Kristina Andreyevna Astakhova (Russian: Кристина Андреевна Астахова, born 25 February 1997) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Alexei Rogonov, she is the 2015 Winter Universiade silver medalist.
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Career
Early in her career, Astakhova competed with Nikita Bochkov. They won the bronze medal at the 2011 Russian Junior Championships and were sent to the 2011 World Junior Championships, where they finished 7th.
In 2012, Astakhova teamed up with Maxim Kurdyukov. They competed together for two seasons.
Partnership with Rogonov
By June 2014, she formed a partnership with Alexei Rogonov, coached by Artur Dmitriev. Astakhova/Rogonov won both of their 2014–15 ISU Challenger Series (CS) events and took bronze at the 2014 Rostelecom Cup, their Grand Prix debut. They came in fourth at the 2015 Russian Championships and later placed 10th at the 2015 World Championships, competing in the place of Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov who had withdrawn.
Astakhova/Rogonov started the 2015–16 season on the Challenger Series, taking silver at the 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy behind Stolbova/Klimov. Competing on the Grand Prix series, they placed 7th at the 2015 Skate America and 5th at the 2015 Cup of China. After winning silver at the 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb, Astakhova/Rogonov finished 4th at the 2016 Russian Championships, ahead of Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert. They were selected to compete at the 2016 European Championships after Stolbova/Klimov withdrew due to injury.
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Detailed results
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.