Olga Jakušina (born 26 May 1997) is a Latvian ice dancer. With Andrey Nevskiy, she is the 2015 Volvo Open Cup silver medalist and 2014 Tallinn Trophy bronze medalist. They have competed at three World Championships.
| Olga Jakušina | |
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| Other names | Jakushina/Yakushina |
| Born | 26 May 1997 Jelgava, Latvia |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Partner | Andrey Nevskiy |
| Coach | Alexander Zhulin |
| Skating club | Kristal Ice FSC |
| Began skating | 2001 |
Career
editEarly years
editJakušina began learning to skate in 2001.[1] Around 2007, she teamed up with Ihar Ahai (also transcribed Igor Ogay) from Belarus. The two placed tenth on the novice level at the 2008 NRW Trophy.
Partnership with Grishin
editAround 2011, Jakušina teamed up with Russian-born Aleksandr Grishin (Latvian: Aleksandrs Grišins). The duo debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in early September 2011. They placed 28th in the short dance at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy.
The Toruń Cup in January 2014 was their final international competition together. The two were coached by Alexander Zhulin, Oleg Volkov, and Gennadi Akkerman in Russia.[2][3][4]
Partnership with Nevskiy
editIn 2014, Jakušina teamed up with Russia's Andrey Nevskiy (Latvian: Andrejs Ņevskis). They decided to train under Svetlana Alexeeva, Elena Kustarova, and Olga Riabinina in Moscow.[5] After winning bronze at the Tallinn Trophy in December 2014, they placed 26th at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, and 29th at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, China.
Jakušina/Nevskiy received the silver medal at the Volvo Open Cup in November 2015. They ranked 22nd at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, and 29th at the 2016 World Championships in Boston, United States.
The duo placed 23rd at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, and 29th at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.
Following the 2016–2017 season, Jakušina/Nevskiy decided to be coached by Alexander Zhulin in Moscow.[1]
Programs
editWith Nevskiy
edit| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2017–2018 [1] |
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| 2016–2017 [6] |
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| 2015–2016 [7] |
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| 2014–2015 [5] |
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With Grishin
edit| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2013–2014 |
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| 2012–2013 [3] |
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| 2011–2012 [2] |
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Competitive highlights
editCS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Nevskiy
edit| International[8] | ||||
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| Event | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| World Champ. | 29th | 29th | 29th | |
| European Champ. | 26th | 22nd | 23rd | |
| CS Denkova-Staviski | 6th | |||
| CS Mordovian | 11th | |||
| CS Nebelhorn | 13th | |||
| CS Ondrej Nepela | 11th | 10th | ||
| CS Tallinn Trophy | 10th | 6th | ||
| CS Volvo Open Cup | 5th | |||
| Ice Star | 6th | |||
| Tallinn Trophy | 3rd | |||
| Volvo Open Cup | 2nd | 4th | ||
| National[8] | ||||
| Latvian Champ. | 1st | |||
With Grishin
edit| International[9][10] | |||
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| Event | 11–12 (AG) |
12–13 (AG) |
13–14 (AG) |
| World Junior Champ. | 28th | ||
| JGP Austria | 13th | ||
| JGP Estonia | 16th | 12th | |
| JGP Latvia | 17th | 10th | |
| Ice Star | 9th J | ||
| Istanbul Cup | 7th J | ||
| Toruń Cup | 8th J | ||
| Volvo Open Cup | 6th J | ||
| NRW Trophy | |||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Olga JAKUSHINA / Andrey NEVSKIY: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Olga JAKUSHINA / Aleksandrs GRISHINS: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Olga JAKUSHINA / Aleksandrs GRISHINS: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Olga JAKUSHINA / Aleksandrs GRISHINS: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Olga JAKUSHINA / Andrey NEVSKIY: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Olga JAKUSHINA / Andrey NEVSKIY: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Olga JAKUSHINA / Andrey NEVSKIY: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Competition Results: Olga JAKUSHINA / Andrey NEVSKIY". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Competition Results: Olga JAKUSHINA / Aleksandrs GRISHINS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017.
- ^ "Olga Jakushina & Igor Ogay". tracings.net.