Arina Ushakova (pair skater)

Arina Andreyevna Ushakova (Russian: Арина Андреевна Ушакова; born 18 December 1989) is a Russian pair skating coach and former competitor. With Sergei Karev, she is the 2005 Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalist and 2007 Winter Universiade bronze medalist. They placed 5th at the 2008 European Championships.

For the ice dancer of the same name, see Arina Ushakova (ice dancer).
Arina Ushakova
Full nameArina Andreyevna Ushakova
Native nameАрина Андреевна Ушакова
Born (1989-12-18) 18 December 1989
Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
CountryRussia
Began skating1994
Retired2008
Medal record
Figure skating: Pairs
Representing  Russia
(with Karev)
Winter Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2007 TurinPairs
Representing  Russia
(with Popov)
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place2003 BledPairs

Personal life

Ushakova was born 18 December 1989 in Perm.[1] She is married to former pair skater Vladislav Zhovnirski, with whom she has a child (born c. 2016).[2]

Career

Ushakova teamed up with Alexander Popov in 2000. After training under Liudmila Kalinina, they moved to the husband-and-wife team of Valentina and Valeri Tiukov, who coached them in Perm.[3] Ushakova/Popov won four medals on the JGP series – one gold, two silver, and one bronze – and qualified twice for the JGP Final. Their partnership ended in 2005.

Ushakova teamed up with Sergei Karev in 2005, moving from Perm to Moscow in order to train with him.[1] Originally coached by Nina Mozer, the pair switched to Natalia Pavlova ahead of the 2007–08 season.[1] Ushakova/Karev won the bronze medal at the 2008 Russian Nationals and were sent to the 2008 European Championships where they finished 5th. In the long program, they had a fall on a lift but were not injured.[4] They split at the end of the season due to Karev's serious illness.[5] After a tryout with Jerome Blanchard,[5] she decided to retire from competition.

Ushakova works as a coach in Moscow. She has coached Arina Cherniavskaia / Antonio Souza-Kordeyru[6] and Albina Sokur / Roman Pleshkov.[7]

Programs

With Karev
Season Short program Free skating
2007–08
[1]
  • Bandits
    (soundtrack)

With Popov
Season Short program Free skating
2004–05
[3]
  • Gypsy Rhapsody

Results

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Karev
International[8]
Event 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08
European Champ.5th
Golden Spin2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy5th
Winter Universiade3rd
International: Junior[8]
JGP Czech Republic8th
JGP Hungary5th
National[7]
Russian Champ.7th4th3rd

With Popov
International: Junior[9]
Event 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05
JGP FinalWD6th
JGP Czech Republic3rd
JGP France2nd
JGP Poland2nd
JGP Slovakia6th
JGP Ukraine1st
EYOF1st
Triglav Trophy4th J1st J
National[7]
Russian Champ.9th
Russian Jr. Champ.8th4th4th4th
J: Junior level; WD: Withdrew

References
  1. "Arina USHAKOVA / Sergei KAREV: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008.
  2. Ermolina, Olga (12 August 2016). "Максим Траньков: "Сейчас мы немного отпустили ситуацию и пытаемся жить как обычные люди"" [Maxim Trankov: Living as ordinary people] (in Russian). Figure Skating Federation of Russia.
  3. "Arina USHAKOVA / Alexander POPOV: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 November 2005.
  4. Наталья Павлова: девушка в моей паре - нервная [Natalia Pavlova: The girl in my pair was nervous]. Ves Sport (allsportinfo.ru) (in Russian). 24 January 2008.
  5. Alexeyev, Oleg; Simonenko, Andrei (25 October 2008). Тарасова вернулась. Ждем Плющенко? (in Russian). Sovetsky Sport. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018.
  6. "Arina CHERNIAVSKAIA / Antonino SOUZA-KORDYERU". International Skating Union. 30 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-05-20.
  7. Ушакова Арина Андреевна [Ushakova Arina Andreyevna] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
  8. "Competition Results: Arina USHAKOVA / Sergei KAREV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012.
  9. "Arina USHAKOVA / Alexander POPOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016.
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