Liubov Nikitina

Lyubov Igorevna Nikitina (Russian: Любовь Игоревна Никитина; born 21 January 1999) is a Russian freestyle skier who competes internationally.

Lyubov Nikitina
Country Russia
Full nameLyubov Igorevna Nikitina
Born (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999
Yaroslavl, Russia
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
World Cup career
Individual wins0
Indiv. podiums2
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing  Russian Ski Federation
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 AlmatyMixed team aerials
Bronze medal – third place2021 AlmatyAerials
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 UtahAerials
Bronze medal – third place2019 UtahMixed team aerials
Winter Universiade
Silver medal – second place2019 KrasnoyarskAerials
Bronze medal – third place2019 KrasnoyarskMixed team aerials
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Chiesa in ValmalencoАerials
Gold medal – first place2018 MinskАerials
Bronze medal – third place2014 Chiesa in ValmalencoАerials
Bronze medal – third place2016 MinskАerials

She participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics[1] and the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2019, winning a medal.[2]

Her brother Stanislav Nikitin is also a freestyle skier.[3]

World Cup podiums

[4]

Individual podiums
  • 0 wins
  • 3 podiums
Season Date Location Place
2016–1717 December 2017China Beida Lake, China3rd
2020–2116 January 2021Russia Yaroslavl, Russia3rd
3 March 2021Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan2nd

Team podiums
  • 2 wins
  • 3 podiums
Season Date Location Place Teammate(s)
2016–1718 December 2016China Beida Lake, China1stAlexandra Orlova
Maxim Burov
2017–1817 December 2017China Beijing/Secret Garden, China3rdMaxim Burov
Ilya Burov
2019–2022 December 2019China Shimao Lotus Mountain, China1stMaxim Burov
Pavel Krotov

References
  1. "Athlete profile – Liubov Nikitina". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. Aerials results
  3. Станислав и Любовь Никитины – чемпионы России в лыжной акробатике
  4. "Freestyle Skiing – sport_hp-ss – Athlete: Liubov NIKITINA". FIS-SKI. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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