Olga Jakušina

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
Other namesJakushina/Yakushina
Born (1997-05-26) 26 May 1997
Jelgava, Latvia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
CountryLatvia
PartnerAndrey Nevskiy
CoachAlexander Zhulin
Skating clubKristal Ice FSC
Began skating2001

Career

Early years

Jakušina 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

Around 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

In 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

With Nevskiy
Season Short dance Free dance
2017–2018
[1]
  • Cha-cha: Faded
  • Rhumba: Latino Rhumba
    by Feminem feat. Alex
  • Samba: Music
    choreo. by Sergei Petukhov
  • Summertime
    by Al Jarrean
  • Just a Gigolo
    by Louis Prima
    choreo. by Sergei Petukhov
2016–2017
[6]
2015–2016
[7]
  • Alexander
    by Vangelis
    choreo. by Elena Kustarova
2014–2015
[5]
  • Flamenco
  • Paso doble
    choreo. by Elena Kustarova
  • Jazz medley
    choreo. by Elena Kustarova

With Grishin
Season Short dance Free dance
2013–2014
  • Ramalama Bang Bang
    by Róisín Murphy
  • Traversy
  • Ramalama Bang Bang
    by Róisín Murphy
2012–2013
[3]
  • Ramalama Bang Bang
    by Róisín Murphy
  • Traversy
  • Ramalama Bang Bang
    by Róisín Murphy
    choreo. by Sergei Petukhov
2011–2012
[2]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Nevskiy
International[8]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
World Champ.29th29th29th
European Champ.26th22nd23rd
CS Denkova-Staviski6th
CS Mordovian11th
CS Nebelhorn13th
CS Ondrej Nepela11th10th
CS Tallinn Trophy10th6th
CS Volvo Open Cup5th
Ice Star6th
Tallinn Trophy3rd
Volvo Open Cup2nd4th
National[8]
Latvian Champ.1st

With Ahai and Grishin
International[9][10]
Event 07–08
(IA)		 08–09
(IA)		 11–12
(AG)		 12–13
(AG)		 13–14
(AG)
World Junior Champ.28th
JGP Austria13th
JGP Estonia16th12th
JGP Latvia17th10th
Ice Star9th J
Istanbul Cup7th J
Toruń Cup8th J
Volvo Open Cup6th J
NRW Trophy10th N
National[10]
Latvian Champ.2nd N1st N
IA = Ihar Ahai; AG = Aleksandr Grishin
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References
  1. "Olga JAKUSHINA / Andrey NEVSKIY: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017.
  2. "Olga JAKUSHINA / Aleksandrs GRISHINS: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Olga JAKUSHINA / Aleksandrs GRISHINS: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Olga JAKUSHINA / Aleksandrs GRISHINS: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
  5. "Olga JAKUSHINA / Andrey NEVSKIY: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. "Olga JAKUSHINA / Andrey NEVSKIY: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. "Olga JAKUSHINA / Andrey NEVSKIY: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. "Competition Results: Olga JAKUSHINA / Andrey NEVSKIY". International Skating Union.
  9. "Competition Results: Olga JAKUSHINA / Aleksandrs GRISHINS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017.
  10. "Olga Jakushina & Igor Ogay". tracings.net.
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