Alina Butaeva

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Alina Butaeva
Butaeva receives her bronze medal at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.
Full nameAlina Dmitrievna Butaeva
Native nameალინა ბუთაევა (Georgian)
Алина Дмитриевна Бутаева (Russian)
Born (2005-12-09) 9 December 2005 (age 18)
Kazan, Russia
HometownPerm, Russia
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Georgia
CoachPavel Sliusarenko, Alexei Menshikov
Skating clubPerm Krai Sports Center
Began skating2008
Medal record
Representing  Georgia
Figure skating: Pairs
Winter Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Lausanne Pairs
Representing Mixed-NOCs
Winter Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2020 Lausanne Team

Alina Butaeva (

pair skater. With her former partner, Luka Berulava, she won two medals at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
− bronze in pairs and gold in the team event.

Personal life

Butaeva was born on 9 December 2005 in Kazan, Russia.[1][2] She resides in Perm.[1]

Career

Early years

Butaeva began learning how to skate as a three-year-old, in 2008.

single skater, coached by Ksenia Ivanova in Kazan.[3] Butaeva teamed up with Luka Berulava prior to the 2019–20 season to compete in pair skating for Georgia. The pair decided to train in Perm, coached by Pavel Sliusarenko and Alexei Menshikov.[1]

2019–20 season: International junior debut

Butaeva/Berulava made their debut for Georgia in September 2019, placing eighth at an ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event in Poland[4] and then sixth at JGP Croatia.[5] Their results earned a spot for Georgia in the pairs' event at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.[6] In November, they took bronze in the junior pairs' category at the Volvo Open Cup in Riga, Latvia.[7] In December, they won the junior event at the Golden Spin of Zagreb.[8]

In January 2020, Butaeva/Berulava competed at the

Ksenia Sinitsyna from Russia, and ice dancers Utana Yoshida / Shingo Nishiyama from Japan.[12] Butaeva/Berulava finished the season at the 2020 World Junior Championships, where they placed seventh.[13]

End of Partnership

Butaeva / Beruleva did not compete during the 2020 - 21 season and in the 2021 - 2022 season, Beruelva was competing with a new partner, indicating the two had split.[14]

Programs

(with Berulava)

Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
[1]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Berulava

International: Junior[8]
Event 2019–20
Junior Worlds 7th
Youth Olympics
 3rd
JGP Croatia 6th
JGP Poland 8th
Volvo Open Cup 3rd
Golden Spin 1st
Team events1
Youth Olympics
 1st T
3rd P
1 Medals awarded for team results only.
T = Team result; P = Personal result.
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

With Berulava

Junior results

2019–2020 season
Date Event SP FS Total
2–8 March 2020 2020 World Junior Championships 7
55.96 		8
97.21 		7
153.17
10–15 January 2020 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Team - 3
100.70 		1T/3P
10–15 January 2020 2020 Winter Youth Olympics 3
59.14 		3
98.15 		3
157.29
4–7 December 2019 2019 Golden Spin 3
51.32 		1
91.22 		1
142.54
5–10 November 2019 2019 Volvo Open Cup 3
55.92 		3
100.62 		3
156.54
25–28 September 2019 2019 JGP Croatia 6
51.27 		5
90.78 		6
142.05
18–21 September 2019 2019 JGP Poland 8
45.29 		9
80.73 		8
126.02

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Alina BUTAEVA / Luka BERULAVA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020.
  2. ^ "BUTAEVA Alina". lausanne2020.sport. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Алина Дмитриевна Бутаева". fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Junior Pairs". International Skating Union. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Junior Pairs". International Skating Union. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  6. ^ "ალინა ბუტაევამ და ლუკა ბერულავამ 2020 წლის ზამთრის ახალგაზრდული ოლიმპიური თამაშების ლიცენზია მოიპოვეს" [Alina Butaeva and Luka Berulava Obtained License for Youth 2020 Winter Olympics] (in Georgian). The Recorder. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Volvo Open Cup 40 th". www.kristalice.lv. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Competition Results: Alina BUTAEVA / Luka BERULAVA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Georgian figure skating couple wins bronze at Winter Youth Olympics". agenda.ge. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  10. ^ Bilikhodze, Elene (10 January 2020). "ალინა ბუტაევასა და ლუკა ბერულავას წყვილმა მოკლე პროგრამა მესამე ადგილზე დაასრულა" [A Pair of Alina Butaeva and Luka Berulava Finished Third in the Short Program]. 1tv.ge (in Georgian). First Channel. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  11. ^ "ისტორიაში პირველად, საქართველომ ზამთრის ახალგაზრდულ ოლიმპიურ თამაშებზე მედალი მოიპოვა" [For the first time in its history, Georgia has won a medal at the Winter Youth Olympic Games]. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  12. ^ "ოლიმპიური ოქრო ლოზანიდან" [Olympic gold from Lausanne]. lelo.ge (in Georgian). 16 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  13. ^ Slater, Paula (March 5, 2020). "Panfilova and Rylov claim Pairs' title at Junior Worlds". Golden Skate.
  14. ^ "ISU JGP Kosice - Junior Pairs Entries". ISU. August 3, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-01.

External links

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