Nika Osipova

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Nika Osipova
Full nameNika Kirillovna Osipova
Native nameНика Кирилловна Осипова
Born (2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 (age 23)
St. Petersburg, Russia
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Netherlands
CoachDmitry Kaplun, Aljona Savchenko
Began skating2005

Nika Kirillovna Osipova (

pair skater. Competing for the Netherlands with Dmitry Epstein, she is a two time Dutch national champion (2021, 2023). They made their competitive debut in February 2021.[1][2]

Osipova formerly represented Russia with Aleksandr Galliamov as a junior during the 2016–2017 skating season. Together, they won the Volvo Open Cup in November 2016.[3]

Career

2020–2021 season: Partnership with Epstein

After a good start on the first day at the 2021 International Challenge Cup to qualify for the 2021 World Championships,[2] they didn't qualify due to a fall the next day.[4]

Programs

With Epstein

Season Short program Free skating
2022–2023
[5]
2021–2022

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

With Epstein for the Netherlands

International[6]
Event 20–21 21–22 22–23
Worlds 20th
Europeans 8th
GP
Finland
6th
CS Finlandia Trophy 15th WD
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 9th
CS Golden Spin WD 4th
Bavarian Open 3rd
Challenge Cup 6th 3rd 3rd
Ice Challenge 2nd
Lombardia 4th
NRW Trophy 2nd
National[6]
Netherlands 1st 2nd 1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled

With Galliamov for Russia

International[3]
Event 2016–17
Volvo Open Cup 1st J
National[3]
Russian Jr. Champ. 9th
Russian Cup Final 3rd J
J = Junior level

References

  1. ^ "Epstein en Osipova: 'Nika dwingt mij om met peper in de reet te schaatsen'". Schaatsen.nl.
  2. ^ a b "Eerste WK-limiet is binnen voor Osipova en Epstein". Schaatsen.nl.
  3. ^ a b c "Competition Results". www.isuresults.com.
  4. ^ "Na spannende strijd behouden Danilova en Tsiba hun WK-ticket". Schaatsen.nl.
  5. ^ "Nika OSIPOVA / Dmitry EPSTEIN: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Competition Results: Nika OSIPOVA / Dmitry EPSTEIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022.

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