Nikol Gosviani

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Nikol Gosviani
Full nameNikol Romanovna Gosviani
Native nameНиколь Романовна Госвияни
Born (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 27)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in)
Figure skating career
CountryItaly Italy
Began skating1999

Nikol Romanovna Gosviani (

figure skater. She placed sixth at the 2013 European Championships
.

Personal life

Nikol Gosviani was born 9 September 1996 in Saint Petersburg.[1] She studied music.[2] She married Italian pair skater Leo Luca Sforza in June 2016.[3]

Career

Gosviani was coached by Natalia Golubeva until 2009 when she switched to Alexei Urmanov, the 1994 Olympic champion.[4] She finished seventh in her only Junior Grand Prix event, the 2010 JGP Japan.

In the 2012–13 season, Gosviani was the third alternate for a place at the senior

Toruń Cup, where she won gold in the junior ladies' event. Gosviani made her senior international debut at the 2013 European Championships
. She was twelfth in the short, fifth in the free, and sixth overall.

In the 2013–14 season, Gosviani's first international event was the

Ondrej Nepela Memorial in October. She won the short program and placed second in the free to win the silver medal overall behind Haruka Imai of Japan.[5] Gosviani was assigned to the 2013 Cup of China after Polina Korobeynikova withdrew.[6] She placed fifth at the event, which was her senior Grand Prix debut.[7] She finished eighth at the 2013 Rostelecom Cup and ninth at the 2014 Russian Championships. In July 2014, she decided to train in Moscow.[8] Soon after, she tore ligaments in her ankle, causing her to miss the entire 2014–15 season.[9]

In December 2015, Gosviani placed fourth at the Italian Championships.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2013–2014
[1]
  • Prelude G-moll, op. 23 No. 5
    by
    Sergei Rachmaninov
2012–2013
[10]
2010–2011

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

For Italy

International
Event 2015–16 2016–17
International Cup of Nice
WD
National[11]
Italian Championships 4th WD
WD = Withdrew

For Russia

International[11]
Event 07–08 10–11 12–13 13–14 14–15
Europeans 6th
GP Cup of China 5th
GP NHK Trophy WD
GP Rostelecom Cup 8th WD
Golden Bear 1st
Nepela Trophy
2nd
Triglav Trophy 1st
International: Junior or novice[11]
JGP Japan 7th
Cup of Nice
3rd N 3rd J
Toruń Cup
1st J
National[12]
Russian Champ. 6th 9th
WD: Withdrew
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. ^ a b "Nikol GOSVIANI: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014.
  2. ^ Volkova, Mila (3 February 2013). Урманов: Николь сделала большой шаг вперёд [ru: Urmanov: Nikol has taken a big step forward]. championat.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 7 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Giulia FORESTI / Leo Luca SFORZA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 September 2016.
  4. ^ Алексей Урманов: самый большой плюс в женском катании – это красота [Alexei Urmanov interview]. team-russia2014.ru (in Russian). 9 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2012.
  5. ^ "21st Ondrej Nepela Trophy - Ladies". Slovak Skating. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  6. ^ Николь Госвияни заменит Полину Коробейникову на этапе Гран-при в Китае [ru: Nikol Gosviani will replace Polina Korobeynikova at the Grand Prix in China]. team-russia2014.ru (in Russian). 25 October 2013.
  7. ^ Николь Госвияни: после проката произвольной программы я поняла, что мне обязательно нужно реабилитироваться за это выступление! [ru: Nikol Gosviani: After the free skate I realized I need to rehabilitate myself for this performance!]. team-russia2014.ru (in Russian). 2 November 2013.
  8. ^ Vaytsekhovskaya, Elena (24 July 2014). Николь Госвияни: "Вот вернется из Японии Сотникова…" [ru: Nikol Gosviani interview]. Sport Express (in Russian).
  9. ^ Petaikina, Ekaterina (23 May 2015). "Николь Госвияни: не может быть и речи, что я не вернусь в спорт!" Nikol Gosviani: It's untrue that I'm retiring. team-russia2014.ru (in Russian).
  10. ^ "Nikol GOSVIANI: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Nikol GOSVIANI". International Skating Union.
  12. ^ "Госвияни Николь Романовна" Nikol Romanovna Gosviani. fskate.ru (in Russian).

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