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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Maximovich and the family name is Starostin.

Nikita Starostin
Starostin at the 2024 World Championships
Full nameNikita Maximovich Starostin
Native nameНикита Максимович Старостин (Russian)
Born (2002-06-13) June 13, 2002 (age 22)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
HometownPressath, Germany & Antwerp, Belgium
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
Country Germany (since 2018)
 Russia (2016–17)
DisciplineMen's singles
CoachAdam Solya
Jorik Hendrickx
Marina Shirshova
Skating clubERC Westfalen
Began skating2009
Medal record
Representing  Germany
German Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Oberstdorf Singles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Berlin Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Neuss Singles

Nikita Maximovich Starostin (Russian: Никита Максимович Старостин; born June 13, 2002) is a Russian-German figure skater, who represents Germany internationally.

Personal life

Starostin was born on June 13, 2002, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[1] Prior to becoming a figure skater, Starostin also participated in swimming and football as a child. Starostin's stepfather is German, which factored into his decision to represent Germany. His figure skating idols are Deniss Vasiljevs and Shoma Uno.[2]

Career

Early career

Starostin began figure skating in 2009 after being encouraged by his mother, a former figure skater, to give it a try. According to Starostin, it was difficult for him to initially find someone to coach him in Russia due to him only having started skating at seven years old. Eventually though, Starostin was able to train in a group coached by Alexei Mishin and soon, Svetlana Knorr became his coach.

Representing Russia, he won the bronze medal on the junior level at the 2016 Tallinn Trophy.

In 2018, Starostin would ultimately decide to represent Germany.[3][2]

2018–19 season

Starostin at the 2019 World Junior Championships

Prior to the season, Starostin moved to Valmiera, Latvia to be coached by Julia Kulibanova. He would begin his season by winning gold at the 2018 NRW Trophy. He made his international debut on the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix series, placing twelfth at 2018 JGP Slovenia. He then won bronze at both the 2018 Alpen Trophy and the 2018 Tallinn Trophy.[4]

At the 2019 German Junior Championships, Starostin placed seventh. Starostin went on to finish fourth at the 2019 Mentor Toruń Cup and fifth at the 2019 Bavarian Open.[4]

He ended his season with a twenty-fourth place finish at the 2019 Junior World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.[4]

2019–20 season

Starostin started his season with a sixteenth-place finish at the 2019 JGP Russia. He went on to win the 2019 Santa Claus Cup.[4]

At the 2020 German Junior Championships, Starostin won the silver medal. He closed the season with a fifth-place finish at the 2020 Bavarian Open.[4]

Following the season, Starostin left coach, Julia Kulibanova, and began working with Adam Solya in Eindhoven, Netherlands. In 2023, Starostin said that he credits Solya for having always believed in him, stating, "He saw a talent in me that others didn't. We started working together and I decided to move to live in Europe. It turned out to be the right idea – I felt that I had no future in Russia. People didn't believe that I could do more People didn't believe that I could do more. And Adam knows that I can do more."[2]

2020–21 season

Starostin was unable to compete internationally this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021–22 season

Prior to the season, Starostin relocated to Belgium to train and in addition to Adam Solya, Jorik Hendrickx became one of his coaches.[2] He began the season with twelfth-place finishes at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy and the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy. He went on to finish eighth at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria and win bronze at the 2021 NRW Trophy.[4]

At the 2022 German Championships, Starostin won the bronze medal behind Paul Fentz and Kai Jagoda. He was ultimately selected to compete at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia and the 2022 World Championships in Montpellier, France.[4]

Starostin then competed at the 2022 International Challenge Cup, placing seventh. At the European Championships, Starostin placed thirteenth after placing fourteenth in the short program and twelfth in the free skate. Debuting at the World Championships, Starostin placed twenty-third in the short program and twenty-second in the free skate, finishing twenty-second overall.[4]

2022–23 season

Starostin began the season with three assignments on the Challenger series, finishing ninth at the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, fifteenth at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy, and winning the bronze medal at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge. He later won gold at the 2022 NRW Trophy, and placed sixth at the 2022 Santa Claus Cup.[4]

At the 2023 German Championships, Starostin won his first national title. He went on to compete at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland where he placed tenth in the short program and seventeenth in the free skate, finishing in fifteenth place overall.[4]

At the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Starostin finished in nineteenth place overall after placing sixteenth in the short program and nineteenth in the free skate.[4]

2023–24 season

Starostin started the season by finishing sixth at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy. In his second Challenger appearance, he was ninth at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy. He then made a third Challenger appearance, coming seventh at the 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge.[4] Starostin was invited to make his Grand Prix debut at the 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo, placing seventh.[5]

He went on to win silver at the 2024 German Championships behind Kai Jagoda. Selected to compete at the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania, Starostin finished thirteenth. He went on to compete at the 2024 Challenge Cup, where he placed fourth.[4]

At the 2024 World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Starostin placed thirty-second in the short program, failing to advance to the free skate.[4]

2024–25 season

Beginning his season by competing on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, Starostin finished sixteenth finish at the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy before winning bronze at the 2024 CS Budapest Trophy.[4]

Programs

Season Short program Free skate Exhibition Ref.
2018–19 — [3]
2019–20
  • I'm No Angel
    by ERA
    choreo. by Adam Solya
  • Tango
    choreo. by Adam Solya
 [6]
2021–22 [7]
2022–23 [1]
2023–24
— [8][9]
2024–25
  • Disco Inferno
 [10]

Competitive highlights

Single skating (for Germany)

Competition placements at senior level [11]
Season 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
World Championships 22nd 19th 32nd
European Championships 13th 15th 13th
German Championships 3rd 1st 2nd
GP Finland 7th
CS Budapest Trophy 3rd
CS Denis Ten Memorial 7th
CS Finlandia Trophy 12th 15th 9th
CS Ice Challenge 8th 3rd
CS Lombardia Trophy 12th 6th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 9th 16th
CS Tallinn Trophy TBD
Challenge Cup 7th 4th
NRW Trophy 3rd 1st
Santa Claus Cup 6th
Competition placements at junior level [11]
Season 2018–19 2019–20
World Junior Championships 24th
German Championships 7th 2nd
JGP Russia 16th
JGP Slovenia 12th
Alpen Trophy 3rd
Bavarian Open 5th 5th
NRW Trophy 1st
Santa Claus Cup 1st
Tallinn Trophy 3rd
Mentor Cup 4th

Single skating (for Russia)

Competition placements at junior level [12]
Season 2016–17
Tallinn Trophy 3rd

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [13]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 217.87 2023 World Championships
Short program TSS 75.78 2021 CS Cup of Austria
TES 42.58 2021 CS Cup of Austria
PCS 36.46 2023 World Championships
Free skating TSS 145.08 2022 CS Ice Challenge
TES 74.65 2022 CS Ice Challenge
PCS 73.73 2023 World Championships

Senior level

Results in the 2021–22 season [11]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 10–12, 2021 Italy 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy 6 69.02 14 118.72 12 187.74
Oct 7–10, 2021 Finland 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy 8 70.20 13 135.40 12 205.60
Nov 4–7, 2021 Germany 2021 NRW Trophy 3 67.79 5 112.65 3 180.44
Nov 11–14, 2021 Austria 2021 CS Cup of Austria 4 75.78 10 133.18 8 208.96
Dec 9–11, 2021 Germany 2022 German Championships 4 57.65 2 121.29 3 178.94
Jan 10–16, 2022 Estonia 2022 European Championships 14 72.12 12 142.28 13 214.40
Feb 24–27, 2022 Netherlands 2022 International Challenge Cup 9 66.61 6 130.79 7 197.40
Mar 21–27, 2022 France 2022 World Championships 23 73.79 22 131.93 22 205.72
Results in the 2022–23 season [11]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 21–24, 2022 Germany 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 12 61.91 10 123.05 9 184.96
Oct 4–9, 2022 Finland 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy 14 63.03 15 116.60 15 179.63
Nov 9–13, 2022 Austria 2022 CS Ice Challenge 4 71.96 3 145.08 3 217.04
Nov 24–27, 2022 Germany 2022 NRW Trophy 1 79.95 1 133.13 1 213.08
Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022 Hungary 2022 Santa Claus Cup 8 59.19 5 124.27 6 183.46
Jan 5–7, 2023 Germany 2023 German Championships 2 70.26 1 156.43 1 226.69
Jan 25–29, 2023 Finland 2023 European Championships 10 74.70 17 123.27 15 197.97
Mar 22–26, 2023 Japan 2023 World Championships 16 75.53 19 142.34 19 217.87
Results in the 2023–24 season [11]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 8–10, 2023 Italy 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy 5 69.30 6 129.02 6 198.32
Oct 4–8, 2023 Finland 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy 15 64.40 7 140.97 9 205.37
Nov 2–5, 2023 Kazakhstan 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 7 69.37 7 135.72 7 205.09
Nov 17–19, 2023 Finland 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo 8 71.99 9 129.16 7 201.15
Dec 14–16, 2023 Germany 2024 German Championships 2 65.61 2 133.33 2 198.94
Jan 10–14, 2024 Lithuania 2024 European Championships 14 71.99 14 139.86 13 211.85
Feb 22–25, 2024 Netherlands 2024 International Challenge Cup 4 76.81 5 143.57 4 220.38
Mar 18–24, 2024 Canada 2024 World Championships 32 67.34 – – 32 67.34
Results in the 2024–25 season [11]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 11–13, 2024 Hungary 2024 CS Budapest Trophy 6 62.76 3 136.32 3 199.08

Junior level

Results in the 2016–17 season [12]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 22–27, 2016 Estonia 2016 Tallinn Trophy 4 48.52 4 93.64 3 142.16
Results in the 2018–19 season [11]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 10–12, 2018 Germany 2018 NRW Trophy 1 54.32 1 109.07 1 163.39
Oct 3–6, 2018 Slovenia 2018 JGP Slovenia 10 58.24 14 100.74 12 158.98
Nov 11–18, 2018 Austria 2018 Alpen Trophy 2 59.53 3 101.42 3 160.95
Nov 26 – Dec 2, 2018 Estonia 2018 Tallinn Trophy 4 60.77 3 111.60 3 172.37
Dec 7–9, 2018 Germany 2019 German Championships (Junior) 5 46.57 6 85.08 7 131.65
Jan 8–13, 2019 Poland 2019 Mentor Cup 1 58.48 4 99.35 4 157.83
Feb 5–10, 2019 Germany 2019 Bavarian Open 4 55.17 6 96.21 5 151.38
Mar 4–10, 2019 Croatia 2019 World Junior Championships 22 61.61 24 90.39 24 152.00
Results in the 2019–20 season [11]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 11–14, 2019 Russia 2019 JGP Russia 13 54.86 16 88.97 16 143.83
Dec 2–8, 2019 Hungary 2019 Santa Claus Cup 1 58.90 1 103.61 1 162.51
Jan 1–3, 2020 Germany 2020 German Championships (Junior) 2 58.73 2 99.13 2 157.86
Feb 3–9, 2020 Germany 2020 Bavarian Open 4 67.22 6 110.61 5 177.83

References

  1. ^ a b "Nikita Starostin: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d ""Четверными Трусовой можно любоваться. Она как струна!" Чемпион Германии Старостин — о смене спортивного гражданства и связях с Россией". Sports.Ru. Sports.Ru. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Nikita Starostin: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Competition Results: Nikita Starostin". International Skating Union.
  5. ^ Slater, Paula (November 18, 2023). "Kao Miura captures first Grand Prix gold in Espoo". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "Nikita Starostin: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Nikita Starostin: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021.
  8. ^ "Nikita Starostin: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "2023/24 Programs". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "Nikita Starostin: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 20, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h "GER-Nikita Starostin". SkatingScores.com.
  12. ^ a b "RUS-Nikita Starostin". SkatingScores.com.
  13. ^ "Personal Bests Nikita Starostin (GER)". International Skating Union.
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