Jekaterina Nekrassova
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jekaterina Nekrassova |
| Other names | Ekaterina Nekrassova |
| Born | 21 June 1981 |
| Home town | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Estonia |
| Partner | Valdis Mintals (1995–98) |
| Retired | 1998 |
Jekaterina Nekrassova (born June 21, 1981) is a retired Estonian pair skater. With partner Valdis Mintals, she is a two-time Estonian national champion.
Biography
Nekrassova was born on 21 June 1981. She began competing as a pair skater in 1995 after teaming up with Valdis Mintals. In addition to winning two national titles at the Estonian Championships, the pair also competed at multiple World Figure Skating Championships, the European Figure Skating Championships, and the World Junior Figure Skating Championships before their partnership ended in 1998.[1]
Nekrassova retired that same year and went on to finish high school and studied to be an English translator in college. In 1999, Nekrassova began working as a coach at Anna Levandi Figure Skating Club in Tallinn.[2][3]
In 2010, she married Tallinn Polytechnic University alumni, Vitali, who adopted Nekrassova's last name upon marrying.[4][5] The couple have two children.[6] Their daughter, Sofia, is a competitive women's singles skater.[7]
As a coach, Nekrassova's students have included:
- Vladislav Churakov[8]
- Arlet Levandi[9]
- Sofia Nekrassova[7]
- Ilya Nesterov[10]
- Jekaterina Rudneva[11]
- Maria Sergejeva / Ilja Glebov[12]
- Natalia Zabiiako / Sergei Mukhin[13]
In addition, she is fluent in Estonian, English, Russian, and German.[3][14]
Results
(with Mintals)
| Results[15][1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| International | |||
| Event | 1995–1996 | 1996–1997 | 1997–1998 |
| World Championships | 22nd | 20th | 23rd |
| European Championships | 17th | 15th | 13th |
| Intern. St. Gervais | 9th | ||
| Karl Schäfer Memorial | 7th | ||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 8th | ||
| International: Junior | |||
| Junior Worlds | 18th | 14th | |
| Blue Swords | 14th | ||
| National | |||
| Estonian Championships | 1st | 1st | |
References
- ^ a b "Jekaterina Nekrassova & Valdis Mintals". Pairs on Ice. Archived from the original on 1 December 2007.
- ^ "Treener Jekaterina Nekrassova: jää oli siis nii valge!". Sport Postimees. Sport Postimees. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ a b "EKATERINA NEKRASSOVA". Uisuklubi. Uisuklubi. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Nekrassova veedab uiskudel 60 tundi nädalas!". Kroonika. Kroonika. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ Nekrassov, Vitali. "Vitali Nekrassov". Facebook. Facebook. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ Nekrassova, Sofia. "Thank you all for this wonderful year. Next year, we'll be even stronger and even better💗🙏". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Sofia NEKRASSOVA". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Vladislav CHURAKOV: 2025/2026". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ "Arlet Levandi: 2025/2026". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 July 2025.
- ^ "Ilya NESTEROV: 2025/2026". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "Jekaterina RUDNEVA: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ Sergejeva / Glebov at the International Skating Union
- ^ "Meet figure skater Natalia Zabiiako, the girlfriend of tennis player Daria Kasatkina". Telecomasia. Telecomasia. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Welcome". Team Mayer Virtanen. Team Mayer Virtanen. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Viktoria SHKLOVER / Valdis MINTALS: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2001.
- Skatabase: 1990s World Junior Championships
- Skatabase: 1990s European Championships
- Skatabase: 1990s World Championships