Luka Berulava

Luka Berulava
Luka Berulava at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Personal information
Native name
ლუკა ბერულავა
Born (2002-11-27) 27 November 2002
Moscow, Russia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country Georgia
DisciplinePair skating
PartnerAnastasiia Metelkina
(since 2023)
Karina Safina (2021–22)
Alina Butaeva (2019–20)
CoachPavel Sliusarenko
Egor Zukroev
Began skating2005
Medal record
Event
Olympic Games 0 1 0
European Championships 1 1 1
Grand Prix Final 0 0 1
Winter Youth Olympics 1 0 1
World Junior Championships 3 0 0
Junior Grand Prix Final 1 0 0
Medal list
Olympic Games
2026 Milano Cortina Pairs
European Championships
2026 Sheffield Pairs
2024 Kaunas Pairs
2025 Tallinn Pairs
Grand Prix Final
2024–25 Grenoble Pairs
Winter Youth Olympics
2020 Lausanne Team
2020 Lausanne Pairs
World Junior Championships
2022 Tallinn Pairs
2024 Taipei Pairs
2025 Debrecen Pairs
Junior Grand Prix Final
2023–24 Beijing Pairs

Luka Berulava (Georgian: ლუკა ბერულავა; born 27 November 2002) is a Georgian pair skater. With current partner Anastasia Metelkina, he is an Olympic silver medalist (2026), European champion (2026), two-time European Championship medalist (2024, 2025), 2024–25 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, a three-time Grand Prix medalist, and a four-time Challenger Series medalist. On the junior level, the pair are two-time World Junior champions (2024, 2025), the 2023–24 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix gold medalists.

He and Metelkina are the first Georgian athletes to ever win a medal at a Winter Olympic Games.

Berulava first emerged on the international scene to represent Georgia at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, where he and his partner Alina Butaeva won two medals − bronze in pairs and gold in the team event. He then formed a new partnership with Karina Safina. Safina/Berulava were the first Georgian pair medalists on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, and the first Georgians to win a World Junior title in any discipline when they won gold in 2022.[1] At the senior level they won a bronze medal at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, achieved notable fourth-place finishes at both the 2022 World Championships and the 2022 European Championships, and represented Georgia at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Berulava was born on 27 November 2002 in Moscow, Russia into a Georgian family.[2][3] Berulava stated that “I was born in Moscow because my family had to leave Georgia during the war, but we always spoke Georgian at home. It’s my first language.”[4][5]

He is the godfather of fellow Georgian skater, Nika Egadze.[6]

Career

Berulava began learning to skate in 2005.[2] In 2019, he teamed up with Alina Butaeva to compete in pair skating. The pair decided to train in Perm, coached by Pavel Sliusarenko and Alexei Menshikov.[2] Despite training at facilities in Russia, at international competitions Berulava has only ever represented Georgia. Berulava has stated that he dreamed of competing for Georgia since he was a child and immediately accepted when the Georgian Figure Skating Federation made him an offer.[7]

2019–20 season: Debut of Butaeva/Berulava, Youth Olympics medals

The two made their debut for Georgia in September 2019, placing eighth at an ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event in Poland[8] and then sixth at JGP Croatia.[9] Their results earned a spot for Georgia in the pairs' event at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.[10] In November, they took bronze in the junior pairs' category at the Volvo Open Cup in Riga, Latvia.[11] In December, they won the junior event at the Golden Spin of Zagreb.[12]

In January 2020, the pair competed at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland. They finished third in the short program behind two pairs from Russia,[13] then did likewise in the free skating program. Their combined score put them in third place with a bronze medal.[14] This was Georgia's first medal in the Winter Youth Olympic Games, and their tenth medal in the Youth Olympic Games overall.[15] The pair also received a gold medal for their participation in the team event as part of Team Courage, alongside Arlet Levandi from Estonia, Ksenia Sinitsyna from Russia, and ice dancers Yoshida/Nishiyama from Japan.[16] Butaeva/Berulava finished the season at the 2020 World Junior Championships, where they placed seventh.[17]

2021–22 season: Debut of Safina/Berulava, 2022 Winter Olympics, and World Junior champions

After the end of his partnership with Butaeva, Berulava formed a new partnership with Russian pair skater Karina Safina. With international junior competition resuming following the COVID-19 pandemic causing the 2020–21 junior season to be cancelled, Safina/Berulava made their Junior Grand Prix debut at the 2021 JGP Slovakia. they won the silver medal behind gold medal-winning Russian team Mukhortova/Evgenyev, and ahead of third place Russian team Kostiukovich/Briukhanov. Their placement marked Georgia's first Junior Grand Prix medal in pair skating.[1]

Safina/Berulava next made their senior international debut at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy to attempt to qualify a berth for Georgia in the pairs event at the 2022 Winter Olympics. The team set a new personal best to win the short program by a narrow margin over German team Hase/Seegert. They fell to third in the free program after losing their forward inside death spiral and one of their lifts, and ultimately finished third overall to successfully qualify for an Olympic spot in their discipline for Georgia. Berulava remarked afterwards, "we would like to have done it in a better, nicer way."[18] Their performance, along with Georgian ice dance team Kazakova/Reviya's podium placement, also qualified a spot for Georgia in the Olympic team event.

Safina/Berulava returned to the Junior Grand Prix circuit in October for their second assignment, the 2021 JGP Austria in Linz. They placed third in both segments to finish third overall behind Russian teams Khabibullina/Knyazhuk and Mukhortova/Evgenyev. Due to the unique qualification process for the 2021–22 season, the team did not advance to the 2021–22 Junior Grand Prix Final, despite two podium finishes.[19]

In December, Safina/Berulava faced domestic rivals Metelkina/Parkman for the first time in international competition at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. Safina/Berulava set a new personal best to win the short program but fell to eighth in the free program standings after errors on their side-by-side jumping passes and losing their forward inside death spiral. The team placed seventh overall, while Metelkina/Parkman advanced onto the podium and took home the silver medal.[19] Metelkina/Parkman initially received the nod for the Georgian pairs berth at the 2022 European Championships; however, Safina/Berulava replaced them after they withdrew from the event on 9 January. At Europeans, Safina/Berulava placed sixth in the short program after falling on their side-by-side triple Salchows. They delivered a stronger performance in the free skate, albeit still struggling with their side-by-side jumps, to climb to fourth in the segment and fourth overall, the best of the non-Russian competitors.[20]

The day after the pairs free skate at the European Championships, Safina/Berulava were officially named to the Georgian team for the 2022 Winter Olympics by the Georgian Figure Skating Federation.[21] Safina/Berulava made their Olympic debut in the team event before the opening ceremony on February 3. They cleanly skated their short program to place sixth in the segment out of nine and earn five points towards Team Georgia's combined score.[22] However, despite scoring 22 team points overall to tie for fifth place with Team China going into the free skate, Team Georgia lost the tie-breaker and did not advance.[23] In the pairs event, Safina/Berulava were ninth in the short program and eighth in the free skate, for ninth overall.[24][25]

Days after the Olympics concluded, Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine, as a result of which the International Skating Union banned all Russian and Belarusian skaters from competing at the 2022 World Championships. As well, the Chinese Skating Association opted not to send athletes to compete in Montpellier. As those countries' athletes comprised the entirety of the top five pairs at the Olympics, this greatly impacted the field.[26] Safina and Berulava relocated to train in Italy. They placed fourth in the short program at the World Championships with a clean skate.[27] They were fourth in the free skate to finish fourth overall, the only error in the latter segment being Safina doubling out on a triple Salchow attempt.[28]

Due to the pandemic, the World Junior Championships could not be held in their scheduled location of Sofia, and as a result, they were moved to Tallinn and held in mid-April, rather than their traditional early March timeframe.[29] As Russian pair teams were also banned from attending this event, Safina/Berulava entered as heavy favourites for the gold medal.[30][31] They won the short program with a clean skate and a 67.77 score.[32] They also won the free skate, taking the title by a margin of almost twenty points. Berulava reflected that "it was a long and busy season with many competitions and to end it with a gold medal is really nice."[33]

2022–23 season

Safina and Berulava were assigned to make their senior Grand Prix debut in the fall. Despite dealing with an injury in the lead-up to their first event, the 2022 Grand Prix de France, they placed third in the short program, with Safina saying, "I am more pleased than not pleased with our performance today because nothing really worked in practice for me. We have still a lot of work ahead of us, and I think I've done the maximum of what I can do at the moment."[34] They struggled in the free skate, placing sixth in that segment and dropping to fifth overall.[35] The team later withdrew from their second assignment, the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo.

After missing most of the season, Safina/Berulava returned to compete at the 2023 World Championships, but struggled at the event and came nineteenth.[19] The following month, Safina announced that Berulava had opted to end their partnership.[36] He subsequently confirmed this, expressing "deep gratitude to Karina."[37]

2023–24 season: Debut of Metelkina/Berulava, European silver medal, and World Junior Champions

On June 5, it was announced that Berulava had former a new partnership with Anastasiia Metelkina and that they would train in Perm, Russia under Pavel Sliusarenko, Egor Zukroev, and Maxim Trankov.[38][39] Metelkina/Berulava opted to make their competitive debut on the Junior Grand Prix, winning the gold medal at the 2023 JGP Turkey in Istanbul. Despite two falls in their free skate, their margin of victory over American silver medalists Flores/Wang was almost 27 points.[40] Two weeks later they earned the gold at their second event, the 2023 JGP Hungary in Budapest, despite difficulties on their jump elements. Metelkina/Berulava's results qualified them to the Junior Grand Prix Final in December; they said they planned on getting senior-level experience in the meantime.[41]

Metelkina/Berulava made their senior debut at the Warsaw Cup, winning the gold medal.[42] They then entered the Junior Grand Prix Final as heavy favourites to take the title, and won by a 34-point margin over Canadian silver medalists Kemp/Elizarov. They were the first Georgian pair team to win the Junior Grand Prix Final gold.[43]

Entering the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas as among the favourites, Metelkina/Berulava took first place in the short program, winning a gold small medal. Metelkina erred on both of her jump sequences in the free skate, and they came fifth in that segment, dropping to second place overall. Berulava remarked that "not everything worked out. But it's only our first season together and silver is also a medal."[44]

Having medaled at a senior championship event before returning to juniors, Metelkina/Berulava were heavy favourites at the 2024 World Junior Championships in Taipei, and won the short program by a margin of 9.20 points. They struggled in the free skate, with errors on all four jumping elements, but still finished first in that segment as well, and claimed the gold medal. Both vowed to work harder in training after the difficulties in the free program.[45]

Making their senior World Championship debut as a team at the 2024 edition in Montreal, Metelkina/Berulava were fifth in the short program. They were only 0.08 points behind fourth-place Germans Hase/Volodin, thus narrowly missing participation in the final flight of the free skate. In that segment, they struggled with several errors, including an aborted lift, which saw them come tenth in the free skate and drop to seventh overall. Speaking afterward, a "despondent" Berulava said: "Right now, I don't have words to comment on this performance."[46]

2024–25 season: First Grand Prix gold, European bronze medal, and second World Junior gold medal

Metelkina/Berulava did not compete on the Challenger circuit at the start of the season, as he explained their belief that they had begun the prior season "too early," as a result of which "we ended up feeling exhausted by the time the most important tournaments came by."[4] They began the Grand Prix at the 2024 Skate America, where they came third in the short program but dropped to fourth overall after a fourth-place free skate that featured multiple jump errors and a fall in their death spiral element. They missed the bronze medal by a fraction of a point, but Metelkina said that the "short margin to the bronze medal is not what really matters. The mistakes are what we have to improve and work on."[47] At their second event, the 2024 NHK Trophy, Metelkina/Berulava won the gold medal, defeating reigning World champions Miura/Kihara in the process. This was the first Grand Prix medal of any colour for a Georgian pair team, of which Berulava said they were "just so proud."[48] Shortly afterward, they competed at and won the 2024 CS Warsaw Cup.[42]

The team's results at their Grand Prix events qualified them for the Grand Prix Final in Grenoble. They were third in the short program with a new personal best score of 72.26 points. They were second in the free skate with the lone error being an underrotated jump by Metelkina, remaining third overall and taking the bronze medal.[49] The following month at 2025 European Championships, Metelkina/Berulava entered as podium favourites, but came ninth in the short program after multiple errors, including an invalid death spiral. They rebounded in the free skate, coming third in that segment and rising to third overall for their second bronze medal at a major event of the season.[50]

Metelkina/Berulava opted to return to the junior level to compete at the 2025 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, for which they were subject to some criticism in skating circles. Berulava defended the decision, noting that it was allowed by the ISU's rules, and citing a desire to gain competitive experience and World Standing points.[50] They won both segments of the competition by a wide margin, taking their second consecutive World Junior title (and Berulava's third) by a margin of almost 27 points.[51]

At the 2025 World Championships, they finished fourth in the short program, sixth in the free skate, and fourth overall.[52] "Actually, we’re happy with the fourth place, considering what we did," said Berulava. "It was a long season, but due to the good preparation by our coaches, we are not feeling tired and exhausted. We still feel ready to go, and we’re actually really hoping to make the World Team Trophy.”[52]

The team capped off the season with 2025 World Team Trophy where they placed third in both the short program and free skate, with Team Georgia taking sixth place overall. At this event, they earned a new personal best for both the short program and total score.[53][54] “It feels easier to skate in this event as there is so much support,” said Metelkina. “We hope to get into the Olympic team event and this competition was a good practice. It was very important for us to be here.”[54]

2025–26 season: Milano Cortina Olympic Pairs silver and European champions

Metelkina/Berulava opened the 2025-26 season in September at 2025 CS Kinoshita Group Cup where they earned the silver medal. The following month, they took gold at 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy.

Two weeks later, the team competed at 2025 Cup of China where they won their second individual Grand Prix gold.[55] "Today was a rather difficult day," said Berulava after the free skate. "I'm glad we fought for this gold medal and didn't give up after the mistake on the jump."[55]

The following month, Metelkina/Berulava took silver at 2025 Skate America.[56] They placed first in the short program, but made costly mistakes in the free skate where they finished fourth. “Unfortunately, our performance today did not work out, but we will work hard,” said Berulava. “We want to improve, and we also will work on the mental side." After medaling in both Grand Prix events, they qualified for the 2025-26 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. “Now we will take a deep breath after this, and we will work on our mistakes,” Metelkina summed up. “And I’m also very pleased that the Final is in Japan. We always skate very well in Japan."[56]

In December, Metelkina/Berulava finished fourth at the 2025–26 Grand Prix Final. They placed third in the short program and fourth in the free skate after a shaky lift. "The skate was OK, we made some mistakes," Berulava acknowledged. "After the Final we will go home and will train hard to win the Europeans."[57]

The following month, the duo won the gold at the 2026 European Championships, becoming the first Georgian Pairs team to do so. "We are crazy happy to have won the European championships!" said Metelkina. "We’ve had the bronze, the silver, and now we finally got the gold medal. We couldn’t be happier right now!"[58] The team will compete next at the 2026 Winter Olympics. "Right now, the situation is very interesting," said Berulava of the upcoming Olympics. "It’s fascinating because there’s not a clear leader. There are six top teams and all together, and everyone is aiming for the gold medal. Each of us, each athlete, we all have the same goal."[58] Later in the month, Berulava and ice dancer, Diana Davis, were announced to have been selected as the flag bearers for the opening ceremony at the upcoming Olympic Games.[59]

On 6 February, Metelkina/Berulava placed second in the short program in the 2026 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Team Event. "It was a calm skate, a good warm up," said Metelkina. "We are confident and our coaches and our federation has confidence in us, too. We can do it all and practices were excellent. We had a very good week of training before the Olympic Games, therefore we went out calmly and did what we know we can do."[60] Two days later, they placed second in the free skate and Team Georgia finished in fourth place overall.[61]

On 15 February, Metelkina/Berulava competed in the short program of the Pairs event. They placed second in the short program despite Metelkina stepping out of the throw triple flip. "I’m always a maximalist, so I’m not satisfied that I made a mistake on an element that is usually the most consistent for me,” said Metelkina. “I will try to do everything clean tomorrow. I’m absolutely satisfied with what my partner did today. I am also grateful about the great support my partner gave me."[62] The following day, the pair skated a clean free program aside from Metelkina stepping out of the throw triple loop, placing second in that segment and winning the silver medal overall.[61] With this result, Metelkina/Berulava made history as the first Georgian athletes to medal at a Winter Olympic Games.[63] "It is a huge honor, and I am incredibly happy that our names are now written as the first Georgians to win a medal at the Olympic Winter Games. It’s a huge honor. It was a long path for us, and we are unbelievably happy about it," said Berulava following the result. "I hope that after us, a big team will develop in Georgia — that we will have second, third, fourth pairs, and that there will be competition inside the country. After the end of my career, I want to take care of this, because I love figure skating and I want to do everything to develop pair skating in Georgia."[64]

Berulava and alpine skiier, Nino Tsiklauri, were subsequently selected as Georgia's flag bearers for the Olympic closing ceremony.[65]

Programs

Pair skating with Anastasiia Metelkina

Season Short program Free skate Exhibition Ref.
2023–24
  • "Tango Sassetta"
    By Andreas Hinterseher & Martina Eisenreich
 [39]
2024–25
  • "Summertime"
  • "A Necessary End"
    By Saltillo
    Choreo. by Sergei Plishkin & Ivan Malafeev
  • "Tango Sassetta"
 [66][67]
2025–26 [68][69]

Pair skating with Karina Safina

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2022–2023
[70]
2021–2022
[71]
  • Mahindj Var
    by Nodar Reviya

Pair skating with Alina Butaeva

Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
[2]

Competitive highlights

  • GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
  • JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
  • TBD – Assigned
  • WD – Withdrew from competition
  • Medals at team events are awarded for the team results only. Individual placements at team events are listed in parentheses.

Pair skating with Anastasiia Metelkina

Competition placements at senior level [61]
Season 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Winter Olympics 2nd
Winter Olympics (Team event) 4th
World Championships 7th 4th TBD
European Championships 2nd 3rd 1st
Grand Prix Final 3rd 4th
World Team Trophy 6th
(3rd)
GP Cup of China 1st
GP NHK Trophy 1st
GP Skate America 4th 2nd
CS Kinoshita Group Cup 2nd
CS Trialeti Trophy 1st
CS Warsaw Cup 1st 1st
Challenge Cup 1st
Competition placements at junior level [61]
Season 2023–24 2024-25
World Junior Championships 1st 1st
Junior Grand Prix Final 1st
JGP Hungary 1st
JGP Turkey 1st

Pair skating with Karina Safina

Competition placements at senior level [72]
Season 2021–22 2022–23
Winter Olympics 9th
Winter Olympics (Team event) 6th
World Championships 4th 19th
European Championships 4th
GP France 5th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 7th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 3rd
Competition placements at junior level [72]
Season 2021–22
World Junior Championships 1st
JGP Austria 3rd
JGP Slovakia 2nd

Pair skating with Alina Butaeva

Competition placements at junior level [73]
Season 2019–20
Winter Youth Olympics 3rd
Winter Youth Olympics (Team event) 1st
World Junior Championships 7th
JGP Croatia 6th
JGP Poland 8th
Golden Spin of Zagreb 1st
Volvo Open Cup 3rd

Detailed results

Pair skating with Anastasiia Metelkina

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [61]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 225.20 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy
Short program TSS 78.83 2025 Skate America
TES 44.44 2025 Skate America
PCS 34.39 2026 Winter Olympics (Team event)
Free skating TSS 148.07 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy
TES 77.98 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy
PCS 70.09 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy
  • Small medals for the short program and free skating are only awarded at ISU Championships.

Senior level

Results in the 2023–24 season [61]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 16–19, 2023 2023 Warsaw Cup 1 66.93 1 137.08 1 204.01
Jan 8–14, 2024 2024 European Championships 1 71.30 5 124.84 2 196.14
Mar 18–24, 2024 2024 World Championships 5 72.02 10 117.28 7 189.30
Results in the 2024–25 season [61]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 18–20, 2024 2024 Skate America 3 68.64 4 122.79 4 191.43
Nov 8–10, 2024 2024 NHK Trophy 2 70.28 1 142.77 1 213.05
Nov 20–24, 2024 2024 CS Warsaw Cup 1 67.17 1 134.86 1 202.03
Dec 5–8, 2024 2024–25 Grand Prix Final 3 72.26 2 133.52 3 205.78
Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 2025 European Championships 9 57.03 3 134.85 3 191.88
Feb 13–16, 2025 2025 Challenge Cup 1 70.58 1 133.34 1 203.92
Mar 25–30, 2025 2025 World Championships 4 71.68 6 130.53 4 (3) 202.21
Apr 17–20, 2025 2025 World Team Trophy 3 73.67 3 139.96 6 213.63
Results in the 2025–26 season [61]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 5–7, 2025 2025 CS Kinoshita Group Cup 2 75.32 2 137.58 2 212.90
Oct 8–11, 2025 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy 1 77.13 1 148.07 1 225.20
Oct 24–26, 2025 2025 Cup of China 1 77.77 1 139.47 1 217.24
Nov 14–16, 2025 2025 Skate America 1 78.83 4 116.90 2 195.73
Dec 4–7, 2025 2025–26 Grand Prix Final 3 75.04 4 136.49 4 211.53
Jan 13–18, 2026 2026 European Championships 1 75.96 1 139.80 1 215.76
Feb 6–8, 2026 2026 Winter Olympics – Team event 2 77.54 2 139.70 4 N/a
Feb 6–19, 2026 2026 Winter Olympics 2 75.46 2 146.29 2 221.75

Junior level

Results in the 2023–24 season [61]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 6–9, 2023 2023 JGP Turkey 1 67.92 1 113.45 1 181.37
Sep 20–23, 2023 2023 JGP Hungary 1 69.94 1 120.51 1 190.45
Dec 7–10, 2023 2023–24 Junior Grand Prix Final 1 70.48 1 131.63 1 202.11
Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2024 2024 World Junior Championships 1 71.53 1 107.79 1 179.32
Results in the 2024–25 season [61]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Feb 25 – Mar 2, 2025 2025 World Junior Championships 1 69.18 1 121.83 1 191.01

Pair skating with Karina Safina

Senior level

2022–2023 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 22–26, 2023 2023 World Championships 14
60.98 		20
86.01 		19
146.99
November 4–6, 2022 2022 Grand Prix de France 3
61.55 		6
100.99 		5
162.44
2021–2022 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 21–27, 2022 2022 World Championships 4
67.36 		4
124.38 		4
191.74
February 18–19, 2022 2022 Winter Olympics 9
66.11 		8
126.33 		9
192.44
February 4–7, 2022 2022 Winter Olympics – Team event 6
64.79 		— 6T
January 10–16, 2022 2022 European Championships 6
61.93 		4
122.12 		4
184.05
December 9–11, 2021 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 1
66.95 		8
112.38 		7
179.33
September 22–25, 2021 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 1
66.46 		3
111.70 		3
178.16

Junior level

2021–2022 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 13–17, 2022 2022 World Junior Championships 1
67.77 		1
120.35 		1
188.12
October 6–9, 2021 2021 JGP Austria 3
63.04 		3
116.23 		3
179.27
September 1–4, 2021 2021 JGP Slovakia 3
57.64 		2
110.62 		2
168.26

Pair skating with Alina Butaeva

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

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