Aleksandra Golovkina

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Aleksandra Golovkina
Golovkina at the 2016 European Championships
Born (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 25)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
Country Lithuania
CoachDavid Richardson, Simon Briggs
Skating clubDundee ISC
Began skating2004

Aleksandra Golovkina (born 1 July 1998) is a Lithuanian figure skater. She is the gold medalist of the Tayside Trophy 2023 and a six-time Lithuanian national champion (2012, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2023). She has competed in five European Championships and two World Championships.[1]

Career[edit]

Early years[edit]

Golovkina competed internationally on the novice level from the 2008-09 season to the 2011-12 one.

2012–13 season[edit]

Her ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut came in August 2012. In March 2013, she competed at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan but was eliminated after placing 39th in the short program.

2013–14 season[edit]

Golovkina began the 2013-14 season on the JGP series, placing 16th in Estonia. In November 2013, she won the junior bronze medal at the NRW Trophy before making her senior international debut at the Warsaw Cup; she placed 9th in the short program, 1st in the free skate, and 4th overall in Warsaw. Continuing on the senior level, she finished 4th at the 2014 Toruń Cup and 5th at the Hellmut Seibt Memorial.

2014–15 season[edit]

Golovkina competed at one JGP event and then won her first senior international medal, silver, at the Ice Star in Minsk, Belarus. In November 2014, she began competing on the ISU Challenger Series (CS), placing 5th at the Volvo Open Cup before taking bronze at the Warsaw Cup. She placed 7th at her final CS event, the 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb. Golovkina was named to Lithuania's team to the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. Ranked 23rd in the short program, she qualified for the free skate, where she placed 17th, lifting her to 19th overall.

2015–16 season[edit]

Golovkina won her second Lithuanian Championship title and secured her second consecutive silver medal at the Ice Star competition in Minsk, Belarus. Subsequently, she represented Lithuania at the European Championships, finishing in the 16th position. Golovkina also participated in the World Championships, landing in 33rd place.

2016–17 season[edit]

She competed in four distinct events, with her most notable achievement being a 9th place finish in Nice.

2017–18 season[edit]

Golovkina sustained an injury that required leg tendon surgery, preventing her from participating in most competitions that year. However, she attempted to qualify for the Olympics at the Nebelhorn Trophy competition in Oberstdorf, Germany, towards the end of the season. She placed 19th and did not qualify for the Olympics.

2018–19 season: Initial retirement[edit]

During the 2018-19 season, Golovkina decided to conclude her ice skating career. She relocated to Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, where she commenced her studies in Sports, Exercise, and Nutrition. That same year, she resumed skating at the Whitley Bay ice rink and began training under the guidance of her coach, David Richardson.

2019–20 season: Return to competition[edit]

Golovkina made a comeback to the sport after an absence of a year and a half. She began her season with a 3rd place finish in the Tayside Trophy and a 7th place finish in the Torun Cup. Additionally, she competed in the European Championship, finishing in 26th place. Golovkina won her third Lithuanian Championship title.

2020–21 season[edit]

The 2020-21 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the same year, Aleksandra decided to relocate to Dundee, Scotland, and train there.

2021–22 season[edit]

At the start of the 2021-22 season, Golovkina again competed at the Tayside Trophy competition in Dundee, Scotland, where she finished in 4th place. Later in the season, she competed in the European Championship in Tallinn, Estonia and advanced to the free program. She finished in overall 21st place. Golovkina also won her fourth Lithuanian Championship title.

2022–23 season[edit]

At the 2022 Warsaw Cup, Golovkina achieved a new personal best of 157.42 points, as well as a new personal best in the short program of 55.49. She also set a new personal best in the free skate at the 2022 Ondrej Nepela Memorial, where she received a score of 103.41. Golovkina concluded the year with a 3rd place finish in the Crystal Skate competition in Bucharest, Romania, and a 5th place finish in the Tayside Trophy competition in Dundee. She also secured her fifth Lithuanian Championship title. A hamstring injury forced her to withdraw from two of the season's most significant competitions, the European Championships and the Universiade in Lake Placid, United States.

2023–24 season[edit]

Aleksandra Golovkina takes 1st place at the Tayside Trophy 2023

Golovkina began her season by participating in the 2023 Nepela Memorial, where she finished in 11th place. A few weeks later, she won the Tayside Trophy with a score of 151.23. Later in the same month, she placed second at the Swiss Ice Skating Open 2023.

At the Warsaw Cup 2023 in Poland, Golovkina set a new overall personal best of 158.67, as well as a new personal best in the free skate. In early December, she competed at the Edusport Trophy, scoring a total of 158.50 points and winning the bronze medal. In the same month, just before Christmas, Golovkina competed in the Lithuanian Figure Skating Championship, finishing in second place behind Meda Variakojyte. However, as Golovkina had the better overall results, she was still chosen to represent Lithuania at the 2024 European Figure Skating Championships.[2] This was the first time in her senior career that she did not win a gold medal at the national championships.

At the beginning of 2024, Golovkina took part in the European Figure Skating Championships, which were held in her home country, Lithuania, in the city of Kaunas. Despite a leg injury limiting her on-ice training time and a fall on her second jump,[3] she qualified for the free program in 14th place and set a new personal best for the short program. In the free program, she finished 16th and was also 16th overall in the competition.

Programs[edit]

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[4]
2022–2023
[4]
2021–2022
[5]
2019–2020
[6]
  • Tango selection
2017–2018
2015–2017
[7][8]
2014–2015
[9]
2013–2014
2012–2013
[10][11]
2011–2012
2009–2010
2008–2009
  • Hoşgeldin
    by Nida Öz

Competitive highlights[edit]

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

2012–13 to present[edit]

International[1]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Worlds 28th 33rd
Europeans 19th 16th 26th 21st WD 16th
CS Golden Spin 7th
CS Ice Star 9th
CS Lombardia 21st 29th
CS Mordovian 5th
CS Nebelhorn 19th 28th
CS Ondrej Nepela 13th 13th 4th 11th
CS Tallinn Trophy 13th
CS Volvo Cup 5th
CS Warsaw Cup 3rd 7th WD 20th 7th 7th
Bellu Memorial 4th
Challenge Cup 14th
Crystal Skate 3th
Cup of Nice 9th WD
EduSport Trophy 3rd
Ephesus Cup 1st
Hellmut Seibt 5th 13th
Ice Star 2nd 2nd
Lounakeskus Trophy 2nd
Swiss Open 2nd
Tallinn Trophy 13th
Tayside Trophy 3rd 4th 5th 1st
Toruń Cup 4th 9th 7th
Universiade WD
Warsaw Cup 4th
Volvo Open Cup 10th
International: Junior[1]
Junior Worlds 39th
JGP Estonia 16th
JGP France 18th
JGP Germany 16th
JGP Slovenia 17th
EYOF 14th
Cup of Nice 11th
Ice Star 2nd
NRW Trophy 3rd
National[1]
Lithuanian Champ. 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

2008–09 to 2011–12[edit]

International: Novice[1]
Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12
NRW Trophy 3rd N
Warsaw Cup 27th N 1st N 1st N 3rd N
National[1]
Lithuanian Champ. 1st
N = Novice level

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Competition Results: Aleksandra GOLOVKINA". International Skating Union.
  2. ^ Nesavas, Martynas (2024-01-10). "Svajonės išsipildymu pasidžiaugusi čiuožėja Golovkina supranta konkurenciją Europos čempionate: TOP-5 jau aiškus". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  3. ^ Krukauskas, Modestas (11 January 2024). "Netikėtą rūbą Europos čempionate parodžiusi A. Golovkina „paslydo" ant lengvesnio šuolio: „Paprastesnis, mažiau balų kainuojantis, tačiau jis nepavyko"" [A. Golovkina, who showed an unexpected outfit at the European Championship, "slipped" on an easier jump: "It was simpler, costing less points, but it didn't work"]. www.lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  4. ^ a b "Aleksandra GOLOVKINA: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Aleksandra GOLOVKINA: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Aleksandra GOLOVKINA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Aleksandra GOLOVKINA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Aleksandra GOLOVKINA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "Aleksandra GOLOVKINA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "Aleksandra GOLOVKINA: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013.
  11. ^ "Aleksandra GOLOVKINA: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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