Olga Mikutina
Olga Mikutina (Ukrainian: Ольга Романівна Микутина; born 6 October 2003) is a Ukrainian-born figure skater who competes for Austria. She is the 2019 Austrian junior champion and represented the country at the 2019 World Junior Championships, advancing to the free skate and finishing 18th overall.
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| Native name | Ольга Романівна Микутина |
| Full name | Olga Romanovna Mikutina |
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| Born | 6 October 2003 Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| Home town | Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria |
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) |
| Coach | Elena Romanova |
| Choreographer | Rostislav Sinicyn |
| Skating club | FEV Feldkirch |
| Training locations | Feldkirch |
| Began skating | 2007 |
| World standing | 243 (As of 3 March 2019)[1] |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 145.34 2019 Junior Worlds |
| Short program | 53.19 2020 European Championships |
| Free skate | 96.59 2019 Junior Worlds |
Personal life
Mikutina was born on 6 October 2003 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Her father, Roman, is a hockey player.
Career
Early years
Mikutina took up skating in 2007 at the age of four. She began her skating career competing for her native Ukraine, and by age 12, was already a three-time Ukrainian youth national champion.[2] She began competing for Austria at the advanced novice level internationally in 2016.
2017–2018 season
At the 2018 Austrian Championships, Mikutina won the junior bronze medal.
2018–2019 season
Mikutina made her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut in August 2019 at the 2018 JGP Austria. She placed 13th overall at the event. Later on in the season, she improved her JGP record by placing 9th overall at her second assignment, the 2018 JGP Czech Republic. After the Junior Grand Prix, Mikutina competed at a number of other international competitions, taking gold in the junior divisions of the 2018 installments of the Halloween Cup, Skate Celje, and the Volvo Open Cup.
At the 2019 Austrian Championships in December, Mikutina she won her first junior national title and was thus named to the Austrian team for the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. At the event in March, Mikutina ranked 20th in the short program and qualified for the free skate where she placed 15th, which lifted her to 18th overall.
2019–2020 season
Mikutina started the season at the 2019 JGP Latvia, where she placed 17th. Later that month, she placed 13th at 2019 JGP Zagreb. At her next event, Mikutina finished 4th at Ice Star 2019 held in Minsk. Afterwards, she completed at several international competitions on the senior level, earning the silver medal at Golden Bear, bronze at the Tallinn Trophy and gold medals at Icelab International Cup, Eiscup Innsbruck and Bosphorus Cup. In December, she won gold on the junior and senior levels at the Austrian championships, becoming the first skater to hold Austrian national junior and senior titles at the same time.
In January, Mikutina came in 4th place at the EduSport Trophy in Bucharest and was assigned to the 2020 European Championships held in Graz, Austria. At the event, she ranked 21st in the short program, earning a new personal best of 53.19 points. After the free skate, she finished in 24th place overall. Mikutina finished her season at the Jégvirág Cup in Hungary, where she won the gold medal at the junior level.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2019–2020 |
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| 2018–2019 |
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Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
For Austria
| International[3] | |||||
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| Event | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | ||
| Worlds | C | ||||
| Europeans | 24th | ||||
| Bosphorus Cup | 1st | ||||
| EduSport Trophy | 4th | ||||
| Eiscup Innsbruck | 1st | ||||
| Golden Bear | 2nd | ||||
| Tallinn Trophy | 3rd | ||||
| International: Junior[3][4] | |||||
| Junior Worlds | 18th | ||||
| JGP Austria | 13th | ||||
| JGP Croatia | 13th | ||||
| JGP Czech Republic | 9th | ||||
| JGP Latvia | 17th | ||||
| Bavarian Open | 8th | ||||
| Coupe du Printemps | 1st | ||||
| Cup of Nice | 10th | ||||
| Cup of Tyrol | 6th | ||||
| Denkova-Staviski Cup | 2nd | ||||
| Egna Spring Trophy | 3rd | ||||
| FBMA Trophy | 1st | ||||
| Halloween Cup | 1st | ||||
| Icelab Cup | 1st | ||||
| Ice Star | 4th | ||||
| Jégvirág Cup | 1st | ||||
| Skate Celje | 1st | ||||
| Triglav Trophy | 1st | ||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 1st | ||||
| National[3] | |||||
| Austrian Champ. | 1st | ||||
| Austrian Junior Champ. | 3rd | 1st | 1st | ||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled | |||||
Detailed results
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.
Senior results
| 2019–2020 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-26 January 2020 | 2020 European Championships | 21 53.19 |
24 76.96 |
24 130.15 |
| 8-12 January 2020 | 2019 EduSport Trophy | 4 58.92 |
4 101.20 |
4 160.12 |
| 12-14 December 2019 | 2019 Austrian Championships | 2 56.67 |
1 114.98 |
1 171.65 |
| 25-30 November 2019 | 2019 Bosphorus Cup | 2 54.83 |
1 111.73 |
1 166.56 |
| 22-24 November 2019 | 2019 Eiscup Innsbruck | 1 62.57 |
1 122.29 |
1 184.86 |
| 11-17 November 2019 | 2019 Tallinn Trophy | 4 53.40 |
3 109.08 |
3 162.48 |
| 24-27 October 2019 | 2019 Golden Bear | 1 62.32 |
4 110.67 |
2 172.99 |
Junior results
| 2019–2020 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-17 February 2020 | 2020 Jégvirág Cup | 1 55.84 |
1 110.72 |
1 166.56 |
| 12-14 December 2019 | 2019 Austrian Junior Championships | 1 54.06 |
2 97.99 |
1 152.05 |
| 1-3 November 2019 | 2019 Icelab Cup | 1 57.65 |
1 102.68 |
1 160.33 |
| 14-17 October 2019 | 2019 Ice Star | 3 56.57 |
6 94.52 |
4 151.09 |
| 25-28 Septamber 2019 | 2019 JGP Croatia | 13 46.41 |
12 93.70 |
13 140.11 |
| 4-7 September 2019 | 2019 JGP Latvia | 21 42.36 |
13 88.06 |
17 130.42 |
| 2018–2019 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 28-31 March 2019 | 2019 Egna Spring Trophy | 2 53.52 |
3 93.72 |
3 147.24 |
| 4-10 March 2019 | 2019 World Junior Championships | 20 48.75 |
15 96.59 |
18 145.34 |
| 13-16 December 2018 | 2019 Austrian Junior Championships | 1 53.87 |
1 100.32 |
1 154.19 |
| 22-25 November 2018 | 2018 Skate Celje | 1 55.23 |
2 90.31 |
1 145.54 |
| 6-11 November 2018 | 2018 Volvo Open Cup | 1 54.22 |
1 95.37 |
1 149.59 |
| 19-21 October 2018 | 2018 Halloween Cup | 1 58.94 |
1 108.10 |
1 167.04 |
| 26-29 September 2018 | 2018 JGP Czech Republic | 8 52.37 |
13 90.73 |
9 143.10 |
| 29 August - 1 September 2018 | 2018 JGP Austria | 13 45.01 |
15 74.50 |
13 119.51 |
| 2017–2018 season | ||||
| 4 April 2018 | 2018 Triglav Trophy | 1 57.53 |
1 97.80 |
1 155.53 |
| 13-16 March 2018 | 2018 Coupe du Printemps | 1 57.53 |
1 97.80 |
1 155.33 |
| 26-31 January 2018 | 2018 Bavarian Open | 7 47.94 |
8 88.75 |
8 136.69 |
| 4-7 January 2018 | 2018 FBMA Trophy | 1 45.14 |
1 78.14 |
1 123.28 |
| 13-16 December 2017 | 2018 Austrian Junior Championships | 3 45.79 |
3 85.79 |
3 131.58 |
| 20-25 November 2017 | 2017 Cup of Tyrol | 18 41.28 |
4 88.21 |
6 129.49 |
| 31 October - 4 November 2017 | 2017 Denkova-Staviski Cup | 2 52.09 |
2 91.66 |
2 143.75 |
| 11-15 October 2017 | 2017 Cup of Nice | 7 46.36 |
10 83.57 |
10 129.93 |
References
- "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ladies". International Skating Union. March 3, 2018.
- "В 12 лет трехкратная чемпионка Украины. История юной фигуристки Оли Микутиной". ATN (Новости Харькова и Украины - АТН). 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- "Competition Results: Olga MIKUTINA". International Skating Union.
- "Denkova-Staviski Cup 2017". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2019-03-09.