Polina Kostiukovich

Polina Andreevna Kostiukovich (Russian: Полина Андреевна Костюкович, born 7 March 2003) is a Russian pair skater. With her former skating partner, Dmitrii Ialin, she is the 2018 World Junior and the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, and the 2019 World Junior bronze medalist. She is also the 2017 JGP Croatia and the 2018 JGP Austria champion.

Polina Kostiukovich
Personal information
Native nameПолина Андреевна Костюкович
Full namePolina Andreevna Kostiukovich
Alternative namesPolina Kostyukovich
Country representedRussia
Born (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Home townSaint Petersburg, Russia
Height1.40 m (4 ft 7 in)
PartnerAleksei Briukhanov
Former partnerDmitrii Ialin
CoachLudmila Velikova, Nikolai Velikov and Vasilii Velikov
Former coachAlina Pisarenko
ChoreographerNatalia Pecherskaia
Skating clubOlympic School St. Petersburg
Training locationsSaint Petersburg
Began skating2009
ISU personal best scores
Combined total189.53
2018–19 JGP Final
Short program68.31
2019 Junior Worlds
Free skate122.69
2018–19 JGP Final
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Pairs
World Junior Championships
2018 SofiaPairs
2019 ZagrebPairs
Junior Grand Prix Final
2018–19 VancouverPairs

Career

Early years

Kostiukovich began learning to skate in 2009.[1] She trained as a single skater until 2016.[2]

Kostiukovich and Dmitrii Ialin began competing together in 2016.[2] They were coached by Vasili Velikov in Saint Petersburg.[3]

2017–2018 season: Silver at Junior Worlds

Kostiukovich/Ialin made their international debut in late September 2017 at the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) competition in Zagreb, Croatia, where they won the gold medal. They beat the silver medalist, Gao Yumeng / Xie Zhong, by less than one point and the bronze medalist, their teammates Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii, by about two points.[4] At this competition Kostiukovich/Ialin performed a level 3 quad twist which is rarely seen even at senior competitions. They received 10.46 points for that twist.[5]

In January 2018 Kostiukovich/Ialin won the bronze medal at the 2018 Russian Junior Championships after placing eleventh in the short program and second in the free skate.

In March 2018 Kostiukovich/Ialin competed at the 2018 Junior Worlds where they won the silver medal after placing second in the short program and third in the free skate. They were part of a Russian sweep of the pairs' podium, along with their training partners Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov (bronze) and Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin (gold).[6]

2018–2019 season: Bronze at Junior Worlds

Kostiukovich/Ialin started their season by competing in the 2018 Junior Grand Prix series. At their first Junior Grand Prix event of the season they won the gold medal in Linz, Austria. They were ranked first in both the short program and the free skate and won the gold medal by a margin of more than 14 points over the silver medalist, their teammates Anastasia Poluianova / Dmitry Sopot.[7] At their second JGP event of the season they won the silver medal in Ostrava, Czech Republic. They were ranked first in the short program and second in the free skate, and were beaten by the gold medalists, their teammates and training partners Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov by a margin of about 4 points.[8] At this event they set the junior-level pairs' record for the short program (66.30 points). With these results they qualified for the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final.

At the JGP Final, Kostiukovich/Ialin won the silver medal after placing first in the short program and second in the free skate. They were part of a Russian sweep of the pairs' podium. Kostiukovich/Ialin beat the bronze medalists, Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov, by about 3 points but the race for the gold medal were really tight. The gold medalists, their training partners Mishina/Galliamov, beat Kostiukovich/Ialin by a margin of only 1.1 point. At this event Kostiukovich/Ialin scored their personal best score of 189.53 points and they also upgraded their junior-level pairs' record for the short program (66.84 points).

At the 2019 Russian Championships, Kostiukovich/Ialin placed eighth in the senior event and second in the junior event, and were assigned to the 2019 World Junior Championships alongside Mishina/Galliamov and Panfilova/Rylov. They won the short program at Junior Worlds, narrowly ahead of both of the other Russian teams, and were awarded a gold small medal for the result.[9] In the free skate, they had underrotations called on their combination jump and Kostiukovich fell on a throw triple Salchow. As a result, they finished third in the free skate and third overall. Ialin admitted "unfortunately, not everything worked out today." Kostiukovich expressed the hope that "at our next Junior World Championships we can improve, fix our mistakes, and gain experience to be able to win."[10]

2019–2020 season: Struggles and end of partnership with Ialin

Kostiukovich/Ialin were initially assigned to the 2019 ISU JGP Croatia Cup in Zagreb, Croatia. However, they withdrew from the event due to puberty-related struggles faced by Kostiukovich. The team continued to compete domestically, qualifying for both the senior and junior-level Russian championships through the Russian Cup series.

Kostiukovich/Ialin placed eighth at 2020 Russian Championships in January, and later placed fifth at the junior championships in February, missing the podium for the first time in two seasons. On 13 March 2020, the pair announced the amicable end to their partnership. On 18 July 2020, Kostiukovich announced on Instagram that she had teamed up with Aleksei Briukhanov.

2020–21 season: Debut of Kostiukovich/Briukhanov

Kostiukovich and her new partner, Alexei Briukhanov, made their debut in Moscow at the second stage of the domestic Russian Cup series, the qualifying competition series to the 2021 senior and junior Russian Championships.

Programs

With Briukhanov
Season Short program Free skating
2020–2021

With Ialin
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2019–2020
[11]
  • Sarabande Suite (Aeternae)
    by Globus
    choreo. by Denis Lunin
2018–2019
[6][1]
  • Selection
    (from Cirque du Soleil)
  • Xotica: Journey to the Heart
    (from Rene Dupere)
2017–2018
[3]
  • Xotica
    (from Cirque du Soleil)

Records and achievements

(with Ialin)

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Bruikhanov
National
Event 20–21
Russian Jr. Champ.4th
TBD = Assigned

With Ialin
International[12]
Event 17–18 18–19 19–20
Junior Worlds2nd3rd
JGP Final2nd
JGP Austria1st
JGP Croatia1stWD
JGP Czech Republic2nd
JGP Poland6thWD
National[2]
Russian Champ.8th8th
Russian Jr. Champ.3rd2nd5th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

With Briukhanov

2020–21 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
23–27 October 2020 2020 Russian Cup Series, 3rd Stage, Sochi
domestic competition		 Junior 1
69.68		 1
115.89		 1
185.57
10–13 October 2020 2020 Russian Cup Series, 2nd Stage, Moscow
domestic competition		 Junior 1
65.93		 1
112.86		 1
178.79

With Ialin

2019–20 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
4–8 February 2020 2020 Russian Junior Championships Junior 6
66.11		 4
121.55		 5
187.66
24–29 December 2019 2020 Russian Championships Senior 10
64.69		 6
129.04		 8
193.73
2018–19 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
4–10 March 2019 2019 World Junior Championships Junior 1
68.31		 3
113.28		 3
181.59
1–4 February 2019 2019 Russian Junior Championships Junior 3
68.52		 1
127.40		 2
195.92
19–23 December 2018 2019 Russian Championships Senior 9
64.43		 7
124.90		 8
189.33
6–9 December 2018 2018–19 JGP Final Junior 1
66.84		 2
122.69		 2
189.53
26–29 September 2018 2018 JGP Czech Republic Junior 1
66.30		 2
114.58		 2
180.88
29 August – 1 September 2018 2018 JGP Austria Junior 1
60.83		 1
119.76		 1
180.59
2017–18 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
5–11 March 2018 2018 World Junior Championships Junior 2
61.77		 3
106.22		 2
167.99
23–26 January 2018 2018 Russian Junior Championships Junior 11
54.66		 2
121.71		 3
176.37
4–7 October 2017 2017 JGP Poland Junior 4
54.43		 6
92.02		 6
146.45
27–30 September 2017 2017 JGP Croatia Junior 3
59.68		 1
105.80		 1
165.48

References
  1. "Polina KOSTIUKOVICH / Dmitrii IALIN: 2018/2019". International Skating Union.
  2. Полина Андреевна Костюкович [Polina Andreevna Kostiukovich]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
  3. "Polina KOSTIUKOVICH / Dmitrii IALIN: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "2017 JGP Croatia: Junior Pairs Result". International Skating Union. 30 September 2017.
  5. "2017 JGP Croatia: Junior Pairs Result - Judges Scores" (PDF). International Skating Union. 30 September 2017.
  6. Flade, Tatjana (22 June 2018). "'Progress' is top priority for Russia's Kostiukovich and Ialin". Golden Skate.
  7. "2018 JGP Austria: Junior Pairs Result". International Skating Union. 1 September 2018.
  8. "2018 JGP Czech Republic: Junior Pairs Result". International Skating Union. 29 September 2018.
  9. Slater, Paula (March 6, 2019). "Kostiukovich and Ialin lead Russian dominance in Pairs at Junior Worlds". Golden Skate.
  10. Slater, Paula (March 7, 2019). "Mishina and Galliamov lead Russian sweep in Pairs at Junior Worlds". Golden Skate.
  11. Flade, Tatjana (18 June 2019). "Russia's Kostiukovich and Ialin target senior nationals; eye gold for 2020 Junior Worlds". Golden Skate.
  12. "Competition Results: Polina KOSTIUKOVICH / Dmitrii IALIN". International Skating Union.
World Junior Record Holders
Preceded by
Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galiamov		 Pairs' Junior Short Program
27 September 2018 – 19 September 2019		 Succeeded by
Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov
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