Vladimir Andreyevich Litvintsev (Template:Lang-ru; born 18 February 2001) is a Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater who represents Azerbaijan in men's singles. He is the 2018 Volvo Open Cup champion, the 2019 Open Ice Mall Cup champion, and the 2018 Ice Star silver medalist.
| Vladimir Litvintsev | |
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 Litvintsev at the 2019 Rostelecom Cup | |
| Full name | Vladimir Andreyevich Litvintsev |
| Native name | Владимир Андреевич Литвинцев (Russian) |
| Born | 18 February 2001 Ukhta, Russia |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Coach | Sergei Rozanov, А. Fedorov, М. Safonova |
| Skating club | Dynamo |
| Began skating | 2004 |
Personal life
Litvintsev was born on 18 February 2001 in Ukhta in the Komi Republic in Russia. His family moved to Moscow when he was nine.
In 2020, Litvintsev began his studies at Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture.[1]
His biggest inspirations from the world of figure skating are Guillaume Cizeron, Patrick Chan, and Nathan Chen. Besides skating, Litvintsev is passionate about music; he is a beatmaker and also learning to play the piano.[2]
Career
Early years
Litvintsev began learning to skate in 2004, as a three-year-old.[3] At that time, he was training together with his older brother Andrey and Dmitri Aliev at a local lake.[2]
After moving to Moscow, Litvintsev trained at the CSKA Moscow sports club until January 2011 and then moved to Sambo 70, where he was coached by Alexei Chetverukhin, Vladimir Kotin, and Anastasia Kazakova.[4]
He made no international appearances for Russia.[5]
2018–2019 season
In October, making his international debut for Azerbaijan, Litvintsev finished 8th at the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Later that month, he made his first appearance in the senior ranks, winning the silver medal at the 2018 Minsk-Arena Ice Star, behind Latvia's Deniss Vasiļjevs and ahead of Armenia's Slavik Hayrapetyan. In November, he took gold at the 2018 Volvo Open Cup – his first senior title – by a margin of about nine points over silver medalist Mark Gorodnitsky. At his first Challenger series event, the 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy, he finished ninth overall after scoring personal bests in both the free program and overall.
In January 2019, Litvintsev was named in Azerbaijan's team for the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus. He placed fourteenth in the short program and advanced to the final segment. Appearing at his first World Championships, he placed seventeenth.
2019–2020 season
Litvintsev suffered a leg injury over the summer that forced him to withdraw from both of his Challenger series assignments, the 2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial and 2019 CS Ice Star.[6][7] Making his Grand Prix debut at the 2019 Rostelecom Cup, he placed eleventh.
After a poor sixteenth-place showing at the 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb and a victory at the Toruń Cup, Litvintsev concluded his season at the European Championships, where he placed ninth.[8] He had been assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but those were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[9]
2020–2021 season
Litvintsev has been suffering from pain in both knees. This problem exacerbated after he had spent around three months off the ice during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to affect international travel, the ISU opted to run the Grand Prix based primarily on geographic location. Litvintsev was assigned to the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, where he placed tenth.[10]
In January 2021, Litvintsev moved to Angels of Plushenko Figure Skating Academy to train with Sergei Rozanov.[11] He placed twenty-seventh in the short program at 2021 World Championships and did not advance to the free skate competition.[12]
2021–2022 season
Litvintsev and his coach Sergei Rozanov left Angels of Plushenko for Dynamo in the summer of 2021, and also spent seven weeks training in Italy and France. The intensity of Litvintsev's training was limited by a foot stress fracture.[13]
Litvintsev began the season at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, where he placed first in the short program, but dropped to fourth overall after coming fifth in the free skate.[14] At 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, he was sixth after the short program and overall, although he scored fifth in the free skate. This result qualified a place for Azerbaijan at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[15]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2021–2022 [16] |
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| 2020–2021 [17] |
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| 2019–2020 [18] |
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| 2018–2019 [3] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
For Azerbaijan
| International[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 |
| Worlds | 17th | C | 27th | |
| Europeans | 16th | 9th | ||
| GP Rostelecom Cup | 11th | 10th | ||
| CS Golden Spin | 16th | |||
| CS Lombardia Trophy | 4th | |||
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 6th | |||
| CS Nepela Memorial | WD | |||
| CS Tallinn Trophy | 9th | |||
| Ice Star | 2nd | |||
| Open Ice Mall Cup | 1st | |||
| Toruń Cup | 1st | |||
| Volvo Open Cup | 1st | 3rd | ||
| International: Junior[5] | ||||
| Junior Worlds | 13th | WD | ||
| JGP Slovenia | 8th | |||
| National[5] | ||||
| Azerbaijan | 1st | |||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled | ||||
Detailed results
Senior
| 2021–22 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22–25, 2021 | 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 6 80.54 |
5 148.11 |
6 228.65 | |
| September 10–12, 2021 | 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy | 1 80.83 |
5 137.97 |
4 218.80 | |
| 2020–21 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| 22–28 March 2021 | 2021 World Championships | 27 68.43 |
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27 68.43 | |
| 20–22 November 2020 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup | 9 81.55 |
10 158.24 |
10 239.79 | |
| 2019–20 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| 20–26 January 2020 | 2020 European Championships | 17 70.04 |
8 151.05 |
9 221.09 | |
| 4–7 December 2019 | 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 14 68.47 |
19 116.65 |
16 185.12 | |
| 15–17 November 2019 | 2019 Rostelecom Cup | 12 54.42 |
9 154.65 |
11 209.07 | |
| 6–10 November 2019 | 2019 Volvo Open | 8 65.48 |
3 141.94 |
4 207.42 | |
Junior
| 2018–19 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–24 March 2019 | 2019 World Championships | Senior | 16 81.46 |
19 149.38 |
17 230.84 |
| 4–10 March 2019 | 2019 World Junior Championships | Junior | 16 68.94 |
14 127.99 |
13 196.93 |
| 20–23 February 2019 | 2019 Open Ice Mall Cup | Junior | 1 71.03 |
1 132.26 |
1 203.29 |
| 21–27 January 2019 | 2019 European Championships | Senior | 14 73.60 |
15 130.68 |
16 204.28 |
| 26–29 November 2018 | 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy | Senior | 6 66.41 |
10 121.80 |
9 188.21 |
| 6–11 November 2018 | 2018 Volvo Open Cup | Senior | 2 74.10 |
1 135.87 |
1 209.97 |
| 18–21 October 2018 | 2018 Minsk-Arena Ice Star | Senior | 3 72.78 |
2 134.74 |
2 207.52 |
| 3–10 October 2018 | 2018 JGP Slovenia | Junior | 7 67.96 |
8 113.35 |
8 181.31 |
References
- ^ "«Поехал в Баку — вернулся в Москву азербайджанцем». Фигурист Литвинцев о смене страны, травме и Скриптоните". sport24. December 12, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Плетнева, Анастасия (March 14, 2021). "Начинал на замерзшем озере, а теперь тренируется у Плющенко. Удивительная история Владимира Литвинцева". Sport-Express. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Vladimir LITVINTSEV: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Владимир Андреевич Литвинцев". fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Competition Results: Vladimir LITVINTSEV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019.
- ^ "However, due to an injury VOVA will unfortunately be unable to take part. He has twisted his leg and it is not yet fully recovered!". Vladimir Litvintsev Unofficial.
- ^ "So it is more sad news for VOVA (BOBa) this week as he has now had to take the decision to also withdraw from the MINSK ARENA ICE STAR 2019, BELARUS, which will be taking place from FRIDAY 18TH through to SUNDAY 20TH OCTOBER, due to his ongoing leg injury". Vladimir Litvintsev Unofficial.
- ^ "2020 ISU European Figure Skating Championships Results". International Skating Union.
- ^ Ewing, Lori (March 11, 2020). "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports.
- ^ "ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2020". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Азербайджанский фигурист Литвинцев перешел в академию Плющенко". РИА Новости.
- ^ "ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2021 Results – Men". International Skating Union.
- ^ Волкова, Алена (24 August 2021). "«Розанов сделал нам подарок — показал Париж». Фигурист Литвинцев о неудачном ЧМ, сборах с Ришо и квале на Олимпиаду". sport24. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Lombardia Trophy 2021". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio.
- ^ Flade, Tatjana (September 24, 2021). "USA's Vincent Zhou reigns at Nebelhorn Trophy". Golden Skate.
- ^ "Vladimir LITVINTSEV: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Vladimir LITVINTSEV: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Vladimir LITVINTSEV: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019.
External links
- Vladimir Litvintsev at the International Skating Union
- Official Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vladimirlitvintsev/
- Information site: www.vladimirlitvintsev.com