Nika Osipova
Nika Osipova (Russian: Ника Кирилловна Осипова; born 2001) is a Russian-born Dutch pair skater.
Osipova began competing for the Netherlands with Dmitry Epstein (who previously partnered Liubov Efimenko), since February 2021.[1][2]
| Nika Osipova | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented |  Netherlands |
| Former country(ies) represented |  Russia (until Feb 2021) |
| Born | 2 February 2001 St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) |
| Partner | Dmitry Epstein |
| Former partner | Aleksandr Galliamov, Vladislav Tarasenko, Dmitry Bushlanov |
| Coach | Dmitry Kaplun |
| Former coach | Oleg Vasiliev, Tamara Moskvina, Nikolai Velikov |
| Former skating club | Tamara Moskvina Figure Skating Club |
| Began skating | 2005 |
Osipova formerly represented Russia with Aleksandr Galliamov as a junior during the 2016–2017 skating season. Together, they won the Volvo Open Cup in November 2016.[3]
Career
2020–2021 season: Partnership with Epstein
After a good start on the first day at the 2021 International Challenge Cup to qualify for the 2021 World Championships,[2] they didn't qualify due to a fall the next day.[4]
Competitive highlights
With Epstein for the Netherlands
| International | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 20–21 | 21–22 |
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 6th | 15th |
| CS Golden Spin | WD | |
| Bavarian Open | 3rd | |
| Challenge Cup | 6th | 3rd |
| NRW Trophy | 2nd | |
| National | ||
| Dutch Champ. | 1st | 2nd |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled | ||
With Galliamov for Russia
| International[3] | |
|---|---|
| Event | 16–17 |
| Volvo Open Cup | 1st J |
| National[3] | |
| Russian Junior Championships | 9th |
| Russian Cup Final | 3rd J |
| J = Junior level | |
References
- "Epstein en Osipova: 'Nika dwingt mij om met peper in de reet te schaatsen'". Schaatsen.nl.
- "Eerste WK-limiet is binnen voor Osipova en Epstein". Schaatsen.nl.
- "Competition Results". www.isuresults.com.
- "Na spannende strijd behouden Danilova en Tsiba hun WK-ticket". Schaatsen.nl.
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