Nika Osipova

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Nika Osipova
Personal information
Native name
Ника Кирилловна Осипова
Full nameNika Kirillovna Osipova
Born (2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 (age 24)
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Netherlands
CoachDmitry Kaplun, Aljona Savchenko
Began skating2005

Nika Kirillovna Osipova (Russian: Ника Кирилловна Осипова; born 2 February 2001) is a Russian-born pair skater. Competing for the Netherlands with Dmitry Epstein, she is a two time Dutch national champion (2021, 2023). They made their competitive debut in February 2021.[1][2]

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]

Programs

With Epstein

Season Short program Free skating
2022–2023
[5]
2021–2022

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

With Epstein for the Netherlands

International[6]
Event 20–21 21–22 22–23
Worlds20th
Europeans8th
GP Finland6th
CS Finlandia Trophy15thWD
CS Nebelhorn Trophy9th
CS Golden SpinWD4th
Bavarian Open3rd
Challenge Cup6th3rd3rd
Ice Challenge2nd
Lombardia4th
NRW Trophy2nd
National[6]
Netherlands1st2nd1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled

With Galliamov for Russia

International[3]
Event 2016–17
Volvo Open Cup1st J
National[3]
Russian Jr. Champ.9th
Russian Cup Final3rd J
J = Junior level

References

  1. "Epstein en Osipova: 'Nika dwingt mij om met peper in de reet te schaatsen'". Schaatsen.nl.
  2. 1 2 "Eerste WK-limiet is binnen voor Osipova en Epstein". Schaatsen.nl.
  3. 1 2 3 "Competition Results". www.isuresults.com.
  4. "Na spannende strijd behouden Danilova en Tsiba hun WK-ticket". Schaatsen.nl.
  5. "Nika OSIPOVA / Dmitry EPSTEIN: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Competition Results: Nika OSIPOVA / Dmitry EPSTEIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022.