Alina Zagitova

Alina Ilnazovna Zagitova (Russian: Алина Ильназовна Загитова, IPA: [ɐˈlʲinə zɐˈɡʲitəvə]; born 18 May 2002) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2018 Olympic champion, the 2019 World champion, the 2018 European champion, 2017–18 Grand Prix Final champion, and the 2018 Russian national champion. Zagitova also won a silver medal in the team event at the 2018 Winter Olympics, representing the Olympic Athletes from Russia team.

Alina Zagitova
Zagitova at the 2019 World Championships
Full nameAlina Ilnazovna Zagitova
Native nameАлина Ильназовна Загитова
Born (2002-05-18) 18 May 2002
Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country Russia
CoachEteri Tutberidze
Sergei Dudakov
Skating clubSambo-70
Began skating2007
Medal record
Women's figure skating
Representing  Russia
and  Olympic Athletes from Russia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 0
World Championships 1 0 0
European Championships 1 1 0
Grand Prix Final 1 1 0
World Junior Championships 1 0 0
Junior Grand Prix Final 1 0 0
Total 6 3 0
Representing
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
Olympic Games
2018 PyeongchangSingles
2018 PyeongchangTeam
Representing  Russia
World Championships
2019 SaitamaSingles
European Championships
2018 MoscowSingles
2019 MinskSingles
Grand Prix Final
2017–18 NagoyaSingles
2018–19 VancouverSingles
World Junior Championships
2017 TaipeiSingles
Junior Grand Prix Final
2016–17 MarseilleSingles
European Youth Olympic Festival
2017 ErzurumSingles

Zagitova is the only Russian female figure skater who has won gold at the Olympic Games, World Figure Skating Championships, European Figure Skating Championships and Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. She is the first Muslim athlete to win an Olympic figure skating gold medal, a world title and the Super Slam. She is the youngest and second ladies' singles skater, after Yuna Kim, to win gold in all major ISU championship titles including the Junior Grand Prix Series and Final, World Junior Championships, Grand Prix Series and Final, European Championships, World Championships, and Winter Olympic Games. Earlier in her career, she won gold at the 2017 World Junior Championships and at the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final. At the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final, she became the first junior lady to achieve a total score above the 200 mark. Zagitova has broken the world record once under the old system and four times under the new system.

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