Nikita Ermolaev

Nikita Ermolaev
Goda Butkutė and Nikita Ermolaev at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup
Full nameNikita Vladilenovich Ermolaev
Native nameНикита Владиленович Ермолаев
Other namesLithuanian: Nikita Jermolajevas
Born (1991-07-11) 11 July 1991 (age 33)
Leningrad, Russia
HometownSaint Petersburg, Russia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
Country Lithuania (2012–17)
 Russia (2011–12)
DisciplinePair skating
PartnerGoda Butkutė (2012–17)
Daria Beklemisheva
(2011–12)
Began skating1999
Medal record
Lithuanian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kaunas Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kaunas Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kaunas Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kaunas Pairs

Nikita Vladilenovich Ermolaev (Russian: Никита Владиленович Ермолаев, born 11 July 1991) is a Russian pair skater. Competing with Goda Butkutė for Lithuania, he has won five senior international medals, including three on the ISU Challenger Series.[1]

Personal life

Nikita Ermolaev was born on 11 July 1991 in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg), Russia.[2]

Career

Ermolaev started skating in 1999.[2] As a single skater, he was coached by Valentina Chebotareva.[3] In the 2011–12 season, he competed with Daria Beklemisheva in pair skating. Coached by Nikolai Velikov in Saint Petersburg, the pair placed tenth at the 2012 Russian Junior Championships.[3]

Pair skating with Goda Butkutė (for Lithuania)

Ermolaev's partnership with Lithuanian skater Goda Butkutė began in the 2012–13 season. They competed only in Lithuania and Russia during their first three seasons as a pair.[2][3]

Representing Lithuania, Butkutė/Ermolaev appeared in their first International Skating Union competitions in the 2015–16 season. Konstantin Bezmaternykh coaches the pair in Saint Petersburg.[2] They were awarded silver at their first event, the Lombardia Trophy in September 2015. In October, they won bronze at the 2015 Mordovian Ornament,[4] their ISU Challenger Series (CS) debut. In November, the pair placed fourth at the 2015 CS Tallinn Trophy and took bronze at the 2015 CS Warsaw Cup.

In January 2016, Butkutė/Ermolaev placed 11th in both segments and overall at the European Championships in Bratislava. In March, they competed at the 2016 World Championships in Boston; ranked 17th in the short program, they missed qualifying for the free skate by one spot.

Programs

Pair skating with Goda Butkutė (for Lithuania)

Season Short program Free skating
2016-18
[5]
2015–16
[2]

Competitive highlights

Pair skating with Goda Butkutė (for Lithuania)

Competition placements at senior level [6][1]
Season 2012–13 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
World Championships 17th 22nd
European Championships 11th 18th
Lithuanian Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st
GP Rostelecom Cup 8th
CS Lombardia Trophy 2nd 5th
CS Mordovian Ornament 3rd
CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 5th
CS Tallinn Trophy 4th 3rd
CS Warsaw Cup 3rd
Mentor Cup 2nd 3rd

Pair skating with Daria Beklemisheva (for Russia)

Competition placements at junior level [7]
Season 2011–12
Russian Championships 10th

References

  1. ^ a b "Competition Results: Goda BUTKUTE / Nikita ERMOLAEV". International Skating Union. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Goda BUTKUTE / Nikita ERMOLAEV: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Никита Владиленович Ермолаев" [Nikita Vladilenovich Ermolaev] (in Russian). fskate.ru. Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  4. ^ "Dailiojo čiuožimo varžybose Rusijoje G. Butkutės ir N. Jermolajevo duetas užėmė trečią vietą" [Butkute and Ermolaev finish third at figure skating competition in Russia]. Baltic News Service (in Lithuanian). Delfi. 18 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Goda BUTKUTE / Nikita ERMOLAEV: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  6. ^ "LTU–Goda Butkute/Nikita Ermolaev". SkatingScores.
  7. ^ "RUS–Daria Beklemischeva/Nikita Ermolaev". SkatingScores.