Kristina Andreyevna Astakhova (; born 25 February 1997) is a Russian former

pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

. With partner

Alexei Rogonov Alexei Alexandrovich Rogonov (; born 6 June 1988) is a Russian former pair skater. With partner Kristina Astakhova, he is the Figure skating at the 2015 Winter Universiade, 2015 Winter Universiade silver medalist. With former skating partner Ana ...

, she is the

2015 Winter Universiade The 2015 Winter Universiade, the XXVII Winter Universiade, was a multi-sport winter event with the host ducties were shared by Granada, Spain and Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia. On 14 March 2009, FISU announced that the host would be Granada because t ...

silver medalist.

Career

Early in her career, Astakhova competed with

Nikita Bochkov Nikita Mikhailovich Bochkov (; born 16 May 1991) is a Russian pair skater who currently represents Belarus with partner Maria Paliakova Maria Uladzimirauna Paliakova (born 28 August 1992) is a Belarusian pair skater Pair skating is a figur ...

. They won the bronze medal at the 2011 Russian Junior Championships and were sent to the 2011 World Junior Championships, where they finished 7th. In 2012, Astakhova teamed up with Maxim Kurdyukov. They competed together for two seasons.

2014–15 season: Partnership with Rogonov

By June 2014, she formed a partnership with

, coached by

Artur Dmitriev Artur Valeryevich Dmitriev (; born 21 January 1968) is a Russian former pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Russia. He is a two-time Olympic champion, having won gold with Natalia Mishkutionok ...

. Astakhova/Rogonov won both of their

2014–15 ISU Challenger Series The 2014–15 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2014. It was the inaugural season of the ISU Challenger Series: a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions. Competitions This season, the series inc ...

(CS) events, the

2014 CS Volvo Open Cup The 2014 CS Volvo Open Cup was a senior international figure skating competition held in November 2014 at the Volvo Ice Rink in Riga, Latvia. It was part of the 2014–15 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's sing ...

and the

2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb () was the 47th edition of the annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Zagreb, Croatia. A part of the 2014–15 ISU Challenger Series, event was held at the Dom sportova on December 4–6 ...

. In between their CS events they took bronze at the

2014 Rostelecom Cup The 2014 Cup of Russia, Rostelecom Cup was the fourth event of six in the 2014–15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Luzhniki Small Sports Arena in Moscow on Novembe ...

, their Grand Prix debut. They came in fourth at the 2015 Russian Championships, won silver at the

, and placed 10th at the 2015 World Championships, competing in the place of

Ksenia Stolbova Ksenia Andreyevna Stolbova (; born 7 February 1992) is a retired Russian pair skater who skated with Andrei Novoselov and Fedor Klimov. She is the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, the 2014 Olympic champion in the team event, the 2014 World silver ...

Fedor Klimov Fedor Alexandrovich Klimov (; born 7 September 1990) is a retired Russian pair skater. With partner Ksenia Stolbova, he is the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, the 2014 Olympic champion in the team event, the 2014 World silver medalist, a three-t ...

who had withdrawn.

2015–16 season

Astakhova/Rogonov started the 2015–16 season on the Challenger Series, taking silver at the

2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy The 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy was the 23rd edition of an annual senior international figure skating competition held in Bratislava, Slovakia. A part of the 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series, it was held on October 1–3, 2015 at the Ondrej Nepela I ...

behind Stolbova/Klimov. Competing on the

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series, they placed 7th at the

2015 Skate America The 2015 Progressive Skate America was the first event of six in the 2015–16 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin ...

and 5th at the

2015 Cup of China The 2015 Cup of China was the third event of six in the 2015–16 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on November 6–8. Medals were ...

. After winning silver at the 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb, Astakhova/Rogonov finished 4th at the 2016 Russian Championships, ahead of

Natalja Zabijako Natalia Aleksandrovna Zabiiako (, born 15 August 1994) is a Russian-Estonian competitive Pair skating, pair skater. Competing for Russia with Alexander Enbert, she was the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships, 2019 World bronze medalist, 2018 ...

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. They were selected to compete at the 2016 European Championships after Stolbova/Klimov withdrew due to injury. At the 2016 Europeans Astakhova/Rogonov placed 7th after placing 7th in both the short program and the free skate.

2016–17 season

Astakhova/Rogonov won silver at both of their

2016–17 ISU Challenger Series The 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2016. It was the third season that the ISU Challenger Series, a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions, was held. Competitions This season, the se ...

(CS) events, the 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy and the

2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb was the 49th edition of the annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Zagreb, Croatia. It was held at the Dom sportova in December 2016 as part of the 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series. Me ...

. In between their CS events they skated two

competitions. They placed 6th at the

2016 Skate America The 2016 Skate America was the first event of six in the 2016–17 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Sears Centre in Chicago, Illinois, on October 21–23. Medals we ...

but took the bronze medal at the

2016 Rostelecom Cup The 2016 Rostelecom Cup was the third event of six in the 2016–17 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Megasport Arena in Moscow on November 4–5. Medals were award ...

. Later they came in fourth at the 2017 Russian Championships.

2017–18 season

Astakhova/Rogonov started their season by taking silver medal at their first

2017–18 ISU Challenger Series The 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2017. It was the fourth season that the ISU Challenger Series, a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions, was held. Competitions This season, the s ...

event, the 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy They then finished 5th at the 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy. Competing on the

series, they won two bronze medals, first at the

2017 Rostelecom Cup The 2017 Rostelecom Cup was the first event of six in the 2017–18 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Megasport Arena in Moscow on October 20–22. Medals were awar ...

and then at the

2017 NHK Trophy The 2017 NHK Trophy was the 4th event of six in the 2017–18 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held in Osaka on November 10–12. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men ...

where they scored their personal best score of 203.64 points. This was the first international event where they scored above 200 points. They then skated their 3rd CS event, the

2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb was the 50th edition of the annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Zagreb, Croatia. It was held at the Dom sportova in December 2017 as part of the 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series. M ...

where they won their 2nd CS series silver of the season. In December 2017 they placed 4th at the 2018 Russian Championships. This was the 4th consecutive time that they had placed 4th at the Russian Championships. it was announced by the Russian Figure Skating Federation on January 23, 2018, that Ksenia Stolbova wasn't invited to the 2018 Olympics. Because of this Astakhova/Rogonov were sent instead. Astakhova/Rogonov placed 12th at the

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. Later they placed 8th at the 2018 World Championships.

Programs

With Rogonov

With Kurdyukov

With Bochkov

Competitive highlights

''GP:

; CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

With Rogonov

With Kurdyukov

With Bochkov

Detailed results

With Rogonov

References

External links

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