In the free skating at the 2018 Olympics, Zagitova was the only competitor to perform all her (eleven) jumps in the second half of the program. With two gold medals, she qualified to the 2018–19 Grand Prix Final. [46] The silver medal was awarded to Zagitova's current training mate Elizabet Tursynbaeva, while Medvedeva took the bronze medal. At the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Zagitova placed first after the short program with 70.58 points. Alina Zagitova (Figure Skater), born on May 18, 2002 in Izhevsk, Russia. [39] Zagitova won the silver medal, behind Kihira, with both skaters making errors in the free skate. Топ-10 интересных фактов из биографии Алины Загитовой, "Akita group gives puppy to Olympic champion skater Alina Zagitova", "Загитова – на Сабантуе: "Очень горжусь тем, что я мусульманка, "Zagitova enters RANEPA in the direction of "Journalism" – Figure Skating", "Russia's Alina Zagitova dominates junior ladies", "Medvedeva defends national title with record-breaking score", "Russia's Alina Zagitova triumphs at Junior Worlds", "Russia's Alina Zagitova prepares for senior debut", "Russia's Alina Zagitova continues impressive ascent", "Объявлены имена российских фигуристов, которые поедут на Олимпиаду в Пхенчхане", "Russia's Zagitova beats Medvedeva's short program world record at Olympics", "What If Dorothy Hamill, Tara Lipinski and Yuna Kim Competed in These Olympics? Facebook, Twitter, Ebay, and YouTube were founded.
At the latter competition, she broke four individual junior women’s skating records. She did not intend to compete in the 2020 World Championships either prior to its cancellation. Competing on the senior level in late December, Zagitova ranked third in the short and second in the free at the 2017 Russian Championships, winning the silver medal behind her training partner, Evgenia Medvedeva. [42], At the 2019 European Championships, Zagitova placed first in the short program despite an underrotation on her triple loop. Zagitova placed first in the free skate, despite two minor mistakes, and received a personal best overall competition score of 223.30, becoming the 2017–18 Grand Prix Final champion. At the Grand Prix Final, Zagitova scored a personal best in the short program, 76.27, and was in second place behind Kaetlyn Osmond heading into the free skate. 1 figure skaters (since 2001–02 season), Historical record scores in figure skating, Record technical and component scores (J), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alina_Zagitova&oldid=987258569, Figure skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Olympic gold medalists for Olympic Athletes from Russia, Olympic silver medalists for Olympic Athletes from Russia, World Figure Skating Championships medalists, European Figure Skating Championships medalists, World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists, Articles containing Russian-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. [27], Zagitova began her season with a win at the CS Lombardia Trophy, after placing third in the short but first in the free, with a total score of 218.46. Shortly after the competition, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Zagitova on her victory in a note published on the Kremlin website.[47].
She received a season's best score of 82.08, taking a lead of over five points ahead of Kaori Sakamoto who placed second, over eleven points ahead of Rika Kihira, who had been anticipated to be Zagitova's biggest rival in the fight for the gold medal. To address this, the ISU made a rule following the 2017–18 season— dubbed by skating enthusiasts “The Zagitova Rule”— stating that a skater must perform jumps in both halves of a program, only allowing three jumping passes to receive the 10% bonus.
At the Olympics team event, the 10 points Zagitova earned for the first place in the ladies' free skating helped Russia to a silver medal in the competition. [60][61] She was named "Athlete of the Year" in the nomination "Pride of Russia" by the Ministry of Sport of Russia in 2018, leaving behind fencer Inna Deriglazova and gymnast Angelina Melnikova. Since Zagitova was second out of senior competitors, she was still granted an automatic place on the European Championship team despite finishing fifth. I am continuing my figure skating way with the great support from my coaches.”, TM © Olympic Channel Services S.L. Majority of Alina’s money comes from being a figure skater. [28] At China, she was fourth after the short program, but rallied to win the free skate, and won the gold medal overall with a total competition score of 213.88. At the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final, she became the first junior lady to achieve a total score above the 200 mark. She regularly employs the "Rippon" variation, with both arms over the head when jumping. Zagitova finished 9th at the 2016 Russian Junior Championships after placing 12th in the short program and 8th in the free skate. Zagitova has endorsed numerous brands over the years. 26 February 2018. vhttps://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/alina-zagitova-trolls-haters-owe-nobody-anything/, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, 2019 Russian Figure Skating Championships, "Cборная команды Российской Федерации по фигурному катанию на коньках", "Teen Zagitova glides to women's figure skating gold", "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2016", "Биография российской фигуристки Алины Загитовой", "Fathers and sons: only Alina Zagitova's gold will make dad give up smoking", "Дочь главного тренера "Ижстали" Ильназа Загитова тренируется у экс-наставника Юлии Липницкой", "Алина Загитова: «Родители меня назвали в честь Алины Кабаевой", "10 Things to Know About Alina Zagitova, Russia's 15-Year-Old Figure Skating Champion", Юная сверхновая.
The iPhone was released. The kids who were the first born with the Internet and are suspected to be the most individualistic and technology-dependent generation. [15] She moved to Moscow at age 13 alongside her grandmother, and continues to live with her. Zagitova began the season at the Japan Open where she placed second with a score of 154.41, behind her team and training mate Alexandra Trusova, contributing to Team Europe's win. JUMP TO: Alina Zagitova’s biography, facts, family, personal life, zodiac, videos, net worth, and popularity. Follow RT on Trends: Alina Zagitova Russian figure skating She has a sister, Sabina, who is five years younger than her. Zagitova is known for her signature triple lutz-triple loop combination, and has also executed other triple loop combinations such as the triple flip-triple loop. [59] She is also a two-time winner of the Silver Doe Prize, awarded by the Federation of Sports Journalists of Russia, as one of the ten best athletes of 2017 and 2018. Later that month, she won the Russian National title in Medvedeva's absence, earning first in both segments for a total score of 233.59 points. “Forever I will be very grateful to my coaches for the tremendous job we have done. In the press conference afterward, she remarked, "Regarding today's program, I'm satisfied. Once more details are available on who she is dating, we will update this section. Alina appeared on the front cover of the May 2020 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine Russia. ", "In Figure Skating, Russia's (Perfectly Legal) Secret Sauce", "Alina Zagitova Outduels Evgenia Medvedeva for Figure Skating Gold", "Фигуристка Алина Загитова принесла России первое золото Олимпиады-2018", "Evgenia Medvedeva had a gold medal performance. Olympics South Korea. Figure skating's point system said otherwise", "Skating's rising star Kihira takes on Zagitova", "Japan's Rika Kihira reigns in Vancouver", "Zagitova skates to confident lead in Saransk as Medvedeva falters", "Anna Shcherbakova runs off with Russian National title in debut", "Alina Zagitova: 'I need to be confident in myself, "Samodurova shines; wins European ladies' title", "Alina Zagitova takes big lead over Kaori Sakamoto at world championships", "Alina Zagitova Follows Olympic Gold With a World Championship", "Alena Kostornaia of Russia leads ladies in Grand Prix debut", "Russia's Alena Kostornaia takes gold in Grand Prix debut", "Kostornaia sets new record at 2019 NHK Trophy", "Kostornaia wins second consecutive Grand Prix gold in Sapporo", "Kostornaia leads Russian sweep after Ladies Short Program in Torino", "Alena Kostornaia leads Russian sweep for Ladies' gold in Torino", https://montreal2020.com/cancelled-isu-world-figure-skating-championships-2020/, "Алина Загитова приостановила карьеру.
[57]. "[41] She did not have a successful free skate, falling twice and struggling during her choreographic sequence. Fact Check: We strive for accuracy and fairness. During the short program competition, Zagitova delivered a clean skate, obtaining high GOEs on the jumping elements including her signature combination triple Lutz-triple loop. People of this zodiac sign like cooking, romance, working with hands and dislike sudden changes, complications, and insecurity.