Lina Fedorova

Lina Fedorova
Personal information
Full name	Lina Alexeyevna Fedorova
Country represented	Russia
Born	(1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 Moscow, Russia
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Height	1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)
Partner	Maxim Miroshkin
Coach	Vladislav Zhovnirski
Former coach	Andrei Hekalo
Choreographer	Alla Kapranova, Natalia Bestemianova, Igor Bobrin
Skating club	Vorobievye Gory
Training locations	Moscow
Began skating	2002
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	161.11 2012 JGP Final
Short program	54.37 2012 JGP Final
Free skate	106.74 2012 JGP Final
Medal record Competitor for  Russia Pairs' Figure skating Winter Youth Olympics Silver 2012 Innsbruck Pairs World Junior Championships Bronze 2013 Milan Pairs Junior Grand Prix Final Gold 2012–2013 Sochi Pairs Bronze 2013–2014 Fukuoka Pairs

Lina Alexeyevna Fedorova (Russian: Лина Алексеевна Фёдорова; born 20 December 1997) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Maxim Miroshkin, she is the 2013 World Junior bronze medalist, 2012 JGP Final champion, 2012 Winter Youth Olympics silver medalist, and 2013 Russian Junior Champion.

Career

Fedorova was introduced to figure skating by her grandmother at four years old.^[1] Initially a singles skater, she took up pair skating in 2009 with Maxim Miroshkin.

In the 2011–12 season, Fedorova/Miroshkin made their Junior Grand Prix debut, finishing 5th in Austria. They won the silver medal at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.^[2]

The following season, Fedorova/Miroshkin won silver and gold at their Junior Grand Prix events in Austria and Germany respectively, qualifying them for the JGP Final. After taking the junior gold medal at the 2012 Warsaw Cup, they competed at the JGP Final in Sochi, Russia, where they also won gold.^[3][4] Fedorova/Miroshkin finished 8th at their first senior Russian Championships and won the junior title. They won the bronze medal at the 2013 World Junior Championships after placing 7th in the short program but first in the free skate.

In 2013–14, Fedorova/Miroshkin started their season by winning silver at the 2013 JGP Slovakia, behind teammates Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev. They won gold at their next event, the 2013 JGP Czech Republic. Their results qualified them to the JGP Final in Fukuoka, Japan. At the final, Fedorova/Miroshkin placed second in the short program and third in the free skate, winning the bronze medal behind Vigalova/Zakroev. At the Russian Championships, the pair finished sixth on the senior level and fourth on the junior level.

Skating technique

Fedorova / Miroshkin are one of the few pair skaters that can do side-by-side (SBS) Biellmann spins.

Personal life

Fedorova has a younger sister named Lana who is also into figure skating.^[1]

Programs

Fedorova and Miroshkin doing side-by-side (SBS) Biellmann spins

(with Miroshkin)

Competitive highlights

(with Miroshkin)

References

External links

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• Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN at the International Skating Union