Valeria_Starygina Knowpia

Valeria Starygina
Valeria Starygina
Full name	Valeria Sergeyevna Starygina
Born	13 September 1995 (age 28); Tolyatti, Russia
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Partner	Ivan Volobuiev
Coach	Alexander Svinin ; Irina Zhuk
Skating club	UOR No 4, Moscow
Began skating	2000

Valeria Sergeyevna Starygina (Russian: Валерия Серге́евна Старыгина; born 13 September 1995) is a Russian ice dancer who competed with partner Ivan Volobuiev.

Career edit

Early in her career, Starygina competed with Nikolai Moroshkin.

Starygina teamed up with Volobuiev in 2010. At the Russian Championships, they finished 7th in 2011 and 6th in 2012. Starygina and Volobuiev won gold at the 2011 Coupe de Nice^[1] and silver at the 2011 Istanbul Cup.

In the 2012–13 season, they won the silver medal at the 2012 Coupe de Nice.

Programs edit

(with Volobuiev)

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2012–2013	? Witch Doctor	?
2011–2012	Ain't No Sunshine by Michael Jackson Loca by Shakira	Walking in the Air by Nightwish
2010–2011	Tango Waltz	Stranger in Paradise by Sarah Brightman

Competitive highlights edit

With Volobuiev edit

International^[2]
Event	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13
Cup of Nice	7th	1st	2nd
NRW Trophy	5th		3rd
Istanbul Cup		2nd
National^[2]
Russian Championships	7th	6th	7th

With Moroshkin edit

National
Event	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10
Russian Junior Championships	11th	9th	10th

References edit

^ "International Cup of Nice 2011". Nice Baie des Anges Association. October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Competition Results: Valeria STARYGINA / Ivan VOLOBUIEV". International Skating Union.