Nikol Romanovna Gosviani (russian: Николь Романовна Госвияни; born 9 September 1996) is a Russian

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. She placed sixth at the 2013 European Championships.

Personal life

Nikol Gosviani was born 9 September 1996 in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

. She studied music. She married Italian pair skater Leo Luca Sforza in June 2016.

Career

Gosviani was coached by Natalia Golubeva until 2009 when she switched to

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, the 1994 Olympic champion. She finished seventh in her only Junior Grand Prix event, the 2010 JGP Japan. In the 2012–13 season, Gosviani was the third alternate for a place at the senior Russian Championships and was admitted after three skaters withdrew. She finished sixth in her debut at the event. With several skaters above her not age-eligible, Gosviani was named to the Russian team for the European Championships. She attained the minimum TES for the event at the

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, where she won gold in the junior ladies' event. Gosviani made her senior international debut at the 2013 European Championships. She was twelfth in the short, fifth in the free, and sixth overall. In the 2013–14 season, Gosviani's first international event was the

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in October. She won the short program and placed second in the free to win the silver medal overall behind

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. Gosviani was assigned to the 2013 Cup of China after

Polina Korobeynikova Polina Alexandrovna Korobeynikova (russian: Полина Александровна Коробейникова; born 12 April 1996) is a Russian former figure skater. She is the 2012 Coupe Internationale de Nice, 2012 Cup of Nice champion and the ...

withdrew. She placed fifth at the event, which was her senior

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debut. She finished eighth at the 2013 Rostelecom Cup and ninth at the 2014 Russian Championships. In July 2014, she decided to train in Moscow. Soon after, she tore ligaments in her ankle, causing her to miss the entire 2014–15 season. In December 2015, Gosviani placed fourth at the Italian Championships.

Programs

Competitive highlights

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; 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 ...

For Italy

For Russia

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gosviani, Nikol 1996 births Russian female single skaters Living people Figure skaters from Saint Petersburg Russian people of Georgian descent