Dmitri Aliev

Dmitri Aliev
Aliev at the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final
Personal information
Native name	Дмитрий Сергеевич Алиев
Full name	Dmitri Sergeyevich Aliev
Country represented	Russia
Born	1 June 1999 Ukhta, Komi Republic, Russia
Residence	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Coach	Evgeni Rukavicin
Former coach	Lidiya Rodionova, Vyacheslav Maksimov
Choreographer	Olga Glinka
Skating club	Olympic School St. Petersburg
Training locations	Saint Petersburg
Began skating	2005
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	226.72 2015 Tallinn Trophy
Short program	80.74 2016 Junior Worlds
Free skate	155.60 2015 Tallinn Trophy
Medal record Representing  Russia Figure skating: Men's singles Winter Youth Olympics 2016 Lillehammer Men's singles Junior Grand Prix Final 2015–16 Barcelona Men's singles Representing Mixed-NOCs Winter Youth Olympics 2016 Lillehammer Team

Dmitri Sergeyevich Aliev (Russian: Дмитрий Сергеевич Алиев, born 1 June 1999) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the two-time 2016 Youth Olympic medalist (bronze in the men's singles discipline and gold in the team event), and the 2016 Russian National Junior Champion.

Personal life

Dmitri Sergeyevich Aliev^[1] was born on 1 June 1999 in Ukhta, Komi Republic, Russia.^[2] His father, Sergey, is the director of a skating club in Ukhta.^[3]

Career

Having begun skating in 2005,^[2] Aliev trained in Ukhta until 2013 when he moved to Saint Petersburg, becoming a student of Evgeni Rukavicin.^[3]

2014–15 season

Aliev debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in the 2014–15 season. Awarded bronze medals in Ljubljana, Slovenia and Aichi, Japan, he finished as the third alternate for a place at the JGP Final. Making his senior international debut, he placed 10th at the 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb, an ISU Challenger Series event. Returning to the junior ranks, he won bronze medals at the 2015 Russian Junior Championships and 2015 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival.

2015–16 season

In 2015–16, Aliev's first assignment was the Junior Grand Prix event in Riga, Latvia. Placing 6th in the short program and first in the free skate, he won the gold medal by a margin of 5.32 points ahead of Latvia's Deniss Vasiļjevs. He was awarded his second JGP gold medal in Linz, Austria, by a margin of over 14 points ahead of silver medalist, Vincent Zhou. These results qualified Aliev for the 2015–16 JGP Final in Barcelona.

Competing on the senior level, he then went on to win bronze at 2015 International Cup of Nice and silver at 2015 Tallinn Trophy. Aliev then won the silver medal at the 2015–16 JGP Final behind American Nathan Chen. On December 24-27, Aliev finished 6th at the 2016 Russian Championships held in Ekaterinburg, Russia. On January 21-23 in Chelyabinsk, Russia, Aliev won his first junior national title at the 2016 Russian Junior Championships. He then won the bronze medal in the men's singles discipline and the gold medal in the team event at the 2016 Youth Olympics.

Programs

Aliev at the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final podium

Season	Short program	Free skating
2015–2016 [2]	Nothing the Same by Gary Moore choreo. by Olga Glinka	Notre-Dame de Paris by Riccardo Cocciante: Le Temps des Cathédrales performed by Bruno Pelletier Tu vas me détruire performed by Daniel Lavoie choreo. by Olga Glinka
2014–2015 [4]	Cowboy by ?	Escalier by Hugues Le Bars Derap by Hugues Le Bars

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[5]
Event	2014–15	2015–16
CS Golden Spin	10th
CS Tallinn Trophy		2nd
Cup of Nice		3rd
International: Junior[5]
Youth Olympics		3rd
Junior Worlds		6th
JGP Final		2nd
JGP Austria		1st
JGP Japan	3rd
JGP Latvia		1st
JGP Slovenia	3rd
EYOF	3rd
Ice Challenge	1st J.
Volvo Open Cup	1st J.
National[3]
Russian Champ.	10th	6th
Russian Jr. Champ.	3rd	1st
Team events
Youth Olympics		1st T (2nd P)
J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.

Detailed results

Aliev at the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final

2015–16 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
14–20 March 2016	2016 World Junior Championships	Junior	1 80.74	7 130.44	6 211.18
12–21 February 2016	2016 Winter Youth Olympics - Team Event	Junior		2 141.06	1
12–21 February 2016	2016 Winter Youth Olympics	Junior	5 67.24	2 142.53	3 209.77
19–23 January 2016	2016 Russian Junior Championships	Junior	1 85.24	1 152.52	1 237.76
24–27 December 2015	2016 Russian Championships	Senior	7 81.03	6 156.44	6 237.47
10–13 December 2015	2015−16 JGP Final	Junior	2 76.78	2 134.44	2 211.22
17–22 November 2015	2015 Tallinn Trophy	Senior	4 71.12	2 155.60	2 226.72
15–18 October 2015	2015 International Cup of Nice	Senior	2 76.15	3 141.71	3 217.86
9–13 September 2015	2015 JGP Austria	Junior	1 75.61	1 150.33	1 225.94
26–30 August 2015	2015 JGP Latvia	Junior	6 60.10	1 149.82	1 209.92
2014–15 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
4–7 February 2015	2015 Russian Junior Championships	Junior	11 59.83	1 146.32	3 206.15
26–28 January 2015	2015 European Youth Olympic Festival	Junior	3 62.66	3 121.82	3 184.48
24–28 December 2014	2015 Russian Championships	Senior	12 64.36	8 140.10	10 204.46
4–6 December 2014	2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb	Senior	10 63.48	10 116.45	10 179.93
10–14 September 2014	2014 JGP Japan	Junior	3 66.59	3 123.23	3 189.82
27–31 August 2014	2014 JGP Slovenia	Junior	5 56.41	3 129.43	3 185.84

References

1. СПИСОК кандидатов в спортивные сборные команды Российской Федерации по фигурному катанию на коньках на 2015-2016 гг. [List of candidates for 2015-2016 Russian national team] (PDF) (in Russian). Figure Skating Federation of Russia. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2015.
2. "Dmitri ALIEV: 2015/2016". International Skating Union.
3. Алиев Дмитрий Сергеевич [Dmitri Sergeyevich Aliev] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
4. "Dmitri ALIEV: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.
5. "Competition Results: Dmitri ALIEV". International Skating Union.

External links

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• Dmitri Aliev at the International Skating Union