 Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin at the2025 World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | Никита Андреевич Володин | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Nikita Andreyevich Volodin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1999-06-29)29 June 1999 (age 26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Germany (since 2023) Russia (2015–20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Pair skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Minerva Fabienne Hase (since 2022) Taisiia Sobinina (2019–20) Amina Atakhanova (2018–19) Alina Ustimkina (2014–18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Dmitri Savin Knut Schubert Sidnei Brandão Rico Rex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Berliner Sportverein 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HighestWS | 1st (2025–26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nikita Andreyevich Volodin is a Russianpair skater who currently represents Germany in international Competitions. With his partner,Minerva Fabienne Hase, he is the2025 World silver medalist, the2024 World bronze medalist, the2025 European champion, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion (2023–24,2024–25), a six-timeISU Grand Prix medalist, and a five-timeISU Challenger Series medalist.
With former partner,Alina Ustimkina, they were the2016 Tallinn Trophy champions and2016 Youth Olympic bronze medalists.
Nikita Andreyevich Volodin was born on 29 June 1999 inSaint Petersburg, Russia.[1] He is able to speakRussian,English, andGerman.[2]
In September 2025, he became a naturalized German citizen.[3]
Volodin began skating in 2003.[1]
Volodin andAlina Ustimkina debuted their partnership in September 2014.[4] They competed at events within Russia during their first season together and began appearing internationally in the2015–16 season. In August 2015, they were sent toRiga, Latvia to compete at their firstISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignment, placing fifth. In November, they won the junior gold medal at theNRW Trophy, outscoring silver medalistsAnna Dušková /Martin Bidař by 19.22 points.[5]
In January 2016, Ustimkina/Volodin placed fifth at theRussian Junior Championships. In February, they represented Russia at the2016 Winter Youth Olympics inHamar, Norway. Ranked third in both segments, they were awarded the bronze medal behindEkaterina Borisova /Dmitry Sopot and Dušková/Bidař. Assigned to Team Determination for themixed NOC team event, Ustimkina/Volodin placed third in their segment and their team finished eighth.[6]
Ustimkina and Volodin ended their partnership in late 2017.
Volodin andAmina Atakhanova teamed up in early 2018, coached byAlexei Sokolov inSaint Petersburg.[4] In April 2018, they won gold at the Russian Youth Championships Elder Age.[7] Their partnership ended following that season. Following this, Volodin did approach Russian women's singles skater,Evgenia Medvedeva, asking if she was interested in trying to pair skating with him but she declined his offer.[8]
In June 2022, Volodin was introduced by coach, Dmitri Savin, to German pair skater,Minerva Fabienne Hase, whose long partnership withNolan Seegert had ended following the2022 Winter Olympics.[9] Agreeing to skate together and represent her country, they trained through the2022–23 season while waiting for Volodin to be released by theFigure Skating Federation of Russia.[10] Initially, the pair were unable to communicate due to Volodin being unable to speakGerman norEnglish at the time. Savin would thus act as the team's translator until Volodin learned to speak English well enough to interact with Hase.[11]
Volodin was released by the Russian federation in May 2022. It was subsequently announced that the pair would train inBerlin Germany with coaches,Rico Rex andKnut Schubert. In addition, Savin would continue working with the pair by acting as their coach at international competitions.[12][13][14]
Hase/Volodin debuted as a team at the2023 CS Lombardia Trophy, where they won the silver medal behind reigning ItalianEuropean championsConti/Macii, and finishing ahead of domestic rivalsHocke/Kunkel. Hase said it felt "so good to be back and even be on the podium in our first competition."[15] They went on to win aChallenger gold medal on home soil at the2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, after coming back from placing third in the short program.[16]
Hase/Volodin made their seniorGrand Prix debut at the2023 Grand Prix of Espoo. They placed third in the short program behindShanghai Trophy championsPeng/Wang and Conti/Macii after an error on their throw triple loop, but won the free skate despite jump errors and rose to take the gold medal. Hase admitted that the result felt "very lucky," but that it was "a special moment for both of us."[17] They went on to win the2023 NHK Trophy as well, improving on all their personal bests in the process and qualifying to theGrand Prix Final as the second seed.[18]
Volodin having become ill following the NHK Trophy, the team was uncertain of their ability to compete. Returning to China for the Final, held inBeijing, they performed their first full run-through since the NHK Trophy in training. Hase/Volodin set a new personal best score to win the short program narrowly over CanadiansStellato-Dudek/Deschamps and Italians Conti/Macii. They finished second in the free skate behind Conti/Macii, but won the gold medal by 0.55 points over the Italian team. Hase said they were "overwhelmed."[19]
Hase became ill following the German Championships, as a result of which the team had only ten days of training prior to the2024 European Championships inKaunas. They entered as perceived favourites, finishing second in the short program. They had an error-riddled free skate, culminating in an aborted lift, that saw them place sixth in the segment and drop to fifth place overall. This was the team's first time missing the podium in competition. Hase said that they "have to appreciate what we have already achieved this season," and vowed that they would get used to the pressure of being the favourites.[20]
Following the disappointment at the European Championships, Hase/Volodin performed in the Art on Ice skating show, which they would later credit with aiding them with performing in front of large audiences.[21] At the2024 World Championships, they placed fourth in the short program, 0.78 points behind Conti/Macii in third place. Despite Hase making a Salchow error in the free skate, they came third in that segment, and rose to third overall to claim the bronze medal. This was the first World medal for both, and the first for a German skater sinceSavchenko/Massot's gold medal in2018.[22] Volodin said that "I can't believe at the moment that I won a medal at the real world championships. Maybe after some time."[21]
Hase/Volodin started the season by winning gold at the2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, defeating reigning World Champions,Stellato-Dudek/Deschamps, and scoring personal bests in all competition segments.[23] They went on to compete at the2024 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, however after completing the short program segment, the senior pairs free skate event was cancelled due to poor weather conditions. Hase/Volodin were awarded the gold medal based on their short program result.[24]
Going on to compete on the2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, the team won the gold medal at the2024 Grand Prix de France.[23] Following the event, Hase shared, "We came here knowing it was possible to win. We are glad we could show a good performance again and proved that Nebelhorn Trophy was not a one-hit-wonder. We are glad we could show consistency and the win is of course very nice." Volodin added, "We try not to think too much about the fact that we won the bronze at Worlds last season, this is a new fresh season."[25][26] Three weeks later, prior to the pairs short program at the2024 Cup of China, Hase would suffer with food poisoning. Despite this, the pair would go on to complete their short program, finishing second in that segment behindConti/Macii due to Volodin taking an unexpected fall during the step sequence. The following day, Hase/Volodin would put forth a strong free skate performance, winning that segment of the competition. Hase/Volodin would finish second overall to Conti/Macii.[23][27] Following the event, Hase said, "We are relieved, really just relieved. This was a hard work, like this program was hard work from beginning to the end. So, I'm really happy with what we did today. I'm just dead. I'm happy it's done now, that I can like chill now a little bit."[28]
Qualifying for the2024–25 Grand Prix Final, Hase/Volodin delivered to solid performances in an event that was otherwise riddled with costly errors by the other pair teams, allowing them to win the event for a second consecutive time and by almost twelve points.[29][30][31] Following this win, Hase said, "We are incredibly happy. Winning this year was much more difficult than last year. Last year there were no expectations but this year we felt much more pressure."[32] Two weeks later, Hase/Volodin won their second national title at the2025 German Championships.[23]
Going on to compete at the2025 European Championships inTallinn, Estonia, Hase/Volodin skated two clean programs, winning both the short and free program segments, and winning the gold medal overall.[33][34][35] Following the event, Hase shared, "It feels incredible to be European champion. The moment we realized it was actually just when the scores came up because we saw that Sara and Niccolo also celebrated after their skate, so we knew that they had had a good skate. We weren’t sure until the last moment that it had been enough. We knew there was still a chance even after this mistake, but we weren’t sure until the very end. This victory shows that all of our hard work paid off—every sweat drop, every training session was worth it, and it’s an incredible feeling."[36]
The following month, Hase/Volodin competed at the2025 World Championships inBoston, Massachusetts, United States. After placing third in the short program, they managed to deliver a personal best free skate performance despite losing a level on their final lift. Despite winning the latter segment of the competition,Miura/Kihara's lead following the short program was enough for them to remain in first place overall, resulting in Hase/Volodin winning the silver medal.[37][23][38] In an interview following their free skate, Hase shared,"When you are done everything comes out. It was the best skate of the season. We did everything we could in that skate. We feel good and very happy. Now the season is done. It was the last performance for us and it was very important."[39]
Hase and Volodin opened their season at2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy where they won their third consecutive gold medal. The following month, they took silver at2025 CS Trialeti Trophy earning their fifthISU Challenger Series medal.
Three weeks later, Hase and Volodin competed at2025 Skate Canada International. They placed first in the short program, but had two falls in the free skate and subsequently finished second overall. “We’re not quite happy with the performance,” said Hase. “There were two big mistakes, but the rest of the elements, besides the mistakes we were really happy with."[40]
Hase and Volodin competed next at2025 Finlandia Trophy where they won the gold, qualifying for the 2025-26Grand Prix Final. "For the Final, we want to show even more emotions in both programs," said Volodin. "We were very nervous and made more mistakes at our last competition. In this Final, we want to skate with even more confidence."[41]
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2025–2026 [42][43] |
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| 2023–2024 [13] |
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| 2018–2019 [45] |
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| 2017–2018 | unknown |
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| 2017–2018 [46] |
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| 2015–2016 [1] |
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| Season | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 2025–26 |
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| World Championships | 3rd | 2nd | |
| European Championships | 5th | 1st | |
| Grand Prix Final | 1st | 1st | |
| German Championships | 1st | 1st | |
| GPCup of China | 2nd | ||
| GPFinland | 1st | 1st | |
| GPFrance | 1st | ||
| GPNHK Trophy | 1st | ||
| GPSkate Canada | 2nd | ||
| CSLombardia Trophy | 2nd | ||
| CSNebelhorn Trophy | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| CSTrialeti Trophy | 2nd | ||
| Budapest Trophy | 1st | ||
| Trophée Métropole Nice | 1st |
| Season | 2019–20 |
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| Russian Championships (Senior) | 11th S |
| Russian Championships (Junior) | 6th |
| Volvo Open Cup | 4th |
| Season | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
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| Russian Championships | WD | |
| CSIce Star | 5th | |
| CSTallinn Trophy | 1st |
| Season | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
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| Winter Youth Olympics | 3rd | |
| Winter Youth Olympics (Team event) | 8th | |
| World Junior Championships | 6th | |
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 4th | |
| Russian Championships | 5th | 3rd |
| JGPEstonia | 2nd | |
| JGPGermany | 3rd | |
| JGPLatvia | 5th | |
| NRW Trophy | 1st |
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 221.38 | 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| Short program | TSS | 77.61 | 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| TES | 42.77 | 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | |
| PCS | 34.84 | 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | |
| Free skating | TSS | 145.49 | 2025 World Championships |
| TES | 75.22 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | |
| PCS | 71.16 | 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 8–10, 2023 |  2023 CS Lombardia Trophy | 3 | 66.22 | 2 | 128.30 | 2 | 194.52 |
| Sep 20–23, 2023 | 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 3 | 62.85 | 1 | 132.11 | 1 | 194.96 |
| Oct 13–15, 2023 |  2023 Budapest Trophy | 2 | 62.51 | 1 | 133.73 | 1 | 196.24 |
| Nov 17–19, 2023 |  2023 Grand Prix of Espoo | 3 | 63.59 | 1 | 129.13 | 1 | 192.72 |
| Nov 24–26, 2023 |  2023 NHK Trophy | 1 | 67.23 | 1 | 135.28 | 1 | 202.51 |
| Dec 7–10, 2023 |  2023–24 Grand Prix Final | 1 | 72.56 | 2 | 133.87 | 1 | 206.43 |
| Dec 14–16, 2023 | 2024 German Championships | 1 | 77.38 | 1 | 141.39 | 1 | 218.77 |
| Jan 8–14, 2024 |  2024 European Championships | 2 | 69.63 | 6 | 121.06 | 5 | 190.69 |
| Mar 18–24, 2024 |  2024 World Championships | 4 | 72.10 | 3 | 138.30 | 3 | 210.40 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 19–21, 2024 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 1 | 73.94 | 1 | 144.50 | 1 | 218.44 |
| Oct 16–20, 2024 |  2024 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 1 | 71.66 | — | — | 1 | 71.66 |
| Nov 1–3, 2024 | 2024 Grand Prix de France | 1 | 73.72 | 1 | 137.97 | 1 | 211.69 |
| Nov 22–24, 2024 | 2024 Cup of China | 2 | 68.44 | 1 | 140.92 | 2 | 209.36 |
| Dec 5–8, 2024 | 2024–25 Grand Prix Final | 1 | 76.72 | 1 | 141.38 | 1 | 218.10 |
| Dec 16–21, 2024 | 2025 German Championships | 1 | 70.35 | 1 | 129.18 | 1 | 199.53 |
| Jan 28 –Feb 2, 2025 |  2025 European Championships | 1 | 71.59 | 1 | 140.89 | 1 | 212.48 |
| Mar 25–30, 2025 |  2025 World Championships | 3 | 73.59 | 1 | 145.49 | 2 | 219.08 |
Note: The senior pairs free skate at the2024 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur was cancelled on account of inclement weather. It was later announced that the short program results would be considered as the final results for the competition.[50]
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 25-27, 2025 | 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 2 | 77.61 | 1 | 143.77 | 1 | 221.38 |
| Oct 8–11, 2025 |  2025 CS Trialeti Trophy | 2 | 74.67 | 2 | 133.61 | 2 | 208.28 |
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 167.78 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy |
| Short program | TSS | 65.64 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy |
| TES | 37.64 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy | |
| PCS | 28.00 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy | |
| Free skating | TSS | 102.14 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy |
| TES | 52.04 | 2016 JGP Estonia | |
| PCS | 53.92 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy |
| 2017–18 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
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| 26–29 October 2017 | 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star | Senior | 5 50.26 | 5 86.70 | 5 136.96 |
| 2016–17 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| 15–19 March 2017 | 2017 World Junior Championships | Junior | 4 54.63 | 6 91.06 | 6 145.69 |
| 1–5 February 2017 | 2017 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 5 61.73 | 2 110.83 | 3 172.56 |
| 20–26 December 2016 | 2017 Russian Championships | Senior | 10 55.35 | WD | WD |
| 8–11 December 2016 | 2016−17 JGP Final | Junior | 3 59.05 | 4 99.09 | 4 158.14 |
| 20–27 November 2016 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy | Senior | 1 65.64 | 2 102.14 | 1 167.78 |
| 5–9 October 2016 | 2016 JGP Germany | Junior | 2 59.34 | 4 95.92 | 3 155.26 |
| 28 September – 2 October 2016 | 2016 JGP Estonia | Junior | 2 57.31 | 2 99.64 | 2 156.95 |
| 2015–16 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| 12–21 February 2016 | 2016 Winter Youth Olympics - Team Event | Junior | - | 3 100.98 | 8 |
| 12–21 February 2016 | 2016 Winter Youth Olympics | Junior | 3 56.38 | 3 96.39 | 3 152.77 |
| 19–23 January 2016 | 2016 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 9 51.24 | 4 104.27 | 5 155.51 |
| 24–29 November 2015 | 2015 NRW Trophy | Junior | 2 49.64 | 1 93.10 | 1 142.74 |
| 26–30 August 2015 | 2015 JGP Latvia | Junior | 4 46.78 | 6 75.33 | 5 122.11 |
