Nikol Gosviani
Full nameNikol Romanovna Gosviani
Native nameНиколь Романовна Госвияни
Born (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryItaly Italy
Began skating1999

Nikol Romanovna Gosviani (Russian: Николь Романовна Госвияни; born 9 September 1996) is a former Russian figure skater. She placed sixth at the 2013 European Championships.

Personal life

Nikol Gosviani was born 9 September 1996 in Saint Petersburg.[1] She studied music.[2] She married Italian pair skater Leo Luca Sforza in June 2016.[3]

Career

Gosviani was coached by Natalia Golubeva until 2009 when she switched to Alexei Urmanov, the 1994 Olympic champion.[4] 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 Toruń Cup, 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 Ondrej Nepela Memorial in October. She won the short program and placed second in the free to win the silver medal overall behind Haruka Imai of Japan.[5] Gosviani was assigned to the 2013 Cup of China after Polina Korobeynikova withdrew.[6] She placed fifth at the event, which was her senior Grand Prix debut.[7] She finished eighth at the 2013 Rostelecom Cup and ninth at the 2014 Russian Championships. In July 2014, she decided to train in Moscow.[8] Soon after, she tore ligaments in her ankle, causing her to miss the entire 2014–15 season.[9]

In December 2015, Gosviani placed fourth at the Italian Championships.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2013–2014
[1]
2012–2013
[10]
2010–2011

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

For Italy

International
Event 2015–16 2016–17
International Cup of NiceWD
National[11]
Italian Championships4thWD
WD = Withdrew

For Russia

International[11]
Event 07–08 10–11 12–13 13–14 14–15
Europeans6th
GP Cup of China5th
GP NHK TrophyWD
GP Rostelecom Cup8thWD
Golden Bear1st
Nepela Trophy2nd
Triglav Trophy1st
International: Junior or novice[11]
JGP Japan7th
Cup of Nice3rd N3rd J
Toruń Cup1st J
National[12]
Russian Champ.6th9th
WD: Withdrew
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 "Nikol GOSVIANI: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Volkova, Mila (3 February 2013). Урманов: Николь сделала большой шаг вперёд [ru: Urmanov: Nikol has taken a big step forward]. championat.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 7 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Giulia FORESTI / Leo Luca SFORZA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Алексей Урманов: самый большой плюс в женском катании – это красота [Alexei Urmanov interview]. team-russia2014.ru (in Russian). 9 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "21st Ondrej Nepela Trophy - Ladies". Slovak Skating. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  6. ↑ Николь Госвияни заменит Полину Коробейникову на этапе Гран-при в Китае [ru: Nikol Gosviani will replace Polina Korobeynikova at the Grand Prix in China]. team-russia2014.ru (in Russian). 25 October 2013.
  7. ↑ Николь Госвияни: после проката произвольной программы я поняла, что мне обязательно нужно реабилитироваться за это выступление! [ru: Nikol Gosviani: After the free skate I realized I need to rehabilitate myself for this performance!]. team-russia2014.ru (in Russian). 2 November 2013.
  8. ↑ Vaytsekhovskaya, Elena (24 July 2014). Николь Госвияни: "Вот вернется из Японии Сотникова…" [ru: Nikol Gosviani interview]. Sport Express (in Russian).
  9. ↑ Petaikina, Ekaterina (23 May 2015). "Николь Госвияни: не может быть и речи, что я не вернусь в спорт!" Nikol Gosviani: It's untrue that I'm retiring. team-russia2014.ru (in Russian).
  10. ↑ "Nikol GOSVIANI: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Nikol GOSVIANI". International Skating Union.
  12. ↑ "Госвияни Николь Романовна" Nikol Romanovna Gosviani. fskate.ru (in Russian).
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