Nikita Katsalapov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Gennadyevich and the family name is Katsalapov.

Nikita Gennadyevich Katsalapov (Russian: Никита Геннадьевич Кацалапов; born 10 July 1991) is a Russian ice dancer. With Victoria Sinitsina, he is 2022 Olympic silver medalist, the 2022 Olympic bronze medalist in the team event^[a], 2021 World champion, two-time European Champion (2020,2022), the 2019 World silver medalist, the 2018–19 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, and a two-time Russian national champion (2019–2020). They have also won several medals on the Grand Prix and the Challenger Series, including winning the 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy.

Nikita Katsalapov
Katsalapov at the Kremlin in 2022
Full name	Nikita Gennadyevich Katsalapov
Native name	Никита Геннадьевич Кацалапов
Born	(1991-07-10) 10 July 1991 (age 32) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Partner	Victoria Sinitsina
Coach	Alexander Zhulin Petr Durnev
Skating club	Olympic School Moskvich, Moscow
Began skating	1995
Medal record Figure skating: Ice dance Representing  ROC (with Sinitsina) Olympic Games 2022 Beijing Ice dancing 2022 Beijing Team^[a]^[1] Representing FSR (with Sinitsina) World Championships 2021 Stockholm Ice dancing Representing  Russia (with Sinitsina) World Championships 2019 Saitama Ice dancing Grand Prix Final 2018–19 Vancouver Ice dancing World Team Trophy 2021 Osaka Team 2019 Fukuoka Team Representing  Russia (with Ilinykh) Olympic Games 2014 Sochi Team 2014 Sochi Ice dancing World Junior Championships 2010 The Hague Ice dancing Junior Grand Prix Final 2009–10 Tokyo Ice dancing

With former partner Elena Ilinykh, he is a 2014 Olympic champion in the team event, a 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in ice dancing, a three-time European medalist (silver in 2013 and 2014; bronze in 2012), and the 2010 World Junior champion.

Personal life

Katsalapov was born on 10 July 1991 in Moscow.^[2]

On 22 May 2022 Nikita proposed to his ice dancing partner Victoria Sinitsina.^[3] On 2 October 2022 Sinitsina and Katsalapov officially became husband and wife.^[4]

Early career

Katsapalov began in single skating but struggled with some jumps and decided to try ice dancing.^[5] He was paired with Elena Ilinykh by Irina Lobacheva and Ilia Averbukh, who were the team's first coaches.^[5] In 2005, they attended a training camp under Alexander Zhulin who was preparing Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov for their Olympic gold medal-winning season.^[5] Despite feeling inspired, they split shortly afterward—Ilinykh said they were too young at the time to understand partnership, "We didn't understand at all that you need to talk to each other, to find a compromise. There were these foolish, stupid quarrels. It just didn't work."^[5] Katsalapov then skated with Angelina Kabysheva until 2008.^[5]

Partnership with Ilinykh

Junior career

Ilinykh/Katsalapov decided to team up again in spring 2008 after she returned to Russia.^[5][6] They began training again with Alexander Zhulin in Moscow and began competing together in the 2008–09 season, placing fourth at the Russian Junior Championships.

During the 2009–10 season, Ilinykh/Katsalapov competed for the first time on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. At their first event, the event in Budapest, Hungary, they won the gold medal. At their second event, in Toruń, Poland, they won a second gold medal and qualified for the JGP Final. After winning the silver medal behind Monko/Khaliavin at the Final and at the Russian Junior Championships, they moved past them to win gold at the 2010 World Junior Championships. They were named Discovery of the Year at the 2010 Crystal Ice Awards held in October 2010 in Moscow.^[7][8]

2010–11 season

For the 2010–11 season, Ilinykh/Katsalapov chose a ballet-themed free dance to Don Quixote: "[Zhulin] wanted us to do something classical Russian, and only very few people have done a real ballet program in dance."^[9] Ilinykh's tutu was made at the Bolshoi.^[9] They made their senior debut at the 2010 NHK Trophy where they finished fourth. At their next event, 2010 Cup of Russia, they won the bronze medal, their first medal on the senior Grand Prix series. At the 2011 Russian Nationals, they were second after the short dance behind Bobrova/Soloviev but placed fourth in the free dance to finish third overall behind Riazanova/Tkachenko.^[10] However, their bronze medal was enough to earn them their first berth to the European Championships.

At the 2011 Europeans, Ilinykh/Katsalapov set new personal bests in the short dance (60.93), free dance (92.55) and combined total (153.48) to finish fourth in their debut at the event.^[9] They were in a battle with Riazanova/Tkachenko for Russia's second of only two berths to the 2011 World Championships. By finishing ahead of them, Ilinykh/Katsalapov won the right to make their senior Worlds debut. They finished seventh at the event. Following the end of the season, they ended their collaboration with Alexander Zhulin and Oleg Volkov to begin working with new coach Nikolai Morozov in May 2011.^[11][12][13] During the off-season, they spent some time in the U.S. preparing for the 2011–12 season.^[14]

2011–12 season

For the 2011–12 Grand Prix season, Ilinykh/Katsalapov were assigned to 2011 NHK Trophy and 2011 Trophée Eric Bompard. At NHK Trophy, they placed first in the short dance^[15] but in the warm-up before the free dance Ilinykh crashed into the boards and injured her knee.^[16] The couple finished the competition, winning the bronze medal, but withdrew from the exhibitions.^[16] Ilinykh/Katsalapov then finished fourth at the 2011 Trophee Eric Bompard. They won the silver medal at the 2012 Russian Championships. At the 2012 European Championships, Ilinykh/Katsalapov were seventh in the short dance but set a personal best in their free dance, resulting in an overall total of 153.12 points. They won the bronze medal at the event and then performed with Art on Ice.^[17] Ilinykh/Katsalapov finished 5th—the highest of the three Russian teams—at the 2012 World Championships.^[18] Their final event of the season was the 2012 World Team Trophy.

2012–13 season

Ilinykh/Katsalapov started their season with gold at the 2012 Crystal Skate of Romania. They won silver at their first 2012–13 Grand Prix event, the 2012 Rostelecom Cup. At the 2012 NHK Trophy, Ilinykh/Katsalapov were third after the short dance. Ilinykh fell ill before the free dance due to food poisoning but went on to compete. They placed second in the segment and won the silver medal. They qualified for the 2012 Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, and finished sixth at the event. At the 2013 Russian Championships, Ilinykh/Katsalapov won the silver medal behind defending national champions Bobrova/Soloviev. At the 2013 European Championships, they placed second in the short dance and first in the free dance. They won the silver medal, just 0.11 of a point behind gold medalists Bobrova/Soloviev. Ilinykh/Katsalapov finished ninth at the 2013 World Championships.

2013–14 season

 

Katsalapov at the awarding ceremony for Russian athletes with President Vladimir Putin

Ilinykh/Katsalapov's first assignment of the 2013–14 Grand Prix season was the 2013 NHK Trophy where they placed fourth. At their next event, the 2013 Trophee Eric Bompard, they scored personal bests in both segments, finishing with an overall score of 171.89 points and winning the silver medal ahead of French ice dancers Pechalat/Bourzat.

Ilinykh/Katsalapov won their third national silver medal at the 2014 Russian Championships behind Bobrova/Soloviev and then won silver at the 2014 European Championships with an overall score 1.1 points less than gold medalists Cappellini/Lanotte. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Ilinykh/Katsalapov were assigned to the free dance in the inaugural team event. They placed third in their segment and Team Russia won the gold medal. Ilinykh/Katsalapov then won the bronze medal in the individual ice dancing event behind champions Davis/White and silver medalists Virtue/Moir. They scored personal bests in both segments and an overall total of 183.48 points.

The next month, Ilinykh/Katsalapov traveled to Saitama, Japan for the 2014 World Championships. On 26 March 2014, just before the short dance, ITAR-TASS reported that they would split after the competition.^[19] Katsalapov had a serious error on the twizzles and they placed fifth in the short dance. Despite winning the next segment, they finished off the podium in the closely contested event. Their total score was just 1.05 less than the gold medalists. On 4 April 2014, Katsalapov confirmed to Ilinykh that he wanted to end their partnership.^[20]

Partnership with Sinitsina

On 11 April 2014, Katsalapov and Victoria Sinitsina applied for approval of their partnership from the Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FSFR).^[21] They then traveled to Michigan to train for three weeks under Marina Zueva.^[22]

2014–15 season

Sinitsina/Katsalapov made their competitive debut at the 2014 Rostelecom Cup, a Grand Prix event in Moscow; they placed fourth in both segments and finished well behind their former partners.^[23] At the 2014 NHK Trophy, they finished fifth in the short dance, eighth in the free dance after falling on one lift and aborting another, and eighth overall. They were fourth at the 2015 Russian Championships.^[24]

2015–16 season

A stress fracture in his foot that kept Katsalapov off the ice in early 2015 recurred in the summer of 2015, keeping the duo out of test skates organized by the FSFR.^{[citation needed]} Competing in the 2015–16 Grand Prix series, Sinitsina/Katsalapov won the silver medal at the 2015 Skate America, obtaining the highest total technical elements score in the free dance, and then bronze at the 2015 Rostelecom Cup, behind Italians Cappellini/Lanotte. They were the second highest-ranked Russian couple in the Grand Prix rankings, behind Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev who also won one silver and one bronze but had a higher total short dance score, and were the first alternates for the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final. In December, Sinitsina/Katsalapov won the silver medal behind Bobrova/Soloviev at the 2016 Russian Championships in Yekaterinburg.

In January, Sinitsina/Katsalapov finished fourth behind Bobrova/Soloviev at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. They placed ninth at the 2016 World Championships in Boston.^[25]

Two days after the World Championships, Katsalapov received a surgery on his right shoulder.^[26][27]

2016–17 season

In mid-2016, Sinitsina/Katsalapov returned to Russia to train and continue rehabilitation of his shoulder in Moscow.^[27] Oleg Volkov was named as their coach and Elena Tchaikovskaya was added later to their coaching team.^[28]

At their Grand Prix events they first placed fourth at the 2016 Cup of China and then fifth at the 2016 NHK Trophy. At the 2017 Russian Championships they won the bronze medal but finished only tenth at the 2017 European Championships.

2017–18 season

Sinitsina/Katsalapov were scheduled for the later Grand Prix events NHK Trophy and Skate America in November.^[29] Before their Grand Prix events they skated one Challenger event, the 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star, where they won the bronze medal. At their Grand Prix events they first placed fourth at the 2017 NHK Trophy and then they won the bronze medal at the 2017 Skate America. At the 2018 Russian Championships they had to withdraw after the short dance.

2018–19 season

 

Sinitsina/Katsalapov at the 2019 World Championships

Sinitsina/Katsalapov started their season at the 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy where they won the gold medal with a personal best score of 196.42 points.^[30] In late October they won the silver medal at the 2018 Skate Canada. In late November they won their second Grand Prix silver medal of the season at the 2018 Internationaux de France. At this event they also scored their personal best score of 200.38 points. With two Grand Prix silver medals they qualified for the 2018–19 Grand Prix Final. At the Grand Prix Final, Sinitsina/Katsalapov won the silver medal after placing third in the rhythm dance and second in the free dance. At this event they also scored their personal best score of 201.37 points.

At the 2019 Russian Championships, Sinitsina/Katsalapov placed first in both the rhythm and free dances, taking the Russian national title for the first time in their careers.^[31]

Sinitsina/Katsalapov were medal favourites going into the 2019 European Championships, but encountered issues in the rhythm dance when first Katsalapov and then Sinitsina fell during their twizzle sequence. They placed fifth in the rhythm dance, almost nine points behind the third-place team, and effectively out of medal contention. Katsalapov was uncertain as to the cause, saying "I don't know exactly what happened. I can't excuse it or justify it."^[32] They placed third in the free dance, winning a bronze small medal, with Katsalapov saying that they "fought hard to show the beautiful choreography of our program and avoid any stupid mistakes."^[33]

At the 2019 World Championships, Sinitsina/Katsalapov placed second in both segments, winning the silver medal, their first World medal. Katsalapov said he was "pleased to get a medal. We will try our best for consistency and clean performances."^[34] Subsequently, they were assigned to the 2019 World Team Trophy, finishing second in both dance segments, and winning the bronze medal as part of Team Russia.^[35]

2019–20 season

 

Sinitsina/Katsalapov claim gold at the 2020 European Championships

Sinitsina/Katsalapov started their season at the 2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial, where they won the gold medal.^[36] On the Grand Prix, they began at the 2019 Cup of China, where they placed first in the rhythm dance with a new personal best score.^[37] The finished second in the free dance, behind Madison Chock/Evan Bates, but their rhythm dance lead was sufficient to give them the gold medal. Katsalapov said they were "not pleased with our performance today", and hoped that they would show improvement the following week.^[38] At the 2019 Rostelecom Cup, they won the gold medal. Katsalapov said they looked forward to showing their "very best" at the Grand Prix Final.^[39][40] Competing at the Final, they unexpectedly placed fourth in the rhythm dance after a number of technical issues, leading him to comment "I made a mistake on the twizzles and realized that level would be definitely reduced. But looking at the points and levels, it seems that everything was bad."^[41] In the free dance, they came sixth out of the six teams after losing levels on a number of elements and Sinitsina having a technical fall in their choreographic sliding movement, and dropped to sixth overall.^[42]

Competing at the 2020 Russian Championships, Sinitsina/Katsalapov placed first in the rhythm dance despite a slight loss of balance by Katsalapov in his twizzle sequence.^[43] Second in the free dance, they nevertheless won their second national title.^[44]

In what would prove to be their final competition of the season, Sinitsina/Katsalapov competed at the 2020 European Championships in Graz. After the rhythm dance, they were in second place, separated from five-time defending champions Papadakis/Cizeron by only 0.05 points.^[45] In a close result, they won the free dance and took the title overall by a margin of 0.14 points. This marked the first time anyone had beaten Papadakis/Cizeron since Virtue/Moir at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and the first time they had been defeated in the free dance since the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final. The result was considered a major upset, with Katsalapov remarking "to get anywhere near Gabriella and Guillaume seemed impossible for all the skaters."^[46][47]

The European result generated immediate speculation that Sinitsina/Katsalapov could challenge Papadakis/Cizeron for the World gold at the 2020 World Championships in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.^[48]

2020–21 season

Due to Katsalapov recovering from an injury, the team missed the 2020 Russian senior test skates.^[49] Sinitsina/Katsalapov thus began the season at the second stage of the domestic Russia Cup, but had to withdraw midway through the free dance after Sinitsina suffered severe tendon inflammation.^[50]

Following recovery, the duo had their first full competition at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, placing first in the rhythm dance by a wide margin.^[51] They struggled toward the end of their free dance, which Sinitsina said was their "first full run-through", but remained comfortably first in both the segment and overall.^[52] They subsequently withdrew from the fifth stage of the Russian Cup and the 2021 Russian Championships due to medical issues.^[53] Katsalapov subsequently indicated that both had contracted COVID-19, with his being a mild case while hers was "severe" and damaged her lungs. The two were announced as performing in a New Year's skating show to help regain competitive form.^[54]

Following a victory at the Russian Cup Final, Sinitsina/Katsalapov were assigned to the 2021 World Championships, to be held without an audience in Stockholm. Four-time and defending champions Papadakis/Cizeron declined to attend due to their own illness with COVID and lack of training time, leading to much speculation that Sinitsina/Katsalapov were the frontrunners to claim the World title.^[55] They won both the rhythm and free dances to take the gold medal, setting personal bests for the free dance and total score.^[56][57] Their placement combined with the fifth-place finish of Stepanova/Bukin qualified three berths for Russian ice dance at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.^[58]

Sinitsina/Katsalapov finished the season at the 2021 World Team Trophy, where they finished first in both of their segments and Team Russia won the gold medal.^[59][60][61]

2021–22 season

After debuting their programs at the Russian senior test skates, Sinitsina/Katsalapov withdrew from a planned appearance on the domestic Russian Cup series due to Katsalapov suffering a back injury.^[62]

Making their season debut on the Grand Prix at the 2021 NHK Trophy, Sinitsina/Katsalapov won the gold medal. Speaking after the free dance, Katsalapov credited the crowd for it support, and said that "we want to improve further, but for now we are happy. Our program is about us, our career and hopefully with a bright finish."^[63] They won a second gold at the 2021 Rostelecom Cup.^[64] The results qualified them for the Grand Prix Final, to be held in Osaka, but it was subsequently cancelled due to restrictions prompted by the Omicron variant.^[65]

Seeking to win their third national title at the 2022 Russian Championships, Sinitsina/Katsalapov won the rhythm dance. However, they then had to withdraw from the event due to an exacerbation of Katsalapov's back injury. Despite this, they were named to the Russian team for the 2022 European Championships.^[66] Sinitsina/Katsalapov won both segments of the competition to successfully defend their European title.^[67] On January 20, they were officially named to the Russian Olympic team.^[68]

Sinitsina/Katsalapov began the 2022 Winter Olympics as the Russian entries in the rhythm dance segment of the Olympic team event. They unexpectedly placed second in the segment, behind Americans Hubbell/Donohue, after Katsalapov lost a twizzle level and visibly stumbled at one point.^[69] Skating the free dance segment as well, they finished second behind Americans Chock/Bates due to an extended lift deduction, but nevertheless won the gold medal as part of Team Russia. Katsalapov became the first skater to win two gold medals in the team event.^[70] In the dance event, Sinitsina/Katsalapov came second in the rhythm dance with 88.85, 1.98 points behind Papadakis/Cizeron's world record score.^[71] Second in the free dance as well, they won the silver medal, Sinitsina's second Olympic medal and Katsalapov's fourth. Exuberant afterward, she said "we came here to fight for the highest placement, but it was a fair competition and we are pleased with our result. This time it is silver, next time maybe gold." Sinitsina added "this is every athlete's dream, it's something they work all their lives for."^[72]

Days after the Olympics, Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In response to this, the International Skating Union banned all Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing at the 2022 World Championships, bringing an end to Sinitsina and Katsalapov's international season.

Support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

On 18 March 2022, Katsalapov and Sinitsina appeared at Putin's Moscow rally celebrating the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and justifying the invasion of the country. They both wore the Z military symbol used by the Russian invading army in Ukraine.^[73][74] Sinitsina and Katsalapav's presence at the rally was criticized by their former training partners, Ukrainian ice dancers Oleksandra Nazarova and Maksym Nikitin, who spent weeks caught in the siege of Kharkiv. Nikitin said "we were such big friends with Vika and Nikita. It was so difficult to see how they are supporting their President who is killing our Ukrainian people."^[75]

In December 2022, the Ukrainian Parliament sanctioned Katsalapov and Sinitsina for their support of the war.^[76]

Programs

With Sinitsina

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2021–22 ^[77]	You Can Leave Your Hat On (from 9½ Weeks) performed by Joe Cocker Brick House by The Commodores choreo. by Sergey Petukhov	Piano Concerto No. 2 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by Sergey Petukhov
2020–21 ^[78]^[79]	Singin' in the Rain by Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown choreo. by Sergey Petukhov	I Giorni by Ludovico Einaudi Songs My Mother Taught Me by Antonin Dvorak choreo. by Sergey Petukhov Smile Come Together performed by Michael Jackson choreo. by Sergey Petukhov	My Way by Aloe Blacc
2019–20 ^[80]	Singin' in the Rain by Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown choreo. by Sergey Petukhov	I Giorni by Ludovico Einaudi Songs My Mother Taught Me by Antonin Dvorak choreo. by Sergey Petukhov	Who Wants To Live Forever by Sarah Brightman
2018–19 ^[81]	Tango: Verano Porteno by Astor Piazzolla, performed by Raul Garello	Suite in D "Air" Johann Sebastian Bach Praeludium and Allegro (In the Style of Pugnani) by Fritz Kreisler
	Short dance
2017–18 ^[82]	Rhumba: Balumukeno by Bonga Rhumba: Agua de beber by Al Jarreau Samba: Batucada Brasileira	Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 18 by Sergei Rachmaninoff	Going to the Run by Golden Earrings
2016–17 ^[83]	Blues: Love Creole by Duke Ellington Swing: It Don't Mean a Thing performed by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga	Tango Ballet by Astor Piazzolla	Going to the Run by Golden Earrings
2015–16 ^[84]^[2]	Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Waltz March Polka	Io Ci Saro by Andrea Bocelli and Lang Lang	Grande Polonaise for Piano and Orchestra (from The Pianist) by Frédéric Chopin performed by Janusz Olejniczak
2014–15 ^[85]	Flamenco: Toitas las Mares by Manolo Caracol Paso doble: The Dance by Michel Legrand	Did You Ever Feel Lonely by Gary Moore The Messiah Will Come Again by Gary Moore	Grande Polonaise for Piano and Orchestra (from The Pianist) by Frédéric Chopin performed by Janusz Olejniczak

With Ilinykh

 

Ilinykh and Katsalapov at the 2014 European Championships

 

Ilinykh and Katsalapov at the 2013 European Championships

Season	Short dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2013–2014 ^[86]^[87]	Quickstep: Bei Mir Bistu Shein by Sholom Secunda Slow foxtrot: Sixteen Tons performed by LeAnn Rimes Quickstep: Sing, Sing, Sing	Swan Lake by Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky choreo. by Nikolai Morozov	I Believe by Ayaka Snow by Philipp Kirkorov, Anastasiya Petryk Adagio in G minor by Tomaso Albinoni
2012–2013 ^[88]	Uzbek dance: Andijan Polka (specially composed arrangement)	Ghost the Musical by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard	Capricious Horses by Garik Sukachev Someone like You by Adele
2011–2012 ^[6]^[89]	Hip Hip Chin Chin by Club des Belugas Mas que Nada by Sérgio Mendes Mujer Latina by Thalía	Ave Maria performed by Thomas Spencer-Wortley	Black Velvet by Alannah Myles
2010–2011 ^[90]	Waltz: Agony by Alfred Schnittke Tango: Red Tango by Bayan Mix	Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus	I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone Snow by Philipp Kirkorov, Anastasiya Petryk Petite Fleur Rock Around The Clock
	Original dance
2009–2010	Sikuriadas (Panpipes Of The Andes) by Incantation	Schindler's List by John Williams Fiddler on the Roof	Petite Fleur Rock Around The Clock
2008–2009	Selections Sing, Sing, Sing by Louis Prima	Sarabande by Jon Lord
2004–2005	Swing combo	Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Records and achievements

(with Sinitsina)

• Set the ice dancing record of the new +5 / -5 GOE (Grade of Execution) system for the free dance (120.46 points) at the 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy.
• They became the first team to score above 120 points in the free dance at the 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy.
• Became the first ice dance team to win the World Championship and the World Team Trophy in the same year.

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Sinitsina

 

Sinitsina and Katsalapov at the 2018–19 Grand Prix Final

International^[91]
Event	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22
Olympics								2nd
Worlds		9th			2nd	C	1st
Europeans		4th	10th		4th	1st		1st
GP Final					2nd	6th		C
GP Cup of China			4th			1st
GP France					2nd
GP NHK Trophy	7th		5th	4th				1st
GP Rostelecom	4th	3rd				1st	1st	1st
GP Skate America		2nd		3rd
GP Skate Canada					2nd
CS Denis Ten MC								WD
CS Ice Star				3rd
CS Nepela Trophy					1st	1st
Shanghai Trophy						1st
National^[92]
Russian Champ.	4th	2nd	3rd	WD	1st	1st	WD	WD
Team events
Olympics								3rd T 2nd P
World Team Trophy					3rd T 2nd P		1st T 1st P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event eancelled T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

With Ilinykh

 

Ilinykh and Katsalapov at the 2014 Winter Olympics podium.

International^[93]
Event	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14
Olympics						3rd
Worlds			7th	5th	9th	4th
Europeans			4th	3rd	2nd	2nd
GP Final					6th
GP Bompard				4th		2nd
GP NHK Trophy			4th	3rd	2nd	4th
GP Rostelecom			3rd		2nd
Crystal Skate					1st
International: Junior^[93]
Junior Worlds		1st
JGP Final		2nd
JGP Hungary		1st
JGP Poland		1st
National^[92]
Russian Champ.			3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd
Russian Junior	4th	2nd
Team events
Olympics						1st 3rd P
World Team Trophy				5th T 5th P
T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only. ISU personal bests highlighted in bold.

With Sinitsina

 

Sinitsina and Katsalapov at the 2017 Skate America

 

Sinitsina and Katsalapov at the 2016 World Championships

 

Sinitsina and Katsalapov at the 2016 European Championships

2021–22 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
12–14 February 2022	2022 Winter Olympics	2 88.85	2 131.66	2 220.51
4–7 February 2022	2022 Winter Olympics – Team event	2 85.05	2 128.17	3^T
10–16 January 2022	2022 European Championships	1 87.89	1 130.07	1 217.96
21–26 December 2021	2022 Russian Championships	1 93.61	WD	WD
26–28 November 2021	2021 Rostelecom Cup	1 86.81	1 124.91	1 211.72
12–14 November 2021	2021 NHK Trophy	1 86.33	1 129.11	1 215.44
2020–21 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
15–18 April 2021	2021 World Team Trophy	1 86.66	1 130.15	1T/1P 216.81
22–28 March 2021	2021 World Championships	1 88.15	1 133.02	1 221.17
26 February – 2 March 2021	2021 Russian Cup Final domestic competition	1 90.44	1 132.68	1 223.12
20–22 November 2020	2020 Rostelecom Cup	1 91.13	1 126.38	1 217.51
10–13 October 2020	2020 Cup of Russia Series, 2nd Stage, Moscow domestic competition	1 89.52	WD	WD
2019–20 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
24–25 January 2020	2020 European Championships	2 88.73	1 131.69	1 220.42
24–29 December 2019	2020 Russian Championships	1 88.43	2 132.31	1 220.74
4–8 December 2019	2019–20 Grand Prix Final	4 81.51	6 121.88	6 203.39
15–17 November 2019	2019 Rostelecom Cup	1 86.09	1 126.06	1 212.15
8–10 November 2019	2019 Cup of China	1 85.39	2 124.51	1 209.90
3–5 October 2019	2019 Shanghai Trophy	1 86.77	1 126.77	1 213.54
19–21 September 2019	2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial	1 78.44	1 119.70	1 198.14
2018–19 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
11–14 April 2019	2019 World Team Trophy	2 84.57	2 130.63	3T/2P 215.20
18–24 March 2019	2019 World Championships	2 83.94	2 127.82	2 211.76
21–27 January 2019	2019 European Championships	5 70.24	3 123.71	4 193.95
19–23 December 2018	2019 Russian Championships	1 84.01	1 128.31	1 212.32
6–9 December 2018	2018–19 Grand Prix Final	3 77.33	2 124.04	2 201.37
23–25 November 2018	2018 Internationaux de France	2 77.91	2 122.47	2 200.38
26–28 October 2018	2018 Skate Canada	2 74.66	1 120.51	2 195.17
19–22 September 2018	2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy	1 75.96	1 120.46	1 196.42
2017–18 season
Date	Event	SD	FD	Total
21–24 December 2017	2018 Russian Championships	4 68.46	WD	WD
24–26 November 2017	2017 Skate America	3 68.72	3 107.81	3 176.53
10–12 November 2017	2017 NHK Trophy	4 72.49	4 104.66	4 177.15
26–29 October 2017	2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star	3 63.81	3 101.49	3 165.30
2016–17 season
Date	Event	SD	FD	Total
25–29 January 2017	2017 European Championships	8 64.67	12 89.84	10 154.51
22–25 December 2016	2017 Russian Championships	3 73.78	4 104.67	3 178.45
25–27 November 2016	2016 NHK Trophy	4 68.85	5 100.77	5 169.62
18–20 November 2016	2016 Cup of China	4 70.24	4 101.70	4 171.94
2015–16 season
Date	Event	SD	FD	Total
28 March – 3 April 2016	2016 World Championships	9 67.68	10 101.29	9 168.97
26–31 January 2016	2016 European Championships	4 68.33	4 104.32	4 172.65
23–27 December 2015	2016 Russian Championships	1 73.96	3 101.87	2 175.83
20–22 November 2015	2015 Rostelecom Cup	3 63.63	3 103.77	3 167.40
23–25 October 2015	2015 Skate America	2 62.76	2 99.45	2 162.21
2014–15 season
Date	Event	SD	FD	Total
25–28 December 2014	2015 Russian Championships	4 60.79	4 97.78	4 158.57
28–30 November 2014	2014 NHK Trophy	5 54.94	8 67.37	7 122.31
14–16 November 2014	2014 Rostelecom Cup	4 57.96	4 89.59	4 147.55

With Ilinykh

 

Ilinykh and Katsalapov Free dance at the 2012 Rostelecom Cup

 

Ilinykh and Katsalapov at the 2012 World Championships

 

The short dance at 2011 Worlds

 

Ilinykh and Katsalapov won the 2009 Junior Grand Prix Final.

2013–14 season
Date	Event	Level	SD	FD	Total
28–29 March 2014	2014 World Championships	Senior	5 65.67	1 108.71	4 174.38
16–17 February 2014	2014 Winter Olympics	Senior	3 73.04	3 110.44	3 183.48
6–9 February 2014	2014 Winter Olympics (team event)	Senior		3 103.48	1
15–19 January 2014	2014 European Championships	Senior	2 69.54	2 100.97	2 170.51
24–27 December 2013	2014 Russian Championships	Senior	2 68.67	2 99.34	2 168.01
15–17 November 2013	2013 Trophée Éric Bompard	Senior	3 69.07	2 102.82	2 171.89
8–10 November 2013	2013 NHK Trophy	Senior	4 61.35	4 94.02	4 155.37
2012–13 season
Date	Event	Level	SD	FD	Total
10–17 March 2013	2013 World Championships	Senior	9 66.07	10 91.45	9 157.52
23–27 January 2013	2013 European Championships	Senior	2 68.98	1 100.16	2 169.14
25–28 December 2012	2013 Russian Championships	Senior	2 66.14	2 105.53	2 171.67
6–9 December 2012	2012–13 Grand Prix Final	Senior	6 63.56	5 92.80	6 156.36
22–25 November 2012	2012 NHK Trophy	Senior	3 59.96	2 96.66	2 156.62
8–11 November 2012	2012 Rostelecom Cup	Senior	2 65.70	2 92.76	2 158.46
30 October – 4 November 2012	2012 Crystal Skate	Senior	1 70.95	1 103.61	1 174.56
2011–12 season
Date	Event	Level	SD	FD	Total
18–22 April 2012	2012 World Team Trophy	Senior	5 60.44	5 86.40	5T/5P 146.84
26–29 March 2012	2012 World Championships	Senior	5 65.34	5 95.66	5 161.00
23–29 January 2012	2012 European Championships	Senior	7 59.49	3 93.63	3 153.12
25–29 December 2011	2012 Russian Championships	Senior	2 66.94	2 95.00	2 161.94
18–20 November 2011	2011 Trophée Eric Bompard	Senior	4 58.17	4 82.15	4 140.32
11–13 November 2011	2011 NHK Trophy	Senior	1 61.83	3 87.65	3 149.48
2010–11 season
Date	Event	Level	SD	FD	Total
24 April – 1 May 2011	2011 World Championships	Senior	6 65.51	10 88.99	7 154.50
24–30 January 2011	2011 European Championships	Senior	4 60.93	4 92.55	4 153.48
26–29 December 2010	2011 Russian Championships	Senior	2 62.30	4 87.42	3 149.72
19–21 November 2010	2010 Cup of Russia	Senior	6 49.14	2 85.65	3 134.79
22–24 October 2010	2010 NHK Trophy	Senior	3 56.89	4 78.16	4 135.05
2009–10 season
Date	Event	Level	OD	FD	Total
8–14 March 2010	2010 World Junior Championships	Junior	1 59.94	1 90.82	1 188.28
3–6 February 2010	2010 Russian Junior Championships	Junior	2 –	2 –	2 184.51
3–6 December 2009	2009 JGP Final	Junior	3 54.35	2 85.01	2 139.36
9–13 September 2009	2009 JGP Poland	Junior	1 54.03	1 82.56	1 171.61
26 August – 30 September 2009	2009 JGP Hungary	Junior	1 50.46	1 81.50	1 166.06

Notes

1. On 29 January 2024 CAS disqualified Valieva for four years retroactive to 25 December 2021 for an anti-doping rule violation. On 30 January 2024 the ISU reallocated medals to upgrade the United States to gold and Japan to silver while downgrading ROC to bronze.

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External links

 

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