Inga Gurgenidze

Inga Zurabovna Gurgenidze (Georgian: ინგა ზურაბის ასული გურგენიძე, Russian: Инга Зурабовна Гургенидзе; born 23 April 2009), born Inga Zurabovna Nikitina,[1] is a Russian-Georgian figure skater who represents Georgia in women's singles. She is the 2022 JGP Italy bronze medalist, the 2022 Denis Ten Memorial junior champion, the 2022 Bosphorus Cup junior silver medalist, and the 2023 Dragon Trophy junior champion. She finished within the top ten at the 2023 World Junior Championships. She is the twenty-third woman in history to have successfully landed a triple Axel jump in competition.[2]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Zurabovna and the family name is Gurgenidze.
Inga Gurgenidze
Personal information
Native nameინგა ზურაბის ასული გურგენიძე (Georgian) Инга Зурабовна Гургенидзе (Russian)
Full nameInga Zurabovna Gurgenidze
Alternative namesInga Nikitina
Country represented Georgia
Former country(ies) represented Russia
Born (2009-04-23) 23 April 2009
Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
ResidenceKazan, Russia
Height1.46 m (4 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
CoachLiudmila Gafarova
ChoreographerIlona Bikmetova
Skating clubRSSHOR of Figure Skating
Training locationsKazan
ISU personal best scores
Combined total190.52
2022 JGP Italy
Short program63.04
2022 JGP Italy
Free skate127.48
2022 JGP Italy

Personal life

Gurgenidze was born on 23 April 2009 in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. She competed under her mother's surname (Nikitina) until the 2021–22 season when she changed it to her father's surname (Gurgenidze) and confirmed that she would be representing Georgia in international competition.[1]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2022–2023
[3]
  • Memphisto's Lullaby
    by Yair Albeg, Or Kribos
  • Breathing Under Water
    (from Frightmare)
    by Ghostwriter
  • Dissociative Identity Disorder
    (from Frightmare)
    by Ghostwriter
    choreo. by Ilona Bikmetova
  • The Devil You Know
    by Kovacs
    choreo. by Ilona Bikmetova
2022–2023
[4][5]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

For Georgia
International: Junior[6]
Event 2022–23
Junior Worlds9th
JGP ArmeniaC
JGP Italy3rd
JGP Latvia4th
Bosphorus Cup2nd
Denis Ten Memorial1st
Dragon Trophy1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled

For Russia
National[7]
Event 2021–22
Russian Jr. Champ.15th
Russian Cup Final10th
Russian Cup 2nd Stage6th
Russian Cup 4th Stage3rd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Personal best highlighted in bold.

For Georgia
2022–2023 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 27 – March 5, 2023 2023 World Junior Championships 19
52.02		 7
120.48		 9
172.50
February 9–12, 2023 2023 Dragon Trophy 4
53.73		 1
124.09		 1
177.82
November 29 – December 3, 2022 2023 Bosphorus Cup 2
52.58		 1
118.47		 2
171.05
October 26–29, 2022 2022 Denis Ten Memorial 1
63.62		 1
110.56		 1
174.18
October 12–15, 2022 2022 JGP Italy 4
63.04		 3
127.48		 3
190.52
September 7–10, 2022 2022 JGP Latvia 5
58.80		 4
121.48		 4
180.28

References
  1. Kuznetsov, Dmitry. "Российская фигуристка сменила гражданство. Ради карьеры она будет выступать под другой фамилией" [The Russian figure skater changed her citizenship. For the sake of her career, she will perform under a different name.]. Sport Express (in Russian). Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. "Dragon Trophy 2023 Judges Details Per Skater, Women's Free Program" (PDF). International Skating Union.
  3. "Inga GURGENIDZE: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023.
  4. "Девушки. Короткая программа. Финал Кубка России по фигурному катанию 2021/22". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  5. "Девушки. Произвольная программа. Финал Кубка России по фигурному катанию 2021/22". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  6. "Competition Results: Inga GURGENIDZE". International Skating Union.
  7. "Инга Гургенидзе" [Inga Gurgenidze]. figure-skaters.ru (in Russian).
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