Ioulia Chtchetinina

Ioulia Chtchetinina (, , ; born 24 December 1995) is a retired Russian-Swiss-Hungarian-Polish pair skater.

Competing for Poland with Michał Woźniak, she is the 2025 Four National champions, the 2024 Four National silver medalists, three-time Polish national champions (2024–26), and the 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb champions. The pair also competed for Poland at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

With her former partner Márk Magyar, she competed for Hungary and is a three-time Hungarian national champion (2020–2022).

Additionally, she is a Swiss national champion with former partners Noah Scherer (2017) and Mikhail Akulov (2018).

She became a Hungarian citizen in October 2020 and in September 2025, obtained Polish citizenship.

Career Early career

Chtchetinina began figure skating in 2001. She originally competed as a singles skater for Switzerland until 2015, when she decided to switch to pair skating. Her first pair partner was Noah Scherer. The pair was coached by Jean-Francois Ballester and primarily trained in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, and Oberstdorf, Germany. Their pair parted ways shortly after the event.

Partnership with Woźniak

2023–24 season: Debut of Chtchetinina/Woźniak

Upon learning about the end of Chtchetinina's partnership with Magyar, Polish pair skater Michał Woźniak messaged her on Instagram, asking if she would be interested in having a tryout with him.

Chtchetinina and Woźniak made their international debut at the 2023 Budapest Trophy, where they finished fourth. They next competed at the 2023 Diamond Spin where they placed second. The team claimed their second international medal not long after with a bronze at the 2023 Warsaw Cup. Chtchetinina and Woźniak competed once more before the Polish National Championships, finishing fourth at their first Challenger event, the 2023 Golden Spin of Zagreb. They finished in sixth place at the event. With this placement, Chtchetinina/Woźniak won Poland a quota for pair skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics. In an interview following the free skate, Chtchetinina shared, "I am so thankful to have Michal by my side. He was such a rock for me, and he managed to keep his calm and acted like nothing much happened. I was so disappointed during the short program today. I am so happy that we kept fighting, and today was so much better."

2025–26 season: Milano Cortina Olympics, retirement Chtchetinina/Woźniak started the season by competing on the 2025–26 Challenger Series, finishing thirteenth at the 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and sixth at the 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy. They subsequently competed on the 2025–26 Grand Prix series, placing eighth at both 2025 Skate Canada International and the 2025 Finlandia Trophy.

Chtchetinina announced her retirement from competitive skating on April 19, 2026.

Programs

Pair skating with Michał Woźniak (for Poland)

"Down (Black Caviar Remix)"

"I Love You"