Nikita Volodin

Nikita Andreyevich Volodin (, ; born 29 June 1999) is a Russian-German pair skater who currently competes for Germany. With his partner, Minerva Fabienne Hase, he is the 2026 Winter Olympic bronze medalist, 2026 World gold medalist, 2025 World silver medalist, the 2024 World bronze medalist, the 2025 European champion, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion (2023–24, 2024–25), a six-time ISU Grand Prix medalist, a five-time ISU Challenger Series medalist, and a three-time German national champion (2023-25).

With former partner, Alina Ustimkina, they were the 2016 Tallinn Trophy champions and 2016 Youth Olympic bronze medalists.

Personal life Nikita Andreyevich Volodin was born on 29 June 1999 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

In September 2025, he became a naturalized German citizen.

Career Volodin began skating in 2003.

Partnership with Minerva Fabienne Hase In June 2022, Volodin was introduced by coach, Dmitri Savin, to German pair skater, Minerva Fabienne Hase, whose long partnership with Nolan Seegert had ended following the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Volodin was released by the Russian federation in May 2022. It was subsequently announced that the pair would train in Berlin Germany with coaches, Rico Rex and Knut Schubert. In addition, Savin would continue working with the pair by acting as their coach at international competitions.

2023–24 season: World bronze and Grand Prix Final champions

Hase/Volodin debuted as a team at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy, where they won the silver medal behind reigning Italian European champions Conti/Macii, and finishing ahead of domestic rivals Hocke/Kunkel. Hase said it felt "so good to be back and even be on the podium in our first competition."

Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, the team won the gold medal at the 2024 Grand Prix de France. Three weeks later, prior to the pairs short program at the 2024 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 behind Conti/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. 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."

Qualifying for the 2024–25 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. Two weeks later, Hase/Volodin won their second national title at the 2025 German Championships.

The following month, Hase/Volodin competed at the 2025 World Championships in Boston, 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.

2025–26 season: Milano Cortina Olympic bronze, World champions, European silver, and Grand Prix Final bronze

Hase and Volodin opened their season at 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy where they won their third consecutive gold medal. The following month, they took silver at 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy earning their fifth ISU Challenger Series medal. Speaking on on the upcoming Olympics, Hase stated, "It's going to get down to who has the best nerves in both programs and who's going to be the most clean. We're all very strong teams. I think the past years of the Olympics, it was never like this, such a range of teams that can make the podium."

On 15 February, Hase/Volodin competed in the short program at the 2026 Winter Olympics, winning that segment with a personal best score. "We went onto the ice and wanted it to feel like training," said Hase following their short program. "To block out all the stress and the Olympics. It’s just another run. That’s how we went onto the ice. We did our job, and so of course we are very happy with the first part. But the big emotions, we’re saving those for later." The following day, Hase/Volodin placed third in the free skate due to mistakes on the side-by-side jumps, including Hase popping a planned triple Salchow into a single. As a result, they dropped to third overall behind Miura/Kihara and Metelkina/Berulava. Despite this, the pair expressed satisfaction with the result. "We are simply very relieved that it was enough for the bronze medal," Hase stated after their free skate. "No matter what color the medal is, we are just very proud that we were able to take a medal home from our first Olympic Games together, after only three years of skating together. I don’t think many people can say that about themselves. So the pride in our performance today is definitely bigger than anything else." Volodin added, "Bronze is one hundred percent a success. How can an Olympic medal be considered anything but a success? Yes, we were leading, but we knew we had very strong competitors here - the entire top ten. Every mistake is very costly. It’s great that under such conditions we were able to win a bronze medal."

The following month, Hase/Volodin competed at the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships place first in both the short program and free skate, taking the gold. “This medal means a lot,” said Hase. “It shows that we were on the right path and that we worked so hard to get here. Now we have a whole collection—bronze two years ago, silver last year, and now gold. It shows that we are growing as a team and that we can perform under pressure.”

Programs

With Hase Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2025–2026 El Abrazo Memoryhouse Europe, after the Rain November Europe, after the Rain Last Days Fortitude

Always Remember Us This Way 2024–2025

Pair skating with Alina Ustimkina

2017–18 season Date Event Level SP FS Total 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