Roman Andreyevich Savosin (Russian: Роман Андреевич Савосин, born 4 December 1999) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2019 Junior World silver medalist, the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy champion, 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial bronze medalist, and 2016 JGP France champion.

Roman Savosin
Full nameRoman Andreyevich Savosin
Native nameРоман Андреевич Савосин
Born (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 25)
Moscow, Russia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
CountryRussia
CoachMaria Butyrskaya, Alexei Chetverukhin, Anastasia Kazakova
Skating clubSambo 70
Began skating2003
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Men's singles
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Zagreb Men's singles

Career

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Savosin began learning to skate in 2003.[1]

2015–2016 season

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After winning the bronze medal at the 2016 Russian Junior Championships, he was selected to compete at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen. He qualified for the free skate in Hungary by placing thirteenth in the short program and went on to finish fourteenth overall.

2016–2017 season

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Savosin received his first Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignment in the 2016–17 season. Ranked second in both segments, he won the gold medal in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France, by a margin of 7.74 points over his teammate Ilia Skirda. After winning bronze at his second JGP event, in Ostrava, Czech Republic, he qualified to the JGP Final.

Savosin's senior international debut came in late September and early October 2016 at a Challenger Series (CS) event, the Ondrej Nepela Memorial. He placed fifth in the short and second in the free skate to win the bronze medal with a personal best score of 222.37 points, behind Sergei Voronov and Kevin Reynolds. In November, he outscored Anton Shulepov for gold at the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy after placing second in the short and first in the free skate. Competing at the 2016–17 JGP Final, held in December in Marseille, he placed third in the short, fourth in the free, and fourth overall.

2017–2018 season

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Savosin started his season by competing in the 2017 JGP series. He first won the silver medal in Brisbane, Australia, and then he placed fourth in Riga, Latvia. In November he placed fourth at the 2017 CS Warsaw Cup.

In December 2017 Savosin placed tenth at the 2018 Russian Championships. In January 2018 he won the silver medal at the 2018 Russian Junior Championships after placing sixth in the short program and second in the free skate.

In March 2018 Savosin competed at the 2018 Junior Worlds where he placed fifth after placing twelfth in the short program and fifth in the free skate.

2018–2019 season

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Savosin started his season by competing in the 2018 JGP series. At his first JGP event of the season he placed fifth in Bratislava, Slovakia. At his second JGP event he won the bronze medal in Linz, Austria. In late November Savosin finished fifth at the 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy. At the 2019 Russian Championships, he placed 12th. A month later, Savosin to earn the bronze medal at junior nationals and qualify for 2019 World Junior Championships.[2]

In the 2019 World Junior Championships, he finished sixth in the short and first in the free, with a total of 229.28 points, Savosin won silver medal.[3][2]

2019–2020 season

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Competing in his first senior Grand Prix, Savoisin finished twelfth at the 2019 Skate America.[4]

2020–2021 season

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Savosin debuted at the senior Russian test skates after recovering from injury.[5] Competing on the domestic Cup of Russia series, he won the silver medal at the first stage in Syzran and came sixth at the fourth stage in Kazan.[6]

With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to affect international travel, the ISU opted to run the Grand Prix based primarily on geographic location. Savosin was assigned to the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, where he placed eighth in both segments and overall.[7][8]

Savosin withdrew from the 2021 Russian Championships after contracting COVID-19.[9]

2021–2022 season

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Savosin finished in fifteenth place at the 2022 Russian Championships.[10]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating
2024-2025
2023-2024
2020–2021
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2019–2020
[2]
  • Bessarabia Gypsy Dance
    choreo. by Anastasia Kazakova
2018–2019
[11]
2017–2018
[12]
  • Music Selection
    by Hugues Le Bars
2016–2017
[1]
2015–2016
[13]
  • Il Mirto e la Rosa
    by Alessandro Safina
  • Medley
    by Adriano Celentano

Competitive highlights

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

International[10]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 23–24
GP Cup of China WD
GP Rostelecom Cup 8th
GP Skate America 12th
CS Ondrej Nepela 3rd
CS Tallinn Trophy 1st 5th
CS Warsaw Cup 4th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 14th 5th 2nd
JGP Final 4th
JGP Australia 2nd
JGP Austria 3rd
JGP Czech Rep. 3rd
JGP France 1st
JGP Latvia 4th
JGP Slovakia 5th
NRW Trophy 1st 1st
National[14]
Russia WD 10th 12th WD WD 15th 7th
Russia, Junior 13th 12th 3rd 8th 2nd 3rd
Russian Cup Final 6th J 1st J 10th 5th 7th 5th
GPR Volga Pirouette 2nd
GPR Quray 2nd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

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Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 21–26, 2021 2022 Russian Championships 14
82.64
16
142.76
15
225.40
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
Feb. 26 – Mar. 2, 2021 2021 Russian Cup Final
domestic competition
4
87.36
8
147.53
7
234.89
November 20–22, 2020 2020 Rostelecom Cup 8
82.35
8
167.72
8
250.07
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
October 18–20, 2019 2019 Skate America 12
57.92
12
124.24
12
182.16
2018–19 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 4–10, 2019 2019 World Junior Championships Junior 6
78.33
1
150.95
2
229.28
February 1–4, 2019 2019 Russian Junior Championships Junior 7
78.71
3
150.81
3
229.52
December 19–23, 2018 2019 Russian Championships Senior 9
70.71
13
129.19
12
199.90
Nov. 26 – Dec. 2, 2018 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy Senior 4
71.50
5
133.74
5
205.24
Aug. 29 – Sept. 1, 2018 2018 JGP Austria Junior 4
71.41
3
139.69
3
211.10
August 22–25, 2018 2018 JGP Slovakia Junior 4
67.10
7
122.76
5
189.86
2017–18 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 5–11, 2018 2018 World Junior Championships Junior 12
65.36
5
142.55
5
207.91
January 23–26, 2018 2018 Russian Junior Championships Junior 6
73.48
2
162.16
2
235.64
December 21–24, 2017 2018 Russian Championships Senior 9
77.79
12
140.82
10
218.61
November 16–19, 2017 2017 CS Warsaw Cup Senior 4
64.93
4
132.22
4
197.15
September 6–9, 2017 2017 JGP Latvia Junior 3
63.95
3
123.59
4
187.54
August 23–26, 2017 2017 JGP Australia Junior 3
68.68
3
127.52
2
196.20
2016–17 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 1–5, 2017 2017 Russian Junior Championships Junior 4
77.57
10
134.73
8
212.30
December 8–11, 2016 2016−17 JGP Final Junior 3
72.98
4
139.41
4
212.39
November 20–27, 2016 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy Senior 2
71.39
1
146.67
1
218.06
Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 2016 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial Senior 5
68.10
2
154.27
3
222.37
Aug. 31 – Sept. 4, 2016 2016 JGP Czech Republic Junior 3
72.90
3
134.74
3
207.64
August 24–28, 2016 2016 JGP France Junior 2
67.44
2
130.84
1
198.28
2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 14–20, 2016 2016 World Junior Championships Junior 13
64.00
14
117.65
14
181.65
January 19–23, 2016 2016 Russian Junior Championships Junior 3
71.57
4
135.83
3
207.40
November 24–29, 2015 2015 NRW Trophy Junior 1
64.25
1
105.25
1
169.50
2013–14 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 22–25, 2014 2014 Russian Junior Championships Junior 13
58.25
10
115.64
12
173.89
December 4–8, 2013 2013 NRW Trophy Junior 3
57.80
1
111.83
1
169.63
2012–13 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
Jan. 31 – Feb. 3, 2013 2013 Russian Junior Championships Junior 12
62.70
13
114.11
13
176.81

References

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  1. ^ a b "Roman SAVOSIN: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Flade, Tatjana (7 July 2019). "Russia's Roman Savosin eager to debut at the senior Grand Prix". Golden Skate.
  3. ^ Slater, Paula (March 6, 2019). "Camden in true form at Junior Worlds". Golden Skate.
  4. ^ Slater, Paula (October 20, 2019). "USA's Nathan Chen takes third consecutive Skate America gold". Golden Skate.
  5. ^ "KOLYADA, TRUSOVA SHINE AT 2020 TEST SKATES". International Figure Skating. September 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "2020 CUP OF RUSSIA SERIES".
  7. ^ Slater, Paula (November 19, 2020). "Georgia's Kvitelashvili surprises at Rostelecom Cup". Golden Skate.
  8. ^ Slater, Paula (November 21, 2020). "Kolyada rebounds to capture Rostelecom Cup title". Golden Skate.
  9. ^ "Фигурист Савосин сообщил о заражении коронавирусом" [Figure skater Savosin informed about coronavirus infection] (in Russian). Sport Express. 18 December 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Competition Results: Roman SAVOSIN". International Skating Union.
  11. ^ "Roman SAVOSIN: 2018/2019". International Skating Union.
  12. ^ "Roman SAVOSIN: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Roman SAVOSIN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Роман Андреевич Савосин" [Roman Andreyevich Savosin] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
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