Ice Dance |
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| Date of birth: | 24.09.2008 | Iryna PIDGAINA |
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| Place of birth: | Odesa | ||||||||||
| Height: | 165 cm | UKR |
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| Home town: | Odesa | ||||||||||
| Profession: | high school student | ||||||||||
| Hobbies: | napping, reading books, annoying her partner | ||||||||||
| Start sk. / Club: | 2004 / School of Higher Sports Achievement, Kharkiv, Ukraine | ||||||||||
| Internet / Social Media contact: | Instagram: irapodgainaia_ |
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| Internet / Social Media contact (Couple): | Instagram: pidgaina_koval |
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| Date of birth: | 26.08.2004 | Artem KOVAL |
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| Place of birth: | Odesa | ||||||||||
| Height: | 185 cm | UKR |
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| Home town: | Odesa | ||||||||||
| Profession: | student | ||||||||||
| Hobbies: | PC enjoyer, being a drama queen, scrolling TikTok, Rust enjoyer | ||||||||||
| Start sk. / Club: | 2011 / Olympic Training Center of Winter Sports, Kharkiv, Ukraine | ||||||||||
| Internet / Social Media contact: | Instagram: a.koval433 |
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| Internet / Social Media contact (Couple): | Instagram: pidgaina_koval |
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| Former Partners: | Lika BONDAR | ||||||||||
| Coach: | Galina Churilova | ||||||||||
| Choreographer: | Oleksandra Nazarova, Maksym Nikitin, Galina Churilova | ||||||||||
| Former Coach: | Olena Onyshchenko | ||||||||||
| Practice low season: | 24 h/week Vienna/AUT | ||||||||||
| Practice high season: | 36 h/week Vienna/AUT | ||||||||||
| Music Rhythm Dance as of season 2026/2027 | |||||||||||
| Pearl by Kooza, Cinda Ramseur, Jean-François Côté Kooza Dance by Cinda Ramseur, Jean-François Côté |
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| Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2026/2027 | |||||||||||
| Still Loving You by Scorpions | |||||||||||
| Personal Best Total Score | 168.30 | 05.10.2024 | ISU JGP Ljubljana Cup 2024 | ||||||||
| Personal Best Score Rhythm Dance | 67.83 | 04.10.2024 | ISU JGP Ljubljana Cup 2024 | ||||||||
| Personal Best Score Free Dance | 100.47 | 05.10.2024 | ISU JGP Ljubljana Cup 2024 | ||||||||
| Season Best Total Score | 152.49 | 27.09.2026 | ISU CS 34th Nepela Memorial 2026 | ||||||||
| Season Best Score Rhythm Dance | 65.04 | 26.09.2026 | ISU CS 34th Nepela Memorial 2026 | ||||||||
| Season Best Score Free Dance | 87.45 | 27.09.2026 | ISU CS 34th Nepela Memorial 2026 | ||||||||
| 19/20 | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 | 26/27 | ||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||
| World Champ. | |||||||||||
| European Champ. | |||||||||||
| Four Continents | |||||||||||
| World Juniors | 15 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| National Champ. | |||||||||||
| S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice | |||||||||||
| International Competition | Year | Place | International Competition | Year | Place | ||||||
| ISU JGP Ankara 2025, Ankara | 2025 | 1.J | ISU Grand Prix Final 2025, Nagoya | 2025 | 3.J | ||||||
| ISU JGP Solidarity Cup 2025, Gdansk | 2025 | 1.J | Sofia Trophy 2026, Sofia | 2026 | 1.J | ||||||
| Budapest Trophy 2025, Budapest | 2025 | 1.J | EDGE Cup 2026, Katowice | 2026 | 1.J | ||||||
| Denkova-Staviski Cup 2025, Sofia | 2025 | 1.J | ISU CS 34th Nepela Memorial 2026, Bratislava | 2026 | 13. | ||||||
| Pidgaina/Koval are the first Ukrainian ice dancers to win a medal at the World Junior Championships in 11 years (bronze in 2026). They relocated to Austria for training in 2022 because of the war in Ukraine. | |||||||||||
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