Arina Kalugina
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Арина Калугина |
| Born | 24 November 2010 |
| Home town | Moscow, Russia |
| Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Coach | Viktoria Butsaeva Evgeni Vlasov Galina Ishchenko |
| Skating club | Sports School Moskvich |
| Began skating | 2014 |
Arina Kalugina (Russian: Арина Калугина; born 24 November 2010) is a Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater who represents Azerbaijan. On the junior level, she is the 2025 Denis Ten Memorial bronze medalist and the 2025 Ephesus Cup bronze medalist.
She has landed the quadruple Salchow jump in competition,[1] being the first woman representing Azerbaijan to do so.[citation needed]
Arina was born on 24 November 2010 in Yaroslavl, Russia.[2]
Career
Early career
Kalugina began skating in 2014 at the age of four. She has previously skated for Russia making appearances at events such as the 2024 Russian Jumping Championship, Moscow Championships and The Cup of Russia series.[3][4][5] She began representing Azerbaijan on the international stage in 2024–25 season.[6]
2024–2025 season
Kalugina made her first international appearance for Azerbaijan in January 2025 at the 2025 Ephesus Cup where she won the bronze medal behind Inga Gurgenidze and Elina Goidina.[7] The following month she competed at the 2025 Junior World Championships finishing in 14th place with a total score of 172.43 points. She successfully executed a quadruple Salchow - double Axel sequence in her free skate.[8] "I'm happy that I landed my first quad salchow, and even though I fell on the second one, I feel like I gave my maximum...For next season, I want to do new programs, and I also want to work on new quads. I want to do a quad flip and a quad loop, and I want to get consistency on my triple Axel." shares Arina.[9]
2025–2026 season
Arina opened her season competing at the 2025 Junior Grand Prix in Turkey finishing in ninth place overall. She followed this up by finishing seventh at the JGP in Azerbaijan.[10]
In October, she won the bronze medal at the 2025 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge.[11] Subsequently, she finished fifth at the 2025 Bosphorus Cup.[12]
In early March, Kalugina withdrew from the 2026 World Junior Championships due to visa conflicts.[13]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 |
by Carlos Rafael Rivera, Jeremy Levy |
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| 2024–25 |
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