Elina Goidina
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| Born | 3 May 2010 | ||||||||||
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||
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| Country |  Estonia | ||||||||||
| Coach | Alexei Mishin, Andrei Lutai | ||||||||||
| Skating club | Olympic Figure Skating Club | ||||||||||
| Began skating | 2014 | ||||||||||
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Elina Goidina (born 3 May 2010) is an Estonian figure skater. She is the 2024 Estonian national champion, as well as the 2025 national silver medalist. On the junior level, she is a two-time national champion (2024, 2025) and the 2024 JGP Latvia silver medalist.[1] She is also a three-time Black Sea Ice Cup champion (2024–2026).
Goidina was born in Tallinn, Estonia on 3 May 2010. She aspires to become a coach after her figure skating career.[2][3]
Career
Early career
On the advanced novice level, she is the 2022 Estonian national champion. Internationally, she notably won the 2022 Kurbada Cup[4] as well as the 2023 Maria Olszewska Memorial. [5]
2023–2024 season
Goidina debuted internationally as a junior at the 2023 Bosphorus Cup where she placed 4th overall.[6] A month later, she competed at the 2024 Estonian Championships on the senior level where she won the gold medal, making this her first national title.[7] She later won the gold medal on the national junior level.[8]
Elina made her Junior World debut at the 2024 Junior World Championships. Despite finishing 5th after the short program, she finished 17th in the free skate; finishing in 11th place overall.[9]
2024–2025 season
Elina opened her season by winning the silver medal at the 2024 JGP Latvia behind Mao Shimada.[10] She achieved a new personal best score of 182.23 total points.[11] She later finished 6th place at her second Grand Prix assignment in Slovenia.[12]
In December she competed at the 2025 Estonian Championships. She won gold on the junior level and silver on the senior level.[13][14]
At the 2025 World Junior Championships, Goidina achieved a new personal best short program score of 64.15 points – she finished the competition in 7th place overall.[15]
2025–2026 season
Goidina began her season by finishing 4th at the 2025 JGP in Latvia, as well as 6th in Italy.[16] In January, she won the 2026 Volvo Cup.[17]
Before the 2026 Estonian national championships, it was announced by the Estonian Skating Union that age in-eligible skaters would not be allowed to compete at the senior championships, complying with the official ISU age eligibility rules.[18] Thus, preventing Elina to compete on the senior level despite winning two national medals previously. Elina expressed her disappointment on the rule change, "As a result, I won’t be able to take part in the championship this year. I’m truly sorry to find out about this only now, because I’ve been preparing for these competitions with the same dedication and seriousness as for any other important events this season...leading figure skating countries such as Japan, Korea, and the USA allow juniors to compete in senior national championships – despite the ISU’s age limit of 17 for moving up to seniors. This is done to develop the overall level of figure skating, to help juniors grow stronger, and to keep senior skaters in good shape. I believe Amber Glenn and Kaori Sakamoto are not afraid of competition with junior skaters. And judges in those countries have no problem evaluating athletes of different ages. Why can’t our Federation continue to follow their example?" [19] Following the federations decision, Elina competed at the 2026 Junior national championships where she placed 2nd overall.[20]
In February 2026, it was announced via Elina's skater profile that she made a coaching change from Sergei Rozanov and Irina Konova to Alexei Mishin and Andrei Lutai.[21]
The 2026 Junior World Championships in March were held in Goidina's home country and city, Tallinn, Estonia. In the short program segment she faced difficulties, leaving her in 20th place. In the free skate, she thoroughly improved placing 7th in that segment with a new personal best score. She finished the event in 14th overall.[22]