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, being the first woman representing Azerbaijan to do so.
Personal life Arina was born on 24 November 2010 in Yaroslavl, Russia.
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 and the Moscow Championships. She began representing Azerbaijan on the international stage in the 2024–25 season.
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. 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. "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.
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.
In October, she won the bronze medal at the 2025 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge. Subsequently, she finished fifth at the 2025 Bosphorus Cup.
In early March, Kalugina withdrew from the 2026 World Junior Championships due to visa conflicts.
2026–2027 season Kalugina began her season at the 2026 Junior Grand Prix in Turkey placing seventieth overall. She followed this up by finishing fourteenth at the stage in Georgia.
Programs +SeasonShort programFree skatingExhibition2026–27 (They Long To Be) Close To You
by Lady Gaga, Joaquin Phoenix, Hal David, Burt Bacharach
Sweet Dreams
by Klaas, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart Main Theme (from "Chocolat")
by Rachel Portman
Let's Play (from "The Queen's Gambit" soundtrack) Main Title (from "The Queen's Gambit" soundtrack)
by Carlos Rafael Rivera, Jeremy Levy2025–26 Young and Beautiful
by Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels
Crazy in Love
by Emeli Sande, Beyonce Knowles2024–25 Snowstorm : II. Waltz
by Georgy Sviridov
Competitive highlights
Detailed results
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