# Ioulia Chtchetinina

Ioulia Chtchetinina (Russian: Юлия Щетинина, Hungarian: Scsetyinyina Julija, Polish: Julia Szczecinina; born 24 December 1995) is a Russian-Swiss pair skater who currently competes for Poland with Michał Woźniak. Together, they are the 2025 Four National champions, the 2024 Four National silver medalists, two-time Polish national champions (2024–25), and the 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb champions.
With her former partner Márk Magyar, she is a three-time Hungarian national champion (2020–22) and a Swiss national champion with Noah Scherer (2017) and with Mikhail Akulov (2018).

## Personal life

Chtchetinina was born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia on December 24, 1995. At the age of three, she and her parents moved to Switzerland. She became a Hungarian citizen in October 2020.

## Career
### Early career

Chtchetinina began figure skating in 2001. She originally competed as a singles skater for Switzerland until 2015, when she decided to switch to pair skating. Her first pair partner was Noah Scherer. The pair was coached by Jean-Francois Ballester and primarily trained in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, and Oberstdorf, Germany. Together, they won the 2017 Swiss Championships, competed at two World Championships (eighteenth in 2016 and twenty-eighth in 2017), and finished seventeenth at the 2017 European Championships. In mid-May 2017, the Swiss skating federation announced that the pair had parted ways.
The following season, Chtchetinina teamed up with Ukrainian-Russian pair skater Mikhail Akulov to continue representing Switzerland. They were coached by Juri Larionov in Moscow, Russia, and Jean-Francois Ballester in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Together, the pair won the 2018 Swiss Championships, placed thirteenth at the 2018 European Championships, and twenty-third at the 2018 World Championships. They split following the 2018–19 figure skating season.

### Partnership with Magyar
#### 2019–20 season

In August 2019, Chtchetinina announced that she had teamed up with Hungarian pair skater Márk Magyar and that they would be coached by Dmitri Savin and Fedor Klimov in Moscow, Russia. The pair decided to represent Hungary.
Chtchetinina and Magyar started the season by finishing eighth at the 2019 Finlandia Trophy, fourth at the 2019 IceLab International Cup, and fifth at the 2019 Golden Spin of Zagreb.
After winning gold at the 2020 Four National Championships, Chtchetinina and Magyar were selected to represent Hungary at the 2020 European Championships, where they finished tenth. They finished the season with a fourth-place finish at the 2020 Challenge Cup.

#### 2020–21 season

Chtchetinina and Magyar started the season by finishing seventh at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup and winning bronze at the 2021 Challenge Cup.
Going on to compete at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, the pair finished fourteenth.

#### 2021–22 season

Chtchetinina and Magyar started the season by winning bronze at the 2021 Budapest Trophy and eighth at the 2021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge. They went on to compete on the 2021–22 Grand Prix Circuit, finishing sixth at the 2021 Internationaux de France and the 2021 Rostelecom Cup.
They won gold at the 2022 Four National Championships for a second time before going on to place sixth at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.
Although they were set to compete at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, they unfortunately had to withdraw shortly after arriving due to Magyar testing positive for COVID-19. Their pair parted ways shortly after the event.

### Partnership with Woźniak
#### 2023–24 season

Upon learning about the end of Chtchetinina's partnership with Magyar, Polish pair skater Michał Woźniak messaged her on Instagram, asking if she would be interested in having a try-out with him. Despite differences in their levels of experience in the discipline, Chtchetinina agreed to a tryout. The official announcement of their partnership for Poland took place in August 2023. It was also made public that the pair would train in Berlin, Germany, where they were coached by Nolan Seegert and Dmitri Savin.
Chtchetinina and Woźniak made their international debut at the 2023 Budapest Trophy, where they finished fourth. They next competed at the 2023 Diamond Spin where they placed second. The team claimed their second international medal not long after with a bronze at the 2023 Warsaw Cup. Chtchetinina and Woźniak competed once more before the Polish National Championships, finishing fourth at their first Challenger event, the 2023 Golden Spin of Zagreb.
At the 2024 Four Nationals Championship, Chtchetinina and Woźniak placed second in the combined senior pairs event, but won the Polish national title by default as the sole Polish entrant. Their win yielded assignments to both the 2024 European Championships and the 2024 World Championships. The team competed just once more before the championship season began, winning the silver medal at the 2024 Bavarian Open.
Chtchetinina and Woźniak finished tenth at the European Championships and nineteenth at the World Championships.

### 2024–25 season

Chtchetinina and Woźniak opened their second season together at the 2024 Nebelhorn Trophy, where they finished in seventh place. They then went on to take silver at the 2024 Diamond Spin for a second consecutive time.
Following the withdrawal of Italians Lucrezia Beccari and Matteo Guarise, Chtchetinina and Woźniak were assigned to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit at 2024 Skate Canada International as substitutes. They finished in sixth place at the event. Chtchetinina and Woźniak were later assigned to the 2024 Cup of China as well, where they finished fourth.
In December, Chtchetinina and Woźniak won the gold medal at the 2024 Golden Spin of Zagreb. They followed this up with another gold medal at the 2025 Four National Championships.

## Programs
### Pair skating with Michał Woźniak (for Poland)

| Season | Short program | Free skate | Exhibition | Ref. |
| 2023–24 | "Down (Black Caviar Remix)" By Marian Hill Choreo. by Robynne Tweedale | "I Love You" By Woodkid Choreo. by Maciej Bernadowski | | |
| 2024–25 | "Moderation" By Florence + The Machine Choreo. by Mark Pillay & Paul Boll | "I Love You" By Woodkid Choreo. by Maciej Bernadowski | "Down (Black Caviar Remix)" By Marian Hill Choreo. by Robynne Tweedale | |

### Pair skating with Márk Magyar (for Hungary)

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2021–22 | Can't Pretend by Tom Odell choreo. by Dmitri Savin | Dust in the Wind by Kansas choreo. by Dmitri Savin |
| 2020–21 | Renaissance (from Medici: Masters of Florence) by Paolo Buonvino & Skin choreo. by Dmitri Savin | Need you tonight by Welshly Arms Legendary by Welshly Arms choreo. by Olga Orlova |
| 2019–20 | Prodigy by Nathan Lanier choreo. by Nóra Hoffmann | Need you tonight by Welshly Arms Legendary by Welshly Arms choreo. by Olga Orlova |

### Pair skating with Mikhail Akulov (for Switzerland)

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2018–19 | Her Lies by Dentro Delay choreo. by Maxim Marinin, Nikolai Morozov | Arrival of the Birds by The Cinematic Orchestra Transformation by The Cinematic Orchestra choreo. by Maxim Marinin, Nikolai Morozov |
| 2017–18 | One More Light by Linkin Park choreo. by Andrei Filonov | My Way performed by Frank Sinatra choreo. by Andrei Filonov |

### Pair skating with Noah Scherer (for Switzerland)

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2016–17 | L'Usine by The Architect | My Immortal by Evanescence |
| 2015–16 | Feeling Good performed by Michael Bublé | Skyfall by Adele |

## Competitive highlights

* GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
* JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
* CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
* WD – Withdrew from competition
* C – Event was cancelled

### Pair skating with Michał Woźniak (for Poland)

Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| World Championships | 19th | TBD |
| European Championships | 10th | 7th |
| Polish Championships | 1st | 1st |
| Four Nationals Championships | 2nd | 1st |
| GP Cup of China | | 4th |
| GP Skate Canada | | 6th |
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 4th | 1st |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | | 7th |
| Bavarian Open | 2nd | |
| Budapest Trophy | 4th | |
| Diamond Spin | 2nd | 2nd |
| Warsaw Cup | 3rd | |

### Pair skating with Márk Magyar (for Hungary)

Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 |
| World Championships | C | 14th | |
| European Championships | 10th | | 6th |
| Hungarian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Four Nationals Championships | 1st | | 1st |
| GP France | | | 6th |
| GP Rostelecom Cup | | 7th | 6th |
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 8th | | |
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 5th | | |
| Budapest Trophy | | | 3rd |
| Challenge Cup | 4th | 3rd | |
| Denis Ten Memorial | | | 8th |
| IceLab Cup | 4th | | |

### Pair skating with Mikhail Akulov (for Switzerland)

Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2017–18 | 2018–19 |
| World Championships | 23rd | |
| European Championships | 13th | |
| Swiss Championships | 1st | |
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 4th | |
| CS Ice Star | 6th | |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | | 9th |
| Challenge Cup | 2nd | |
| Volvo Open Cup | 3rd | |

### Pair skating with Noah Scherer (for Switzerland)

Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
| World Championships | 18th | 28th |
| European Championships | | 17th |
| Swiss Championships | 2nd | 1st |
| CS Finlandia Trophy | | 9th |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | | 7th |
| CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 9th | |
| CS Warsaw Cup | 6th | |
| Bavarian Open | 5th | 1st |
| Cup of Nice | 5th | |
| Hellmut Seibt Memorial | 3rd | |
| NRW Trophy | | 3rd |

### Single skating (for Switzerland)

Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
| Swiss Championships | 7th | 8th | 9th |
| CS Lombardia Trophy | | | 11th |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | | 13th |
| Gardena Spring Trophy | 15th | | |
Competition placements at junior level :
| Season | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2014–15 |
| Bavarian Open | | | WD | |
| Cup of Nice | | | 18th | |
| Gardena Spring Trophy | | 4th | | |
| NRW Trophy | | | | 13th |
| Triglav Trophy | 3rd | | | |
| Volvo Open Cup | | | | 6th |

## Detailed results
### Pair skating with Michał Woźniak (for Poland)

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 185.50 | 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Short program | TSS | 62.76 | 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Short program | TES | 34.76 | 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Short program | PCS | 28.21 | 2024 Cup of China |
| Free skating | TSS | 122.74 | 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Free skating | TES | 63.47 | 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Free skating | PCS | 59.27 | 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
Results in the 2023-24 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Oct 13–15, 2023 | 2023 Budapest Trophy | 4 | 53.42 | 4 | 102.74 | 4 | 156.16 |
| Oct 19–22, 2023 | 2023 Diamond Spin | 2 | 53.19 | 2 | 109.54 | 2 | 162.73 |
| Nov 16–19, 2023 | 2023 Warsaw Cup | 4 | 47.62 | 2 | 105.40 | 3 | 153.02 |
| Dec 6–9, 2023 | 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 4 | 54.12 | 4 | 105.03 | 4 | 159.15 |
| Dec 14–16, 2023 | 2024 Four Nationals Championships | 3 | 55.11 | 2 | 106.47 | 2 | 161.58 |
| Dec 14–16, 2023 | 2024 Polish Championships | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jan 8–14, 2024 | 2024 European Championships | 11 | 53.61 | 11 | 101.30 | 10 | 154.91 |
| Jan 30 – Feb 4, 2024 | 2024 Bavarian Open | 2 | 59.33 | 2 | 110.43 | 2 | 169.76 |
| Mar 18–24, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | 18 | 56.24 | 19 | 99.67 | 19 | 155.91 |
Results in the 2024-25 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 19–21, 2024 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 5 | 60.64 | 5 | 113.58 | 7 | 174.22 |
| Oct 15–20, 2024 | 2024 Diamond Spin | 2 | 60.23 | 2 | 119.02 | 2 | 179.25 |
| Oct 25–27, 2024 | 2024 Skate Canada International | 6 | 60.87 | 6 | 112.97 | 6 | 173/84 |
| Nov 22–24, 2024 | 2024 Cup of China | 4 | 61.11 | 5 | 115.93 | 4 | 177.04 |
| Dec 4–7, 2024 | 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 2 | 62.76 | 1 | 122.74 | 1 | 185.50 |
| Dec 13–15, 2024 | 2025 Four Nationals Championships | 1 | 62.82 | 1 | 121.58 | 1 | 184.40 |
| Dec 13–15, 2024 | 2025 Polish Championships | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 | 2025 European Championships | 7 | 60.31 | 7 | 117.55 | 7 | 177.86 |
* 1 2 The Polish Championships are contested as part of the Four Nationals Championships.