Alina Butaeva

Butaeva was born on 9 December 2005 in Kazan, Russia. She resides in Perm.

Butaeva began learning how to skate as a three-year-old, in 2008. She originally competed as a single skater, coached by Ksenia Ivanova in Kazan. Butaeva teamed up with Luka Berulava prior to the 2019–20 season to compete in pair skating for Georgia. The pair decided to train in Perm, coached by Pavel Sliusarenko and Alexei Menshikov.

Butaeva/Berulava made their debut for Georgia in September 2019, placing eighth at an ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event in Poland and then sixth at JGP Croatia. Their results earned a spot for Georgia in the pairs' event at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics. In November, they took bronze in the junior pairs' category at the Volvo Open Cup in Riga, Latvia. In December, they won the junior event at the Golden Spin of Zagreb.

In January 2020, Butaeva/Berulava competed at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland. Ranked third in both segments, they won the bronze medal behind two pairs from Russia, Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov and Diana Mukhametzianova / Ilya Mironov. This was Georgia's first medal in the Winter Youth Olympic Games, and their tenth medal in the Youth Olympic Games overall. The pair also received a gold medal for their participation in the team event as part of Team Courage, composed also of Arlet Levandi from Estonia, Ksenia Sinitsyna from Russia, and ice dancers Utana Yoshida / Shingo Nishiyama from Japan. Butaeva/Berulava finished the season at the 2020 World Junior Championships, where they placed seventh.

Butaeva / Berulava did not compete during the 2020 - 21 season and in the 2021 - 2022 season, Berulava was competing with a new partner, indicating the two had split.{{Cite web|date=August 3, 2021|title=ISU JGP Kosice - Junior Pairs Entries|url=http://results.isu.org/events/jgpsvk2021_JuniorPairs.htm|url-status=live|website=ISU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801125617/https://results.isu.org/events/jgpsvk2021_JuniorPairs.htm |archive-date=2021-08-01 }}

(with Berulava)

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

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Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

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{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00108235.htm |title= Competition Results: Alina BUTAEVA / Luka BERULAVA |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20200118084457/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00108235.htm |archivedate= 18 January 2020 |url-status= live }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00108235.htm |title= Alina BUTAEVA / Luka BERULAVA: 2019/2020 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20200118084500/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00108235.htm |archivedate= 18 January 2020 |url-status= live }}

{{cite web |url= https://www.lausanne2020.sport/results/nh/en/Participant/ParticipantInfo/7492fd96-cb94-44e4-996c-489904dd84f1 |title= BUTAEVA Alina |website= lausanne2020.sport |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20200118092633/https://www.lausanne2020.sport/results/nh/en/Participant/ParticipantInfo/7492fd96-cb94-44e4-996c-489904dd84f1 |archivedate= 18 January 2020 |url-status= live }}

{{cite web |url= https://www.fskate.ru/skaters/4931.html |title= Алина Дмитриевна Бутаева |language= Russian |website= fskate.ru |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20191111193544/https://fskate.ru/skaters/4931.html |archivedate= 11 November 2019 |url-status= dead }}

{{Cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1920/jgppol2019/CAT003RS.htm|title=Junior Pairs|publisher=International Skating Union|date=20 December 2019|access-date=17 January 2020}}

{{Cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1920/jgpcro2019/CAT003RS.htm|title=Junior Pairs|publisher=International Skating Union|date=28 September 2019|access-date=17 January 2020}}

{{Cite web|url=http://www.kristalice.lv/Results/Volvo40th/CAT007RS.HTM|title=Volvo Open Cup 40 th|website=www.kristalice.lv|date=10 November 2019|access-date=17 January 2020}}

{{Cite news|url=http://recorder.ge/2019/09/28/alina-butaevam-da-luka-berulava-2020-wlis-zamtris-axalgazrduli-olimpiuri-tamasebis-licenzia-moipoves/|title=ალინა ბუტაევამ და ლუკა ბერულავამ 2020 წლის ზამთრის ახალგაზრდული ოლიმპიური თამაშების ლიცენზია მოიპოვეს|trans-title=Alina Butaeva and Luka Berulava Obtained License for Youth 2020 Winter Olympics|language=Georgian|publisher=The Recorder|date=28 September 2019|access-date=17 January 2020}}

{{Cite news|url=https://1tv.ge/news/alina-butaevasa-da-luka-berulavas-wyvilma-mokle-programa-mesame-adgilze-daasrula/|title=ალინა ბუტაევასა და ლუკა ბერულავას წყვილმა მოკლე პროგრამა მესამე ადგილზე დაასრულა|date=10 January 2020|access-date=17 January 2020|publisher=First Channel|website=1tv.ge|trans-title=A Pair of Alina Butaeva and Luka Berulava Finished Third in the Short Program|language=Georgian|first=Elene|last=Bilikhodze}}

{{Cite news|url=https://agenda.ge/en/news/2020/96|title=Georgian figure skating couple wins bronze at Winter Youth Olympics|date=12 January 2020|access-date=17 January 2020|website=agenda.ge}}

{{Cite news|url=https://sportall.ge/skhva-sakheobebi/figuruli-sriali/136924-istoriashi-pirvelad-saqarthvelom-zamthris-akhalgazrdul-olimpiur-thamashebze-medali-moipova-video.html|title=ისტორიაში პირველად, საქართველომ ზამთრის ახალგაზრდულ ოლიმპიურ თამაშებზე მედალი მოიპოვა|trans-title=For the first time in its history, Georgia has won a medal at the Winter Youth Olympic Games|date=13 January 2020|access-date=17 January 2020}}

{{Cite news|url=http://lelo.ge/article/%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%9B%E1%83%9E%E1%83%98%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98-%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A5%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D-%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D%E1%83%96%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%90%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C-20102|title=ოლიმპიური ოქრო ლოზანიდან|language=Georgian|date=16 January 2020|access-date=17 January 2020|trans-title=Olympic gold from Lausanne|website=lelo.ge}}

{{cite news |url= https://www.goldenskate.com/2020/03/panfilova-and-rylov-claim-pairs-title-at-junior-worlds/ |title= Panfilova and Rylov claim Pairs' title at Junior Worlds |first= Paula |last= Slater |work= Golden Skate |date= March 5, 2020 }}

{{cite web |url=https://www.skatingscores.com/geo/pairs/alina_butaeva_luka_berulava |title=GEO-Alina Butaeva / Luka Berulava |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=SkatingScores.com}}

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Category:2005 births

Category:Figure skaters at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

Category:Female pair skaters from Georgia (country)

Category:Living people

Category:Figure skaters from Perm, Russia

Category:Figure skaters from Kazan