Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin
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Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin also have the biggest dream of athletes. The biggest obstacle on the way to the Olympic victory is not jumps or lifts at the figure skating couple from Berlin. They showed that they master their profession almost masterfully on Friday night: they became vice world champions in Boston.
Language test for the Olympics
The biggest problem of the two 25-year-olds was the language right from the start-and it is also on the way to the winter games 2026. Volodin, born in St. Petersburg, needs a German passport to be able to run in Milan with rabbit for Olympic medals. And for that, Nikita has to insist on the German test at B1 level, the native of Berlin revealed. Volodin has been studying German for a year now, in December the pass must be available at the latest.
“At the time, Nikita could not speak English and I was not a Russian,” recalls Hase of getting to know her in October 2022. Coach Dimitri Savin had the idea. With Hases ice cream partner Nolan Seegert, things went less well, while Volodin ran halfway unnoticed in Russia. Savin, which initially had to be communicated, united what belongs together. “It quickly became clear on the ice that we fit together,” Hase looks back on the trial training session.
Medals in the closet
As a couple, they found success surprisingly quickly. Although they have only been professionally training with each other for a year and a half, i.e. in addition to two trophies from the prestigious Grand Prix final, some international medals are already hanging in the closet: World Cup bronze 2024, EM gold 2025 and now World Cup silver. A precious metal is still missing. “A program is needed for the Olympics that people remember even after years,” says Volodin. And a passed German test.Alexander Ludewig
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