skater nicknames and what fans call skaters

[CaroLiza_fan]

This thread was born out of a conversation about Diana Davis in Alina Zagitova's Fan Fest.

hippomoomin had commented about how much Diana looks like her mother (Eteri Tutberidze), and in reply russianfan posted a link to a video about the nicknames of Russian skaters, which said that Diana's nickname is actually “Eteri Junior”.

Unfortunately, the video was entirely in Cyrillic, with no translation. But, AKTKN very kindly offered to translate the video.

And that started me thinking. Back in the 2011-12 season, there was a thread on here about skaters' nicknames. So, perhaps it was time for a new edition.

So, to start, below are the translations of two videos containing the nicknames of Russian skaters.

All translations were done by AKTKN

I should warn you: Having read through the lists, I am starting to think that some of these are not the skaters' actual nicknames, but rather what they are called by members of Russian fora. Because some of them are more than a bit tongue-in-cheek, and I just cannot imagine somebody using these particular ones to the person’s face. (Well, not if they don’t want to get slapped!)

But, it is still very interesting to read through.

! - marks those which have some video clues


Ladies ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAYMIutCGhc )

Translation	Cyrillic
Name	Nickname	Name	Nickname
Stanislava Konstantinova	Goose ! ("Goose" card on her forehead)	Станислава Константинова	Гусь !
Elena Radionova	Cipollino	Елена Радионова	Чиполлино
Alina Zagitova	Hamster, Panther	Алина Загитова	Хомяк, Пантера
Polina Tsurskaya	Grechka (Buckwheat, Greek?), Tsurya	Полина Цурская	Гречка, Цуря
Amina Atakhanova	Anima	Амина Атаханова	Анима
Anastasia Lavrina	Chipmunk	Анастасия Лаврина	Бурундук
Alexandra Boikova	Jar Jar Binks !	Александра Бойкова	Джа Джа Бинкс !
Ekaterina Mitrofanova	Insider	Екатерина Митрофанова	Инсайдер
Anastasia Gubanova	Guban (One with big lips)	Анастасия Губанова	Губан
Anastasia Kolomiets	Kolo, Arrow	Анастасия Коломиец	Коло, Стрелка
Vasilisa Davankova	Gerontophil	Василиса Даванкова	Геронтофилка
Diana Jumaeva	Juma, Panda	Диана Джумаева	Джумай, Панда
Diana Davis	Eteri Junior	Диана Дэвис	Eteri Junior
Alisa Efimova	Alice, Finca (Finnish, Finnish knife?)	Алиса Ефимова	Элис, Финка
Elena Ilinykh	* Censorship *	Елена Ильиных	*Цензура*
Alsu Kayumova	Desu	Алсу Каюмова	Десу
Lina Fedorova	Linych, 1.5, SixtyNine	Лина Федорова	Линыч, Полторашка, СикстиНайн
Victoria Bezrukova	Single (Loner?)	Виктория Безрукова	Одиночка
Lina Kudryavtseva	Crooked Teeth	Лина Кудрявцева	Кривозубик
Julia Lipnitskaya	Lipa (Lime)	Юлия Липницкая	Липа
Alisa Lozko	Neko	Алиса Лозко	Neko
Anastasia Roslyakova	Snort-Snort	Анастасия Рослякова	Фыр-Фыр
Evgenia Medvedev	Bear, Mushroom (got her score overbuffed?), Moonish, Sailor Moon	Евгения Медведева	Медведь, Грибница, Лунная, Сейлор Мун
Maria Sotskova	Watto !(look alike?)	Мария Сотскова	Watto !
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva	Tuktik, Sausage	Елизавета Туктамышева	Туктик, Сосиска
Victoria Nosikova	Rebel	Виктория Носикова	Бунтарка
Elizaveta Nugumanova	Nougat, Princess, Carp	Елизавета Нугуманова	Нуга, Принцесса, Карась
Elena Pavlova	Little Sparrow	Елена Павлова	Воробушек
Daria Panenkova	Panic, Crunch-Crunch	Дарья Паненкова	Паник, Хрум-Хрум
Diana Pervushkina	Xena	Диана Первушкина	Зена
Anna Pogorilaya	Pogo, Kit-Kat	Анна Погорилая	Пого, Кит-Кат
Anastasia Poluyanova	Polyana	Анастасия Полуянова	Поляна
Alexandra Proklova	Omen, Satan, Mini Mouse	Александра Проклова	Омен, Сатана, Мини Маус
Serafima Sahanovich	Sima, Little Sugar, Khalisi	Серафима Саханович	Сима, Сахарочек, Кхалиси
Alina Solovyova	Soloveyka (Nightingale), Toad	Алина Соловьёва	Соловейка, Жаба
Adelina Sotnikova	Delya, Sotka (Hundred)	Аделина Сотникова	Деля, Сотка
Daria Susha	Chakki, Resin	Дарья Суша	Чакки, Смола

Guys ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNqPD3Ho6Xw )

Translation	Cyrillic
Name	Nickname	Name	Nickname
Maxim Trankov	Insolent	Максим Траньков	Борзый
Alexander Smirnov	Grandfather	Александр Смирнов	Дедуля
Dmitry Kozlovsky	Danila	Дмитрий Козловский	Данила
Vladimir Samoylov	Homunculus, Buckwheat	Владимир Самойлов	Гомункул, Греча
Alexander Samarin	Ivanushka, Samara	Александр Самарин	Иванушка, Самара
Adian Pitkeev	Whiner	Адьян Питкеев	Нытик
Dmitry Sopot	Shovel, Pal Palych !(some mem with finger in it)	Дмитрий Сопот	Лопата, Пал Палыч !
Alexander Petrov	Partymaker	Александр Петров	Патимейкер
Mikhail Kolyada	Siberian, Tomato	Михаил Коляда	Сибиряк, Помидор
Maxim Kovtun	Laker, Martyr, Palych (Patronymic)	Максим Ковтун	Лакер, Мученик, Палыч
Alexey Erokhov	Dangerous !	Алексей Ерохов	Опасный
Fedor Klimov	Intelligent	Фёдор Климов	Интеллигент
Nikita Katsalapov	Brad Pitt	Никита Кацалапов	Бред Питт
Peter Humenmen	Barbaris	Пётр Гуменник	Барбарис
Sergey Voronov	Dianochka ! (Little Diana / Hello Dianochka, I'm also Dianochka)	Сергей Воронов	Дианочка ! (привет Дианочка, я тоже Дианочка)
Nikita Volodin	Juan Roman Riquelme	Никита Володин	Хуан Роман Рикельме
Dmitry Aliev	Wolverine, Yakut	Дмитрий Алиев	Росомаха, Якут
Ilya Skirda	Alfa (pretending to be Alfa?)	Илья Скирда	Альфач
Ilya Spiridonov	Traitor	Илья Спиридонов	Предатель

So, has anybody got any other (*real*) nicknames of skaters?

CaroLiza_fan

P.S. One particular translation has just made me decide that now would be a good time to post another thread that I have been saving up for the past few weeks…

 

[mrrice]

I don't know if this is Elvis Stojko's real nickname but.......me and my group of friends called him "Sparkplug" He was powerful, compact, and full of energy. That's a name I would give to Max Arron as well.

 

[AKTKN]

I should warn you: Having read through the lists, I am starting to think that some of these are not the skaters' actual nicknames, but rather what they are called by members of Russian fora. Because some of them are more than a bit tongue-in-cheek, and I just cannot imagine somebody using these particular ones to the person’s face. (Well, not if they don’t want to get slapped!)

Indeed. You can see in the video how shocked Zagitova and Gubanova were.

So, has anybody got any other (*real*) nicknames of skaters?

It seems they call each other mostly by name or surname. I don't remember anyone using actual nickname.

And sorry for leaving all the formating to you. It looks great.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Indeed. You can see in the video how shocked Zagitova and Gubanova were.

Ah! That's what Zagitova's reaction was about! I didn't realise (English speaker here ).

As for Gubanova, yeah, now that I know what it means, I totally understand why she was annoyed. But, to a non-Russian speaker, it did seem like the obvious thing to use as a nickname for her (shortened version of her real surname).

It seems they call each other mostly by name or surname. I don't remember anyone using actual nickname.

Just like us when we are trying to be formal.

And sorry for forcing all the formating upon you. It looks great.

No need to apologise. I just thought that if the OP looked too long that it was scare people from reading it. So, that is why I combined turned your four lists into two tables.

Not sure if it will look great when the advert is inserted, though...

CaroLiza_fan

 

[AKTKN]

Ah! That's what Zagitova's reaction was about! I didn't realise (English speaker here ).
CaroLiza_fan

She was saying :"I am not a hamster"

 

[russianfan]

I should warn you: Having read through the lists, I am starting to think that some of these are not the skaters' actual nicknames, but rather what they are called by members of Russian fora. Because some of them are more than a bit tongue-in-cheek, and I just cannot imagine somebody using these particular ones to the person’s face. (Well, not if they don’t want to get slapped!)

exactly i would say most of those "nicknames" used just to make fun of a skater, criticize her/him, or to insult her/his fans. Still funny though. Also you can notice that the more the skater has achieved the more respectful nicknames are becoming

P.S. also for those who don't know why Pogo has "Kit-Kat" nickname - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DSN4bicRDo
(basically she was trying to make a joke when she was asked about Lipnitskaya withdraw from competition - "she just made a break... ate Kit-Kat, you know" )

 

[Ares]

Voronov - Dianochka - cracked me up

 

[tars]

P.S. also for those who don't know why Pogo has "Kit-Kat" nickname - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DSN4bicRDo
(basically she was trying to make a joke when she was asked about Lipnitskaya withdraw from competition - "she just made a break... ate Kit-Kat, you know" )

That comment was as funny and proper as her 2017 Worlds performance. :sarcasm:
Her former rink-partner Julia was in pain and despair, while she was making jokes about her in front of cameras, only because she didn't like the media attention being directed at somebody else. "Why do you ask about her? I won! Me, me, me!"
That was the day I've lost much of my respect to Anna. :scowl:

 

[ioanna]

Some of the Japanese skaters' real nicknames (that I know of)

Shizuka Arakawa - Shii-chan
Akiko Suzuki - Akko
Kanako Murakami - Kana
Yukari Nakano - Yukarin
Satoko Miyahara - Satton
Wakaba Higuchi - Wakababy
Daisuke Takahashi - Dai-chan
Yuzuru Hanyu - Yuzu-kun
Tatsuki Machida - Macchi

 

[tars]

Some of the Japanese skaters' real nicknames (that I know of)

Shizuka Arakawa - Shii-chan
Akiko Suzuki - Akko
Kanako Murakami - Kana
Yukari Nakano - Yukarin
Satoko Miyahara - Satton
Wakaba Higuchi - Wakababy
Daisuke Takahashi - Dai-chan
Yuzuru Hanyu - Yuzu-kun
Tatsuki Machida - Macchi

There are many nicknames for foreign skaters in the comment under OP video, for instance: Marin - Няшка (Babe) and Satoko - Читоко (Cheatoko).

 

[russianfan]

There are many nicknames for foreign skaters in the comment under OP video, for instance: Marin - Няшка (Babe) and Satoko - Читоко (Cheatoko).

yeah... so funny
Dabin Choi - "NotYuna"

 

[ioanna]

There are many nicknames for foreign skaters in the comment under OP video, for instance: Marin - Няшка (Babe) and Satoko - Читоко (Cheatoko).

I thought the thread was about real nicknames so I didn't bother checking, much less attempting to translate the comments under the OP video. But thanks to your heads-up, now I know they're all derogatory and/or age inappropriate so I can stay away. :agree:

 

[skylark]

To show some positive nicknames, Ashley Wagner calls her friend Madison Chock "the Glamazon," in this Ask Me Anything Reddit interview. She says Marissa Castelli is the "Fun Hot Mess" of the group. Ashley, Marissa and Madison have been friends for years and room together at competitions.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/6smpdt/want_to_get_inside_the_mind_of_an_elite_olympic/

I think this is a fun idea for a thread, CaroLizaFan.

 

[SnowWhite]

Scott Moir referred to Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron as G & G when talking to Patrice in the SD KnC at NHK.

 

[lynneheintz]

Zhenya. I may not have spelled that right but that nickname confuses me. I think I have seen it on the boards referring to Plushenko, Medvedeva and Radionova. I would appreciate it if someone could clarify.

 

[skylark]

Zhenya. I may not have spelled that right but that nickname confuses me. I think I have seen it on the boards referring to Plushenko, Medvedeva and Radionova. I would appreciate it if someone could clarify.

"Zhenya" is a nickname in Russian for either Evgeni, or Evgenia. The name translates to English as Eugene, or Eugenie. The soft "G" sound occurs at the beginning in the nickname "Zhenya." Once I realized that last bit, it all made sense to me. I don't know whether Evgeni and Evgenia are pronounced in Russian with hard "G" sound or soft "G" sound, but I'm guessing soft. Maybe someone can enlighten me.

Radionova's given name is Elena, and I believe some call her Lena or Lenok.

 

[mrrice]

I think Masha is a common use for Maria. I know Maria B. was called Masha at times. I guess it's kind of like going from Kathrine to Kate.

 

[plushyfan]

Zhenya. I may not have spelled that right but that nickname confuses me. I think I have seen it on the boards referring to Plushenko, Medvedeva and Radionova. I would appreciate it if someone could clarify.

Evgenia (Евгения), Evgeni (Евгений)---> Zhenya (Женя) like John----> Johnny, Joseph----> Joe, etc.

 

[AKTKN]

"Zhenya" is a nickname in Russian for either Evgeni, or Evgenia. The name translates to English as Eugene, or Eugenie. The soft "G" sound occurs at the beginning in the nickname "Zhenya." Once I realized that last bit, it all made sense to me. I don't know whether Evgeni and Evgenia are pronounced in Russian with hard "G" sound or soft "G" sound, but I'm guessing soft. Maybe someone can enlighten me.

Radionova's given name is Elena, and I believe some call her Lena or Lenok.

If you want to know, how to pronounce them, I recommend you to use Google Translater. "Женя. Евгения. Евгений."
Zhenya and Lena are standart shortcuts for Evgeina and Elena and you can actually use them unless the person you speak with is much older than you. Lenok should probably be reserved for friends.

 

[TGee]

I think Masha is a common use for Maria. I know Maria B. was called Masha at times. I guess it's kind of like going from Kathrine to Kate.

Masha it is....and it's one of the names like Katya, Lena, Sasha, Zhenya, Alyosha that appear frequently in Russian children's reading primers.

Masha and the Bear a well known folktale, but there is also Masha and the 3 bears...

Masha and the Bear has been rebooted into a hysterically, wild animated children's series ...available in English on Netflix...

https://www.youtube.com/user/MashaBearEN