Karina Safina (Russian: Карина Сафина, Georgian: კარინა საფინა) was born on the 28 May 2004 and Luka Berulava (Georgian: ლუკა ბერულავა) was born on the 27 November 2002. Together, they compete in pairs, representing Georgia. They teamed up in the 2021-22 season.
They are the 2022 World Junior champions. They are the first Georgian pair team to win a medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix. They are also the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalists, and qualified a spot for Georgia at the 2022 Winter Olympics. At the Olympics, they placed 9th.
The team split in April 2023
Luka previously skated with Alina Butaeva, with whom he won two medals at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics: bronze in pairs and gold in the team event. Karina previously competed with Mikhail Domnin, with whom she was the 2019 Bavarian Open junior bronze medalist, and with Sergei Bakhmat, with whom she finished 6th at the 2021 Russian Junior National Championships.
ISU bio:
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111153.htm
Rink Results:
Karina: http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=34012
Luka: http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=35363
Skating Scores:
https://skatingscores.com/geo/pairs/karina_safina_luka_berulava/
Wikipedia:
Karina: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karina_Safina
Luka: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Berulava
Social Media:
ISU Personal Bests:
Programs:
2021-22
SP: "Moonlight" by Viper
FS: "In This Shirt" by The Irrepressibles
Results:
(Videos linked in results)
They are the 2022 World Junior champions. They are the first Georgian pair team to win a medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix. They are also the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalists, and qualified a spot for Georgia at the 2022 Winter Olympics. At the Olympics, they placed 9th.
The team split in April 2023
Luka previously skated with Alina Butaeva, with whom he won two medals at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics: bronze in pairs and gold in the team event. Karina previously competed with Mikhail Domnin, with whom she was the 2019 Bavarian Open junior bronze medalist, and with Sergei Bakhmat, with whom she finished 6th at the 2021 Russian Junior National Championships.
ISU bio:
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111153.htm
Rink Results:
Karina: http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=34012
Luka: http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=35363
Skating Scores:
https://skatingscores.com/geo/pairs/karina_safina_luka_berulava/
Wikipedia:
Karina: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karina_Safina
Luka: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Berulava
Social Media:
ISU Personal Bests:
Programs:
2021-22
SP: "Moonlight" by Viper
FS: "In This Shirt" by The Irrepressibles
Type | Score | Event |
Personal Best Total Score | 188.12 | ISU World Junior Championships 2022 |
Personal Best Score Short Program | 67.77 | ISU World Junior Championships 2022 |
Personal Best Score Free Skating | 122.12 | ISU European Championships 2022 |
Results:
(Videos linked in results)
Event | SP | FS | Total |
---|---|---|---|
2022/23 | |||
2023 World Championships | 14 (60.98) | 20 (86.01) | 19 (146.99) |
2022 Grand Prix Espoo | - | - | WD |
2022 Grand Prix de France | 3 (61.55) | 6 (100.89) | 5 (162.44) |
2021/22 | |||
World Junior Championships 2022 | 1 (67.77) | 1 (120.35) | 1 (188.12) |
2022 World Championships | 4 (67.36) | 4 (124.38) | 4 (191.74) |
2022 Winter Olympics (Individual Event) | 9 (66.11) | 8 (126.33) | 9 (192.44) |
2022 Winter Olympics (Team Event) | 6 (64.79) | - | 6 TEAM |
2022 European Championships | 6 (61.93) | 4 (122.13) | 4 (184.05) |
Golden Spin 2021 | 1 (66.95) | 8 (112.38) | 7 (179.33) |
ISU JGP Linz 2021 | 3 (63.04) | 3 (116.23) | 3 (179.27) |
ISU CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2021 | 1 (66.46) | 3 (111.70) | 3 (178.16) |
ISU JGP Kosice 2021 | 3 (57.64) | 2 (110.62) | 2 (168.26) |
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