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Alena Kostornaia
Aliona Sergeevna Kostornaia (Russian: Алёна Сергеевна Косторная; born 24 August 2003) is a Russian figure skater. As a singles skater, she is the 2020 European champion, the 2019–20 Grand Prix Final champion, a six-time Grand Prix medalist (including gold at the 2019 Internationaux de France and the 2019 NHK Trophy), and the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy champion. Competing domestically, she is a three-time Russian senior national medalist (silver 2020, bronze 2018 and 2019). She previously held the world record for the highest senior short program score in women's skating.
At the junior level, Kostornaia is the 2018 Junior World silver medalist, the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, the 2017–18 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, and a two-time Russian junior national silver medalist (2018, 2019). She currently holds the world record for the highest junior short program score in women's skating.
Kostornaia is the tenth woman in history to have landed the triple Axel jump in a senior international competition. Kostornaia is the third woman after teammate Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and Rika Kihira of Japan to attempt and land the maximum number of triple jumps allowed in one senior international competition: four in the short program and eight in the free skate (see Zayak rule). She first accomplished this at the 2019 Internationaux de France, and later landed all twelve triples cleanly at the 2019–20 Grand Prix Final.
Kostornaia was born on 24 August 2003 in Moscow to parents Sergei and Tatiana. She has a younger brother, Stepan. Although she registers her name as "Alena" with the ISU, Kostornaia uses the romanization of "Aliona" on her official Instagram account. In a May 2020 Q&A with former teammate Anna Shcherbakova, Kostornaia stated that she wants to become a neurosurgeon once she retires from figure skating.
In her free time, Kostornaia enjoys horseback riding and as such often received horse and unicorn stuffed toys from fans. She also has several pets, including a rabbit gifted to her by her fans, a cat, and a Maltipoo named Audrey. Kostornaia is a supporter of FC Lokomotiv Moscow.
As of September 2021, Kostornaia is a student studying psychology at the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism.[citation needed]
Kostornaia married her skating partner, Georgy Kunitsa, on 11 August 2023, following a brief engagement. On 25 April 2025, Kostornaia announced via an Instagram video that she was pregnant. On 3 October 2025, Kostornaia and Kunitsa announced the birth of their son Dmitry Kunitsa via Instagram. He was born on 28 September 2025.
Kostornaia began learning to skate in 2007. Her parents initially put her in skating as a way to channel her energy. From 2012 to 2017, she was coached by Elena Zhgun in Moscow.
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Alena Kostornaia
Aliona Sergeevna Kostornaia (Russian: Алёна Сергеевна Косторная; born 24 August 2003) is a Russian figure skater. As a singles skater, she is the 2020 European champion, the 2019–20 Grand Prix Final champion, a six-time Grand Prix medalist (including gold at the 2019 Internationaux de France and the 2019 NHK Trophy), and the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy champion. Competing domestically, she is a three-time Russian senior national medalist (silver 2020, bronze 2018 and 2019). She previously held the world record for the highest senior short program score in women's skating.
At the junior level, Kostornaia is the 2018 Junior World silver medalist, the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, the 2017–18 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, and a two-time Russian junior national silver medalist (2018, 2019). She currently holds the world record for the highest junior short program score in women's skating.
Kostornaia is the tenth woman in history to have landed the triple Axel jump in a senior international competition. Kostornaia is the third woman after teammate Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and Rika Kihira of Japan to attempt and land the maximum number of triple jumps allowed in one senior international competition: four in the short program and eight in the free skate (see Zayak rule). She first accomplished this at the 2019 Internationaux de France, and later landed all twelve triples cleanly at the 2019–20 Grand Prix Final.
Kostornaia was born on 24 August 2003 in Moscow to parents Sergei and Tatiana. She has a younger brother, Stepan. Although she registers her name as "Alena" with the ISU, Kostornaia uses the romanization of "Aliona" on her official Instagram account. In a May 2020 Q&A with former teammate Anna Shcherbakova, Kostornaia stated that she wants to become a neurosurgeon once she retires from figure skating.
In her free time, Kostornaia enjoys horseback riding and as such often received horse and unicorn stuffed toys from fans. She also has several pets, including a rabbit gifted to her by her fans, a cat, and a Maltipoo named Audrey. Kostornaia is a supporter of FC Lokomotiv Moscow.
As of September 2021, Kostornaia is a student studying psychology at the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism.[citation needed]
Kostornaia married her skating partner, Georgy Kunitsa, on 11 August 2023, following a brief engagement. On 25 April 2025, Kostornaia announced via an Instagram video that she was pregnant. On 3 October 2025, Kostornaia and Kunitsa announced the birth of their son Dmitry Kunitsa via Instagram. He was born on 28 September 2025.
Kostornaia began learning to skate in 2007. Her parents initially put her in skating as a way to channel her energy. From 2012 to 2017, she was coached by Elena Zhgun in Moscow.