𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍, 𝐲/𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐳𝐞𝐥𝐲𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐚
y/n is the daughter of hockey player evgeni malkin and supermodel valentina zelyaeva. she was the outcome of a short but serious relationship.
she was born in pittsburgh, pennsylvania but was raised in new york city as her mother had primary custody due to her dad’s schedule. when her mother moved to ko samui in 2020, she moved back to pittsburgh to live with her dad full time.
her nickname is Звёздочка (little star).
at the age of three, she began ballet and immediately fell in love. it felt more natural to her than hockey ever did.
trained at the joffrey ballet school in new york city and attended columbia for her freshman year but has since been transferred to the company located in chicago as her teachers thought she was ready for it.
going to attend the university of chicago. plans to major in english language and literature as well as having a minor in russian and east european studies.
y/n is extremely close to nikita and almost didn’t move to chicago because of him. nikita himself had to assure her that it’s okay to go but he did cry as he saw her plane take off, unbeknownst to her.
reading, chess, sudoku, and any other activity that aren’t physical are hobbies she prefers as she spends so much of her time dancing.
she visits russia every summer with the sole intention of seeing her grandparents and maintains a close relationship with them despite living on the other side of the world.