Background
Diana Mikhailovna Pervushkina was born on 23 June 1998 in Tolyatti, Russia.
Diana Mikhailovna Pervushkina was born on 23 June 1998 in Tolyatti, Russia.
Making her senior national debut, Pervushkina finished 13th at the 2014 Russian Championships.
2014-2015 season
Pervushkina debuted internationally in the 2014-2015 season, placing 5th on the 2014-2015 Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in Japan. At the Russian national championships, she finished 13th on the senior level and 10th on the junior level At the end of the season, Pervushkina left her longtime coaches, Irina Baranova and Ilia Korzhov, to train under Evgeni Rukavicin in Saint St. Petersburg.
2015-2016 season
Pervushkina started her season by finishing 4th at her JGP event in Linz, Austria before winning her first JGP medal, bronze, in Zagreb, Croatia.
She finished 13th at the Russian Championships in Yekaterinburg. On January 21-23, Pervuhskina competed at the Russian Junior Championships finishing in last place amongst a field of 18 qualified skaters.