Vitali Dubina

Vitali Vladimirovich Dubina (Russian: Виталий Владимирович Дубина, born 11 May 1980) is a former pair skater who competed for both Ukraine and Russia.

Vitali Dubina
Personal information
Full nameVitali Vladimirovich Dubina
Country representedUkraine
Russia
Born (1980-05-11) 11 May 1980
Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Former partnerAnastasia Ignatieva (RUS)
Victoria Maxiuta (UKR & RUS)
Anna Kaverzina (RUS)
Elena Kokhanevich (UKR)
Anna Adashkevich (UKR)
Former coachDmitri Shkidchenko
Nina Mozer
Former choreographerOksana Maslova
Skating clubDynamo Kiev
Began skating1984

Career

Early in his career, Dubina competed with Anna Adashkevich on the junior level. They placed 13th at the 1996 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Following that partnership, he teamed up with Elena Kokhanevich, with whom he placed 12th at the 1998 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. He then teamed up with Anna Kaverzina and began competing for Russia. They won the bronze medal at the 1998–1999 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in China and placed 8th at the 1999 Russian Figure Skating Championships.

In 1999, Dubina teamed up with Victoria Maxiuta. They originally competed for Russia and placed 6th at the 2000 Russian Figure Skating Championships. They then changed countries to Ukraine. They won the silver medals at the 2001 and 2002 Ukrainian Figure Skating Championships. That partnership ended in 2002.

Dubina briefly teamed up with Anastasia Ignatieva, representing Russia. They competed in national-level competitions in Russia and competed at the 2005 Nebelhorn Trophy, representing Russia. They withdrew from the competition after the short program.

Programs

(with Victoria Maxiuta)

Season Short program Free skating
2001–2002
[1]

Competitive highlights

With Ignatieva for Russia
International
Event 2005–2006
Nebelhorn TrophyWD
WD = Withdrew

With Maxiuta for Ukraine and Russia
Results[1]
International
Event 1999–2000
(RUS)		 2000–2001
(UKR)		 2001–2002
(UKR)
GP Cup of Russia6th
GP Sparkassen Cup8th
Nebelhorn Trophy7th
Golden Spin of Zagreb3rd
Ondrej Nepela Memorial1st
National
Ukrainian Championships2nd2nd
Russian Championships6th
GP = Grand Prix

With Kaverzina for Russia
International
Event 1998–1999
Skate Israel4th
Junior Grand Prix, China3rd
National
Russian Championships8th

With Kokhanevich for Ukraine
International
Event 1997–1998
World Junior Championships12th
Junior Grand Prix, Germany6th
Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine6th

With Adashkevich for Ukraine
International
Event 1995–1996
World Junior Championships13th
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gollark: Remember when I gave evidence you were my alt, and you kept denying it to keep up the masquerade?
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References
  1. "Victoria MAXIUTA / Vitali DUBINA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 February 2003.
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