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Artur Dmitriev

Artur Dmitriev
Kazakova and Dmitriev 2002.jpg
Kazakova and Dmitriev in a show in 2002.
Personal information
Native name Артур Валерьевич Дмитриев
Full name Artur Valeryevich Dmitriev
Country represented Russia
Former country(ies) represented Soviet Union
Born (1968-01-21) 21 January 1968 (age 49)
Bila Tserkva, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Residence Moscow, Russia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Former partner Oksana Kazakova
Natalia Mishkutionok
Former coach Tamara Moskvina
Former choreographer Alexander Matveev, David Avdish, Tamara Moskvina
Skating club Mechta, UOR 4 Moscow Gomelski (from 2012)
Former skating club Yubileyny Sport Club (until 2012)
Former training locations Saint Petersburg, Russia
Began skating 1975
Retired 1999

Artur Valeryevich Dmitriev (Russian: Артур Валерьевич Дмитриев; born 21 January 1968) is a Russian former pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Russia. He is a two-time Olympic champion, having won gold with Natalia Mishkutionok in 1992 and with Oksana Kazakova in 1998. He and Mishkutionok also won Olympic silver in 1994. Along with Irina Rodnina, Dmitriev is the only pair skater to win the Olympics with two different partners.

Artur Valeryevich Dmitriev was born on 21 January 1968 to Russian parents in Bila Tserkva, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. He was raised in Norilsk, Russian SFSR. From 1992 to 2006, Dmitriev was married to rhythmic gymnast Tatiana Druchinina; their son, Artur Jr, was born on 7 September 1992 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Dmitriev is remarried to an accountant, Tatiana Fedorova, with whom he has a son named Artiom.

Dmitriev began skating in 1975. He teamed up with Natalia Mishkutionok around 1986. They were coached by Tamara Moskvina in Saint Petersburg and their choreographers were Alexander Matveev with Moskvina. They won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics, and the silver at the 1994 Olympics behind Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov. They represented the Unified Team, the sports team of the former Soviet Union during the 1992 Olympics, but represented Russia in 1994. Mishkutionok/Dmitriev won the World Figure Skating Championships and the European Championships in 1991 and 1992. Mishkutionok decided to retire from competition in 1994.


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