Juri Litvinov | |
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Personal information | |
Alternative names | Yuriy Litvinov |
Country represented | Kazakhstan |
Born |
Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
May 6, 1978
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Former coach | Sergei Korovin, Albina Sapozhkova |
Skating club | Sport club of Army |
Began skating | 1984 |
Retired | 2003 |
Juri Litvinov (also romanized as Yuriy Litvinov, born May 6, 1978) is a Kazakhstani former competitive figure skater. He is a multiple national champion of Kazakhstan and competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, World Championships, and Four Continents Championships. He moved to the United States with his then-coach Sergei (Sergey) Korovin in 1996. Litvinov retired from competition in 2003. As of 2017, he is a certified professional ice skating coach, holding certifications with the United States Figure Skating Association, Professional Skaters Association, and USA Hockey. He coaches hockey and figure skating at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Virginia and at the Mt. Vernon Recreation Center in Alexandria, Virginia.