Margarita Drobiazko
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Margarita Drobiazko in 2009.
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| Country represented | Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former country(ies) represented |
Russia Soviet Union |
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| Born |
21 December 1971 Moscow, Russian SFSR |
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| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Povilas Vanagas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Oleg Granionov (RUS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Elena Maslennikova, Igor Shpilband, Rostislav Sinicyn, Elena Tchaikovskaia, Lilija Vanagiene, Anatoliy Petukhov, Betty Callaway, Tatiana Tarasova, Natalia Dubova, Natalia Linichuk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former choreographer | Elena Maslennikova, Gintaras Svistunavicius, Vasily Kleimenov, Elena Tchaikovskaia, Christopher Dean, Jayne Torvill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Sports School Baltu Ainiai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kaunas Moscow |
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| Began skating | 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2002, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 196.18 2006 Europeans |
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| Comp. dance | 38.34 2006 Europeans |
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| Original dance | 59.60 2006 Worlds |
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| Free dance | 100.89 2006 Europeans |
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Margarita Aleksandrovna Drobiazko (Russian: Маргарита Александровна Дробязко; born 21 December 1971) is a Lithuanian ice dancer. She began competing for Lithuania in 1992 when she teamed up with Povilas Vanagas. With Vanagas, she is the 2000 World bronze medalist, a three-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, a two-time European bronze medalist (2000, 2006), the 1999 Skate Canada champion, and competed in five Winter Olympics, finishing as high as 5th.
Drobiazko began skating at age six – she became interested after seeing children learning to skate at an outdoor rink. She convinced her mother, who wanted her to become a ballerina, to let her try skating. At age 12, she took up ice dancing and was coached first by Natalia Linichuk and then Natalia Dubova. She initially competed with Oleg Granionov for Russia.
Drobiazko was paired with Lithuanian skater Povilas Vanagas by Tatiana Tarasova in Moscow. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, they decided to represent Lithuania. Vanagas said, "It was difficult at the beginning because there was a lot of friction between Russia and Lithuania. Since Rita is Russian, it caused many problems." They moved to Kaunas, Lithuania and began training with Elena Maslennikova. In 1995, they began working also in England with Betty Callaway, Jayne Torvill, and Christopher Dean.
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