Povilas Vanagas
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Povilas Vanagas in 2009.
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| Country represented |
 Lithuania
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| Born |
23 July 1970 Kaunas, Lithuanian |
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Margarita Drobiazko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former training locations |
Kaunas Moscow |
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| Began skating | 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Medal record
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Povilas Vanagas (Lithuanian pronunciation: [ˈpôːvʲɪɫɐs ˈväːnɐɡɐs]; born 23 July 1970) is a Lithuanian ice dancer. With his wife Margarita Drobiazko, he 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.
Vanagas began skating at age three. His mother, Lilija Vanagiene, was Lithuania's national skating coach. Vanagas won six national titles in men's singles. At age 18, he was drafted into the Soviet Union army and sent to Moscow, Russian SFSR. Given a choice between becoming a soldier or skating full-time, Vanagas chose to become an ice dancer.
Tatiana Tarasova paired Vanagas with Russian ice dancer Margarita Drobiazko 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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