Vitali Dubina

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

Vitali Dubina
Full nameVitali Vladimirovich Dubina
Born (1980-05-11) 11 May 1980 (age 44)
Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUkraine
Russia
Skating clubDynamo Kyiv
Began skating1984

Career

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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

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(with Victoria Maxiuta)

Season Short program Free skating
2001–2002
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Competitive highlights

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With Maxiuta for Ukraine and Russia

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Results[1]
International
Event 1999–2000
(RUS)
2000–2001
(UKR)
2001–2002
(UKR)
GP Cup of Russia 6th
GP Sparkassen Cup 8th
Nebelhorn Trophy 7th
Golden Spin of Zagreb 3rd
Ondrej Nepela Memorial 1st
National
Ukrainian Championships 2nd 2nd
Russian Championships 6th
GP = Grand Prix

With Kaverzina for Russia

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International
Event 1998–1999
Skate Israel 4th
Junior Grand Prix, China 3rd
National
Russian Championships 8th

With Kokhanevich for Ukraine

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International
Event 1997–1998
World Junior Championships 12th
Junior Grand Prix, Germany 6th
Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine 6th

With Adashkevich for Ukraine

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International
Event 1995–1996
World Junior Championships 13th

References

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  1. ^ a b "Victoria MAXIUTA / Vitali DUBINA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 February 2003.
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