Artur Dmitriev

For his son, a singles skater, see Artur Dmitriev, Jr..

Olympic medal record
Figure skating
Competitor for the Unified Team
Gold	1992 Albertville	Pairs
Competitor for Russia
Silver	1994 Lillehammer	Pairs
Gold	1998 Nagano	Pairs

Artur Dmitriev

Kazakova & Dmitriev in a show in 2002.
Personal information
Full name	Artur Valeryevich Dmitriev
Country represented	Russia
Former country(ies) represented	Soviet Union
Born	January 21, 1968 (1968-01-21) Bila Tserkva, Ukrainian SSR
Residence	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height	6' (183 cm)
Former partner	Oksana Kazakova, Natalia Mishkutionok
Former coach	Tamara Moskvina
Skating club	Yubileyny Sport Club
Retired	1999
Medal record Competitor for Russia Pairs' Figure skating Olympic Games Gold 1998 Nagano Pairs Silver 1994 Lillehammer Pairs World Championships Bronze 1997 Lausanne Pairs European Championships Silver 1998 Milan Pairs Gold 1996 Sofia Pairs Bronze 1994 Copenhagen Pairs Grand Prix Final Bronze 1997–1998 Tokyo Pairs Silver 1996–1997 Hamilton Pairs Competitor for  Unified Team Olympic Games Gold 1992 Albertville Pairs Competitor for Soviet Union World Championships Gold 1992 Oakland Pairs Gold 1991 Munich Pairs Bronze 1990 Halifax Pairs European Championships Gold 1992 Lausanne Pairs Gold 1991 Sofia Pairs Bronze 1990 Leningrad Pairs Bronze 1989 Birmingham Pairs

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

Career

The pair of Artur Dmitriev and Natalia Mishkutenok were coached by Tamara Moskvina in Saint Petersburg. They won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics, and the silver at the 1994 Olympics behind Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov. They represented the Unified Team, the sports team of the former Soviet Union during the 1992 Olympics, but represented Russia in 1994. Mishkutenok and Dmitriev won the World Figure Skating Championships and the European Championships in 1991 and 1992.

After Mishkutenok decided to retire from competition, Dmitriev found a new partner, Oksana Kazakova, in February 1995. They trained with Moskvina in Saint Petersburg. Early in their partnership, Kazakova and Dmitriev missed six months when she injured her leg. The pair won the European Championships in 1996. They then won the gold at the 1998 Olympics, ahead of Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze. This made Dmitriev the first male skater to win the pairs event twice with different partners.

Despite being close competitive rivals, he was friends with both Grinkov and Sikharulidze. He helped Moskvina coach Sikharulidze even while they were competing against each other.

After retiring from skating, he became a coach. He spent a few years coaching at Hackensack, New Jersey's Ice House. He now works at Saint Petersburg's Yubileyny Sports Palace and is coaching Katarina Gerboldt and Alexander Enbert, together with Moskvina.

Personal life

From 1992 to 2006 Dmitriev was married to Tatiana Druchinina, a former World champion in rhythmic gymnastics, who choreographed the Olympic programs of ice dancers Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov, and is the choreographer for Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov. They have one son, Artur Jr, who is a singles skater. He is remarried to an accountant, Tatiana Fedorova, with whom he has a son named Artiom.

Programs

With Mishkutenok

Season	Short program	Long program	Exhibition
1993–1994	Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninov	Piano Concerto #2 ("The Symphony of Emotions") by Sergei Rachmaninov	Flute Dance Nostalgia
1990–1992	Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus The Swan (from The Carnival of the Animals) by Camille Saint-Saëns	Liebestraum by Franz Liszt	Somewhere in Your Heart by Frank Sinatra War Drums Peasant Dance
1988–1990	Let's Dance Together	Collection of Jewish folk music	Piano Piece ("The Death Spiral") Peasant Dance Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninov War drums

With Kazakova

Season	Short program	Long program	Exhibition
1998–2008			Caruso performed by Luciano Pavarotti Unforgettable performed by Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole Marionette Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino variation) from The Matrix soundtrack by Rob Dougan Somewhere Out There performed by Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram Charade soundtrack by Henry Mancini Le Vent, Le Cri from Le Professionnel soundtrack by Henry Mancini Spente le Stelle by Emma Shapplin Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra
1997–1998	Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss	Passacaglia from Suite de pièce Vol. 1 No. 7 in G minor (HWV 432) by George Frideric Handel	Valse Triste by Franz von Vecsey
1996–1997	Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss	Passacaglia from Suite de pièce Vol. 1 No. 7 in G minor (HWV 432) by George Frideric Handel	La Cucaracha Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss
1995–1996	Nostalgia by unknown	La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi	Unknown

Competitive highlights

With Mishkutenok

Event	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94
Winter Olympic Games					1st		2nd
World Championships			3rd	1st	1st
European Championships	4th	3rd	3rd	1st	1st		3rd
Russian Championships							2nd
Soviet Championships	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd
Skate America		1st	1st
Nations Cup				1st
Trophée Lalique					1st		1st
NHK Trophy				3rd
Prize of Moscow News		1st
Goodwill Games			2nd				1st
Piruetten							1st
Winter Universiade		1st
World Pro. Championships						3rd
World Challenge of Champions						3rd
US Open Pro.						1st

With Kazakova

Event	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98
Winter Olympic Games			1st
World Championships	5th	3rd	WD
European Championships	1st		2nd
Russian Championships	3rd	4th	3rd
Grand Prix Final		2nd	3rd
Skate America	5th	1st
Skate Canada			1st
Trophée Lalique	2nd	1st
Cup of Russia		3rd
NHK Trophy			WD
WD = Withdrew

External links

• Artur Dmitriev at the Internet Movie Database
• The Figure Skating Corner