Vladimir Kotin

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Grigorievich and the family name is Kotin.

Vladimir Kotin
Vladimir Kotin in 2011
Full name	Vladimir Grigorievich Kotin
Born	(1962-03-28) 28 March 1962 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Soviet Union
Retired	1988
Medal record Representing the Soviet Union Men's figure skating European Championships 1985 Gothenburg Men's singles 1986 Copenhagen Men's singles 1987 Sarajevo Men's singles 1988 Prague Men's singles World Junior Championships 1978 Megève Men's singles

Vladimir Grigorievich Kotin (Russian: Владимир Григорьевич Котин; born 28 March 1962) is a former competitive figure skater who represented the Soviet Union. He is a four-time European silver medalist (1985–88), the 1978 World Junior silver medalist, and the 1985 Soviet national champion. Kotin competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics, where he placed eighth, and at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where he placed sixth. He now works as a coach in collaboration with Elena Tchaikovskaia.

Results

International
Event	1977–78	1978–79	1979–80	1980–81	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88
Olympics							8th				6th
Worlds				9th	11th	9th	8th	5th	4th	4th
Europeans				6th	7th	5th	6th	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd
NHK Trophy			8th
Moscow News	5th		2nd		1st	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds	2nd
National
Soviet Champ.		3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	7th		1st			3rd

References

• Skatabase: 1980s Olympics
• sportsreference