Tetyana Kurkudym

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Tetyana Kurkudym
Other namesRussian: Tatiana Kurkudym
Born (1980-05-20) 20 May 1980 (age 43)
Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUkraine
Retired2000

Tetyana Kurkudym[1] (Ukrainian: Тетяна Куркудим,[2] Russian: Татьяна Куркудым; born 20 May 1980)[3] is a Ukrainian former competitive ice dancer. She and partner Yuriy Kocherzhenko began competing together internationally in 1995. In the 1998–99 season, they medaled at their ISU Junior Grand Prix assignments, taking gold in France and bronze in Germany,[4][5] and placed fifth at the 1999 World Junior Championships, held in Zagreb in November 1998. In the second half of the season, they competed on the senior level at the 1999 World Championships in Helsinki. They were coached by Yulia Moskalska and then Alexander Tumanovsky.[3]

Programs[edit]

(with Kocherzhenko)

Season Original dance Free dance
1998–1999
[3]
Russian folk
  • Bublitchky
    by the Paul Mauriat Orchestra

Competitive highlights[edit]

(with Kocherzhenko)

International[3]
Event 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 99–2000
World Champ. 26th
Nebelhorn Trophy 10th
International: Junior
World Junior Champ. 19th 5th
JGP France 1st
JGP Germany 9th 3rd
JGP Ukraine 6th
Blue Swords 9th J.
St. Gervais 10th J.
Ukrainian Souvenir 9th J.
National
Ukrainian Champ. 3rd
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tetyana Kurkudym". Norbert Schramm Eisshow. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014.
  2. ^ Коротко / СПОРТ [Sports in brief] (in Ukrainian). day.kiev.ua. 3 September 1998.
  3. ^ a b c d "KURKUDYM Tatiana / KOCHERZHENKO Juri". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014.
  4. ^ "1998 JGP St. Gervais". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2010-10-26.
  5. ^ "1998 JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26.