Vakhtang Murvanidze
Vakhtang Murvanidze | |
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Born | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR | 13 October 1979
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Georgia |
Skating club | Dinamo Tbilisi |
Began skating | 1983 |
Retired | 2006 |
Vakhtang Murvanidze (Georgian: ვახტანგ მურვანიძე; born October 13, 1979 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian former competitive figure skater. He is a multiple Georgian national champion and represented Georgia twice at the Olympics, in 2002 (17th) and 2006 (28th). His highest placement at the European Championships was 7th in 2003. He was the flag bearer for Georgia at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Early in his career, Murvanidze was coached by Leila Dolidze and Igor Rusakov.[1] By 2001, he was with Elena Tchaikovskaya and Vladimir Kotin in Moscow.[1] In spring 2003, he joined Alexander Zhulin in New Jersey.[2][3] In his final season, 2005–06, he was coached by Craig Maurizi in New Jersey.[4]
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2005–06 [4] |
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2004–05 [5] |
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2003–04 [2] |
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2002–03 [6] |
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2000–02 [7][1] |
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Results
GP: Grand Prix
International[8] | ||||||||||||
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Event | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 |
Olympics | 17th | 28th | ||||||||||
Worlds | 31st | 28th | 17th | 25th | 25th | 20th | 21st | 28th | 25th | |||
Europeans | 27th | 20th | 26th | 21st | 16th | 11th | 16th | 7th | 17th | 15th | ||
GP Spark./Bofrost | 9th | 6th | ||||||||||
GP Skate America | 7th | 6th | 10th | |||||||||
GP Skate Canada | 11th | |||||||||||
Golden Spin | 4th | 3rd | ||||||||||
Schäfer Memorial | WD | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 19th | 8th | ||||||||||
Skate Israel | 5th | |||||||||||
International: Junior[8] | ||||||||||||
Junior Worlds | 29th | 30th | 28th | 21st | 5th | |||||||
EYOF | 2nd | |||||||||||
National[8] | ||||||||||||
Georgian Champ. | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||
WD: Withdrew |
References
- ^ a b c "Vakhtang MURVANIDZE: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001.
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- ^ a b "Vakhtang MURVANIDZE: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 September 2006.
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