Vitali Dubina

Vitali Dubina
Vitali Dubina
Full name	Vitali Vladimirovich Dubina
Born	11 May 1980 (age 44); Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Ukraine ; Russia
Skating club	Dynamo Kyiv
Began skating	1984

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.

Career

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

(with Victoria Maxiuta)

Season	Short program	Free skating
2001–2002 ^[1]	Love Story by Francis Lai	Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor) by Alexandr Borodin performed by the London Orchestra

Competitive highlights

With Maxiuta for Ukraine and Russia

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

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

With Kokhanevich for Ukraine

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

With Adashkevich for Ukraine

International
Event	1995–1996
World Junior Championships	13th

References

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

External links

Victoria Maxiuta / Vitali Dubina at the International Skating Union
Vitali Dubina (in Russian)

[bio0102-1] "Victoria MAXIUTA / Vitali DUBINA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 February 2003.

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