Dmytro Shkidchenko | |
Native Name: | Дмитро Валентинович Шкідченко |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Fullname: | Dmytro Valentynovych Shkidchenko |
Also Known As: | Dmitri Valentinovich Shkidchenko |
Country: | Soviet Union |
Death Date: | 26 January 2023 |
Partner: | Irina Mironenko (former) |
Retired: | 1987 |
Dmitri or Dmytro Valentynovych Shkidchenko (Ukrainian: Дмитро Валентинович Шкідченко or Шкидченко; died 26 January 2023) was a Ukrainian figure skating coach and pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union. With his skating partner Irina Mironenko, he was the 1985 and 1986 World Junior silver medalist.
Shkidchenko was married to Anastasia Makarova, the general secretary of the Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. He died on 26 January 2023.
Shkidchenko competed in partnership with Irina Mironenko for the Soviet Union. In November 1984, the pair won gold at the 1984 Blue Swords in East Germany. A month later, in December 1984, the pair won silver at the 1985 World Junior Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where they finished second to Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov.
In December 1985, Mironenko/Shkidchenko were awarded silver at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Sarajevo. They were second to Elena Leonova / Gennadi Krasnitski.
After retiring from competition, Shkidchenko coached the following skaters:
(with Mironenko)
Event | 1984–85 | 1985–86 | 1986–87 | |||
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align=left | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | ||
align=left | bgcolor=gold | 1st | ||||
align=left | 5th |
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