Julia Zlobina Explained

Julia Zlobina
Fullname:	Julia Sergeyevna Zlobina
Birth Date:	28 June 1989
Birth Place:	Kirov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Partner:	Alexei Sitnikov
Formerpartner:	Pavel Charushnikov
Coach:	Igor Shpilband, Alexei Gorshkov
Formercoach:	Alexander Zhulin, Oleg Volkov, Svetlana Alexeeva, Elena Kustarova, Olga Riabinina, Igor Gavrin
Choreographer:	Igor Shpilband, Sergei Nikulshin
Formerchoreographer:	Sergei Petukhov, Alexander Zhulin, N. Michura, Polina Silivanova
Skating Club:	Neftchi Baku
Currenttraininglocations:	Novi, Michigan
Formertraininglocations:	Moscow Rostov-on-Don Kirov
Beganskating:	1994
Dance Score:	148.63
Dance Date:	2014 Winter Olympics
Sd Score:	60.93
Sd Date:	2013 Europeans
Fd Score:	90.48
Fd Date:	2014 Winter Olympics
Show-Medals:	yes

Julia Sergeyevna Zlobina (Russian: Юлия Серге́евна Злобина; born 28 June 1989) is a former competitive ice dancer. Competing for Azerbaijan with Alexei Sitnikov, she is the 2013 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion, 2013 Volvo Open Cup champion, 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, and 2013 Winter Universiade silver medalist. They competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics, finishing 12th, and have placed as high as sixth at the European Championships (2014).

Career

Career for Russia

Zlobina and Sitnikov teamed up in June 2001. Early in their career, they represented Russia and were coached by Igor Gavrin and later Olga Riabinina. In 2005, they moved with Riabinina from Kirov to Rostov-on-Don. In 2006, Zlobina/Sitnikov won the bronze medal in Hungary and gold in the Czech Republic on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. Their final international event representing Russia was the 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy, where they finished 5th. In May 2009, they moved with Riabinina to Moscow and joined Elena Kustarova and Svetlana Alexeeva's group. In the 2009–10 season, Zlobina/Sitnikov made no international appearances but competed at the Russian Championships, where they finished 5th.

Career for Azerbaijan

Zlobina/Sitnikov decided to represent Azerbaijan and made their first appearance for the country at the 2011 Estonian Championships, competing as guests. In mid-2011, they switched to another Moscow-based coaching team, Alexander Zhulin and Oleg Volkov, with Zhulin also serving as their choreographer. In the 2011–12 season, Zlobina/Sitnikov won the bronze medal at the 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial and gold at the Istanbul Cup. Their first major international event was the 2012 European Championships, where they finished 10th. They then placed 17th at the 2012 World Championships.

Zlobina/Sitnikov began the 2012–13 season by taking gold at Ice Star in Belarus and then silver at the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy. They finished sixth at their first Grand Prix event since 2007, the 2012 Skate Canada, and fifth at the 2012 Trophee Eric Bompard. After placing seventh at the 2013 European Championships, the team finished 16th at the 2013 World Championships and qualified a spot for Azerbaijan in the ice dancing event at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Zlobina/Sitnikov changed coaches before the 2013–14 season, joining Igor Shpilband and Alexei Gorshkov in Novi, Michigan. They had a weak start to their season, placing eighth at the 2013 Skate America but went on win gold at the 2013 Golden Spin of Zagreb, Volvo Open Cup, and Ukrainian Open, and silver at the 2013 Winter Universiade. They placed sixth at the 2014 European Championships, a career high.

Programs

(with Sitnikov)

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2013–2014	Foxtrot: Pink Panther by Henry Mancini Quickstep: Sing, Sing, Sing by Louis Prima choreo. by Igor Shpilband, Sergei Nikulshin	Pina by Thomas Hanreich choreo. by Igor Shpilband, Sergei Nikulshin
2012–2013	Violente Valse performed by Caravan Palace Dolly Song by Holly Dolly choreo. by Sergei Petukhov	Mahalageasca by Goran Bregović Ausencia by Goran Bregović Mahalageasca by Goran Bregović choreo. by Sergei Petukhov
2011–2012	La Bomba by Balli di Gruppo Samba Vocalizado by Luciano Perrone choreo. by Alexander Zhulin	Derap by René Aubry Aquarelle by René Aubry choreo. by Alexander Zhulin
2010–2011	Waltz No. 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich performed by unknown	Querer (from Cirque du Soleil's Alegría) by René Dupéré
	Original dance
2009–2010	Shadritsa (Gypsy dance) by unknown	Tristan & Iseult by Maxime Rodriguez
2008–2009
2007–2008	Unknown Russian folk music choreo. by N. Michura	Pirates of the Caribbean by Klaus Badelt, Hans Zimmer choreo. by N. Michura
2006–2007	Tango by unknown choreo. by Polina Silivanova	Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach performed by Vanessa-Mae choreo. by Polina Silivanova

Results

With Sitnikov for Azerbaijan

International
Event	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15
align=left					12th
align=left			17th	16th	12th
align=left			10th	7th	6th
align=left				5th
align=left						WD
align=left					8th	WD
align=left				6th
align=left					bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left				bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st
align=left				bgcolor=gold	1st
align=left			bgcolor=gold	1st
align=left				bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left			5th
align=left			bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left					bgcolor=gold	1st
align=left					6th
align=left					bgcolor=gold	1st
Other
align=left		1st (G)
GP = Grand Prix G = Competed as guests; TBD = Assigned

With Sitnikov for Russia

International
Event	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10
align=left						7th
align=left						9th
align=left							5th
International: Junior
align=left					6th
align=left				6th
align=left					bgcolor=gold	1st
align=left				4th
align=left					bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left			5th
National
align=left		8th	8th	9th	8th	6th	7th	5th
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

External links

• • Julia Zlobina / Alexei Sitnikov at Sport-folio