Natalia Dubova Explained

Natalia Dubova
Fullname:Natalia Ilinichna Dubova
Also Known As:Natalia Ilinichna Bakh
Birth Date:31 March 1948
Birth Place:Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Residence:Stamford, Connecticut
Formerpartner:Vladimir Pavlikhin
Retired:1969

Natalia Ilinichna Dubova (Russian: Наталья Ильинична Дубова; born 31 March 1948) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitive ice dancer.

Career

Competing as Natalia Bakh with partner Vladimir Pavlikhin, she won the bronze medal at the 1965 Soviet Championships. In 1969, she began coaching at the Sokolniki Arena in Moscow. In September 1992, she moved to Lake Placid, New York. She has coached the following ice dance teams:

Dubova was also a consultant for Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat during the 2001–02 season.

She was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour and the Medal "For Distinguished Labour". She was also granted the title of Honored Artist of Russian Federation.

Personal life

Dubova is Jewish. She met her husband, Semyon Belits-Geiman, a former Olympic swimming medalist, when he came to one of her competitions as a sportswriter. In 1999, they moved to Stamford, Connecticut.