Rinat Farkhoutdinov | |
Country: | Russia Japan |
Birth Date: | December 13, 1975 |
Birth Place: | Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Formerpartner: | Nakako Tsuzuki |
Formercoach: | Tatiana Tarasova, Nikolai Morozov, Natalia Dubova, Victor Ryzhkin |
Skating Club: | The Skating Center, L.L.C. |
Retired: | 2002 |
Rinat Farkhoutdinov (born December 13, 1975) is a Russian-born ice dancer who competed internationally for Japan. With partner Nakako Tsuzuki, he is a three-time Japanese national champion and competed three times at the Four Continents and World Championships. They were unable to compete during the latter half of the 2001/2002 Olympic season due to an injury to Tsuzuki. Their partnership ended following that season. Farkhoutdinov moved to Euless, Texas, where he began working as a coach and choreographer. He has coached Julia Golovina / Oleg Voiko, among others.