Vitali Dubina Explained

Vitali Dubina
Fullname:Vitali Vladimirovich Dubina
Country:Ukraine
Russia
Birth Date:11 May 1980
Birth Place:Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Formerpartner:Anastasia Ignatieva (RUS)
Victoria Maxiuta (UKR & RUS)
Anna Kaverzina (RUS)
Elena Kokhanevich (UKR)
Anna Adashkevich (UKR)
Formercoach:Dmitri Shkidchenko
Nina Mozer
Formerchoreographer:Oksana Maslova
Skating Club:Dynamo Kyiv
Beganskating:1984

Vitali Vladimirovich Dubina (Russian: Виталий Владимирович 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)

Competitive highlights

With Maxiuta for Ukraine and Russia

Results
International
Event1999–2000
(RUS)
2000–2001
(UKR)
2001–2002
(UKR)
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National
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GP = Grand Prix

With Kaverzina for Russia

International
Event1998–1999
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National
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With Kokhanevich for Ukraine

International
Event1997–1998
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With Adashkevich for Ukraine

References

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