Artur Dmitriev, Jr.

Artur Dmitriev
File:2010 JWC Artur DMITRIEV.jpg Dmitriev in 2010
Personal information
Native name	Артур Артурович Дмитриев
Full name	Artur Arturovich Dmitriev
Country represented	Russia
Born	(1992-09-07) 7 September 1992 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height
Coach	Alexei Mishin
Former coach	Nikolai Morozov, Elena Vodorezova (Buianova), Tatiana Mishina, Alexander Zhulin
Choreographer	Benoît Richaud
Former choreographer	Nikolai Morozov, Tatiana Druchinina
Skating club	Yubileyny
Former skating club	Vorobievye Gory
Training locations	Saint Petersburg
Former training locations	Novogorsk
Began skating	1999
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	247.57 2015 Ice Challenge
Short program	84.46 2015 Ice Challenge
Free skate	163.11 2015 Ice Challenge

Artur Arturovich Dmitriev (Russian: Артур Артурович Дмитриев, born 7 September 1992) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2015 CS Ice Challenge champion, 2014 Cup of Nice silver medalist, and competed at three World Junior Championships, twice finishing in the top ten.

Personal life

Dmitriev was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia to Tatiana Druchinina, a World champion in rhythmic gymnastics, and Artur Dmitriev, a two-time Olympic champion in pair skating. At around age seven, he moved with his family to the United States and lived there for seven years. His parents divorced in 2006. Dmitriev Jr. has a half-brother, Artiom, from his father's second marriage. He speaks Russian and English.

Career

Artur Dmitriev Jr. began skating seriously at about the age of seven or eight in Hackensack, New Jersey. At age 11, he received 280 stitches after his face was cut by another skater's blade in Hackensack. Around 2007, he began working with Alexei Mishin at the Yubileyny rink in Saint Petersburg.

At the 2010 World Junior Championships, Dmitriev was the only skater to land a quad toe loop in the long program, which he did in combination with a double toe. He rose from 15th after the short program to finish 7th overall. He continued to work on his quads and practiced a quad salchow and loop in May 2010 but was hampered by back problems during the 2010-11 season.

In late 2010, Dmitriev moved to Moscow to train with Elena Vodorezova (Buianova). In the 2012–13 season, he switched to Nikolai Morozov but missed most of the season after breaking two bones, in his knee and foot.

In March 2014, Dmitriev moved back to Saint Petersburg and rejoined Mishin. In the 2014–15 season, he won the silver medal at the International Cup of Nice and bronze at his first ISU Challenger Series (CS) event, the Volvo Open Cup. In October 2015, he won a CS competition, the Ice Challenge, with a total score 6.92 points greater than the silver medalist, Jason Brown. On December 24-27, he finished 10th at the 2016 Russian Championships.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2013–2014	Sarabande by George Frideric Handel arranged by Alex Goldstein	D'Artagnan by Maxime Rodriguez
2011–2012	Beetlejuice by Danny Elfman	Piano Fantasy by William Joseph
2010–2011	Nostradamus by Maksim Mrvica choreo. by Tatiana Druchinina	Gypsy Dance by unknown choreo. by Tatiana Druchinina
2009–2010	Nostradamus by Maksim Mrvica choreo. by Tatiana Druchinina	Pirates of the Caribbean by Klaus Badelt, Hans Zimmer choreo. by Tatiana Druchinina

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International
Event	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16
CS Ice Challenge							1st
CS Volvo Cup						3rd
Cup of Nice	2nd J.		7th			2nd
Nebelhorn					4th
Volvo Open Cup							1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds	7th	8th	14th
JGP Czech Rep.		2nd
JGP Germany		4th
JGP Italy			4th
JGP Poland			2nd
National
Russian Champ.	14th	7th	5th	9th	9th	WD	10th
Russian Junior	2nd	1st	2nd
J. = Junior level, WD = Withdrew

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Artur Dmitriev at the International Skating Union