| Ivan Dinev | |||||||||||||||
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| Native name | Иван Динев | ||||||||||||||
| Born | November 8, 1978 Sofia, People's Republic of Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Sports Club Ivan Dinev | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2006 | ||||||||||||||
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Ivan Dinev (Bulgarian: Иван Динев; born November 8, 1978) is a Bulgarian former competitive figure skater. He is a three-time Grand Prix medalist, an 11-time Bulgarian national champion, and competed at three Olympics.
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Career
In the 1997–98 season, Dinev won two gold medals on the ISU Junior Series and qualified for the Final where he took the silver medal. He competed at his first Olympics in 1998, finishing 11th.
At the 1999 World Championships, Dinev became the first Bulgarian skater to land a quadruple toe loop in competition.[1] He won bronze at the 1999 Trophée Lalique, becoming the first skater from his country to medal at a Grand Prix event.[1]
At the 2000 Sparkassen Cup, Dinev's blade broke during a warmup before the free skate; he bought a replacement of a different brand and finished 5th.[1] He went on to win bronze at two other GP events, the 2001 Cup of Russia and 2001 NHK Trophy.
Dinev trained in Sofia, Bulgaria until the end of the 2001–02 season.[2] He finished 13th at his second Olympics in 2002. Dinev then moved to Lake Arrowhead, California, to work with Rafael Arutyunyan.[3] He missed his 2002 Grand Prix events due to a broken leg.[3] From 2004 to 2005, he was coached by Igor Pashkevich in Los Angeles and Sofia.[4][5]
In the 2005–06 season, Dinev was coached by Angela Nikodinov.[6] He competed at his third Olympics, finishing 17th, and retired from competition at the end of the season.
Dinev and Nikodinov coach together in Harbor City, California. Together, they coached Kaitlyn Nguyen, who won the 2017 U.S. junior ladies' title.[7] He and Nikidinov now coaches at the Lakewood Ice Skating Club in Lakewood, California, alongside Derrick Delmore.[8] His other students have included Starr Andrews, Zhu Yi, and Soho Lee.[9][10][11]
Personal life
Dinev was born on November 8, 1978, in Sofia, Bulgaria.[3] His son, Ivan Jr., from his first marriage was born in spring 2002.[3] He is currently married to Angela Nikodinov, an American of Bulgarian descent. Their daughter was born in May 2012.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2004–05 [6][5] |
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| 2003–04 [4] |
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| 2002–03 [3] |
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| 2001–02 [2] |
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| 2000–01 [1] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Series (Junior Grand Prix)
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| Event | 91–92 | 92–93 | 93–94 | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 |
| Olympics | 11th | 13th | 17th | ||||||||||||
| Worlds | 28th | 43rd | 33rd | 23rd | 21st | 14th | 18th | 12th | 17th | 14th | 15th | 13th | 19th | ||
| Europeans | 26th | 26th | 17th | 21st | 11th | 9th | 10th | 6th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 16th | 18th | 11th | |
| GP Final | 6th | ||||||||||||||
| GP Lalique/Bompard | 3rd | 6th | |||||||||||||
| GP Cup of China | 7th | ||||||||||||||
| GP Cup of Russia | 4th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 9th | ||||||||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 3rd | 8th | |||||||||||||
| GP Skate America | 10th | ||||||||||||||
| GP Skate Canada | 4th | ||||||||||||||
| GP Sparkassen | 5th | ||||||||||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 5th | 7th | 7th | ||||||||||||
| Schäfer Memorial | 3rd | ||||||||||||||
| International: Junior[12] | |||||||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 21st | 11th | 5th | ||||||||||||
| JGP Final | 2nd | ||||||||||||||
| JGP Bulgaria | 1st | ||||||||||||||
| JGP Slovakia | 1st | ||||||||||||||
| National[12] | |||||||||||||||
| Bulgarian Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||
References
- ^ a b c d "Ivan DINEV: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 17, 2001.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Ivan DINEV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 13, 2002.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d e "Ivan DINEV: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 3, 2003.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Ivan DINEV: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 5, 2004.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Ivan DINEV: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 5, 2005.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Ivan DINEV: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 28, 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ McKinnis, Mimi (January 20, 2017). "Nguyen rallies from third to win junior ladies title". IceNetwork.com.
- ^ "Skating Staff Guide". Lakewood Ice. Lakewood Ice. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Starr Andrews: 2020/21". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Soho Lee: 2023/24". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Yi Zhu: 2019/20". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Ivan DINEV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
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