| Natalia Dubova | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Natalia Ilinichna Dubova |
| Other names | Natalia Ilinichna Bakh |
| Born | 31 March 1948 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Figure skating career | |
| 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.[1][2] In September 1992, she moved to Lake Placid, New York.[3][4] She has coached the following ice dance teams:
- Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko (from 1979 to 1991)[5]
- Maya Usova / Alexander Zhulin[3][6] (from 1980 to 1994)
- Oksana Grishuk / Evgeny Platov[3] (from mid-1989 to mid-1992)
- Tatiana Navka / Samuel Gezalian
- Zhang Weina / Cao Xianming
- Elizaveta Stekolnikova / Dmitri Kazarlyga[6]
- Galit Chait / Sergei Sakhnovski
- Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz[7]
- Siobhan Heekin-Canedy / Alexander Shakalov[8]
- Jenette Maitz / Alper Ucar
Dubova was also a consultant for Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat during the 2001–02 season.[9]
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.[10] She met her husband, Semyon Belits-Geiman, a former Olympic swimming medalist, when he came to one of her competitions as a sportswriter.[11] In 1999, they moved to Stamford, Connecticut.[12][13]
References
- ^ Verezemskaya, Olga (6 November 2012). Выйти из тени: Старейшая школа «Сокольники» решила начать заново [Emerging from the shadow: Old school "Sokolniki" decides to start anew]. Moskovskiy Figurist (in Russian). Federation of Figure Skating in Moscow.
- ^ "Современный музей спорта".
- ^ a b c Hersh, Phil (22 February 1994). "Love Triangle (plus 1) Tops Torvill And Dean". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ Vaytsekhovskaya, Elena (1993). Наталья Дубова: «ДЕЛИКАТЕС - ЭТО НЕ ПРОСТО ХОРОШАЯ ЕДА» [Natalia Dubova interview] (in Russian). Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ Vaytsekhovskaya, Elena (1991). Марина Климова, Сергей Пономаренко: «ЗА ВСЕ НАДО ПЛАТИТЬ САМИМ. ЗА ОШИБКИ ТОЖЕ» [Klimova & Ponomarenko interview] (in Russian). Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ a b Reiter, Susan (1 March 1995). "Ice dancing: a dance form frozen in place by hostile rules". Dance Magazine. The Free Library. (FindArticles)
- ^ Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz at the International Skating Union
- ^ Siobhan Heekin-Canedy and Alexander Shakalov at the International Skating Union
- ^ Наталья ДУБОВА: "Фигурное катание "под шубой" заканчивается" (in Russian). 1 February 2002.
- ^ Jews in Sport in the USSR Archived 29 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wells, Judy (30 April 2000). "Famed skating coach takes to the ice with local talent". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ Davis, Harold (20 September 2009). "From Russia with love: Olympic champ and wife still live sporting life in Stamford". Connecticut Post. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ Mittan, Barry (1 November 2003). "Australian Dancers Flourish Under Dubova". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
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