Vakhtang Murvanidze (; born 13 October 1979 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian former competitive figure skater. He is a multiple Georgian national champion and represented Georgia twice at the Olympics, in 2002 (17th) and 2006 (28th). His highest placement at the European Championships was 7th in 2003. He was the flag bearer for Georgia at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Early in his career, Murvanidze was coached by Leila Dolidze and Igor Rusakov. By 2001, he was with Elena Tchaikovskaya and Vladimir Kotin in Moscow. In spring 2003, he joined Alexander Zhulin in New Jersey. In his final season, 2005–06, he was coached by Craig Maurizi in New Jersey.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2005–06 Armenian folk music West Side Story 2004–05 Harlem Nocturne Blues Natural Born Killers 2003–04 Take Five A Little Serenade 2002–03 Moonlight Sonata For Elise 2000–02 Csárdás The Godfather
Results GP: Grand Prix
International Event 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 Olympics 17th 28th Worlds 31st 28th 17th 25th 25th 20th 21st 28th 25th Europeans 27th 20th 26th 21st 16th 11th 16th 7th 17th 15th Spark./Bofrost 9th 6th Skate America 7th 6th 10th Skate Canada 11th Golden Spin 4th 3rd Schäfer Memorial WD 1st 2nd 3rd Nebelhorn Trophy 19th 8th Skate Israel 5th International: Junior Junior Worlds 29th 30th 28th 21st 5th EYOF 2nd National Georgian Champ. 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st WD: Withdrew
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