Vitali Vladimirovich Dubina (; , 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) Season Short program Free skating 2001–2002 Love Story by Francis Lai Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor) by Alexander Borodin performed by the London Orchestra
Competitive highlights
With Maxiuta for Ukraine and Russia Results International Event 1999–2000 (RUS) 2000–2001 (UKR) 2001–2002 (UKR) GP Cup of Russia 6th GP Sparkassen Cup 8th Nebelhorn Trophy 7th Golden Spin of Zagreb 3rd Ondrej Nepela Memorial 1st National Ukrainian Championships 2nd 2nd Russian Championships 6th GP = Grand Prix
With Kaverzina for Russia International Event 1998–1999 Skate Israel 4th Junior Grand Prix, China 3rd National Russian Championships 8th
With Kokhanevich for Ukraine International Event 1997–1998 World Junior Championships 12th Junior Grand Prix, Germany 6th Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine 6th
With Adashkevich for Ukraine International Event 1995–1996 World Junior Championships 13th
References
2005 Nebelhorn Trophy 1998–1999 ISU Junior Grand Prix 1997-1998 ISU Junior Series
External links
Vitali Dubina (in Russian)