Artem Igorevich Borodulin (russian: Артём Игоревич Бородулин, born 9 March 1989) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2008 World Junior silver medalist and competed at the

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, finishing 13th.

Personal life

Artem Borodulin was born on 9 March 1989 in

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, Soviet Union. His younger brother, Sergei, has also competed in figure skating. The brothers moved to

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in spring 2006.

Career

Artem Borodulin began skating at age 5. He made his

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(JGP) debut in 2005. In spring 2006, he relocated from Perm to Moscow. He won two silver medals in the 2006 JGP series. He finished 7th at the 2007 World Junior Championships in

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after placing 8th in the short program and 7th in the free skate. Borodulin won bronze in

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and gold in

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during the 2007 JGP season. He broke his right ankle while practicing in November 2007 and returned to the ice in early January 2008. At the 2008 World Junior Championships in

, he ranked second in both segments and was awarded the silver medal behind

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. Borodulin's first senior ISU Championship was the 2009 Europeans in

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, Finland. He finished 13th after placing 15th in the short program and 12th in the free skate. He represented Russia at the

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. Ranked 13th in the short and 12th in the free, he finished 13th overall. He was also sent to the 2010 World Championships in

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but his skate blade broke as he competed in the short program, forcing his withdrawal. The likelihood of such an event is 1 in 10,000.

Programs

Competitive highlights

''GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Borodulin, Artem 1989 births Russian male single skaters Figure skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic figure skaters of Russia Sportspeople from Perm, Russia World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists Universiade medalists in figure skating Universiade silver medalists for Russia Competitors at the 2009 Winter Universiade