Dmitri Dmitriyevich Naumkin (russian: Дмитрий Дмитриевич Наумкин; born 24 July 1976) is a Russian former competitive

ice dancer Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. Ac ...

. With

Olga Sharutenko Olga Sharutenko (russian: Ольга Шарутенко; born 1 April 1978) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With Dmitri Naumkin, she is the 1995 World Junior champion, a two-time Nebelhorn Trophy champion (1995 and 1997), the 1996 ...

, he is the 1995 World Junior champion, a two-time

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champion (1995 and 1997), the 1996 Karl Schäfer Memorial, and a two-time

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champion (1997 and 1999).

Career

Naumkin began skating in 1980.

Partnership with Sharutenko

Naumkin skated in partnership with

for fifteen years, training twice daily, six days a week during their competitive career. In November 1994, the duo won gold at the 1995 World Junior Championships in

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, ahead of France's Stéphanie Guardia / Franck Laporte. Sharutenko/Naumkin moved up to the senior level in the 1995–96 season, taking gold at the 1995 Nebelhorn Trophy, silver at

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, and bronze at the

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. Making their Champions Series (Grand Prix) debut, they placed 7th at the 1995 NHK Trophy. The following season, Sharutenko/Naumkin were awarded gold at the 1996 Karl Schäfer Memorial and bronze at the 1996 Skate Israel. In the absence of

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and

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/ Oleg Ovsiannikov, they won silver at the 1997 Russian Championships behind

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. They concluded their season with gold at the

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, South Korea, ahead of fellow Russians

Nina Ulanova Nina Ulanova (russian: Нина Уланова; occasionally romanised French-style as Oulanova; born 31 May 1978) is a Russian ice dancer. With former partner Michail Stifunin, she is the 1997 World Junior champion and 1998 Nebelhorn Trophy c ...

/ Mikhail Stifunin. During the next two seasons, Sharutenko/Naumkin finished off the Russian national podium but won gold at the 1997 Nebelhorn Trophy and 1999 Winter Universiade. They competed together until the end of the 1998–99 season, coached by

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Post-competitive career

Naumkin coaches skating in

Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg ( ; rus, Екатеринбург, p=jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk), alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( rus, Свердло́вск, , svʲɪrˈdlofsk, 1924–1991), is a city and the administra ...

. In December 2013, he was named the president of the Figure Skating Federation of Sverdlovsk Oblast for the next four years.

Competitive highlights

''GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix'' With Sharutenko

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Naumkin, Dmitri Russian male ice dancers Living people 1976 births Sportspeople from Yekaterinburg World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists Universiade medalists in figure skating Universiade gold medalists for Russia Competitors at the 1997 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 1999 Winter Universiade