Tatiana Rudolfovna Druchinina (russian: Татьяна Рудольфовна Дручинина; born April 18, 1969) is a Russian former rhythmic gymnast who represented the Soviet Union. She is the 1987 World champion in ribbon and the 1986 World Cup Final all-around silver medalist, Merited Master of Sports in Rhythmic Gymnastics, Honored coach of Russia and

figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are m ...

choreographer.

Personal life

Druchinina was born on 18 April 1969 in Omsk,

Russian SFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

, Soviet Union. She was married to two-time Olympic pair skating champion

Artur Dmitriev Artur Valeryevich Dmitriev (russian: Артур Валерьевич Дмитриев; born 21 January 1968) is a Russian former pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Russia. He is a two-time Olymp ...

from the 1990s to 2006. Their son, Artur Dmitriev Jr., was born in September 1992 and has competed in figure skating for Russia.

Rhythmic gymnastics career

Tatiana Druchinina was among the Soviet Union's leading gymnasts in the 1980s, along with Marina Lobatch, Galina Beloglazova, and

Dalia Kutkaitė Dalia Kutkaitė (born 11 February 1965 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is retired Lithuanian rhythmic gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union. She is the 1982 European all-around champion and the 1983 World Cup Final all-around silver medalist. She is ...

. Although she never won a World or European all-around medal, Druchinina finished high in the standings. At the 1984 European Championships, she came in 6th in the all-around. At the 1985 World Championships, she won the bronze medal in clubs, finished 6th in all-around and 4th with rope and ribbon. Druchinina placed 4th in all-around at the 1986 Europeans (first on ball, 4th with rope and clubs). She won four gold medals at the

1986 Goodwill Games The 1986 Goodwill Games was the inaugural edition of the international multi-sport event created by Ted Turner, which was held from 5 – 20 July 1986. The main stadium was the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. The Ga ...

(all-around, rope, ball, and ribbon). She tied for the all-around silver medal (with teammate Galina Beloglazova) at the 1986 World Cup Final, as well as winning silver in clubs and bronze medals in rope and ball. She finished 6th in all-around at the 1987 World Championships and won gold in ribbon. Druchinina also briefly performed as a member of the Soviet group exercises. In 1988, Druchinina sustained a back injury and was withdrawn from the Europeans; rising teammate

Olexandra Tymoshenko Alexandra Alexandrovna Timoshenko, or Olexandra Olexandrivna Tymoshenko, ( uk, Олександра Олександрівна Тимошенко; born 18 February 1972) is a former Ukrainian individual rhythmic gymnast who competed for the Soviet ...

substituted her in the Soviet team and went on to win the 1988 European Championships and the bronze medal at the

1988 Seoul Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. Druchinina retired from gymnastics at the end of the 1988 season.

Figure skating career

Cup of Russia 2010 - Alexander Smirnov with coaches

Druchinina lived in the

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from 1993 to 2007. She worked with single skaters, including

Sarah Hughes Sarah Elizabeth Hughes (born May 2, 1985) is a former American competitive figure skater. She is the 2002 Olympic Champion and the 2001 World bronze medalist in ladies' singles. Personal life Hughes was born in Great Neck, New York, a subur ...

and

Sasha Cohen Alexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen (born October 26, 1984) is a retired American figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Championship medalist, the 2003 Grand Prix Final Champion, and the 2006 U.S. Champion. S ...

, pair skaters

Ekaterina Gordeeva Ekaterina "Katia" Alexandrovna Gordeeva (russian: Екатерина Александровна Гордеева; born 28 May 1971) is a Russian figure skater. Together with her husband, the late Sergei Grinkov, she was the 1988 and 1994 Olymp ...

Sergei Grinkov Sergei Mikhailovich Grinkov (russian: Сергей Михайлович Гриньков; 4 February 1967 – 20 November 1995) was a Russian pair skater. Together with his wife Ekaterina Gordeeva, he was the 1988 and 1994 Olympic Champion and a ...

, and ice dancers in Evgeny Platov's group. After returning to Russia, she worked for many years at the Sports Palace "Jubilee" Club in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

with the sports group and pairs of Tamara Moskvina. In 2011, she moved to

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

, where she briefly coached her son, Artur Dmitriev Jr. She collaborated with Svetlana Alexeeva's ice dancing students in the 2011–12 season and with Alexander Zhulin's ice dancers. Her former clients include: * Elena Berezhnaya /

Anton Sikharulidze Anton Tarielyevich Sikharulidze (russian: link=no, Антон Тариэльевич Сихарулидзе, born 25 October 1976) is a Russian former pair skater. With Elena Berezhnaya, he is the 1998 and 1999 World champion, 1998 Olympic sil ...

* Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov *

Yuko Kavaguti Yuko Kavaguti (also: Kawaguchi; Japanese: , russian: link=no, Юко Кавагути, born 20 November 1981) is a retired pair skater who has represented Japan and Russia in international competition. In 2006, she began competing with Alexander ...

/ Alexander Smirnov *

Katarina Gerboldt Katarina Alexandrovna Gerboldt (russian: Катарина Александровна Гербольдт; born 28 March 1989) is a Russian retired figure skater. In single skating, her best result at an ISU Championship was sixth at the 2009 Europ ...

/ Alexander Enbert * Yuri Shevchuk * Artur Dmitriev Jr. * Nikolai Morozov * Aleksandra Boikova /

Dmitrii Kozlovskii Dmitrii Eduardovich Kozlovskii (formerly Nekhviadovich; russian: Дмитрий Эдуардович Козловский (Нехвядович), born 23 December 1999) is a Russian pair skater. With his skating partner, Aleksandra Boikova, he i ...

References

External links

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FSkate profile

Rhythmic gymnastics results
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