Natalia Gudina

Natalia Gudina
Natalia Gudina
Born	November 11, 1977 (age 46)
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Israel
Partner	Alexei Beletski
Coach	Gennadi Karponosov, Natalia Linichuk
Skating club	Canada Centre Metulla

Natalia Gudina (born November 11, 1977 in Odessa, Ukraine) is an Israeli ice dancer. She competed with husband Alexei Beletski. They married in 1999.^[1] They competed together for the Ukraine until the end of 1998/1999 season, after which they switched to competing for Israel. Gudina and Beletski the 2000–2005 Israeli national silver medalists. They placed 19th at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Gudina began skating at the age of four. She previously competed with partner Vitali Kurkudym, which whom she is the 1996 World Junior bronze medalist.

Competitive highlights

With Beletski

Event	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05
Winter Olympic Games				19th
World Championships			25th		14th	15th	18th
European Championships			17th	15th	11th	9th	13th
Israeli Championships		2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd
Ukrainian Championships	4th
Cup of Russia							6th
NHK Trophy							6th
Skate America						7th
Cup of China						6th
Trophée Lalique					5th
Bofrost Cup on Ice					5th
Karl Schäfer Memorial					3rd
Skate Israel			5th			2nd
Cup Helena Pajovic				1st
Golden Spin of Zagreb			6th	7th

With Kurkudym

Event	1995–96	1996–97
European Championships		18th
World Junior Championships	3rd	4th
Nebelhorn Trophy		4th

Programs

(with Beletski)

Season	Original dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2004–2005^[2]		Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber
2002–2003^[1]	The Drinking Song (from La traviata) by Giuseppe Verdi Petersburger Galop by Strauss	Notre-Dame de Paris by Riccardo Cocciante	While My Guitar Gently Weeps

References

^ ^a ^b Mittan, Barry (January 1, 2003). "Gudina and Beletsky Give Israel 1-2 Punch". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

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[gs030101-1] Mittan, Barry (January 1, 2003). "Gudina and Beletsky Give Israel 1-2 Punch". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[0405bio-2] "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

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