Natalia Gudina

Natalia Gudina
Natalia Gudina
Born	11 November 1977 (age 46); Odessa, Ukrainian SSR
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Israel
Partner	Alexei Beletski
Skating club	Canada Centre Metulla
Began skating	1981
Retired	2005

Natalia Gudina (born 11 November 1977 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR) is an Israeli ice dancer. With husband Alexei Beletski, she placed as high as 14th at the World Chapionships and as high as 9th at the European Championships. They also competed at the Olympics. With her previous partner, Vitali Kurkudym, Gudina is the 1996 World Junior bronze medalist.

Career

Gudina began skating at the age of four. Early in her career, she competed with partner Vitali Kurkudym for Ukraine. They won the bronze medal at the 1996 World Junior Championships. They ended their partnership in 1998.

Gudina teamed up with Alexei Beletski. They competed together for 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.

Personal life

Gudina and Beletski married in 1999.^[1]

Programs

(with Beletski)

Season	Original dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2004–2005 ^[2]		Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber
2003–2004 ^[3]		Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
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

Competitive highlights

With Beletski

Results^[3]^[2]
International
Event	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05
Olympics				19th
Worlds			25th		14th	15th	18th
Europeans			17th	15th	11th	9th	13th
GP Bofrost Cup					5th
GP Cup of China						6th
GP Cup of Russia							6th
GP Lalique					5th
GP NHK Trophy							6th
GP Skate America						7th
Golden Spin			6th	7th
Karl Schäfer					3rd
Skate Helena				1st
Skate Israel			5th			2nd
National
Israeli Champ.		2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd
Ukrainian Champ.	4th
GP = Grand Prix

With Kurkudym

International
Event	1995–1996	1996–1997	1997–1998
European Championships		18th
Nebelhorn Trophy		4th
PFSA Trophy			2nd
International: Junior
World Junior Championships	3rd	4th
National
Ukrainian Champ.	2nd	3rd

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)
^ ^a ^b "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ ^a ^b "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2003/2004". 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)

[bio0405-2] "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

[bio0304-3] "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

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