Natalia Gudina
| Natalia Gudina | |
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 Gudina in 2004 | |
| Born | 11 November 1977 Odesa, 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 (Ukrainian: Наталія Гудина, Russian: Наталья Гудина, Hebrew: נטליה גודינה, born 11 November 1977) is an Israeli former competitive ice dancer. Representing Israel with husband Alexei Beletski, she placed as high as 14th at the World Championships, as high as 9th at the European Championships, and competed at the Winter Olympics. She represented Ukraine with her previous partner, Vitali Kurkudym, and won the 1996 World Junior bronze medal.
Career[edit]
Gudina began skating at the age of four. Early in her career, she competed with partner Vitali Kurkudym for Ukraine. They were coached by Alexandr Tumanovsky and Olga Markush.[1] Gudina/Kurkudym won the bronze medal at the 1996 World Junior Championships.[2] Their partnership ended in 1998.
Later 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 are the 2000–2005 Israeli national silver medalists and placed 19th at the 2002 Winter Olympics. They were coached by Gennadi Karponosov and Natalia Linichuk.
Personal life[edit]
Gudina and Beletski married in 1999.[3]
Programs[edit]
With Beletski[edit]
| Season | Original dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 2004–2005 [4] |
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With Kurkudym[edit]
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 1996–1997 [1] |
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Competitive highlights[edit]
With Beletski[edit]
| Results[8][7][6][5][4] | |||||||
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| 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 | 3rd | 6th | 7th | ||||
| Karl Schäfer | 3rd | ||||||
| Helena Pajovic | 1st | ||||||
| Skate Israel | 6th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | |||
| National | |||||||
| Israeli Champ. | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |
| Ukrainian Champ. | 4th | ||||||
| GP = Grand Prix | |||||||
With Kurkudym[edit]
| Results[1][2] | ||||
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| International | ||||
| Event | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 |
| European Champ. | 18th | |||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 4th | |||
| PFSA Trophy | 2nd | |||
| International: Junior | ||||
| World Junior Champ. | 12th | 3rd | 4th | |
| Blue Swords | 4th J. | 3rd J. | ||
| EYOF | 5th J. | |||
| Ukrainian Souvenir | 6th J. | 1st J. | ||
| National | ||||
| Ukrainian Champ. | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| J. = Junior level | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "GUDINA Natalia / KURKUDYM Vitali". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ a b "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2013.
- ^ a b Mittan, Barry (1 January 2003). "Gudina and Beletsky Give Israel 1-2 Punch". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008.
- ^ a b "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 October 2005.
- ^ a b "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.
- ^ a b "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2003.
- ^ a b "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
- ^ a b "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001.
External links[edit]
Media related to Natalia Gudina at Wikimedia Commons