Obertas in 2005. |
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| Country represented | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 June 1984 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine |
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| Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Sergei Slavnov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Alexei Sokolov Dmitri Palamarchuk |
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| Coach | Ludmila Velikova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Tamara Moskvina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Yubileyny | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 177.10 2005 Europeans |
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| Short program | 63.59 2005 Europeans |
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| Free skate | 117.98 2005 Cup of Russia |
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Julia Nikolayevna Obertas (Russian: Юлия Николаевна Обертас) (born 19 June 1984 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) is a Russian-Ukrainian pair skater. She originally competed for her native Ukraine and began representing Russia in 2000. She is best known for her partnership with Sergei Slavnov, with whom she competed from 2003 to 2007. They are the 2005 European silver medalists. Previously, she competed with Alexei Sokolov for Russia and Dmitri Palamarchuk for Ukraine.
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Obertas began skating at age 5.[1] She initially competed with Dmitri Palamarchuk representing Ukraine. They won the 1998 and 1999 World Junior Championships and the 1997 and 1998 Junior Grand Prix Final. They then began competing on the senior level. At the 2000 World Championships, Palamarchuk caught an edge on an overhead lift and they both fell to the ice; she hit her side and not her head,[2] but he was knocked unconscious.[1] The pair ended their partnership shortly afterward.[1] Obertas moved to Russia as her mother had remarried and the family decided to settle in Saint Petersburg.[3]
Obertas teamed up with Alexei Sokolov and began to represent Russia, coached by Ludmila Velikova and Nikolai Velikov.[1] They trained at the Yubileyny rink in Saint Petersburg. After two fourth place finishes at Russian Nationals, they won bronze in 2003. They earned a birth to the 2003 European Championships, where they placed fifth, and to the 2003 World Championships, where they finished eighth.[1]
Obertas had begun dating another one of the Velikovs' students, Sergei Slavnov, who was partnered with Julia Karbovskaya at the time. In August 2003, Obertas and Slavnov decided to skate together and to switch coaches to Tamara Moskvina who was also coaching at Yubileyny.[1]
At the 2004 Skate America, shortly after Tatiana Totmianina's accident, Obertas fell out of an overhead lift, a hand-to-hand lasso lift, but Slavnov managed to catch her to prevent her head hitting the ice.[2] The pair won silver at the 2005 European Championships and were fifth at the World Championships. During the 2005-06 season, they dropped to fourth at Europeans, and then finished eighth at both the Olympics and Worlds.
At the start of the 2006-07 season, Obertas and Slavnov decided to return to Ludmila Velikova.[4] The pair won bronze at 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard and finished 6th at 2006 NHK Trophy. At the 2007 Russian Championships, they won the silver medal and were sent to the 2007 European Championships where they finished 4th. They did not compete at Worlds.
The pair announced they would miss the 2007-08 season as the result of an injury to Obertas. In summer 2008, they said they would miss the start of the 2008-09 season, but might compete at Russian Nationals. In autumn 2008, Obertas participated in the Russia 1 ice show Star Ice (Звёздный лёд), skating with the Russian actor Alexander Peskov. Obertas and Slavnov did not compete at Russian nationals and ended their career.
Obertas and Slavnov dated from 2002 to 2008.[5] In 2010, Obertas married figure skater Radek Horak, 1998 Czech national champion, and coaches with him in Italy.[5][6]
| Season | Short program | Long program | Exhibition |
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| 2006–2007 | Libertango by Ástor Piazzolla performed by Bond |
Dark Angel performed by Edvin Marton Virtuosi performed by Edvin Marton Carmina Burana performed by Edvin Marton |
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| 2005–2006 | Concert for the Voice Andante from the Concerto for Coloratura Soprano and Orchestra, opus 82 Written by Reinhold Glière performed by the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra and Evgenia Miroshnichenko |
Brindisi Parigi o Cara La Donna E Mobile Anvil Chorus by Giuseppe Verdi |
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| 2004–2005 | Les Rois du Tsigane Joska Nemeth and Paul Toscano |
Katiusha Under Moscow Skies Russian folk music |
Man With The Hex Atomic Fireballs |
| 2003–2004 | Esperanza by Maxime Rodriguez |
The Truman Show by Burkhard Dallwitz Secret Garden by Rolf Løvland |
Not Gonna Get Us by t.A.T.u. |
| Season | Short program | Long program | Exhibition |
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| 2002–2003 | Summer of '42 soundtrack by Michel Legrand |
Spirit Wind by David Arkenstone Pearl Harbor soundtrack by Hans Zimmer |
So Many Things Sarah Brightman |
| 2001–2002 | Russian Dance from Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg I Will Wait for You by Michel Legrand |
So Many Things Sarah Brightman |
(with Slavnov)
| Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 8th | |||
| World Championships | 7th | 5th | 8th | |
| European Championships | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 4th |
| Russian Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
| Grand Prix Final | 4th | 5th | ||
| NHK Trophy | 6th | |||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 3rd | |||
| Cup of Russia | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | |
| Skate America | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| Skate Canada | 6th | |||
| Bofrost Cup | 2nd |
(with Sokolov)
| Event | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 |
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| World Championships | 8th | ||
| European Championships | 5th | ||
| Russian Championships | 4th | 4th | 3rd |
| Grand Prix Final | 4th | ||
| Cup of Russia | 5th | 3rd | |
| Nations Cup | 2nd | ||
| NHK Trophy | 4th | ||
| Skate America | 4th | ||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 2nd |
(with Palamarchuk)
| Event | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–00 |
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| World Championships | 11th | WD | ||
| European Championships | 7th | 6th | 6th | |
| World Junior Championships | 1st | 1st | 2nd | |
| Ukrainian Championships | 3rd | |||
| Ukrainian Junior Championships | 4th | |||
| Trophée Lalique | 7th | |||
| Skate Canada | 5th | |||
| Skate Israel | 1st | |||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 3rd | |||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 1st | 1st | ||
| Junior Grand Prix, France | 1st | |||
| Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine | 1st | 1st | ||
| Junior Grand Prix, Germany | 2nd |
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