Julia Soldatova

Julia Soldatova

Soldatova (left) on the Russian Nationals podium in 2004.
Personal information
Full name	Julia Nikolayevna Soldatova
Country represented	Belarus  Russia
Born	17 May 1981 (1981-05-17) (age 30) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Former coach	Viktor Kudriavtsev Elena Tchaikovskaya Vladmir Kotin Marina Kudriavtseva
Skating club	Sport Club Moskvitch
Retired	2004
Medal record Competitor for  Russia Ladies' Figure skating World Championships Bronze 1999 Helsinki Ladies' singles European Championships Silver 1999 Prague Ladies' singles World Junior Championships Gold 1998 Saint John Ladies' singles Junior Grand Prix Final Gold 1997–1998 Lausanne Ladies' singles

Julia Nikolayevna Soldatova (Russian: Юлия Николаевна Солдатова, born 17 May 1981 in Moscow) is a Russian figure skater who has competed for both Russia and Belarus. She represented Belarus at the 2002 Winter Olympics. She is the 1998 World Junior Champion, the 1999 World bronze medalist, the 1999 European silver medalist, and the 1997 Junior Grand Prix Final champion.

Contents 1 Career 2 Competitive highlights 2.1 Results for Russia 2.2 Results for Belarus 3 References 4 External links

Career

Soldatova began skating at the age of four.^[1]

In 2000, Soldatova finished fourth at the Russian nationals, and therefore was not selected to compete at the 2000 World Championships. She then made arrangements with Belarus and began competing for Belarus internationally.

In 2004, she returned briefly to compete for Russia.

Soldatova has progressed into a coaching career. One of her best student is Daniela Asanova, a competitor at the Russian novice junior nationals 2010.

Competitive highlights

Results for Russia

Event	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-00	2003-04
World Championships				3rd
European Championships			7th	2nd
World Junior Championships			1st
Russian Championships	7th	4th	2nd	2nd	4th	2nd
Grand Prix Final					4th
Skate America					2nd
Skate Canada International					2nd
Cup of Russia				2nd	2nd
Karl Schäfer Memorial		5th
Golden Spin of Zagreb				1st
Junior Grand Prix Final			1st
Junior Grand Prix, Germany			2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Hungary			1st
European Youth Olympic Festival		1st

Results for Belarus

Event	2000-01	2001-02
Winter Olympics		18th
World Championships	20th	18th
European Championships	WD
Belarusian Championships	1st	1st
Trophée Lalique	6th
Nebelhorn Trophy		10th
Karl Schäfer Memorial	1st
Golden Spin of Zagreb	1st

• WD = Withdrawn

References

• World Junior Figure Skating Championships ISU Results: LadiesPDF (8.88 KB)

External links

• Julia Soldatova at the International Skating Union

World Junior champions in figure skating – Ladies' singles 1976: Suzie Brasher 1977: Carolyn Skoczen 1978: Jill Sawyer 1979: Elaine Zayak 1980: Rosalynn Sumners 1981: Tiffany Chin 1982: Janina Wirth 1983: Simone Koch 1984: Karin Hendschke 1985: Tatiana Andreeva 1986: Natalia Gorbenko 1987: Cindy Bortz 1988: Kristi Yamaguchi 1989: Jessica Mills 1990: Yuka Sato 1991: Surya Bonaly 1992: Laetitia Hubert 1993: Kumiko Koiwai 1994: Michelle Kwan 1995: Irina Slutskaya 1996: Elena Ivanova 1997: Sydne Vogel 1998: Julia Soldatova 1999: Daria Timoshenko 2000: Jennifer Kirk 2001: Kristina Oblasova 2002: Ann Patrice McDonough 2003: Yukina Ota 2004: Miki Ando 2005: Mao Asada 2006: Kim Yu-Na 2007: Caroline Zhang 2008: Rachael Flatt 2009: Alena Leonova 2010: Kanako Murakami 2011: Adelina Sotnikova

Junior Grand Prix Final champions in figure skating – Ladies' Singles 1997: Julia Soldatova 1998: Viktoria Volchkova 1999: Deanna Stellato 2000: Ann Patrice McDonough 2001: Miki Ando 2002: Yukina Ota 2003: Miki Ando 2004: Mao Asada 2005: Kim Yu-Na 2006: Caroline Zhang 2007: Mirai Nagasu 2008: Becky Bereswill 2009: Kanako Murakami 2010: Adelina Sotnikova 2011: Julia Lipnitskaia

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Name	Soldatova, Julia
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Date of birth	17 May 1981
Place of birth	Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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