Dmitri Soloviev

Dmitri Soloviev
Bobrova and Soloviev in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Dmitri Vladimirovich Soloviev
Country represented	Russia
Born	(1989-07-18) 18 July 1989 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Partner	Ekaterina Bobrova
Coach	Alexander Zhulin Oleg Volkov
Former coach	Elena Kustarova Svetlana Alexeeva Olga Riabinina
Choreographer	Alexander Zhulin Sergei Petukhov
Former choreographer	Elena Kustarova[1][2] Tatiana Stepanova[3] Natalia Ulianova[4]
Skating club	Moskvich
Former skating club	Blue Bird FSC
Training locations	Moscow
Began skating	1994
World standing	3 (As of 2 November 2013 (2013-11-02))[5]
Season's bests	4 (2012–2013)[6] 5 (2011–2012)[7] 5 (2010–2011)[8] 13 (2009–2010)[9] 22 (2008–2009)[10]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	169.25 2013 Europeans
Short dance:	70.05 2013 Worlds
Free dance	99.90 2013 Rostelecom Cup
Medal record Figure skating Ice dancing Competitor for  Russia World Championships Bronze 2013 London Ice dancing European Championships Gold 2013 Zagreb Ice dancing Silver 2011 Bern Ice dancing Silver 2012 Sheffield Ice dancing Russian Championships Gold 2011 Saransk Ice Dancing Gold 2012 Saransk Ice Dancing Gold 2014 Sochi Ice Dancing Gold 2013 Sochi Ice Dancing Silver 2010 St. Petersburg Ice Dancing Bronze 2008 St. Petersburg Ice Dancing World Junior Championships Gold 2007 Oberstdorf Ice dancing Junior Grand Prix Final Bronze 2006–2007 Sofia Ice dancing

Dmitri Vladimirovich Soloviev (Russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Соловьёв, born 18 July 1989) is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Ekaterina Bobrova, he is the 2013 World bronze medalist, 2013 European champion, a two-time (2011–2012) European silver medalist, the 2007 World Junior champion, and a four-time (2011–2014) Russian national champion. They are also gold medalists at two Grand Prix events, the 2010 Cup of Russia and 2011 Cup of China.

Career

Early career

Soloviev teamed up with Bobrova in 2000.^[11] Elena Kustarova and Svetlana Alexeeva were their coaches from the beginning of their partnership.^[12] At the 2007 World Junior Championships, Bobrova / Soloviev placed first in the compulsory dance,^[13] original dance,^[14] and free dance,^[15] and won the gold medal.^[16]

2007–2012

Bobrova / Soloviev competed at their first senior Worlds in 2008, where they placed 13th. The following season they were not selected for the event.

During the 2009–2010 season, Bobrova / Soloviev won the silver medal at 2010 Russian Nationals in December 2009, earning them their first berth to the European Championships in January 2010, where they placed 9th. They also qualified for the Olympics the following month where they finished in 15th. They also competed at their second World Championships and climbed to 8th in the rankings.

During the 2010–2011 season, Bobrova / Soloviev won their first medal on the senior Grand Prix series – a silver at Cup of China. At their next event, 2010 Cup of Russia, they won their first senior Grand Prix title. In doing so, they qualified for their first senior Grand Prix Final, where they finished fourth.

At the 2011 Russian Championships, Bobrova / Soloviev finished first in both the short dance^[17] and the free dance to win their first national title.^[18] Following the event, they decided to drop their Delilah short dance in favor of a new one to Where I Want to Be which they debuted at the 2011 European Championships.^[19][20] They won their first medal at the event, silver.^[21] At the 2011 World Championships, they came in 6th.

In 2011–2012, Bobrova / Soloviev won the gold medal at their first Grand Prix event of the season, 2011 Cup of China, with a score of 163.52 after placing first in both the short dance and in the free dance. They took the bronze medal at their next event, 2011 Cup of Russia, and then finished sixth at the Grand Prix Final. They repeated as Russian national champions and European silver medalists. Bobrova and Soloviev finished 7th at the 2012 World Championships.

2012–2013 season

On April 25, 2012, Bobrova / Soloviev changed coaches to Alexander Zhulin and Oleg Volkov.^[22][23][24] They said they were learning a different technique, as well as changing their style.^[25] In their 2012–13 free dance, Soloviev plays the insane lover of Bobrova who herself begins to slip into insanity as he starts to recover.^[26][27] On the short dance, Soloviev said: "The story is that we are at a ball. In the beginning, we meet and have a dance together. The first part, the polka, is very playful, but when the music changes into the waltz, that's when we fall in love with each other and it's getting more serious. In the end, we realize that we can't be together because I'm too old and she is a young girl."^[28]

Bobrova / Soloviev started the 2012–2013 season at the 2012 Finlandia Trophy where they won the gold medal.^[29] Their Grand Prix assignments were the 2012 Skate America and 2012 Cup of China. They won silver at both events, ahead of Canadian ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje, and qualified for the 2012 Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia. After a fall from Soloviev in their free dance, they finished 5th overall behind Italian ice dancers Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte. At the 2013 Russian Championships, they won their third national title.

Bobrova / Soloviev won the gold medal in their fourth appearance at the European Championships, narrowly edging out their teammates Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov. They stepped onto the World podium for the first time at the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario where they won the bronze medal.^[30] Named in the Russian team to the 2013 World Team Trophy, they withdrew after Soloviev aggravated a groin injury on 1 April and was told to rest for at least ten days.^[31][32]

2013–2014 season

Bobrova / Soloviev were assigned in the 2013–2014 ISU Grand Prix series at the 2013 Cup of China where they won the silver medal. Their next event, they won the gold medal at the 2013 Rostelecom Cup. They finished 4th at the 2013 Grand Prix Final behind Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat. They won their fourth consecutive national title at the 2014 Russian Championships.

Personal life

In 2006, Soloviev married former single skater Ekaterina Lobanova and their son, Alexander, was born in 2010, but they are now divorced.^[1][11]

Programs

Bobrova and Soloviev at the 2013 World Championships podium.

The podium at the 2012 Europeans

(with Bobrova)

Competitive highlights

Bobrova and Soloviev perform their free dance at the 2011 Europeans

Bobrova and Soloviev perform their original dance at the 2009 NHK Trophy

(with Bobrova)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dmitri Soloviev.

• Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev at the International Skating Union
• "Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev". IceNetwork.com. 
• Official website