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Rashid Kadyrkaev

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Rashid Kadyrkaev
Figure skating career
Country Soviet Union
Retired1989

Rashid Kadyrkaev (Russian: Рашид Кадыркаев, born in Uzbek SSR) is an Uzbeki retired pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union.

Career

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Kadyrkaev first had success internationally skating with Marina Nikitiuk.[1] They were coached by Valeri Tyukov. Nikitiuk and Kadyrkaev won the silver medal at the 1980 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and the bronze medal at the 1981 Junior Worlds. He now lives in the United States as an ice skating director and coach.

In 1982, Coach Stanislav Zhuk broke up their partnership and partnered Kadyrkaev with Marina Cherkasova. However, that partnership did not last and Kadyrkaev moved to Leningrad to skate with Elena Kvitchenko.[2]

Kvitchenko and Kadyrkaev were coached by Tamara Moskvina and Igor Moskvin. During their career, they won the 1987 Winter Universiade and competed at both the World Figure Skating Championships and European Figure Skating Championships. They were the 1989 Soviet Figure Skating Championships silver medalists. They turned professional in 1989 and toured with the Ice Capades.

Kadyrkaev now works as a coach in Ashburn, VA[3] in the United States. His former students include Tamar Katz[4] and Igor Matsipura.[5]

Competitive highlights

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With Kvitchenko

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International
Event 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
World Championships 6th
European Championships 4th
Skate Canada 4th 2nd
Prize of Moscow News 5th 1st 5th 4th
Winter Universiade 1st
National
Soviet Championships 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd
Spartakiada 1st
USSR Cup 1st 2nd

With Nikitiuk

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International
Event 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82
World Junior Champ. 2nd 3rd 4th
National
Spartakiada 15th J
J = Junior level

References

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  1. ^ "Marina Nikitiuk & Rashid Kadyrkaev". Pairs on Ice. Archived from the original on December 9, 2007.
  2. ^ "Elena Kvitchenko & Rashid Kadyrkaev". Pairs on Ice. Archived from the original on December 3, 2007.
  3. ^ "Figure Skating Coaches". www.ashburnice.com. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  4. ^ "Tamar Katz: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. April 3, 2005. Archived from the original on April 3, 2005.
  5. ^ "Igor Matsipura". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007.