Rashid Kadyrkaev
| Rashid Kadyrkaev | |
|---|---|
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Soviet Union |
| Retired | 1989 |
Rashid Kadyrkaev (
pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union
.
Career
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
Leningrad to skate with Elena Kvitchenko.[2]
Kvitchenko and Kadyrkaev were coached by
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, VAIgor Matsipura.[5]
Competitive highlights
With Kvitchenko
| 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
| 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
- ^ "Marina Nikitiuk & Rashid Kadyrkaev". Pairs on Ice. Archived from the original on December 9, 2007.
- ^ "Elena Kvitchenko & Rashid Kadyrkaev". Pairs on Ice. Archived from the original on December 3, 2007.
- ^ "Figure Skating Coaches". www.ashburnice.com. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ "Tamar Katz: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. April 3, 2005. Archived from the original on April 3, 2005.
- ^ "Igor Matsipura". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007.
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