Personal life

Artur Valeryevich Dmitriev was born on 21 January 1968 to Russian parents in Bila Tserkva, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. He was raised in Norilsk, Russian SFSR. From 1992 to 2006, Dmitriev was married to rhythmic gymnast Tatiana Druchinina; their son, Artur Jr, was born on 7 September 1992 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Dmitriev is remarried to an accountant, Tatiana Fedorova, with whom he has a son named Artiom.

Career

Dmitriev began skating in 1975. He teamed up with Natalia Mishkutionok around 1986. They were coached by Tamara Moskvina in Saint Petersburg and their choreographers were Alexander Matveev with Moskvina. They won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics, and the silver at the 1994 Olympics behind Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov. They represented the Unified Team, the sports team of the former Soviet Union during the 1992 Olympics, but represented Russia in 1994. Mishkutionok/Dmitriev won the World Figure Skating Championships and the European Championships in 1991 and 1992. Mishkutionok decided to retire from competition in 1994.

Dmitriev wanted to continue his competitive career and found a new partner, Oksana Kazakova, in February 1995. They were coached by Moskvina at Yubileyny Sports Palace in Saint Petersburg. Their choreographers were Alexander Matveev, David Avdish, and Moskvina. Early in their partnership, Kazakova/Dmitriev missed six months when she injured her leg. They won the 1996 European Championships and bronze at the 1997 World Championships. In 1998, they won the Olympic title in Nagano, Japan. This made Dmitriev the first male skater to win the pairs event twice with different partners. The pair retired from competition but continued to skate in shows.

Despite being close competitive rivals, he was friends with both Grinkov and Sikharulidze. He helped Moskvina coach Sikharulidze even while they were competing against each other.

Dmitriev later became a coach. He spent a few years coaching at Hackensack, New Jersey's Ice House. Dmitriev began coaching at Yubileyny in the mid-2000s, working alongside Kazakova and Moskvina and coaching Katarina Gerboldt / Alexander Enbert among others. In March 2012, Dmitriev said he would move to Moscow and coach at the UOR 4 Moscow Gomelski Academy at the Mechta rink (Russian: УОР №4 им. А.Я.Гомельского, "Мечта"). He works with Natalia Pavlova in Moscow.

Programs

With Mishkutionok

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
1993-1994	Don Quixote Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini	"The Symphony of Emotions": Piano Concerto #2	Flute Dance Nostalgia
1992-1993	Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini	Flute Dance
1990-1992	Don Quixote The Swan	Liebestraum	Somewhere in Your Heart War Drums Peasant Dance
1988-1990	The Swan	Let's Dance Together	Piano Piece ("The Death Spiral") Peasant Dance Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini War drums

With Kazakova

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
1998-2008			Caruso Unforgettable "Marionette": Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino variation) Somewhere Out There Charade Le Vent, Le Cri Spente le Stelle Fly Me to the Moon
1997-1998	Also sprach Zarathustra	Passacaglia	Valse Triste
1996-1997	Also sprach Zarathustra	Passacaglia	La Cucaracha Also sprach Zarathustra
1995-1996	Nostalgia	La traviata	Unknown

Competitive highlights

With Mishkutionok

International
Event	1987-88	1988-89	1989-90	1990-91	1991-92	1993-94
Winter Olympics					1st	2nd
World Champ.			3rd	1st	1st
European Champ.	4th	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	3rd
GPI de Paris					1st	1st
Nations Cup				1st
NHK Trophy				3rd
Skate America		1st	1st
Goodwill Games			2nd			1st
Moscow News	4th	1st
Piruetten						1st
Universiade		1st
National
Russian Champ.						2nd
Soviet Champ.	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd

Professional

Event	1992-93
World Pro. Championships	3rd
World Challenge of Champions	3rd
US Open Pro.	1st

With Kazakova

CS: Champions Series (later Grand Prix)

International
Event	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98
Winter Olympics			1st
World Champ.	5th	3rd	WD
European Champ.	1st		2nd
Final		2nd	3rd
Cup of Russia		3rd
NHK Trophy			WD
Skate America	5th	1st
Skate Canada			1st
TDF/Lalique	2nd	1st
Goodwill Games			2nd
National
Russian Champ.	3rd	4th	3rd

[ Source: Wikipedia ]