Skaters
Pairs
Julia Obertas
Born:
June 19, 1984
Birthplace:
Dnepropetrovsk
Height:
5' 1"
Level:
Senior
Hometown:
St. Petersburg,
Club:
Yubileini Sport Club
Sergei Slavnov
Born:
April 11, 1982
Birthplace:
St. Petersburg
Height:
5' 10"
Level:
Senior
Hometown:
St. Petersburg,
Club:
Yubileini Sport Club
Coach:
Ludmila Velikova
Choreographer:
Alexander Stiopin
* Teamed up in the spring of 2003
* Obertas began skating at age 6 and switched to pairs when she was 11
* Slavnov switched from singles to pairs at age 16
* Obertas competed for the Ukraine until 2000, then moved to Russia and is now living in St. Petersburg
* She skated for Ukraine from 1996-2000 with Dmitri Palamarchuk on the junior level. Together, they won the 1998 and 1999 World Junior championship and the 1997 and 1998 Junior Grand Prix Final.
* Obertas and Palamarchuk broke up after the 2000 World Championships, where he caught an edge on a lift and they both fell to the ice
* She then teamed up with Alexei Sokolov and represented Russia from 2000-03
* Obertas and Slavnov switched coaches in the fall of 2006, going back to their previous coach, Ludmila Velikova
* Have landed a quadruple twist in competition but not since the 2005-06 season
* Obertas began skating at age 6 and switched to pairs when she was 11
* Slavnov switched from singles to pairs at age 16
* Obertas competed for the Ukraine until 2000, then moved to Russia and is now living in St. Petersburg
* She skated for Ukraine from 1996-2000 with Dmitri Palamarchuk on the junior level. Together, they won the 1998 and 1999 World Junior championship and the 1997 and 1998 Junior Grand Prix Final.
* Obertas and Palamarchuk broke up after the 2000 World Championships, where he caught an edge on a lift and they both fell to the ice
* She then teamed up with Alexei Sokolov and represented Russia from 2000-03
* Obertas and Slavnov switched coaches in the fall of 2006, going back to their previous coach, Ludmila Velikova
* Have landed a quadruple twist in competition but not since the 2005-06 season
- 2007 - European Championships - 4th
2007 - Russian Championships - 2nd
2006 - NHK Trophy - 6th
2006 - Trophee Eric Bompard - 3rd
2006 - World Championships - 8th
2006 - Olympic Winter Games - 8th
2006 - European Championships - 4th
2006 - Russian Championships - 2nd
2005 - Grand Prix Final - 5th
2005 - Cup of Russia - 2nd
2005 - Skate America - 3rd
2005 - World Championships - 5th
2005 - European Championships - 2nd
2005 - Russian Championships - 3rd
2004 - Grand Prix Final - 4th
2004 - Cup of Russia - 2nd
2004 - Skate America - 2nd
2004 - World Championships - 7th
2004 - European Championships - 4th
2004 - Russian Championships - 3rd
2003 - Cup of Russia - 5th
2003 - Skate Canada - 6th
2003 - Bofrost Cup - 2nd