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Dmitri Vladimirovich Soloviev (, born July 18, 1989) is a Russian
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. With partner
Ekaterina Bobrova Ekaterina Alexandrovna Bobrova (; born 28 March 1990) is a Russian retired ice dancer. With partner Dmitri Soloviev, she is the 2014 Olympic champion in the team event, the 2013 World bronze medalist, the 2013 European champion, the 2007 W ...
, he is the 2014 Olympic champion in the team event, the 2013 World bronze medalist, the 2013 European champion, the 2007 World Junior champion, and a six-time (2011–2014, 2016–2017) Russian national champion. They are also gold medalists at three Grand Prix events, the
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,
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, and the
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.


Personal life

Dmitri Vladimirovich Soloviev was born 18 July 1989 in Moscow. In 2006, he married former single skater Ekaterina Lobanova, with whom he has a son, Alexander (born in 2010), but they are now divorced. In December 2021, Soloviev was attacked by three men while defending his girlfriend
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and friends from abusive comments. He was hospitalised with a head injury, which occurred when he was pushed into a door.


Career


Early career

Soloviev teamed up with Bobrova in 2000.
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and Svetlana Alexeeva were their coaches from the beginning of their partnership. At the 2007 World Junior Championships, Bobrova/Soloviev placed first in the compulsory dance, original dance, and free dance, and won the gold medal.


2007–08 to 2011–12

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 2009–10 season, Bobrova/Soloviev won the silver medal at 2010 Russian Nationals in December 2009, earning them their first berth to the
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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
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and climbed to 8th in the rankings. During the 2010–11 season, Bobrova/Soloviev won their first medal on the senior Grand Prix series – a silver at
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. At their next event,
2010 Cup of Russia The 2010 Rostelecom Cup, Cup of Russia was the fifth event of six in the 2010–11 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Megasport Arena in Moscow on November 18–21. Me ...
, they won their first senior Grand Prix title. In doing so, they qualified for their first senior
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, where they finished fourth. At the 2011 Russian Championships, Bobrova/Soloviev finished first in both the short dance and the free dance to win their first national title. 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. They won their first medal at the event, silver. At the 2011 World Championships, they came in 6th. In 2011–12, Bobrova/Soloviev won the gold medal at their first
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event of the season,
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, 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,
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, and then finished sixth at the Grand Prix Final. They repeated as Russian national champions and European silver medalists. Bobrova/Soloviev finished 7th at the 2012 World Championships.


2012–13 season

On 25 April 2012, Bobrova/Soloviev changed coaches to
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and Oleg Volkov. They said they were learning a different technique, as well as changing their style. 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. 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." Bobrova/Soloviev started the 2012–13 season with gold at the
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. Winning silver at both of their Grand Prix assignments, the
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and
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, they qualified for the 2012 Grand Prix Final in
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, Russia. After a fall from Soloviev in their free dance, they finished 5th overall behind Italian ice dancers
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. At the 2013 Russian Championships, they won their third national title. Bobrova/Soloviev won the gold medal in their fourth appearance at the
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, narrowly edging out their teammates
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. They stepped onto the World podium for the first time at the 2013 World Championships in
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where they won the bronze medal. 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.


2013–14 season

Competing on the 2013–14 ISU Grand Prix series, Bobrova/Soloviev won silver at the
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and gold at the 2013 Rostelecom Cup before finishing fourth at the 2013 Grand Prix Final, behind
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. They won their fourth consecutive national title at the 2014 Russian Championships. Feeling their free dance was not working, they decided to return to the one from the previous season. In February 2014, Bobrova/Soloviev competed at the Winter Olympics in
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. In the team event, they placed third in their assigned segment, the short dance, and Russia went on to win the gold medal. Bobrova/Soloviev ranked fifth in the separate
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event. A month later, they traveled to Saitama, Japan for the 2014 World Championships. On 28 March, Soloviev sustained a groin injury during the morning practice before the short dance, causing them to withdraw. He returned to the ice cautiously in the second week of April.


2014–15 season

For the 2014–15 Grand Prix season, Bobrova/Soloviev were assigned to the
2014 Skate America The 2014 Hilton HHonors Skate America was the first event of six in the 2014–15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on Oct ...
and
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. As a result of Soloviev's knee surgery, they withdrew from both events and decided to sit out the remainder of the season to allow him to recover fully.


2015–16 season

During the 2015–16 Grand Prix series, Bobrova/Soloviev won the bronze medal at the
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and then silver at the
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. These placements gave them the last spot at the final, ahead of compatriots
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. They finished 5th at the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final in
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, Spain. In late December, Bobrova/Soloviev were awarded their fifth national title at the 2016 Russian Championships held in
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. On January 27–30, Bobrova/Soloviev won the bronze medal at the 2016 European Championships with a personal best overall score of 176.50 points. On 7 March 2016, Bobrova announced that she had tested positive for
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. Expressing "shock" about the test result, she stated that she had been aware of meldonium's addition to the banned list (on 1 January 2016) and had been careful to avoid products containing banned substances.


2016–17 season

Bobrova/Soloviev started their season by winning the gold medal at the
2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial The 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial () was held on September and October 2016. It is an annual senior international figure skating competition held in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was part of the 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in ...
. Competing on the
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series, they won two medals, first the bronze medal at the
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and then the gold medal at the
2017 Rostelecom Cup The 2017 Rostelecom Cup was the first event of six in the 2017–18 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Megasport Arena in Moscow on October 20–22. Medals were awar ...
. These results qualified them to the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final where they placed 4th after placing 5th in the short dance and 4th in the free dance. in December 2016 they won the gold medal at the 2017 Russian Championships. A month later they won the bronze medal at the 2017 European Championships after winning the short dance and placing 3rd in the free dance. They later competed at the 2017 World Championships where they placed 5th and at the 2017 World Team Trophy where their team won the silver medal.


2017–18 season

Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev are at a point in their career where retirement is on the horizon. An Olympic season is special for all skaters, but it is even more special if it might be the last competitive season. Again Bobrova/Soloviev started their season by winning the gold medal at the CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy. This was their 2nd consecutive victory at the
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. Competing on the
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series, they won two medals, first the silver medal at the
2017 Rostelecom Cup The 2017 Rostelecom Cup was the first event of six in the 2017–18 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Megasport Arena in Moscow on October 20–22. Medals were awar ...
and then the bronze medal at the
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. In December 2017 they first won the gold medal the
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and then they won another gold medal at the 2018 Russian Championships. This was the 7th time that they had won the gold medal at the Russian Championships. A month later they won the silver medal at the
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after placing 4th in the short dance and 2nd in the free dance. At the 2018 Europeans they scored their personal best score of 187.13 points. In February 2018 Bobrova/Soloviev placed 5th at the
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after placing 6th in the short dance and 4th in the free dance. A week earlier they had won the Olympic silver medal at the team event of the
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. They later withdrew from the 2018 World Championships.


Television

He appeared in the seventh season of ice show contest ''
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''.


Programs

(with Bobrova)


Competitive highlights

(with Bobrova)


Detailed results

''Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.''


References


External links

*
Official website
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