Julia Valeryevna Antipova (; born 18 December 1997) is a Russian

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. With partner Nodari Maisuradze, she is the 2014

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champion and placed eighth at the 2014 World Championships.

Personal life

Julia Valeryevna Antipova was born 18 December 1997 in

Zelenograd Zelenograd (, , ) is a city and administrative okrug of Moscow, Russia. The city of Zelenograd and the territory under its jurisdiction form the Zelenogradsky Administrative Okrug (ZelAO), an exclave located within Moscow Oblast, north-west ...

, Russia.

Career

Antipova began skating in 2001. Her first coach was Natalia Borisovna Egorova. At age 14, Antipova switched from

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, teaming up with Nodari Maisuradze. The pair began training in July 2012. They placed fourth at the 2013 Russian Championships and then won silver in their international debut at the 2013

Natalia Pavlova Natalia Yevgenievna Pavlova (, née Dongauzer, Донгаузер) (born 9 April 1956) is a Russian pair skating coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union. Personal life Natalia Yevgenievna Dongauzer (later Pavlova) was born on 8 Janua ...

and

Artur Dmitriev Artur Valeryevich Dmitriev (; born 21 January 1968) is a Russian former pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Russia. He is a two-time Olympic champion, having won gold with Natalia Mishkutionok ...

jointly coached the pair in their first season together. In the summer of 2013, Antipova/Maisuradze lost some training time due to injury and their search for a new coaching situation. The Russian federation having decided they would stay in the short term with Dmitriev, the pair returned to training in early August, working with Dmitriev separately from his and Pavlova's main group. Antipova/Maisuradze placed fifth at their sole

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assignment, the 2013 Rostelecom Cup. In the free skate, they executed a quadruple twist, their first in competition. After placing fourth again at the Russian Championships, the pair won their first international, the 2014

, and were assigned to the 2014 World Championships after

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decided to miss the event. Making their World debut, the pair finished eighth in Saitama, Japan. Antipova/Maisuradze decided to remain with Dmitriev in the 2014–15 season. They were chosen to compete at the

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and 2014 NHK Trophy. In September 2014, Dmitriev said Antipova was being treated in a Moscow hospital for an

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. Her father said her water intake was also low. Accompanied by her parents, she flew to Israel on 20 October for treatment in a specialized clinic. In December, the

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said it could no longer pay for her treatment in Israel but would cover the costs of care in Russia, although her parents found the latter less effective.

Programs

(with Maisuradze)

Competitive highlights

(with Maisuradze) ''GP:

; JGP:

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Antipova, Julia 1997 births Russian female pair skaters Living people Figure skaters from Moscow People from Zelenograd 21st-century Russian sportswomen