Tatiana Rudolfovna Druchinina (; born 18 April 1969) is a Russian former

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who represented the Soviet Union. She is the 1987 World champion in ribbon and the 1986 World Cup Final all-around silver medalist, Merited Master of Sports in Rhythmic Gymnastics, Honored coach of Russia and

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choreographer.

Personal life

Druchinina was born on 18 April 1969 in

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, Soviet Union. She was married to two-time Olympic

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champion

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from the 1990s to 2006. Their son, Artur Dmitriev Jr., was born in September 1992 and has competed in figure skating for Russia.

Rhythmic gymnastics career

Tatiana Druchinina was among the Soviet Union's leading gymnasts in the 1980s, along with Marina Lobatch,

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, and

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. Although she never won a World or European all-around medal, Druchinina finished high in the standings. At the 1984

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, she came in 6th in the all-around. At the 1985 World Championships, she won the bronze medal in clubs, finished 6th in all-around and 4th with rope and ribbon. Druchinina placed 4th in all-around at the 1986 Europeans (first on ball, 4th with rope and clubs). She won four gold medals at the

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(all-around, rope, ball, and ribbon). She tied for the all-around silver medal (with teammate

) at the 1986 World Cup Final, as well as winning silver in clubs and bronze medals in rope and ball. She finished 6th in all-around at the 1987 World Championships and won gold in ribbon. Druchinina also briefly performed as a member of the Soviet group exercises. In 1988, Druchinina sustained a back injury and was withdrawn from the Europeans; rising teammate

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substituted her in the Soviet team and went on to win the 1988 European Championships and the bronze medal at the

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. Druchinina retired from gymnastics at the end of the 1988 season.

Figure skating career

Cup of Russia 2010 - Alexander Smirnov with coaches

Druchinina lived in the

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from 1993 to 2007. She worked with single skaters, including

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and

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, pair skaters

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, and ice dancers in Evgeny Platov's group. After returning to Russia, she worked for many years at the Sports Palace "Jubilee" Club in

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with the sports group and pairs of Tamara Moskvina. In 2011, she moved to

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, where she briefly coached her son, Artur Dmitriev Jr. She collaborated with Svetlana Alexeeva's ice dancing students in the 2011–12 season and with

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's ice dancers. Her former clients include: *

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/ Alexander Smirnov *

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* Artur Dmitriev Jr. * Nikolai Morozov *

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Rhythmic gymnastics results
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