Vladislav Maksimovich Dikidzhi (born August 22, 2004) is a

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figure skater competing in men's singles. He is the 2025 Russian national champion and 2024 Russian national silver medalist. He has landed quadruple Axels in practice.

Personal life

Dikidzhi was born on August 22, 2004 in

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to a Russian mother and a Bulgarian father with Turkish roots. In Turkish, Dikidzhi's last name means "tailor." He also has a younger sister, Valeria. In February 2024, Dikidzhi was nearly stabbed while riding a metro in Saint Petersburg after an intoxicated man suddenly grabbed him held a knife to his throat after demanding that Dikidzhi give up his seat. Fortunately, Dikidzhi was able to fend off the attacker and flee the scene. Although he reported the incident to Russian police, all charges against the attacker were ultimately dropped. His figure skating idol is

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Career

Early career

Dikidzhi began figure skating at the age of four. His first coach was Tatiana Petrova, who trained him at the Nevsky Ice Skating School. At the age of ten, Dikidzhi transferred to the Zvezdny Led Skating School, where

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became his coach. He made his national debut at the 2019 Russian Junior Championships, where he finished in sixteenth place. Dikidzhi then subsequently went on to place fourteenth at the 2020 Russian Junior Championships and sixth at the 2021 Russian Junior Championships.

2021–22 season

Making his international debut on the junior level at the 2021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, Dikidzhi won the gold medal. He then went on to make his senior national debut at the 2022 Russian Championships, where he finished in eleventh place. Dikidzhi subsequently closed the season by placing ninth at the 2022 Russian Junior Championships.

2022–23 season

Due to

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in February 2022, the

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barred all Russian figure skaters from competing at international competitions. Dikidzhi was therefore only able to compete at Russian domestic events. During that season, he placed fifth at the 2023 Russian Junior Championships.

2023–24 season

Making his senior debut on the Russian Grand Prix series, Dikidzhi won gold at the 2023 Russian Grand Prix Stage 4 and at the Russian Grand Prix Stage 6. He followed up these results by winning the silver medal at the 2024 Russian Championships behind

Evgeni Semenenko Evgeni Stanislavovich Semenenko ( rus, Евгений Станиславович Семененко, , jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj sʲɪmʲɪˈnʲenkə; born 26 July 2003) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2021 Skate Canada bronze medalist and a two ...

. Dividzhi then concluded the season by winning the bronze medal at the 2024 Russian Grand Prix Final.

2024–25 season

Dividzhi opened the season by winning gold at the 2024 Russian Grand Prix Stage 2 and at the 2024 Russian Grand Prix Stage 5. In December, he competed at the 2025 Russian Championships. After placing sixth in the short program, Dividzhi won the free skate segment and ultimately won the gold medal overall. He then finished the season by placing fourth at the 2025 Russian Grand Prix Final.

2025–26 season

In May 2025, the

(ISU) announced that Dikidzhi as well as

Petr Gumennik Petr Olegovich Gumennik (, born 11 April 2002) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2020 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist and 2019 CS Warsaw Cup silver medalist. He is also the 2020 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2020 World Junior bron ...

had both been approved as Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN), making them both eligible to compete at the 2025 ISU Olympic Qualifying Competition to vie for a spot to compete at the

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. The

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selected Gumennik to compete and Dikidzhi as the reserve.

Programs

Competitive highlights

Detailed results

Senior level

Junior level

References

External links

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