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 Profiles
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Margarita Drobiazko |
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Povilas Vanagas |
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| Born: |
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December 21, 1971 |
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July 23, 1970 |
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| Birth place: |
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Moscow, Russia |
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Siauliai, Lithuania |
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| Height: |
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170 cm/ 5' 7" |
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180 cm/ 5' 11" |
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| Weight: |
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56 kg/ 123# |
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71 kg/ 156# |
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| Began skating: |
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6 years old |
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4 years old |
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| Motto: |
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Optimism |
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C'est La Vie |
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| Hobbies: |
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travel, reading, mountain skiing, car driving, nature |
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travel, reading, mountain skiing, nature, music |
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| Education: |
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Moscow Regional Institute for Physical Culture |
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| Former partner: |
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Oleg Granionov (RUS) |
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| Started skating: |
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1977 |
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1974 |
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| Coach: |
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E. Maslennikova, I. Shpilband, R. Sinitsyn |
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| Choreographer: |
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E. Maslennikova, G. Svistunavicius |
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| Practice: |
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Low season: 35h/week (in Lithuania and USA)
High season: 28h/week (in Lithuania, USA, Germany) |
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Background
Former Coaches:
Anatoliy Petuhov, Elena Maslennikova, Betty Callaway, Elena Chaikovskaya
Former Choreographer:
Elena Maslennikova, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, Tatiana Pomerantseva, Elena Kholina, Vassily Kleimenov, Yuri Puzakov
Designer of costumes:
Olga Nogina "Rest Company", Natalia Bolshakova, Lindsay Chalford-Brown |
Competitive Highlights
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1992-2002 Lithuanian National
Champions
2000-2002 Grand Prix Final Bronze
Medallists
2000 World Bronze Medallists
2000 European Bronze Medallists
Rita and Povilas have competed at every
world championship since 1992. They have competed at the 1992, 1994, 1998 and 2002
Olympic Games.
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