Timeline Artur Dmitriev

Soviet and Russian pair figure skater who remains the only man in Olympic history to win pairs gold with two different partners. He won gold with Natalia Mishkutionok at the 1992 Albertville Olympics and again with Oksana Kazakova at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, both under the coaching of Tamara Moskvina. He also won Olympic silver in 1994, two World Championship titles and three European Championship titles. After retiring, he worked as a coach and performer in ice shows.

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1968 Artur Dmitriev born in Bila Tserkva Born Artur Valerievich Dmitriev in Bila Tserkva, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine). Grew up in Norilsk, one of the northernmost cities in the world, deep inside the Arctic Circle.
1975 – 1985 Began Skating in Norilsk Started skating at the age of seven in Norilsk. Moved to Leningrad to train under the legendary coach Tamara Moskvina, who would guide his entire competitive career.
1987 – 1989 Partnership with Mishkutionok Paired with Natalia Mishkutionok under Moskvina's coaching. Together they quickly rose through the ranks of Soviet pair skating.
1991 – 1992 World and European Champion Won both the World Championship and the European Championship in 1991 and 1992, establishing themselves as the dominant pair skating team in the world.
1992 Olympic Gold at Albertville Won Olympic gold at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, competing for the Unified Team following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Their free skate to Liebestraum was considered a masterpiece.
1994 Olympic Silver at Lillehammer Won the Olympic silver medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, finishing behind Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov.
1995 New Partnership with Kazakova After Mishkutionok's retirement, formed a new partnership with Oksana Kazakova, again under Moskvina's coaching. They won the 1996 European Championship in their first season together.
1998 Second Olympic Gold at Nagano Won his second Olympic gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, with Oksana Kazakova — becoming the first and only male pair skater to win Olympic gold with two different partners.
1999 – 2010 Ice Shows and Coaching Competed in professional world championships and performed in ice shows. Later returned to Russia and became a coach, training pairs in Moscow and St. Petersburg. His son Artur Jr. also became a figure skater.
2026 Death at 58 Died at the age of 58 following heart surgery. The International Skating Union said he 'made an enduring contribution to the development of figure skating and leaves behind a remarkable legacy.'