Tetyana Kurkudym

Tetyana Kurkudym
Native nameТетяна Куркудим
Born (1980-05-20) 20 May 1980
Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUkraine
Retired2000

Tetyana Kurkudym[a][1][2][3] (born May 20, 1980) is a former competitive ice dancer. She and partner Yuriy Kocherzhenko began competing together internationally in 1995. In the 1998–99 season, they medaled at their ISU Junior Grand Prix assignments, taking gold in France and bronze in Germany,[4][5] and placed fifth at the 1999 World Junior Championships, held in Zagreb in November 1998. In the second half of the season, they competed on the senior level at the 1999 World Championships in Helsinki. They were coached by Maria Tumanovskaya and Alexander Tumanovsky.[2]

Programs

(with Kocherzhenko)

Season Original dance Free dance
1998–1999
[2]
    Russian folk
    • Bublitchky
      by the Paul Mauriat Orchestra

    Competitive highlights

    (with Kocherzhenko)

    International[2]
    Event 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 99–2000
    World Champ. 26th
    Nebelhorn Trophy 10th
    International: Junior
    World Junior Champ. 19th 5th
    JGP France 1st
    JGP Germany 9th 3rd
    JGP Ukraine 6th
    Blue Swords 9th J.
    St. Gervais 10th J.
    Ukrainian Souvenir 9th J.
    National
    Ukrainian Champ. 3rd
    J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

    Notes

    1. ^ Ukrainian: Тетяна Куркудим, romanizedTetiana Kurkudym

    References

    1. ^ "Tetyana Kurkudym". Norbert Schramm Eisshow. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014.
    2. ^ a b c d "KURKUDYM Tatiana / KOCHERZHENKO Juri". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014.
    3. ^ Коротко / СПОРТ [Sports in brief] (in Ukrainian). day.kiev.ua. 3 September 1998.
    4. ^ "1998 JGP St. Gervais". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2010-10-26.
    5. ^ "1998 JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26.