Deividas Stagniunas ( lit. Deividas Stagniūnas ; born April 28, 1985 in Kaunas , Lithuanian SSR , USSR ) is a Lithuanian figure skater performing in ice dancing . With American partner Katherine Kopeli, he is a three - time champion of Lithuania . Currently, she is performing with another American - Isabella Tobias , with whom they are also champions of the country in 2011 and 2012. As of April 2012, they occupy the 15th place in the ranking of the International Union of Skaters (ISU) [1] .
| Deividas Stagnunas | |
|---|---|
 Isabella Tobias and Deividas Stagnunas in 2011 . | |
| Personal data | |
| Represents |  Lithuania |
| Date of Birth | April 28, 1985 ( 34) |
| Place of Birth | Kaunas , Lithuanian SSR , USSR |
| Height | 182 cm |
| Partner | Isabella Tobias |
| Former partners | Katherine Copeli Kayla Nicole Frey |
| Trainer | Igor Shpilband |
| Former trainers | Marina Zueva Johnny jones Adrienne Lenda Elena Garanina Valery Spiridonov Lily Vanagen |
| Place of residence | Canton ( USA ) Kaunas ( Lithuania ) |
| Sports achivments | |
| The best results on the ISU system (at international amateur competitions) | |
| Amount | 139.53 |
| Short | 59.66 |
| Arbitrary | 80.75 |
| Finished speaking | |
Content
- 1 Career
- 2 Programs
- 3 Sports Achievements
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Career
He began to skate at the age of 5 years. He trained with Lilia Vanagene.
In 2001, he moved to the United States and moved to ice dancing. Since 2003, he played for Lithuania with the American Kayla Nicole Frey, with whom they were 19th at the 2005 World Junior Championships . Trained a pair of Elena Garanina and Valery Spiridonov .
In 2006, Deyvydas paired up with another American - Katherine Kopely . In 2008, they changed their mentors and came under the leadership of Igor Shpilband and Marina Zueva . The highest results of the duo are 10th place at the European Championships 2009 and 14th places at the World Championships 2008 and 2009 .
The result shown by the couple at the 2009 World Cup allowed them to obtain one license for Lithuania in ice dancing for the Olympic Games in Vancouver .
However, in November 2009, President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite decided not to grant Lithuanian citizenship to Katherine Kopeli, as she is not sufficiently integrated into Lithuanian society [2] . Thus, the Kopeli – Stagnunas couple was not able to participate in the 2010 Olympic Games (since there was no other high-level dance duo in Lithuania, the license won was lost). Immediately after the news of the denial of citizenship, the couple withdrew from their second stage of the Grand Prix (they were 8 at the stage in Moscow ), and the President of the Lithuanian Figure Skating Federation Lilia Vanagene in January 2010 reported a serious injury to Kopeli [3] . Athletes did not participate in the 2010 European and World Championships , and then Katherine decided to end her amateur sports career.
Deividas tried to slip with the Russian figure skater Yana Khokhlova , whose partner, Sergei Novitsky , ended his career due to health problems, but a new pair did not work out [4] . From the 2010–2011 season, Deividas’s new partner was Isabella Tobias , who in the 2007–2008 season played for Georgia with Otar Japaridze [5] .
In December 2013, President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite granted Isabella Tobias Lithuanian citizenship, so Deividas will be able to take part in the Olympic Games .
Programs
(with I. Tobias)
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2012—2013 | Oklahoma! Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein | Concert for piano and orchestra No. 2 Sergey Rachmaninov |
| 2011-2012 | Shakira medley | Let's twist again Only you Tutti frutti |
| 2010—2011 | "Waltz of the Flowers" from the Nutcracker ballet P.I. Tchaikovsky | Les Miserables Claude Michel Schoenberg |
Sporting Achievements
(with I. Tobias)
| Competition | 2010—2011 | 2011-2012 | 2012—2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | fourteen | eighteen | fifteen |
| European Championships | 12 | 9 | |
| Lithuanian Championships | one | one | |
| Grand Prix Stages: Rostelecom Cup | 5 | ||
| Grand Prix Stages: Skate America | 3 | ||
| Nebelhorn trophy | eleven | 5 | |
| Icechallenge | Wd | ||
| NRW Trophy | 3 | ||
| The Golden Horse of Zagreb | four | ||
| Paul Roman Memorial | four |
WD = retired
(with K. Kopeli)
| Competition | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2009—2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 23 | fourteen | fourteen | |
| European Championships | eighteen | 12 | 10 | |
| Lithuanian Championships | one | one | one | one |
| Grand Prix Stages: Rostelecom Cup | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
| Grand Prix Stages: Skate America | 8 | |||
| Nebelhorn trophy | 6 | 3 | ||
| The Golden Horse of Zagreb | 3 | 3 |
(with Frey)
| Competition | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | 19 | ||
| Lithuanian Championships | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Stages of the Junior Grand Prix, USA | 10 | ||
| Stages of the Junior Grand Prix, Croatia | 7 | ||
| Stages of the Junior Grand Prix, Austria | one |
Notes
- ↑ ISU World Standings for Figure Skating and Ice Dance . ISU (June 17, 2011). Date of treatment June 17, 2011. Archived March 13, 2012.
- ↑ President of Lithuania denied citizenship to famous skater
- ↑ Sports news— “Lithuanian Courier,” No. 1 dated January 7, 2010
- ↑ Khokhlova / Novitsky couples no longer exists
- ↑ Ledo šokėjas D. Stagniūnas Amerikoje treniruojasi su nauja partnere (lit.)
Links
- I. Tobias and D. Stagnunas (English) on the official website of the International Skating Union .
- K. Kopeli and D. Stagnunas (English) on the official website of the International Skating Union .
- The official website of K. Kopeli and D. Stagnunas
- K.N. Frey and D. Stagnunas on the official website of the International Skating Union .