Julia Zlobina

Julia Sergeyevna Zlobina(Russian:Юлия Серге́евна Злобина;born 28 June 1989) is a former competitiveice dancer.Competing forAzerbaijanwithAlexei Sitnikov,she is the 2013Golden Spin of Zagrebchampion, 2013Volvo Open Cupchampion, 2012Nebelhorn Trophysilver medalist, and 2013Winter Universiadesilver medalist. They competed at the2014 Winter Olympics,finishing 12th, and have placed as high as sixth at theEuropean Championships(2014).

Julia Zlobina
Zlobina/Sitnikov at the2012 Worlds
Full name	Julia Sergeyevna Zlobina
Born	(1989-06-28)28 June 1989 Kirov,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Azerbaijan
Partner	Alexei Sitnikov
Coach	Igor Shpilband,Alexei Gorshkov
Skating club	Neftchi Baku
Began skating	1994
Medal record RepresentingAzerbaijan Figure skating:Ice dancing Winter Universiade 2013 Trentino Ice dancing

Career

Career for Russia

Zlobina and Sitnikov teamed up in June 2001.Early in their career, they represented Russia and were coached by Igor Gavrin and later Olga Riabinina.In 2005, they moved with Riabinina from Kirov toRostov-on-Don.In 2006, Zlobina/Sitnikov won the bronze medal in Hungary and gold in the Czech Republic on theJunior Grand Prixcircuit. Their final international event representing Russia was the2008 Nebelhorn Trophy,where they finished 5th. In May 2009, they moved with Riabinina toMoscowand joinedElena KustarovaandSvetlana Alexeeva's group. In the 2009–10 season, Zlobina/Sitnikov made no international appearances but competed at theRussian Championships,where they finished 5th.

Career for Azerbaijan

Zlobina/Sitnikov decided to representAzerbaijanand made their first appearance for the country at the2011 Estonian Championships,competing as guests.In mid-2011, they switched to another Moscow-based coaching team,Alexander Zhulinand Oleg Volkov, with Zhulin also serving as their choreographer.In the2011–12 season,Zlobina/Sitnikov won the bronze medal at the2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorialand gold at theIstanbul Cup.Their first major international event was the2012 European Championships,where they finished 10th. They then placed 17th at the2012 World Championships.

Zlobina/Sitnikov began the2012–13season by taking gold atIce Starin Belarus and then silver at the2012 Nebelhorn Trophy.They finished sixth at their first Grand Prix event since 2007, the2012 Skate Canada,and fifth at the2012 Trophee Eric Bompard.After placing seventh at the2013 European Championships,the team finished 16th at the2013 World Championshipsand qualified a spot for Azerbaijan in the ice dancing event at the2014 Winter Olympics.

Zlobina/Sitnikov changed coaches before the 2013–14 season, joiningIgor ShpilbandandAlexei GorshkovinNovi, Michigan.They had a weak start to their season, placing eighth at the2013 Skate Americabut went on win gold at the 2013Golden Spin of Zagreb,Volvo Open Cup,andUkrainian Open,and silver at the2013 Winter Universiade.They placed sixth at the2014 European Championships,a career high.

Programs

(with Sitnikov)

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2013–2014	Foxtrot:Pink Panther byHenry Mancini Quickstep:Sing, Sing, Sing byLouis Prima choreo. by Igor Shpilband, Sergei Nikulshin	Pina by Thomas Hanreich choreo. by Igor Shpilband, Sergei Nikulshin
2012–2013	Violente Valse performed byCaravan Palace Dolly Song byHolly Dolly choreo. by Sergei Petukhov	Mahalageasca byGoran Bregović Ausencia by Goran Bregović Mahalageasca by Goran Bregović choreo. by Sergei Petukhov
2011–2012	La Bomba by Balli di Gruppo Samba Vocalizado by Luciano Perrone choreo. byAlexander Zhulin	Derap byRené Aubry Aquarelle by René Aubry choreo. by Alexander Zhulin
2010–2011	Waltz No. 2 byDmitri Shostakovich performed by unknown	Querer (from Cirque du Soleil's Alegría) byRené Dupéré
	Original dance
2009–2010	Shadritsa (Gypsy dance) by unknown	Tristan & Iseult byMaxime Rodriguez
2008–2009
2007–2008	Unknown Russian folk music choreo. by N. Michura	Pirates of the Caribbean byKlaus Badelt,Hans Zimmer choreo. by N. Michura
2006–2007	Tango by unknown choreo. by Polina Silivanova	Toccata and Fugue in D minor byJohann Sebastian Bach performed byVanessa-Mae choreo. by Polina Silivanova

Results

With Sitnikov for Azerbaijan

International
Event	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15
Olympics				12th
Worlds		17th	16th	12th
Europeans		10th	7th	6th
GPBompard			5th
GPRostelecom Cup					WD
GPSkate America				8th	WD
GPSkate Canada			6th
Universiade				2nd
Golden Spin			2nd	1st
Ice Star			1st
Istanbul Cup		1st
Nebelhorn			2nd
NRW Trophy		5th
Ondrej Nepela		3rd
Ukrainian Open				1st
U.S. Classic				6th
Volvo Open Cup				1st
Other
Estonian Champ.	1st (G)
GP = Grand Prix G = Competed as guests; TBD = Assigned

With Sitnikov for Russia

International
Event	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10
GPNHK Trophy					7th
GPSkate Canada					9th
Nebelhorn						5th
International: Junior
JGP Final				6th
JGP Bulgaria			6th
JGP Czech Rep.				1st
JGP Estonia			4th
JGP Hungary				3rd
JGP Serbia		5th
National
Russian Champ.	8th	8th	9th	8th	6th	7th	5th
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

External links

• Julia Zlobina / Alexei Sitnikovat theInternational Skating Union
• Julia Zlobina / Alexei Sitnikovat Sport-folio