Julia Obertas

Julia Obertas
Julia Obertas
	Obertas in 2005.
Full name	Julia Nikolayevna Obertas (birth)
Other names	Julia Horak (married)
Born	19 June 1984 (age 40); Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia (after 2000) ; Ukraine (until 2000)
Began skating	1989
Retired	2008
Medal record
Representing Russia
Figure skating: Pairs
European Championships
Representing Ukraine
Junior Grand Prix Final

Julia Nikolayevna Obertas, married name: Horak (Russian: Юлия Николаевна Обертас, Ukrainian: Юлія Обертас; born 19 June 1984) is a former pair skater who represented Ukraine until 2000 and then Russia until the end of her career. She is best known for her partnership with Sergei Slavnov, with whom she competed from 2003 to 2007. They are the 2005 European silver medalists. Earlier, she competed with Alexei Sokolov for Russia and Dmytro Palamarchuk for Ukraine. With Palamarchuk, she became a two-time (1998–1999) World Junior champion.

Career

Early career

Obertas began skating at age 5.^[1] She initially competed with Dmytro Palamarchuk representing Ukraine. They won the 1998 and 1999 World Junior Championships.^[2] They also won the 1997 and 1998 Junior Grand Prix Final. They then began competing on the senior level. At the 2000 World Championships, Obertas/Palamarchuk were 10th after the short program but during the free skate Palamarchuk caught an edge (right skate) while executing an overhead lift with Obertas – she was uninjured in the resulting fall but he hit his head on the ice.^[3]^[4] No medical attention was immediately offered at the event in Nice, France. Palamarchuk lay on the ice for several minutes before getting up and leaving the ice on his own but then lost consciousness and was taken to hospital – no damage was found but he was kept overnight for observation.^[3] The pair ended their partnership shortly afterward.^[1] Obertas moved to Russia as her mother had remarried and the family decided to settle in Saint Petersburg.^[5]

Partnership with Sokolov

In the summer of 2000,^[6] Obertas teamed up with Alexei Sokolov and began to represent Russia, coached by Ludmila Velikova and Nikolai Velikov.^[1] They trained at the Yubileyny rink in Saint Petersburg. After two fourth-place finishes at Russian Nationals, they won bronze in 2003. They earned a berth in the 2003 European Championships, where they placed fifth, and to the 2003 World Championships, where they finished eighth.^[1]

Partnership with Slavnov

Obertas and Slavnov with coach Tamara Moskvina at the 2004 Russian Nationals

Obertas had begun dating another one of the Velikovs' students, Sergei Slavnov, and in August 2003, they decided to skate together, switching coaches to Tamara Moskvina who also worked at Yubileyny.^[1]

At the 2004 Skate America, shortly after Tatiana Totmianina's accident, Obertas fell out of an overhead lift, a hand-to-hand lasso lift, but Slavnov managed to catch her to prevent her head hitting the ice.^[4] The pair won silver at the 2005 European Championships and were fifth at the World Championships. During the 2005-06 season, they were fourth at Europeans, and then finished eighth at both the Olympics and Worlds.

At the start of the 2006-07 season, Obertas/Slavnov decided to return to Ludmila Velikova.^[7] The pair won bronze at 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard and finished 6th at 2006 NHK Trophy. At the 2007 Russian Championships, they won the silver medal and were sent to the 2007 European Championships where they finished 4th. They did not compete at Worlds.

The pair announced they would miss the 2007-08 season as the result of an injury to Obertas. In summer 2008, they said they would miss the start of the 2008-09 season, but might compete at Russian Nationals. In autumn 2008, Obertas participated in the Russia 1 ice show Star Ice (Russian: Звёздный лёд), skating with the Russian actor Alexander Peskov. Obertas/Slavnov did not compete at Russian nationals and ended their career.

Obertas/Slavnov performed some quadruple twists in competition.^[8]

Personal life

Obertas and Slavnov dated from 2002 to 2008.^[9] In 2010, Obertas married Czech figure skater Radek Horák.^[9]^[10] After spending some time coaching in Italy,^[11] she and her husband now coach in Stockholm, Sweden.^[12]

Programs

With Slavnov

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2006–2007 ^[8]	Libertango by Ástor Piazzolla performed by Bond	Dark Angel performed by Edvin Marton Virtuosi performed by Edvin Marton Carmina Burana performed by Edvin Marton
2005–2006 ^[13]	Concert for the Voice Andante from the Concerto for Coloratura Soprano and Orchestra, opus 82 written by Reinhold Glière performed by the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra and Evgenia Miroshnichenko	Brindisi Parigi o Cara La Donna E Mobile Anvil Chorus by Giuseppe Verdi
2004–2005 ^[14]	Les Rois du Tsigane by Joska Nemeth and Paul Toscano	Katiusha Under Moscow Skies (Russian folk music) The Truman Show by Burkhard Dallwitz Secret Garden by Rolf Løvland	Man With The Hex by Atomic Fireballs
2003–2004 ^[15]	Esperanza by Maxime Rodriguez	The Truman Show by Burkhard Dallwitz Secret Garden by Rolf Løvland	Not Gonna Get Us by t.A.T.u.

With Sokolov

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2002–2003 ^[6]	Summer of '42 by Michel Legrand	Spirit Wind by David Arkenstone Pearl Harbor by Hans Zimmer	So Many Things Sarah Brightman
2001–2002 ^[16]	Russian Dance from Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	I Will Wait for You (from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) by Michel Legrand	So Many Things Sarah Brightman

Results

With Slavnov for Russia

Obertas and Slavnov at the 2004 Russian Nationals

Results^[15]^[14]^[13]^[8]
International
Event	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07
Olympics			8th
Worlds	7th	5th	8th
Europeans	4th	2nd	4th	4th
Grand Prix Final		4th	5th
GP Bompard				3rd
GP Cup of Russia	5th	2nd	2nd
GP NHK Trophy				6th
GP Skate America		2nd	3rd
GP Skate Canada	6th
Bofrost Cup	2nd
National
Russian Champ.	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd
GP = Grand Prix

With Sokolov for Russia

Results^[6]
International
Event	2000–2001	2001–2002	2002–2003
Worlds			8th
Europeans			5th
Grand Prix Final			4th
GP Cup of Russia		5th	3rd
GP NHK Trophy		4th
GP Skate America		4th
GP Sparkassen			2nd
Nebelhorn			2nd
National
Russian Champ.	4th	4th	3rd
GP = Grand Prix

With Palamarchuk for Ukraine

Results^[16]
International
Event	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00
Worlds			11th	WD
Europeans		7th	6th	6th
GP Lalique				7th
GP Skate Canada				5th
Nebelhorn				3rd
Skate Israel				1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds		1st	1st	2nd
JGP Final		1st	1st
JGP France			1st
JGP Germany		2nd
JGP Ukraine		1st	1st
National
Ukrainian Champ.	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd
Ukrainian Jr. Ch.	4th
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Mittan, Barry (10 March 2004). "Obertas Returns to Worlds with Third Partner". GoldenSkate.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2010.
^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-04.
^ ^a ^b "Ukrainian pairs skater injured in fall". Associated Press. ESPN. 29 March 2000. Archived from the original on 18 April 2008.
^ ^a ^b Klimovich Harrop, JoAnne (24 October 2004). "Skater injured at Skate America". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 27 November 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Savchik, Anna (28 January 2010). Паспорт на медаль [Passport for a medal] (in Russian). sport.ua. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Julia OBERTAS / Alexei SOKOLOV: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 April 2004.
^ Юлия Обертас: возвращение к Людмиле Великовой придало нам спок��йствия [Julia Obertas: A return to Ludmila Velikova gave us peace of mind] (in Russian). allsportinfo.ru. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Julia OBERTAS / Sergei SLAVNOV: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007.
^ ^a ^b Первая любовь [First Love] (in Russian). Channel One (Russia). 16 September 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
^ "Horak Radek" (in Italian). Artistico Ghiaccio Feltre. 27 August 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011.
^ "Julia Obertas" (in Italian). Artistico Ghiaccio Feltre. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
^ "SKK'S TRÄNARE" [SKK's coaches] (in Swedish). STOCKHOLMS KONSTÅKNINGSKLUBB. Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
^ ^a ^b "Julia OBERTAS / Sergei SLAVNOV: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 July 2006.
^ ^a ^b "Julia OBERTAS / Sergei SLAVNOV: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 February 2005.
^ ^a ^b "Julia OBERTAS / Sergei SLAVNOV: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.
^ ^a ^b "Julia OBERTAS / Alexei SOKOLOV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 June 2002.

External links

Julia Obertas / Sergei Slavnov at the International Skating Union
"Julia Obertas / Sergei Slavnov". IceNetwork.com.
Julia Obertas / Alexei Sokolov at the International Skating Union

[gs040310-1] Mittan, Barry (10 March 2004). "Obertas Returns to Worlds with Third Partner". GoldenSkate.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2010.

[isuwj-2] "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-04.

[ap000329op-3] "Ukrainian pairs skater injured in fall". Associated Press. ESPN. 29 March 2000. Archived from the original on 18 April 2008.

[04sa-4] Klimovich Harrop, JoAnne (24 October 2004). "Skater injured at Skate America". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 27 November 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[sua100128-5] Savchik, Anna (28 January 2010). Паспорт на медаль [Passport for a medal] (in Russian). sport.ua. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010.

[bio0203-6] "Julia OBERTAS / Alexei SOKOLOV: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 April 2004.

[asi061113-7] Юлия Обертас: возвращение к Людмиле Великовой придало нам спок��йствия [Julia Obertas: A return to Ludmila Velikova gave us peace of mind] (in Russian). allsportinfo.ru. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012.

[bio0607-8] "Julia OBERTAS / Sergei SLAVNOV: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007.

[firstlove-9] Первая любовь [First Love] (in Russian). Channel One (Russia). 16 September 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

[agfrh-10] "Horak Radek" (in Italian). Artistico Ghiaccio Feltre. 27 August 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011.

[agfjo-11] "Julia Obertas" (in Italian). Artistico Ghiaccio Feltre. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-03-22.

[skk-12] "SKK'S TRÄNARE" [SKK's coaches] (in Swedish). STOCKHOLMS KONSTÅKNINGSKLUBB. Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2012-05-27.

[bio0506-13] "Julia OBERTAS / Sergei SLAVNOV: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 July 2006.

[bio0405-14] "Julia OBERTAS / Sergei SLAVNOV: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 February 2005.

[bio0304-15] "Julia OBERTAS / Sergei SLAVNOV: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.

[bio0102-16] "Julia OBERTAS / Alexei SOKOLOV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 June 2002.

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