Maxim Marinin

Maxim Marinin

Marinin with Totmianina at the 2004 Worlds
Personal information
Full name Maxim Viktorovich Marinin
Country represented Russia
Born (1977-03-23) 23 March 1977
Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Residence Moscow, Russia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Partner Tatiana Totmianina
Former coach Oleg Vasiliev, Natalia Pavlova
Former choreographer Alexander Matveev, Lori Nichol, Svetlana Korol, Giuseppe Arena
Skating club Yubileiny Sport Club
Retired 2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 204.48
2006 Olympics
Short program 70.12
2005 Worlds
Free skate 135.84
2006 Olympics

Maxim Viktorovich Marinin (Russian: Максим Викторович Маринин, born 23 March 1977) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Tatiana Totmianina, he is the 2006 Olympic champion, two-time World champion, and five-time European champion.

Career

Marinin was born in Volgograd, Russia, and began skating at age four after his parents saw an advertisement for a skating school.[1] After losing to the much younger Evgeni Plushenko, Marinin realized he would not be competitive in singles skating.[2] Due to Marinin's height, a coach asked him to switch to pairs and move to Saint Petersburg.[3] Marinin began skating pairs in 1993.[3] He met Tatiana Totmianina in 1995 at the Russian Nationals which he attended without a partner.[2] They began skating together in 1996. Early in their career together, they were coached by Natalia Pavlova in Saint Petersburg, with choreography by Svetlana Korol.[3]

Totmianina/Marinin made consistent progress on the world scene through the late 90's. In 1998, the pair asked Tamara Moskvina to coach them but she was unable to take on more students and suggested 1984 Olympic pairs champion Oleg Vasiliev.[4] He declined due to lack of ice and connections but he accepted in 2001 when Moskvina again directed them to him.[4] Totmianina/Marinin left Pavlova just prior to the 2001 European Championships and moved to Chicago in the United States to train under Vasiliev.[2][5][6]

Totmianina/Marinin won their first major title at the 2002 European Championships, and went on to finish 4th at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Twice in a row, they finished second at the World Championships to their Chinese rivals Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo, before finally winning gold in 2004. The day after winning their first World title, Totmianina suffered a dislocated shoulder in practice.[7] They were unable to perform in the exhibition.

Accident

On 23 October 2004, during the free skate at the 2004 Skate America in Pittsburgh, Marinin lost his balance while attempting an Axel lasso lift and Totmianina slammed to the ice head first.[8][9][10] She sustained a concussion and spent the night in a local hospital.[11] On 25 October, Totmianina said that, although she felt pain, she had no memory of the accident and was not afraid to return to the ice.[12] She recovered from her injuries rapidly and was able to return to the ice within days. Although Totmianina did not blame him, the accident weighed heavily on Marinin and when the pair returned to training, he was unable to lift her due to panic.[6] He began seeing a sport psychologist who helped him overcome it.[13]

Continued career

Totmianina and Marinin in January 2005
Totmianina and Marinin perform a twist lift in January 2005

Totmianina/Marinin returned to competition two months later in January 2005, winning gold at the Russian Nationals and then the European Championships.[14] In March, they competed at the World Championships, held in Moscow, Russia. They won their second consecutive World title easily, with a total score 10 points higher than the second place finishers.

Totmianina/Marinin dominated world competition from that point onward. In December 2005, Totmianina was hospitalized with a gall bladder problem.[15] They won their fifth consecutive European Championship the following month in January 2006. With Shen / Zhao recovering from an Achilles tendon injury, Totmianina/Marinin were the clear favorites for Olympic gold in Turin, Italy. They won the short program on 11 February and then the long program on 13 February, capturing the 2006 Olympic pair skating title.

Totmianina/Marinin did not compete at the World Championships in March 2006. They later announced their retirement from competition. The pair toured with the Champions on Ice show, with other notable skaters including Michelle Kwan, Evgeni Plushenko, and Viktor Petrenko, among others. They also performed regularly in Ilia Averbukh's ice shows in Russia, including Ice Symphony and Professionals' Cup.[16]

Marinin choreographed Vera Bazarova / Andrei Deputat's 2014–15 short program.[16]

Personal life

With his girlfriend, Natalia Somova, a ballerina at the Stanislavski Moscow Theatre, he has a son, Artem,[17] who was born on 29 September 2007 in Krasnodar, Russia and a daughter named Juliana, who was born on 19 October 2012. The family lives in Moscow.

Programs

Totmianina and Marinin with their coach Oleg Vasiliev

(with Totmianina)

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2005–2006
[5][18]
2004–2005
[19]
2003–2004
[20][21][22]
  • Your Song
2002–2003
[23]		 Peer Gynt:
  • The Cotton Club
    by John Barry
2001–2002
[24]
2000–2001
[25]
  • West Side Story
    by Leonard Bernstein
1999–2000
[3]
1998–1999

Results

(with Totmianina)

International[5][19][21][24][25]
Event 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06
Olympics 4th 1st
Worlds 7th 6th 5th 2nd 2nd 1st 1st
Europeans 5th 5th 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Grand Prix Final 1st 2nd 1st
GP Cup of Russia 5th 6th 3rd 6th 1st 1st
GP Lalique/Bompard 5th 2nd 4th 1st 2nd 1st
GP Skate America 7th 3rd 3rd 1st WD
GP Skate Canada 2nd 1st 1st
GP Sparkassen 3rd
Karl Schäfer 5th
Skate Israel 2nd
National[5][19][21][24][25]
Russian Champ. 6th 5th 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 1st WD
GP = Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. ↑ Mittan, Barry (12 March 2005). "World Champs Hope for Olympic Gold". Skate Today.
  2. 1 2 3 Mittan, Barry (17 November 2002). "Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin: Russian Pair Edges Closer to the Top". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Mittan, J. Barry (1999). "New Russian Pair Seek International Recognition". Archived from the original on 12 May 2012.
  4. 1 2 Mittan, Barry (22 February 2004). "Vasiliev Guides Top Russian Pairs". Golden Skate.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Tatiana TOTMIANINA / Maxim MARININ: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 May 2006.
  6. 1 2 Ushakova, Yulia (22 August 2010). Татьяна Тотьмянина: "Я не знала, как пережить предательство Ягудина" [Tatiana Totmianina interview] (in Russian). КАРАВАН ИСТОРИЙ. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010.
  7. ↑ Terry Gannon commentating during ESPN2 broadcast of pairs long program at 2004 Skate America. November 2004.
  8. ↑ "World Pairs Champion Tatiana Totmianina Listed In Good Condition After Free Skate Accident". U.S. Figure Skating. 23 October 2004. Archived from the original on 8 April 2005.
  9. ↑ Partain, Amy (23 October 2004). "Injury Leads To Unexpected End To Pairs Competition". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on 4 December 2004.
  10. ↑ "Totmianina was motionless for five minutes". Associated Press (ESPN). 24 October 2004. Archived from the original on 1 January 2005.
  11. ↑ "Tatiana Totmianina Released From Mercy Hospital". U.S. Figure Skating. 24 October 2004. Archived from the original on 4 December 2004.
  12. ↑ "Totmianina doesn't remember fall". Associated Press (The Canadian Press / TSN). 25 October 2004. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012.
  13. ↑ Shablinskaya, Olga (8 December 2010). Максим Маринин: "Мы с женой о работе не говорим" [Maxim Marinin: My wife and I never discuss work]. aif.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 23 December 2011.
  14. ↑ "Russian pair defends skating title". Associated Press (USA Today.com). 26 January 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  15. ↑ Zanca, Salvatore (17 January 2006). "Russians lead pairs, trail in ice dance". Associated Press (USA Today.com). Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  16. 1 2 Golinsky, Reut (6 August 2014). "Maxim Marinin: "My priorities are my family and my work"". Golden Skate.
  17. ↑ Naborshchikova, Svetlana (15 December 2008). Балерина Наталья Сомова и фигурист Максим Маринин: "Шоу "Балет со звездами" вряд ли появится" [Ballerina Natalia Somova and skater Maxim Marinin : A show "Ballet with the Stars " is unlikely] (in Russian). izvestia.ru. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  18. ↑ Castellaro, Barbara (29 October 2012). "Tatjana Totmianina – Maksim Marinin "Siamo stati Romeo e Giulietta per conquistare l’oro"" [Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin: "We became Romeo and Juliet to win gold]. ArtOnIce.it (in Italian).
  19. 1 2 3 "Tatiana TOTMIANINA / Maxim MARININ: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 July 2005.
  20. ↑ "Tatiana TOTMIANINA / Maxim MARININ: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2004.
  21. 1 2 3 "Tatiana TOTMIANINA / Maxim MARININ: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 December 2003.
  22. ↑ "2003 Skate Canada: Highlights". GoldenSkate. 3 November 2003.
  23. ↑ "Tatiana TOTMIANINA / Maxim MARININ: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 April 2003.
  24. 1 2 3 "Tatiana TOTMIANINA / Maxim MARININ: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
  25. 1 2 3 "Tatiana TOTMIANINA / Maxim MARININ: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2001.

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