Vakhtang Murvanidze

Vakhtang Murvanidze
Personal information
Country represented	Georgia
Born	13 October 1979 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Former coach	Craig Maurizi Alexander Zhulin Elena Tchaikovskaia Vladimir Kotin
Skating club	Dinamo Tbilisi
Former training locations	New Jersey Moscow
Began skating	1983
Retired	2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	173.29 2003 Skate America
Short program	57.60 2003 Skate America
Free skate	115.69 2003 Skate America

Vakhtang Murvanidze (Georgian: ვახტანგ მურვანიძე; born October 13, 1979 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian former competitive figure skater. He is a multiple Georgian national champion and represented Georgia twice at the Olympics, in 2002 (17th) and 2006 (28th). His highest placement at the European Championships was 7th in 2003. He was the flag bearer for Georgia at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Early in his career, Murvanidze was coached by Leila Dolidze and Igor Rusakov.^[1] By 2001, he was with Elena Tchaikovskaya and Vladimir Kotin in Moscow.^[1] In spring 2003, he joined Alexander Zhulin in New Jersey.^[2][3] In his final season, 2005–06, he was coached by Craig Maurizi in New Jersey.^[4]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2005–06 [4]	Armenian folk music	West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein
2004–05 [5]	Harlem Nocturne Blues by Earle Hagen	Natural Born Killers
2003–04 [2]	Take Five by Dave Brubeck	A Little Serenade by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arranged by A. Kremer performed by Satira Orchestra of Moscow Theatre
2002–03 [6]	Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven (modern version) For Elise by Ludwig van Beethoven (modern version)	A Little Serenade by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arranged by A. Kremer performed by Satira Orchestra of Moscow Theatre
2000–02 [7][1]	Csardas	The Godfather by Nino Rota

Results

GP: Grand Prix

International[8]
Event	94–95	95–96	96–97	97–98	98–99	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03	03–04	04–05	05–06
Olympics								17th				28th
Worlds			31st	28th	17th	25th	25th	20th	21st	28th	25th
Europeans		27th	20th	26th	21st	16th	11th	16th	7th	17th	15th
GP Spark./Bofrost						9th			6th
GP Skate America									7th	6th	10th
GP Skate Canada											11th
Golden Spin							4th	3rd
Schäfer Memorial				WD			1st	2nd				3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy				19th				8th
Skate Israel						5th
International: Junior[8]
Junior Worlds	29th	30th	28th	21st	5th
EYOF			2nd
National[8]
Georgian Champ.		2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
WD: Withdrew

References

1. "Vakhtang MURVANIDZE: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001.
2. "Vakhtang MURVANIDZE: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2004.
3. Mittan, Barry (27 November 2003). "Georgia’s Murvanidze Mixes Skating with Boxing". Golden Skate.
4. "Vakhtang MURVANIDZE: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 September 2006.
5. "Vakhtang MURVANIDZE: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 February 2005.
6. "Vakhtang MURVANIDZE: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 October 2003.
7. "Vakhtang MURVANIDZE: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2002.
8. "Vakhtang MURVANIDZE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016.

External links

• Vakhtang Murvanidze at the International Skating Union