Ivan Dinev
Native nameИван Динев
Born (1978-11-08) November 8, 1978 (age 45)
Sofia, People's Republic of Bulgaria
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryBulgaria
Skating clubSports Club Ivan Dinev
Retired2006
Medal record
Figure skating: Men's singles
Representing  Bulgaria
Junior Grand Prix Final
Silver medal – second place 1997–98 Lausanne Men's singles

Ivan Dinev (Bulgarian: Иван Динев; born November 8, 1978) is a Bulgarian former competitive figure skater. He is a three-time Grand Prix medalist, an 11-time Bulgarian national champion, and competed at three Olympics.

Career

In the 1997–98 season, Dinev won two gold medals on the ISU Junior Series and qualified for the Final where he took the silver medal. He competed at his first Olympics in 1998, finishing 11th.

At the 1999 World Championships, Dinev became the first Bulgarian skater to land a quadruple toe loop in competition.[1] He won bronze at the 1999 Trophée Lalique, becoming the first skater from his country to medal at a Grand Prix event.[1]

At the 2000 Sparkassen Cup, Dinev's blade broke during a warmup before the free skate; he bought a replacement of a different brand and finished 5th.[1] He went on to win bronze at two other GP events, the 2001 Cup of Russia and 2001 NHK Trophy.

Dinev trained in Sofia, Bulgaria until the end of the 2001–02 season.[2] He finished 13th at his second Olympics in 2002. Dinev then moved to Lake Arrowhead, California, to work with Rafael Arutyunyan.[3] He missed his 2002 Grand Prix events due to a broken leg.[3] From 2004 to 2005, he was coached by Igor Pashkevich in Los Angeles and Sofia.[4][5]

In the 2005–06 season, Dinev was coached by Angela Nikodinov.[6] He competed at his third Olympics, finishing 17th, and retired from competition at the end of the season.

Dinev and Nikodinov coach together in Harbor City, California. Together, they coached Kaitlyn Nguyen, who won the 2017 U.S. junior ladies' title.[7] He and Nikidinov now coaches at the Lakewood Ice Skating Club in Lakewood, California, alongside Derrick Delmore.[8] His other students have included Starr Andrews, Zhu Yi, and Soho Lee.[9][10][11]

Personal life

Dinev was born on November 8, 1978, in Sofia, Bulgaria.[3] His son, Ivan Jr., from his first marriage was born in spring 2002.[3] He is currently married to Angela Nikodinov, an American of Bulgarian descent. Their daughter was born in May 2012.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2004–05
[6][5]
  • Typewriter
2003–04
[4]
  • Kismet
    by G.-Y. Westerhoff
    performed by Bond
2002–03
[3]
  • Bolero
    by Frederico and Francesco Monteriori and Orchestra
  • Kismet
    by G.-Y. Westerhoff
    performed by Bond
2001–02
[2]
  • Spring in Buenos Aires
    by Astor Piazzolla
    arranged by P. Nicholson
  • Two Worlds
    (Bulgarian musical performance)
    by G. Andreev
2000–01
[1]
  • Music
    by Afro Celt Sound System

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Series (Junior Grand Prix)

International[12]
Event 91–92 92–93 93–94 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 11th 13th 17th
Worlds 28th 43rd 33rd 23rd 21st 14th 18th 12th 17th 14th 15th 13th 19th
Europeans 26th 26th 17th 21st 11th 9th 10th 6th 5th 7th 7th 16th 18th 11th
GP Final 6th
GP Lalique/Bompard 3rd 6th
GP Cup of China 7th
GP Cup of Russia 4th 5th 4th 3rd 9th
GP NHK Trophy 3rd 8th
GP Skate America 10th
GP Skate Canada 4th
GP Sparkassen 5th
Finlandia Trophy 5th 7th 7th
Schäfer Memorial 3rd
International: Junior[12]
Junior Worlds 21st 11th 5th
JGP Final 2nd
JGP Bulgaria 1st
JGP Slovakia 1st
National[12]
Bulgarian Champ. 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ivan DINEV: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 17, 2001.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b "Ivan DINEV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 13, 2002.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e "Ivan DINEV: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 3, 2003.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ a b "Ivan DINEV: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 5, 2004.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ a b "Ivan DINEV: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 5, 2005.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ a b "Ivan DINEV: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 28, 2006.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ McKinnis, Mimi (January 20, 2017). "Nguyen rallies from third to win junior ladies title". IceNetwork.com.
  8. ^ "Skating Staff Guide". Lakewood Ice. Lakewood Ice. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Starr Andrews: 2020/21". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Soho Lee: 2023/24". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Yi Zhu: 2019/20". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  12. ^ a b c "Ivan DINEV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

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