Julia Zlobina

Zlobina/Sitnikov at the2012 Worlds
Personal information
Full name	Julia Sergeyevna Zlobina
Born	(1989-06-28)28 June 1989 (age 36) 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 Representing Azerbaijan Figure skating:Ice dancing Winter Universiade 2013 Trentino Ice dancing

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

Zlobina and Sitnikov teamed up in June 2001.^[1] Early in their career, they represented Russia and were coached by Igor Gavrin and later Olga Riabinina.^[2] In 2005, they moved with Riabinina from Kirov toRostov-on-Don.^[3][4] In 2006, Zlobina/Sitnikov won the bronze medal in Hungary and gold in the Czech Republic on theJunior Grand Prix circuit. Their final international event representing Russia was the2008 Nebelhorn Trophy, where they finished 5th. In May 2009, they moved with Riabinina toMoscow and joinedElena Kustarova andSvetlana Alexeeva's group. In the 2009–10 season, Zlobina/Sitnikov made no international appearances but competed at theRussian Championships, where they finished 5th.

Zlobina/Sitnikov decided to representAzerbaijan and made their first appearance for the country at the2011 Estonian Championships, competing as guests.^[1] In mid-2011, they switched to another Moscow-based coaching team,Alexander Zhulin and Oleg Volkov, with Zhulin also serving as their choreographer.^[1][5] In the2011–12 season, Zlobina/Sitnikov won the bronze medal at the2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial and 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 the2012–13 season by taking gold atIce Star in Belarus and then silver at the2012 Nebelhorn Trophy.^[6][7] 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 Championships and qualified a spot for Azerbaijan in the ice dancing event at the2014 Winter Olympics.

Zlobina/Sitnikov changed coaches before the 2013–14 season, joiningIgor Shpilband andAlexei Gorshkov inNovi, Michigan.^[8] They had a weak start to their season, placing eighth at the2013 Skate America but 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.

(with Sitnikov)

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