Julia Vorobieva

Julia Valeryevna Vorobieva (Russian: Юлия Валерьевна Воробьёва; born 25 June 1974) is a Russian-Azerbaijani retired figure skater who competed for the Soviet Union and Azerbaijan.^[1] She was a two-time Soviet national champion. She placed 7th at the 1991 European Championships and 10th at the 1991 World Championships for the Soviet Union, and 14th at the 1992 Winter Olympics for the Unified Team. In 1993, Vorobieva began competing for Azerbaijan. She appeared at the 1998 Winter Olympics, placing 16th. In September 2000, she began training and coaching in Odintsovo, near Moscow.^[2]

Julia Vorobieva
Full name	Julia Valeryevna Vorobieva
Other names	Vorobiova/Vorobyova
Born	(1974-06-25) 25 June 1974 (age 50) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Azerbaijan (1993–2001)  Russia (1992)  CIS (1992)  Soviet Union (1989–1992)
Skating club	Central Army Sport Club, Baku
Began skating	1978
Retired	2002

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2000–2001 [2]	Murder at the Cotton Club by E. Key Ekstrand	You should be so Lucky by Maxwell Street Klezmer Band

Results

For the Soviet Union, Unified Team, and Russia

International
Event	1989–90 (URS)	1990–91 (URS)	1991–92 (URS/CIS)	1992–93 (RUS)
Winter Olympics			14th
World Champ.		10th	26th
European Champ.		7th	8th
International de Paris			7th
NHK Trophy			6th
International: Junior
Piruetten	3rd
National
Russian Champ.				2nd
Soviet Champ.		1st	1st

For Azerbaijan

International[2]
Event	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01
Olympics					16th
Worlds	29th		9th	21st	11th	17th	31st	43rd
Europeans	18th		9th	14th	9th	15th		23rd
GP Lalique							10th
GP Nations Cup				5th	5th
GP NHK Trophy				3rd	10th	6th	9th
GP Skate Canada				4th		8th
Finlandia				2nd
Golden Spin							4th
Karl Schäfer					3rd
Skate Israel				2nd	2nd	2nd	10th
National[2]
Azerbaijani							1st

References

1. Mittan, J. Barry (1996). "The Lady from Azerbaijan". Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
2. "Julia VOROBIEVA: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 June 2001.

External links

• Julia Vorobieva at the International Skating Union
• Julia Valeryevna Vorobieva (in Russian)

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