Rashid Kadyrkaev

Infobox Figure skater
title= Rashid Kadyrkaev


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country= URS
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formerpartner=Elena Kvitchenko,
Marina Nikitiuk
formercoach=Tamara Moskvina,
Igor Moskvin,
Valeri Tyukov
retired= 1989

Rashid Kadyrkaev ( _ru. Рашид Кадыркаев, born in Uzbek SSR) is an Uzbeki retired pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union.

Career

Kadyrkaev first had success internationally skating with Marina Nikitiuk. They were coached by Valeri Tyukov. Nikitiuk & Kadyrkaev won the silver medal at the 1980 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and the bronze medal at the 1981 Junior Worlds.

In 1982, coach Stanislav Zhuk broke up their partnership and partnered Kadyrkaev with Marina Cherkasova. However, that partnership did not last and Kadyrkaev moved to Leningrad to skate with Elena Kvitchenko.

Kvitchenko & Kadyrkaev were coached by Tamara Moskvina and Igor Moskvin. During their career, they won the 1987 Winter Universiade and competed at both the World Figure Skating Championships and European Figure Skating Championships. They were the 1989 Soviet Figure Skating Championships silver medalists. They turned professional in 1989 and toured with the Ice Capades.

Kadyrkaev now works as a coach in the United States. Among his current and former students are Tamar Katz [ [http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00006326.HTM Crystal Report Viewer ] ] and Igor Matsipura [ [http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008194.htm Biography ] ] .

Competitive highlights

(with Kvitchenko)

(with Nikitiuk)

References

* [http://www.pairsonice.net/record.php?f=Nikitiuk&m=Kadyrkaev Marina Nikitiuk & Rashid Kadyrkaev at pairs on ice]
* [http://www.pairsonice.net/record.php?f=Kvitchenko&m=Kadyrkaev Elena Kvitchenko & Rashid Kadyrkaev at pairs on ice]

Persondata
NAME=Kadyrkaev, Rashid
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Рашид Кадыркаев
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Russian figure skater
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PLACE OF BIRTH=Uzbek SSR
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