Rinat Farkhoutdinov
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Rinat Farkhoutdinov is a Russian ice dancer who competed internationally for Japan
. With partner Nakako Tsuzuki
, he is a three-time Japanese national champion
and competed three times at the Four Continents and World Championships
. They were unable to compete during the latter half of the 2001/2002 Olympic season due to an injury to Tsuzuki. Their partnership ended following that season. Farkhoutdinov now works as a coach and choreographer. He has coached Julia Golovina
& Oleg Voiko
, among others.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. With partner Nakako Tsuzuki
Nakako Tsuzuki
is a Japanese retired ice dancer. She is a multiple Japanese national champion and national medalist with four partners. She has competed with Kazu Nakamura, Yuri Razguliaiev, Rinat Farkhoutinov, and Kenji Miyamoto. She retired following the 2005/2006 season....
, he is a three-time Japanese national champion
Japan Figure Skating Championships
The Japan or All-Japan Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Japan. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although not every discipline has been held...
and competed three times at the Four Continents and World Championships
World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...
. They were unable to compete during the latter half of the 2001/2002 Olympic season due to an injury to Tsuzuki. Their partnership ended following that season. Farkhoutdinov now works as a coach and choreographer. He has coached Julia Golovina
Julia Golovina
Julia Golovina is a Ukrainian ice dancer. She competes with Oleg Voiko. They are the 2003 Ukrainian national champions. They competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics, placing 21st and 23rd, respectively...
& Oleg Voiko
Oleg Voiko
Oleg Voiko is a Ukrainian ice dancer. With former partner Julia Golovina, he is the 2003 Ukrainian national champion. They competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics, placing 21st and 23rd, respectively...
, among others.