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Vladislav Dikidzhi
Russian figure skater From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vladislav Maksimovich Dikidzhi (born August 22, 2004) is a Russian figure skater competing in men's singles.[1] He is the 2025 Russian national champion and 2024 Russian national silver medalist.
He has landed quadruple Axels in practice.[2]
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Personal life
Dikidzhi was born on August 22, 2004 in Saint Petersburg, Russia to a Russian mother and a Bulgarian father with Turkish roots. In Turkish, Dikidzhi's last name means "tailor." He also has a younger sister, Valeria.[3][4][5][6]
In February 2024, Dikidzhi was nearly stabbed while riding a metro in Saint Petersburg after an intoxicated man suddenly grabbed him held a knife to his throat after demanding that Dikidzhi give up his seat. Fortunately, Dikidzhi was able to fend off the attacker and flee the scene. Although he reported the incident to Russian police, all charges against the attacker were ultimately dropped.[6]
His figure skating idol is Nathan Chen.[4][5][6]
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Early career
Dikidzhi began figure skating at the age of four. His first coach was Tatiana Petrova, who trained him at the Nevsky Ice Skating School. At the age of ten, Dikidzhi transferred to the Zvezdny Led Skating School, where Oleg Tataurov became his coach.[6]
He made his national debut at the 2019 Russian Junior Championships, where he finished in sixteenth place. Dikidzhi then subsequently went on to place fourteenth at the 2020 Russian Junior Championships and sixth at the 2021 Russian Junior Championships.[7]
2021–22 season
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Making his international debut on the junior level at the 2021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, Dikidzhi won the gold medal. He then went on to make his senior national debut at the 2022 Russian Championships, where he finished in eleventh place.[7]
Dikidzhi subsequently closed the season by placing ninth at the 2022 Russian Junior Championships.[7]
2022–23 season
Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the International Skating Union barred all Russian figure skaters from competing at international competitions. Dikidzhi was therefore only able to compete at Russian domestic events.[8]
During that season, he placed fifth at the 2023 Russian Junior Championships.[7]
2023–24 season
Making his senior debut on the Russian Grand Prix series, Dikidzhi won gold at the 2023 Russian Grand Prix Stage 4 and at the Russian Grand Prix Stage 6.[7] He followed up these results by winning the silver medal at the 2024 Russian Championships behind Evgeni Semenenko.[9]
Dividzhi then concluded the season by winning the bronze medal at the 2024 Russian Grand Prix Final.[7]
2024–25 season
Dikidzhi opened the season by winning gold at the 2024 Russian Grand Prix Stage 2 and at the 2024 Russian Grand Prix Stage 5.[7]
In December, he competed at the 2025 Russian Championships. After placing sixth in the short program, Dikidzhi won the free skate segment and ultimately won the gold medal overall. He then finished the season by placing fourth at the 2025 Russian Grand Prix Final.[7]
2025–26 season
In May 2025, the International Skating Union (ISU) announced that Dikidzhi as well as Petr Gumennik had both been approved as Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN), making them both eligible to compete at the 2025 ISU Olympic Qualifying Competition to vie for a spot to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[10] The Figure Skating Federation of Russia selected Gumennik to compete and Dikidzhi as the reserve.[11]
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