Vladimir Futáš

Vladimir Futáš

Brozovic and Futas in 2004
Personal information
Country represented Slovakia
Born (1979-08-20) 20 August 1979
Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Home town Košice, Slovakia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Former partner Oľga Beständigová
Milica Brozovic
Diana Rišková
Maria Guerassimenko
Former coach Vladimir Dvojnikov
Skating club SKP Bratislava

Vladimir Futáš (born 20 August 1979) is a figure skater who competed internationally as a single skater and pair skater for Slovakia.

Career

As a single skater, Vladimir Futáš competed internationally on the junior and senior levels, with the highest international senior-level placement of 7th at the 1997 Ondrej Nepela Memorial.

He competed with pairs partner Diana Rišková through the 2000-2001 season. They are the 2001 Slovakian silver medalists.

Between 2001 and 2003, he competed with Maria Guerassimenko. They are the 2003 Slovakian national champions and placed 18th at the 2003 World Figure Skating Championships.

He teamed up with Milica Brozovic in spring 2003.[1] They are the 2004 Slovakian national champions and competed at two ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating events.

In the 2005-2006 season, he briefly competed with Oľga Beständigová, placing 11th at the 2005 Karl Shafer Memorial, the Olympic qualifier. They did not qualify an entry to the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Programs

With Brozovic

Season Short program Free skating
2004–2005[2] Caravan of Light
by David Arkenstone 		Pinocchio (soundtrack)
2003–2004 Caravan of Light
by David Arkenstone 		First and Second Piano Concerto
by Sergei Rachmaninov

With Guerassimenko

Season Short program Free skating
2002–2003[3] Music
by Sergei Rachmaninov 		Quidam
from Cirque du Soleil
by Benoit Jutras

With Rišková

Season Short program Free skating
2000–2001[4] Fur Elise
by Ludwig van Beethoven		 Music from Cirque du Soleil
by René Dupéré

Competitive highlights

With Beständigová

Competition 2005–2006
Karl Schafer Memorial 11th

With Brozovic

Competition 2003–2004 2004–2005
World Championships 15th
European Championships 14th
Slovak Championships 1st 2nd
Skate Canada 9th
NHK Trophy 8th
Ondrej Nepela Memorial 2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy 8th 6th
Golden Spin of Zagreb 4th

With Guerassimenko

Competition 2001–2002 2002–2003
World Championships 18th
European Championships 14th 11th
Slovak Championships 2nd 1st
Ondrej Nepela Memorial 1st
Golden Spin of Zagreb 2nd
Finlandia Trophy 5th

With Rišková

Competition 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01
World Junior Championships 13th 12th 15th
Slovak Championships 1st J. 1st J. 1st J. 1st J. 2nd
Ondrej Nepela Memorial 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Germany 9th 5th
Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Norway 5th
Junior Grand Prix, Slovenia 4th
Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia 4th

Single skating

Competition 1996–1997 1997–1998 1998–1999
Winter Universiade 16th[5]
Ondrej Nepela Memorial 12th[6] 7th[7]
ISU Junior Grand Prix, Germany 18th[8]
Czech Skate 8th[9]
ISU Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia 6th[10]
Gardena Spring Trophy 5th J.[11]
J. = Junior level

References

  1. ↑ Mittan, Barry (2004-12-05). "Slovak Pair Tests New ISU Costume Rules". Skate Today.
  2. ↑ "Milica BROZOVIC / Vladimir FUTAS: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2012-05-05.
  3. ↑ "Maria GUERASSIMENKO / Vladimir FUTAS: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2010-03-30.
  4. ↑ "Diana RISKOVA / Vladimir FUTAS: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2010-03-29.
  5. ↑ 1999 Winter Universiade
  6. ↑ Memoriál Ondreja Nepelu 1996
  7. ↑ 1997 Ondrej Nepela Memorial
  8. ↑ 1997 Blue Swords / Pokal der Blauen Schwerter
  9. ↑ 1997 Czech Skate, Josef Dedic Memorial
  10. ↑ 1997 Grand Prize SNP
  11. ↑ 1997 Gardena Spring Trophy
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