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Olympic medal record
Figure skating
Gold	2006 Turin	Pairs

Tatiana Totmianina

Tatiana, and her partner Maxim Marinin, competing at the 2004 World Championships in Dortmund, Germany.
Personal Info
Country:	Russia
Residence:	Perm, Russia
Height:	160 cm
Partner:	Maxim Marinin
Coach:	Oleg Vasiliev
Skating Club:	Yubileiny Sport Club
ISU Personal Best Scores
Short + Free Total:	204.48	2006 Olympics
Short Program:	70.12	2005 Worlds
Free Skate:	135.84	2006 Olympics

Most Recent Results:
Event	Points	Finish	Year
Olympic Winter Games	204.48	1st	2006
World Championships	198.49	1st	2005
European Championships	195.87	1st	2006
National Championships	-	1st	2005
Grand Prix Finals	193.60	1st	2005-06

Tatiana Totmianina (Russian: Татьяна Тотьмянина) (born November 2, 1981) in Perm, Russia, is a pairs figure skater and Olympic Champion.

Tatiana Totmianina and her skating partner Maxim Marinin began skating together in 1997. Both began their careers as singles skaters, and they were always noted for their superb single elements. Coached by 1984 Olympic Pairs Champion Oleg Vasiliev, Totmianina and Marinin made consistent progress on the world scene through the late 90's. They won their first major title at the 2002 European Championships, and went on to finish 4th at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Despite their success and obvious technical ability, Totmianina and Marinin were often criticized for lacking a specific identity or style in their skating. As a result, they were overshadowed throughout much of their career by more elegant and crowd-appealing pairs, particularly Yelena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, as well as Chinese icons Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo. Twice in a row they finished second at the World Championships to their Chinese rivals, then finally won gold over Shen and Zhao in 2004.

Ironically, Totmianina and Marinin garnered the most attention and won the most fans due to an incident that nearly ended their career. In November 2004, during the free skate of Skate America in Pittsburgh, Marinin lost his balance while attempting a difficult lasso lift and Tatiana slammed to the ice head first. She suffered a severe concussion and spent the night in a local hospital. Totmianina recovered from her injuries rapidly and was able to return to the ice within days. She often stated that she has no memory of the incident and this made it easy for her to return to the ice. Marinin, however, had to start seeing a sport psychologist to overcome his fears. Both admitted that Marinin's fears were so great that it was nearly impossible for them to continue skating.

Four months later, they returned to the World Championships, held in Moscow, Russia. They won the short program, posting the highest total score ever under the new scoring system. They then conquered their fears and skated the same free program flawlessly, with the same dreaded lift. Their total score was well over 200 points, and they won their second consecutive World title easily.

Totmianina and Marinin dominated World competition from that point onward. They won their fifth consecutive European Championship in 2006. With their rivals Shen and Zhao recovering from a debilitating injury, Totmianina and Marinin were the clear favorites for Olympic gold in Turin, Italy. They won the gold and retired from the amateur ranks soon after.

Totmianina and Marinin are currently on tour with the Champions on Ice show, with other notable skaters Michelle Kwan, Evgeny Plushenko, and Viktor Petrenko, among others.

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with Marinin

Event/Season	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
Russian Championships	6th	5th	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	WD
European Championships	-	-	5th	5th	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
World Championships	-	-	7th	6th	5th	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	-
Winter Olympics	-	-	-	-	-	4th	-	-	-	1st
Grand Prix Final	-	-	-	-	-	-	1st	2nd	-	1st
Skate America	-	-	7th	-	3rd	3rd	1st	-	WD	-
Skate Canada Int.	-	-	-	-	-	2nd	1st	1st	-	-
Sparkassen Cup	-	-	-	-	3rd	-	-	-	-	-
Trophee Lalique/Eric Bompard	-	-	5th	2nd	-	4th	1st	2nd	1st	-
Cup of Russia	-	5th	6th	3rd	6th	-	-	1st	1st	-

• List of Olympic medalists in figure skating

• Michael Collins Enterprises Totmianina & Marinin Page
• ISU Biography Page