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Ivan Dinev
Ivan Dinev
Native name	Иван Динев
Born	November 8, 1978 (age 46); Sofia, People's Republic of Bulgaria
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Bulgaria
Skating club	Sports Club Ivan Dinev
Retired	2006
Medal record
Figure skating: Men's singles
Representing Bulgaria
Junior Grand Prix Final

Ivan Dinev (Bulgarian: Иван Динев; born November 8, 1978) is a Bulgarian former competitive figure skater. He is a three-time Grand Prix medalist, an 11-time Bulgarian national champion, and competed at three Olympics.

Career

In the 1997–98 season, Dinev won two gold medals on the ISU Junior Series and qualified for the Final where he took the silver medal. He competed at his first Olympics in 1998, finishing 11th.

At the 1999 World Championships, Dinev became the first Bulgarian skater to land a quadruple toe loop in competition.^[1] He won bronze at the 1999 Trophée Lalique, becoming the first skater from his country to medal at a Grand Prix event.^[1]

At the 2000 Sparkassen Cup, Dinev's blade broke during a warmup before the free skate; he bought a replacement of a different brand and finished 5th.^[1] He went on to win bronze at two other GP events, the 2001 Cup of Russia and 2001 NHK Trophy.

Dinev trained in Sofia, Bulgaria until the end of the 2001–02 season.^[2] He finished 13th at his second Olympics in 2002. Dinev then moved to Lake Arrowhead, California, to work with Rafael Arutyunyan.^[3] He missed his 2002 Grand Prix events due to a broken leg.^[3] From 2004 to 2005, he was coached by Igor Pashkevich in Los Angeles and Sofia.^[4]^[5]

In the 2005–06 season, Dinev was coached by Angela Nikodinov.^[6] He competed at his third Olympics, finishing 17th, and retired from competition at the end of the season.

Dinev and Nikodinov coach together in Harbor City, California. Together, they coached Kaitlyn Nguyen, who won the 2017 U.S. junior ladies' title.^[7] He and Nikidinov now coaches at the Lakewood Ice Skating Club in Lakewood, California, alongside Derrick Delmore.^[8] His other students have included Starr Andrews, Zhu Yi, and Soho Lee.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Personal life

Dinev was born on November 8, 1978, in Sofia, Bulgaria.^[3] His son, Ivan Jr., from his first marriage was born in spring 2002.^[3] He is currently married to Angela Nikodinov, an American of Bulgarian descent. Their daughter was born in May 2012.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2004–05 ^[6]^[5]	Typewriter	Flamenco by Jesse Cook
2003–04 ^[4]	The Feeling Begins (from Passion) by Peter Gabriel	Kismet by G.-Y. Westerhoff performed by Bond
2002–03 ^[3]	Bolero by Frederico and Francesco Monteriori and Orchestra	Kismet by G.-Y. Westerhoff performed by Bond
2001–02 ^[2]	Spring in Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzolla arranged by P. Nicholson	Two Worlds (Bulgarian musical performance) by G. Andreev
2000–01 ^[1]	Music by Afro Celt Sound System	Zorba the Greek by Mikis Theodorakis performed by the Hungarian State Orchestra

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Series (Junior Grand Prix)

International^[12]
Event	91–92	92–93	93–94	94–95	95–96	96–97	97–98	98–99	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03	03–04	04–05	05–06
Olympics							11th				13th				17th
Worlds	28th	43rd			33rd	23rd	21st	14th	18th	12th	17th	14th	15th	13th	19th
Europeans	26th	26th	17th	21st	11th	9th	10th	6th	5th	7th	7th	16th	18th		11th
GP Final											6th
GP Lalique/Bompard									3rd					6th
GP Cup of China														7th
GP Cup of Russia								4th	5th	4th	3rd		9th
GP NHK Trophy											3rd				8th
GP Skate America													10th
GP Skate Canada								4th
GP Sparkassen										5th
Finlandia Trophy									5th	7th	7th
Schäfer Memorial							3rd
International: Junior^[12]
Junior Worlds					21st	11th	5th
JGP Final							2nd
JGP Bulgaria							1st
JGP Slovakia							1st
National^[12]
Bulgarian Champ.		1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ivan DINEV: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 17, 2001.
^ ^a ^b "Ivan DINEV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 13, 2002.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Ivan DINEV: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 3, 2003.
^ ^a ^b "Ivan DINEV: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 5, 2004.
^ ^a ^b "Ivan DINEV: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 5, 2005.
^ ^a ^b "Ivan DINEV: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 28, 2006.
^ McKinnis, Mimi (January 20, 2017). "Nguyen rallies from third to win junior ladies title". IceNetwork.com.
^ "Skating Staff Guide". Lakewood Ice. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
^ "Starr Andrews: 2020/21". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Soho Lee: 2023/24". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Yi Zhu: 2019/20". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ivan DINEV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.