Vladimir Futas
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Vladimir Futas is a Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

n figure skater who has competed internationally as a single skater
Single skating
Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

 and a pair skater
Pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

.

Career

As a single skater, he competed internationally on the junior and senior levels, with the highest international senior-level placement of 7th at the 1997 Ondrej Nepela Memorial
1997 Ondrej Nepela Memorial
The 1997 Ondrej Nepela Memorial was the Ondrej Nepela Memorial competition of the 1997–1998 season. It was the 5th Ondrej Nepela Memorial to be held. It is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition, held in Bratislava, Slovakia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's...

.

He competed with pairs partner Diana Riskova
Diana Riskova
Diana Riskova is a Slovakian pair skater. She competed with pairs partner Vladimir Futas. Together, they are the 2001 Slovakian national silver medalists and Ondrej Nepela Memorial silver medalists.-Programs:...

 through the 2000-2001 season. They are the 2001 Slovakian silver medalists.

Between 2001 and 2003, he competed with Maria Guerassimenko
Maria Guerassimenko
Maria Guerassimenko is a pair skater who competed internationally for Slovakia. Between 2001 and 2003, she competed with Vladimir Futáš. They are the 2003 Slovakian national champions and placed 18th at the 2003 World Figure Skating Championships.-Programs:-Competitive highlights:-References:...

. They are the 2003 Slovakian national champions and placed 18th at the 2003 World Figure Skating Championships
2003 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. This event is considered the most prestigious of the ISU Championships...

.

Between 2003 and 2005, he competed with Milica Brozovic
Milica Brozovic
Milica Brozovic is a pair skater who competed internationally representing Russia and Slovakia....

. They are the 2004 Slovakian national champions and competed at two ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Elite figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...

 events.

In the 2005-2006 season, he briefly competed with Oľga Beständigová
Olga Beständigová
Oľga Beständigová is a Slovak pair skater. She competed with her brother Jozef Beständig. She retired from skating following the 2002 Winter Olympics but returned to compete with her brother again for the 2004-2005 season. She participated in the Turkish show Buzda Dans in the winters of 2006-2007...

, 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 Caravan of Light
by David Arkenstone
David Arkenstone
David Arkenstone is an American New Age musician. His music is primarily instrumental, with occasional vocalizations. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 1, 1952. He has three children—Quillon, Dashiell and Valinor—with his first wife, Julie...

 
Pinocchio (soundtrack)
2003-2004 Caravan of Light
by David Arkenstone
David Arkenstone
David Arkenstone is an American New Age musician. His music is primarily instrumental, with occasional vocalizations. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 1, 1952. He has three children—Quillon, Dashiell and Valinor—with his first wife, Julie...

 
First and Second Piano Concerto
by Sergei Rachmaninov 


(with Guerassimenko)
Season Short program Free skating
2002-2003 Music
by Sergei Rachmaninov 
Quidam
Quidam
Quidam is the ninth stage show produced by Cirque du Soleil. It premiered in April 1996 and has now been watched by millions of spectators around the world...

 
from Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil , is a Canadian entertainment company, self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy...

 
by Benoit Jutras
Benoît Jutras
Benoît Jutras is a Canadian composer known for his unique style of music, which usually includes erhus, bagpipes, and other exotic instruments. His most widely known works are the scores he has written for Cirque du Soleil, including O, Mystère, Quidam, and La Nouba...

 


(with Riskova)
Season Short program Free skating
2001-2002 Fur Elise
Für Elise
Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor for solo piano, commonly known as "Für Elise" , is one of Ludwig van Beethoven's most popular compositions. It is usually classified as a bagatelle, but it is also sometimes referred to as an Albumblatt.- History :The score was not published until 1867, 40 years after...

 
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...

Music from Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil , is a Canadian entertainment company, self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy...

 
by René Dupére
René Dupéré
René Dupéré is a Québécois composer from Mont-Joli, Québec, Canada.- Biography :Dupéré is best known as the composer and arranger of music for contemporary circus productions by the Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil...


Pair skating career

(with Beständigová)
Competition 2005-2006
Karl Shafer Memorial  11th


(with Brozovic)
Competition 2003-2004 2004-2005
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...

 
15th
European Championships
European Figure Skating Championships
The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...

 
14th
Slovak Championships
Slovak Figure Skating Championships
The Slovak Figure Skating Championships are the figure skating national championships held annually to crown the national champions of Slovakia. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing across the levels of senior , junior, and novice...

 
1st 2nd
Skate Canada International
Skate Canada International
The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by Skate Canada. It is the second competition of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: Ladies' singles, Men's...

 
9th
NHK Trophy
NHK Trophy
The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....

 
8th
Ondrej Nepela Memorial
Ondrej Nepela Memorial
The Ondrej Nepela Memorial is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Slovakia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing. In some years, some disciplines have not been held....

 
2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy
Nebelhorn Trophy
The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....

 
8th 6th
Golden Spin of Zagreb
Golden Spin of Zagreb
The Golden Spin of Zagreb is an annual senior-level figure skating competition, held yearly in Zagreb, Croatia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although, in some years, not every discipline was included in the program.The 2001...

 
4th


(with Guerassimenko)
Competition 2001-2002 2002-2003
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...

 
18th
European Championships
European Figure Skating Championships
The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...

 
14th 11th
Slovak Championships
Slovak Figure Skating Championships
The Slovak Figure Skating Championships are the figure skating national championships held annually to crown the national champions of Slovakia. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing across the levels of senior , junior, and novice...

 
2nd 1st
Ondrej Nepela Memorial
Ondrej Nepela Memorial
The Ondrej Nepela Memorial is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Slovakia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing. In some years, some disciplines have not been held....

 
1st
Golden Spin of Zagreb
Golden Spin of Zagreb
The Golden Spin of Zagreb is an annual senior-level figure skating competition, held yearly in Zagreb, Croatia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although, in some years, not every discipline was included in the program.The 2001...

 
2nd
Finlandia Trophy
Finlandia Trophy
The Finlandia Trophy is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition, held in Finland. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating and ice dancing, although not every discipline has been included in every year...

 
5th


(with Rišková)
Competition 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01
World Junior Championships
World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...

 
13th 12th 15th
Slovak Championships
Slovak Figure Skating Championships
The Slovak Figure Skating Championships are the figure skating national championships held annually to crown the national champions of Slovakia. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing across the levels of senior , junior, and novice...

 
1st J. 1st J. 1st J. 1st J. 2nd
Ondrej Nepela Memorial
Ondrej Nepela Memorial
The Ondrej Nepela Memorial is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Slovakia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing. In some years, some disciplines have not been held....

 
2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Germany
ISU Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...

 
9th 5th
Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic
2000-2001 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 2000–2001 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the fourth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters...

 
2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Norway
1999-2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the third season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters....

 
5th
Junior Grand Prix, Slovenia
1999-2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the third season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters....

 
4th
Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia
1998-1999 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 1998–1999 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the second season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters...

 
4th

Single skating career

Competition 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999
Winter Universiade  16th
Ondrej Nepela Memorial
Ondrej Nepela Memorial
The Ondrej Nepela Memorial is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Slovakia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing. In some years, some disciplines have not been held....

 
12th 7th
ISU Junior Grand Prix, Germany  18th
Czech Skate 8th
ISU Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia  6th
Gardena Spring Trophy
Gardena Spring Trophy
The Gardena Spring Trophy is an annual international figure skating competition. It is held every spring in Val Gardena in Italy. Since its inception in 1990, it has been a junior-level competition. In 2006, it added a novice level competition...

5th J.
  • J = Junior level
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