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Maxim Victorovich Marinin (Максим Викторович Маринин, born March 23, 1977) in Volgograd, Russia, is a figure skater and an Olympic Champion.

Biography

Maxim and his skating partner Tatiana Totmianina are one of the best figure skating teams in the world today. They began skating together in 1996.

They won the pairs' World Figure Skating Championship title two times (2004, 2005) and they are five-time European champions (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006). They are coached by Oleg Vasiliev.

2006 Totmianina/Marinin won the gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, continuing the Russian domination of the sport in the Olympics, with either a Russian or Soviet pair winning gold every year since 1960. Totmianina and Marinin announced that the 2006 games will be their last competition.

Marinin was born in Volgograd, Russia, and began skating at age four.

Gold Medal Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin

Feb 11 2006 Pairs Short Program: 68.64 points (Rank 1)

Feb 13 2006 Pairs Free Skating: 135.84 points (Rank 1)

Total score: 204.48 points (Rank 1)

|residence= Chicago, Illinois |caption= |height= 187 cm |weight= |partner= Tatiana Totmianina |coach= Oleg Vasiliev |skating club= Yubileiny Sport Club |turned pro= |combined total= 204.48 |combined date= 2006 Olympics |SP score= 70.12 |SP date= 2005 Worlds |FS score= 135.84 |FS date= 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

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