Artur Valeryevich Dmitriev was born on 21 January 1968 to Russian parents in Bila Tserkva, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union. From 1992 to 2006, Dmitriev was married to rhythmic gymnast Tatiana Druchinina. Their son, Artur Junior, was born on 7 September 1992 in Saint St. Petersburg, Russia.
Dmitriev began skating in 1975. He teamed up with Natalia Mishkutionok around 1986. They were coached by Tamara Moskvina in Saint St. Petersburg and their choreographers were Alexander Matveev with Moskvina.
They represented the Unified Team, the sports team of the former Soviet Union during the 1992 Olympics, but represented Russia in 1994.
Mishkutionok decided to retire from competition in 1994. They were coached by Moskvina at Yubileyny Sports Palace in Saint St. Petersburg.
Their choreographers were Alexander Matveev, David Avdish, and Moskvina. Early in their partnership, Kazakova/Dmitriev missed six months when she injured her legal
The pair retired from competition but continued to skate in shows.
Despite being close competitive rivals, he was friends with both Grinkov and Sikharulidze. He helped Moskvina coach Sikharulidze even while they were competing against each other. Dmitriev later became a coach.
He spent a few years coaching at Hackensack, New Jersey"s Ice House.
Dmitriev began coaching at Yubileyny in the mid-2000s, working alongside Kazakova and Moskvina and coaching Katarina Gerboldt / Alexander Enbert among others In March 2012, Dmitriev said he would move to Moscow and coach at the UOR 4 Moscow Gomelski Academy at the Mechta rink (Russian: УОР №4 им АЯГомельского, "Мечта").
He works with Natalia Pavlova in Moscow. With Mishkutionok
Professional
With Kazakova
CS: Champions Series (later Grand Prix).
He is a two-time Olympic champion, having won gold with Natalia Mishkutionok in 1992 and with Oksana Kazakova in 1998. He and Mishkutionok also won Olympic silver in 1994. Along with Irina Rodnina, Dmitriev is the only pair skater to win the Olympics with two different partners. They won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics, and the silver at the 1994 Olympics behind Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov. Mishkutionok/Dmitriev won the World Figure Skating Championships and the European Championships in 1991 and 1992. They won the 1996 European Championships and bronze at the 1997 World Championships. In 1998, they won the Olympic title in Nagano, Japan. This made Dmitriev the first male skater to win the pairs event twice with different partners.
