# Dmytro Palamarchuk

Dmytro Palamarchuk (born December 17, 1979) is a Ukrainian figure skating coach and retired pair skater. With former partner Julia Obertas, he is a two-time World Junior champion (1998, 1999) and two-time Junior Grand Prix Final champion.

## Career

Dmytro began his career as a singles skater for Ukraine, he later switched to pairs. In December 1997, Obertas/Palamarchuk won gold at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. They had ranked fourth in the short program and first in the free skate. In March 1998, they received the gold medal at the 1997–98 ISU Junior Series Final in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Obertas/Palamarchuk ranked first in both segments on their way to gold at the 1999 World Junior Championships, held in November 1998 in Zagreb, Croatia. In March 1999, they won the 1998–99 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
At the 2000 World Championships, Obertas/Palamarchuk were 10th after the short program but during the free skate Palamarchuk caught an edge (right skate) while executing an overhead lift with Obertas – she was uninjured in the resulting fall but he hit his head on the ice. No medical attention was immediately offered at the event in Nice, France. Palamarchuk lay on the ice for several minutes before getting up and leaving the ice on his own but then lost consciousness and was taken to hospital – no damage was found but he was kept overnight for observation. Their partnership dissolved after that.
Palamarchuk competed three seasons with Tatiana Chuvaeva. They represented Ukraine at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, finishing 16th.
Palamarchuk skated with Alexandra Tetenko in the 2005–06 season before retiring from competition. He works as a skating coach in Plano, Texas. He is a World, US and International coach. Palamarchuk is also a former ISU Technical Specialist for Ukraine.

## Programs

(with Chuvaeva)
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2002–2003 | Habanera by Georges Bizet (modern version) | Scenes for a Night's Dream by Genesis performed by The London Symphony Orchestra |
| 2000–2002 | Harlem Nocturne by Earle Hagen Samba by R. Chiras Max Greger Orchestra | "A Lover's Concerto" by Sandy Linzer Who Wants to Live Forever by Queen Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Series / Junior Grand Prix

### With Tetenko

National :
| Event | 2005–2006 |
| Ukrainian Championships | 3rd |

### With Chuvaeva

International :
| Event | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 |
| Winter Olympics | | 16th | |
| World Champ. | | 16th | |
| European Champ. | | 6th | 10th |
| GP Skate America | | | 8th |
| GP Skate Canada | | | 9th |
| GP Sparkassen Cup | | 6th | |
| GP Trophée Lalique | | | 9th |
| Finlandia Trophy | | | 1st |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | | 5th | |
| International: Junior ||||
| World Junior Champ. | 12th | | |
| National ||||
| Ukrainian Champ. | 3rd | 1st | 1st |

### With Obertas

International :
| Event | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 99–2000 |
| World Champ. | | | 11th | WD |
| European Champ. | | 7th | 6th | 6th |
| GP Skate Canada | | | | 5th |
| GP Trophée Lalique | | | | 7th |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | | | | 3rd |
| Skate Israel | | | | 1st |
| International: Junior |||||
| World Junior Champ. | | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
| JGP Final | | 1st | 1st | |
| JGP France | | | 1st | |
| JGP Germany | | 2nd | | |
| JGP Ukraine | | 1st | 1st | |
| National |||||
| Ukrainian Champ. | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd |
| Ukrainian Jr. Champ. | 4th | | | |