Julia Obertas

Julia Obertas
Obertas in 2005.
Full nameJulia Nikolayevna Obertas (birth)
Other namesJulia Horak (married)
Born (1984-06-19) 19 June 1984 (age 40)
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
CountryRussia (after 2000)
Ukraine (until 2000)
Began skating1989
Retired2008
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Pairs
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Turin Pairs
Representing  Ukraine
Junior Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 1998–99 Detroit Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1997–98 Lausanne Pairs
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Julia Nikolayevna Obertas, married name: Horak (Russian: Юлия Николаевна Обертас, Ukrainian: Юлія Обертас; born 19 June 1984) is a former pair skater who represented Ukraine until 2000 and then Russia until the end of her career. She is best known for her partnership with Sergei Slavnov, with whom she competed from 2003 to 2007. They are the 2005 European silver medalists. Earlier, she competed with Alexei Sokolov for Russia and Dmytro Palamarchuk for Ukraine. With Palamarchuk, she became a two-time (1998–1999) World Junior champion.