Julia Lebedeva
Julia Lebedeva is a former competitive figure skater who represented Russia and Armenia. Lebedeva competed for Russia until 1999, when she switched to competing for Armenia. For Armenia, she competed at the European Figure Skating Championships three times and once at the World Championships. She also represented Armenia at the 2002 Winter Olympics, placing 27th.
Biography
She started skating in 1983 at the children's sports school by the AZLK automotive plant and graduated from the Russian State Academy of Physical Education. She was coached by and choreographer Irina Kolganova.Her highest place at the Russian championships was 6th in 1998.
In the 1998/99 season, she represented Russia at the Golden Spin of Zagreb and Skate Israel.
At the next Russian Championships she finished 11th.
Lebedeva competed for Russia internationally until 1999, when she changed her sports nationality to represent Armenia.
For Armenia, she competed three times at the European Figure Skating Championships, where her highest place was 22nd, and once at the World Championships, placing 27th. In 2002, she skated for Armenia at the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, finishing 27th.
After finishing her competitive career she has been coaching children at Moscow sports clubs based at "Megasport".
She was the first coach of the Olympic champion Victoria Sinitsina. She also a children's coach of Sergey Mozgov, Stanislav Kovalev, and Maria Kazakova, among others. Among her students is Anastasia Gracheva, who has won a Europa Cup, Belgrade, in 2025, representing Moldova.