Artur Dmitriev started skating with Kazakova in 1995 after having won Europeans, Worlds and Olympic titles with Mishkutienok. Kazakova and Dmitriev won the European Championships less than a year after they had teamed up. Artur is married to 1987 World Champion in Rhytmic Gymnastics, Tatiana Drukhinina and they have a son, Artur (jr.) born late 1992. Oksana is married to a cook from St. Petersburg. Dimitriev is the only man who has won olympic gold with two different partners (1992 with Mishkutienok and 1998 with Kazakova).