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Encyclopedia > Alexei Tikhonov

Alexei Tikhonov (born November 1, 1971 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia) is a world champion figure skater. He hails from Yubileiny Sport Club. November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ...

Petrova and Tikhonov at 2004 Worlds
Petrova and Tikhonov at 2004 Worlds

His prior partners were Irina Saifutdinova and Yukiko Kawasaki (with whom he competed for Japan). He currently skates with Maria Petrova, with whom she won the World Championship in 2000. They placed 6th at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 5th at the 2006 Games. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1394x1048, 724 KB) Maria Petrova und Alexei Tikhonov (RUS) bei der Weltmeisterschaft im Eiskunstlaufen 2004 in Dortmund Source: Uwe Langer File links The following pages link to this file: Maria Petrova (figure skater) Alexei Tikhonov Metadata This file contains additional information... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1394x1048, 724 KB) Maria Petrova und Alexei Tikhonov (RUS) bei der Weltmeisterschaft im Eiskunstlaufen 2004 in Dortmund Source: Uwe Langer File links The following pages link to this file: Maria Petrova (figure skater) Alexei Tikhonov Metadata This file contains additional information... Maria Petrova (born November 29, 1977 in Leningrad (now St. ... The World Figure Skating Championships in an annual event in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ... The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... The Olympic Flame at Turin The XX Olympic Winter Games are currently being held in Turin(Torino), Italy. ...


They are coached by Ludmila Velikova. Their choreographers include Alexander Stiopin and Sergei Petukhov.


Petrova and Tikhonov name Olympic Champions Gordeeva/Grinkov and Mishkutenok/Dmitriev as their idols in skating. Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Gordeeva (born May 28, 1971) is an Olympic and world figure skating champion. ... Sergei Mikhailovich Grinkov (born February 4, 1967 - died November 20, 1995) was an Olympic and world figure skating champion. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


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