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Encyclopedia > Alexei Yagudin
Olympic medal record
Men's figure skating
Gold 2002 Salt Lake City Singles
Alexei Yagudin
Personal Info
Country: Flag of Russia Russia
Date of birth: March 18, 1980 (1980-03-18) (age 27)
Residence: St. Petersburg, Russia
Height: 175 cm
Former Coach: Tatiana Tarasova, Alexei Mishin
Skating Club: Yubileyny Sports Palace
Retired: 2003
ISU Personal Best Scores

Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin (Russian: Алексей Константинович Ягудин) (born March 18, 1980 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) is a Russian figure skater. Yagudin was the 2002 Olympic champion as well as a four-time World Champion, a two-time World Professional Figure Skating Champion, a three-time European Champion, and three-time Grand Prix Final gold medalist. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Olympic medalists in figure skating. ... The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... 2002 Winter Olympic Games Figure skating // Pairs Medals awarded February 11, 2002; second award ceremony February 17. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Saint Petersburg  listen (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991... Tatiana Anatolyevna Tarasova (born February 13, 1947) is a Russian figure skating coach who has coached more world and Olympic champions than any other coach in the world. ... Alexei Nikolaevich Mishin (born in 1941) is a Russian former figure skater and a current coach. ... Yubileyny Sports Palace (Russian: ), also translated as Yubileiny Palace of Sport, is an indoor sports and concert complex located in St. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... 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. ... The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ... The World Professional Figure Skating Championships was an elite made-for-TV figure skating competition. ... The 2007 mens podium For the 2007 competition, see 2007 European Figure Skating Championships. ... The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an elite figure skating competition event. ...

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Career

Yagudin began skating at the age of 4, encouraged by his mother, Zoya. He began competing internationally in 1994, and won the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in 1996. Yagudin was coached by Alexei Mishin from approximately age twelve to age eighteen. During his six years in Mishin's group, he developed a fierce rivalry with his training partner Evgeni Plushenko. In 1999, Yagudin relocated to the United States to train with legendary coach Tatiana Tarasova, who continued to coach him until his retirement in 2003. The World Junior Figure Skating Championships (official nickname: World Juniors; commonly: Junior Worlds) is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion. ... Alexei Nikolaevich Mishin (born in 1941) is a Russian former figure skater and a current coach. ... Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko, or Yevgeny Viktorovich Plyushchenko (Russian: ) (born November 3, 1982 in Solnechny, Khabarovsk Krai, Soviet Union (Russia) is a Russian figure skater, the seven-time National Champion, five-time European Champion, three-time World Champion, 2006 Winter Olympics gold medalist, and four-time Grand Prix Final gold medalist. ... Tatiana Anatolyevna Tarasova (born February 13, 1947) is a Russian figure skating coach who has coached more world and Olympic champions than any other coach in the world. ...


Yagudin won his first major title at the 1998 European Figure Skating Championships leading a Russian sweep of the medals, with Plushenko in second and Alexander Abt in third. One month later he placed fifth at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. He went on from the Olympics to win the 1998 World Figure Skating Championships. The 2007 mens podium For the 2007 competition, see 2007 European Figure Skating Championships. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ... Categories: Host cities of the Winter Olympic Games | Cities in Nagano Prefecture | Japan geography stubs ... The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ...


Yagudin continued his success during the 1998-1999 season. He won the Grand Prix Final, though he lost the 1999 Russian National title to Plushenko. He then won his second European Championship over Plushenko and former Olympic champion Alexei Urmanov later that month. Yagudin again won the World Championship that season, his second consecutive World title. The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an elite figure skating competition event. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Alexei Urmanov is a Russian figure skater who participated in the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics. ...


Yagudin struggled during the 1999-2000 season, losing to Plushenko at the Russian Championships and European Championships. However, he came back to win the 2000 World Championships. He continued to struggle the following season, losing every event in which he competed against Plushenko. However, the following year, an Olympic year, he won every event in which he entered. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Yagudin won the gold medal. He was the first male skater in 50 years to earn the first-place votes of every judge in all stages of the competition.[citation needed] He was given four perfect 6.0's for presentation. No other man has ever scored more than one perfect mark in the history of the Olympic games.[citation needed] The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ...


At the World Figure Skating Championships in Japan in 2002, he became the first skater to receive six perfect 6.0's for presentation and the first to receive a perfect 6.0 for required elements.[citation needed]


A congenital hip disorder forced him to retire from eligible competition in 2003. Yagudin then turned professional, and he is currently touring with Stars on Ice and Ice Symphony in Russia. Stars on Ice is a touring figure skating show produced by IMG. It was originally conceived in 1986 as a vehicle for IMG client Scott Hamilton, who had been released from his contract with Ice Capades. ...


In July, 2007 Yagudin had a titanium hip joint implanted. [1]


Personal life

In 2003, Yagudin was arrested for DUI. His problems with alcohol also saw him kicked off the Champions on Ice tour in 1999.[citation needed] Champions on Ice is a touring ice show in the United States produced by Tom Collins Enterprises. ...


He is currently dating former ice dancer Anastasia Gorshkova.[citation needed] Anastasia Gorshkova (born March 13, 1987 in Ekaterinenburg, Russia) is a retired Russian ice dancer. ...


Competitive highlights

Event/Season 1993-1994 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002
Winter Olympics 5th 1st
World Championships 3rd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st
European Championships 6th 5th 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st
World Junior Championships 4th 1st
Russian Championships 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd
Grand Prix Final 5th 1st 1st 2nd 1st
Skate America 3rd 1st 1st 2nd
Cup of Russia 2nd 1st
Sparkassen Cup 3rd 1st
Skate Canada 1st 1st 1st
Trophee Lalique 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Masters of Figure Skating 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st
Event/Season 1993-1994 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002

A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. ... The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ... The 2007 mens podium For the 2007 competition, see 2007 European Figure Skating Championships. ... The World Junior Figure Skating Championships (official nickname: World Juniors; commonly: Junior Worlds) is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, originally called the Champions Series Final until 1998, is an elite figure skating competition event. ... Skate America is a figure skating competition in the Grand Prix Series. ... The Cup of Russia, or ISU Grand Prix Cup of Russia, is an event in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. ... The Bofrost Cup on Ice (previously Sparkassen Cup and Nations Cup) is a German figure skating competition. ... The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition. ... Trophée Eric Bompard is an annual elite figure skating competition which takes place in Paris, France. ...

Other events

  • 2007
  • 5th place at the Japan Open
  • 2006
  • 1st place at Ice Wars
  • 6th place at the Japan Open
  • 2005
  • 2nd place at the World Team Challenge
  • 2nd place at Ice Wars
  • 2004
  • 1st place at the World Team Challenge
  • 1st place at Ice Wars
  • 2003
  • 3rd place at the World Team Challenge
  • 2002:
  • 1st place at Hallmark Skater's Challenge
  • 5th place at the International Challenge
  • 1st place at the Canadian Open
  • 1st place at Top Jump
  • 1st place at Campbell's International Classic
  • 2001:
  • 3rd place at the Goodwill Games
  • 1998:
  • 1st place at the World Professional Figure Skating Championships
  • 1st place at the World Team Challenge
  • 1996:
  • 2nd place at the Centennial on Ice
  • 1994:
  • 8th place at the Goodwill Games

Programs

Season Program Type
2006-2007 Blues for Klook

Legenda


Racing

TP

AP


EX

2005-2006 Sway

Shout


Winter

AP

TP


EX

2004-2005 The Passion

Moon Over Bourbon Street


Shout

AP

TP


EX

2003-2004 Memorial

Racing


Feelings


Ain't That A Shame

LP

SP


EX


EX

2002-2003 Overcome

Racing


Born to Be Wild

LP

SP


EX

2001-2002 The Man In The Iron Mask

Winter


Overcome

LP

SP


EX

2000-2001 Gladiator

The Revolutionary Etude


My Baby You


Stand By Me

LP

SP


EX


EX

1999-2000 Tosca

Broken Arrow


Nutrocker


September Morn

LP

LP


SP


EX

1998-1999 Lawrence of Arabia

Circus


Prilyudie

LP

SP


EX

1997-1998 Troika

Ziganotchka


Mack the Knife

LP

SP


EX

1996-1997 Carmen - Danse Boheme

Ruslan & Ludmila


One Banana

LP

SP


EX

1995-1996 Gaite Parisienne

Nutcracker

LP

SP

References

  1. ^ Report: Yagudin says he wants to return to competition after five years away. Retrieved on 2007-08-11.

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

  • Figure-Skating.com: Alexei Yagudin - Official website
  • Alexei Yagudin at the International Skating Union biography page
  • "Stars on Ice" Profile
  • olympics.org Athlete Profile - Yagudin

The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. ...

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Persondata
NAME Yagudin, Alexei
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Yagudin, Alexei Konstantinovich
SHORT DESCRIPTION Russian figure skater
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint Petersburg, Russia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

  Results from FactBites:
 
Alexei Yagudin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (407 words)
Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin (born March 18, 1980 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) is an Olympic Champion (2002), a four-time World Champion and a three-time European Champion in figure skating.
Yagudin was coached by Alexei Mishin from approximately age twelve to age eighteen at which time he relocated to the United States and began training with Tatiana Tarasova, who continued to coach him until his retirement in 2003.
At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Yagudin won the gold medal with such ease that he was the first male skater in 50 years to earn the first-place votes of every judge in all stages of the competition.
NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Alexei Yagudin (2973 words)
Alexei Nikolaevich Mishin (born in 1941) is a Russian former figure skater and a current coach.
Alexei Yagudin (born March 18, 1980 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) is a four-time world champion and 2002 Winter Olympics champion in figure skating.
Alexei was given four perfect 6.0's for artistry at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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