Alexei Yagudin
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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, Alexei 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. He was given four perfect 6.0's for artistry. No other man has ever scored more than one perfect mark in the history of the Olympic games.
He is also the first man to win the "triple crown" in skating in one year — the European, Grand Prix, and World competitions, and winning the Olympics made him the first person to win all the major titles in one year. At the World Championships in Salt Lake City, U.S.A in 2002, he became the first skater to receive six perfect 6.0's and the first to receive a perfect 6.0 for required elements.
A congenital hip disorder forced him to retire from eligible competition in 2003. He is currently touring with Stars on Ice as well as coaching Andrei Griazev.
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Records
- 2003
- 2nd place at the World Team Challenge
| Country: | Template:RUS | |
| Residence: | Simsbury, CT, Template:USA | |
| Height: | 5'9 (175 cm) | |
| Coach: | Tatiana Tarasova | |
| Skating Club: | Yubileiny Sport Club | |
| Turned pro: | 2003 | |
| 2001/2002 Results: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Winter Games | Gold | 2002 |
| World Figure Skating Championships | Gold | 2002 |
| European Figure Skating Championships | Gold | 2002 |
| ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Final | Gold | 2001 |
- 2002:
- 1st place at Hallmark Skater's Challenge
- 5th place at the International Challenge
- 1st place at the Canadian Open
- 1st place at Smart Ones Skate America
- 1st place at Top Jump
- WORLD CHAMPION
- OLYMPIC CHAMPION
- EUROPEAN CHAMPION
- 1st place at Campbell's International Classic
- 2001:
- 1st place at the ISU Grand Prix Final
- 1st place at the Grand Prix Trophee Lalique
- 1st place at Skate Canada
- 1st place at The Masters of Figure Skating
- 3rd place at the Goodwill Games
- 2nd place at the World Figure Skating Championships
- 2nd place at the European Figure Skating Championships
- 1st place at the Japan Open
- 2000:
- 2nd place at the ISU Grand Prix Final
- 1st place at the Grand Prix Trophee Lalique
- 1st place at Skate Canada
- 1st place at Skate America
- WORLD CHAMPION
- 2nd place at the European Championships
- 1st place at the Japan Open
- 1999:
- 1st place at the Grand Prix Trophee Lalique
- 1st place at Skate Canada
- 1st place at Skate America
- WORLD CHAMPION
- 1st place at the ISU Grand Prix Final
- EUROPEAN CHAMPION
- 1998:
- 1st place at the World Professional Figure Skating Championships
- WORLD CHAMPION
- 1st place at the Grand Prix Trophee Lalique
- 1st place at the Skate America
- 1st place at the World Team Challenge
- 2nd place at the World Figure Skating Championships
- 4th place at the Olympic Winter Games
- EUROPEAN CHAMPION
- 1997:
- 3rd place at the World Figure Skating Championships
- 5th place at the Champion Series Final
- 5th place at the European Championships
- 1996:
- 2nd place at the Cup of Russia
- 3rd place at the Nations Cup
- 2nd place at the Centennial on Ice
- 6th place at the European Championships
- 1995:
- WORLD JUNIORS CHAMPION
- 1994:
- 8th place at the Goodwill Games
See also
- Figure skating
- Olympic medalists in figure skating
- World Figure Skating Championships
- European Figure Skating Championships
External links
- Figure-Skating.com: Alexei Yagudin - Official website
- ISU Biography Page
- "Stars on Ice" Profile
- olympics.org Athlete Profile - Yagudin
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