Alexander Vladimirovich Popov (Russian: Александр Владимирович Попов, born 10 January 1984) is a Russian former pair skater. He teamed up with Arina Ushakova in 2000. After training under Liudmila Kalinina, they moved to the husband-and-wife team of Valentina and Valeri Tiukov, who coached them in Perm.[1] Ushakova/Popov won four medals on the JGP series – one gold, two silver, and one bronze – and qualified twice for the JGP Final. Their partnership ended in 2005.
| Alexander Popov | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alexander Vladimirovich Popov | ||||||||||||||
| Native name | Александр Владимирович Попов | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 January 1984 Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Orlionok | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1989 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Results
editJGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Ushakova
| International[2] | ||||
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| Event | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 |
| JGP Final | WD | 6th | ||
| JGP Czech Republic | 3rd | |||
| JGP France | 2nd | |||
| JGP Poland | 2nd | |||
| JGP Slovakia | 6th | |||
| JGP Ukraine | 1st | |||
| EYOF | 1st | |||
| Triglav Trophy | 4th J | 1st J | ||
| National[3] | ||||
| Russian Champ. | 9th | |||
| Russian Jr. Champ. | 8th | 4th | 4th | 4th |
| J: Junior level; WD: Withdrew | ||||
Programs
edit(with Ushakova)
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2004–05 [1] |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Arina USHAKOVA / Alexander POPOV: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 November 2005.
- ^ "Arina USHAKOVA / Alexander POPOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Александр Владимирович Попов" [Alexander Vladimirovich Popov]. fskate.ru (in Russian).