Alexander Sergeyevich Uspenski (Russian: Александр Серге́евич Успенский; born 25 April 1987) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2006 Finlandia Trophy silver medalist and 2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist.
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| Full name | Alexander Sergeyevich Uspenski | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 April 1987 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | SC Moskvich | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2010 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editAlexander Uspenski was born on 25 April 1987 in Moscow.[1] He is the elder brother of Vladimir Uspenski, who also competed in figure skating.[2]
Career
editAlexander Uspenski began competing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit in 2001. Over the course of five seasons, he would win seven medals – three gold, two silver, and two bronze – and qualify three times to the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. He won the bronze medal at the 2004 JGP Final.
Uspenski withdrew from the 2005 World Junior Championships due to the flu.[3] He was sent again the following year and finished 8th.
Uspenski made his senior international circuit debut in the 2006–07 season.[4] After taking the silver medal at the 2006 Finlandia Trophy, he debuted on the senior Grand Prix series, finishing 5th and 6th at his two events. Uspenski missed the Russian national championships as a result of whooping cough.[5] He changed coaches from Natalia Dubinskaia to Marina Kudriavtseva in January 2007.[5][6]
Uspenski competed on the GP series for two more seasons before retiring in 2010.
Programs
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| 2003–04 [10] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
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| Event | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 |
| GP Cup of China | 6th | 5th | ||||||||
| GP Cup of Russia | 7th | 10th | ||||||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 5th | |||||||||
| GP Skate America | 6th | |||||||||
| Ice Challenge | 9th | |||||||||
| Finlandia | 2nd | |||||||||
| Nebelhorn | 7th | |||||||||
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| Junior Worlds | WD | 8th | ||||||||
| JGP Final | 7th | 3rd | 4th | |||||||
| JGP Bulgaria | 5th | |||||||||
| JGP China | 6th | |||||||||
| JGP Czech Rep. | 3rd | |||||||||
| JGP Germany | 2nd | |||||||||
| JGP Hungary | 1st | |||||||||
| JGP Poland | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | |||||||
| JGP Serbia | 5th | |||||||||
| JGP Slovakia | 1st | |||||||||
| National[12] | ||||||||||
| Russian Champ. | 16th | 7th | 4th | 4th | WD | 5th | 15th | |||
| Russian Junior | 12th | 10th | 10th | 4th | 1st | 1st | ||||
| Russian Cup Final | 2nd | |||||||||
| WD: Withdrew | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Alexander USPENSKI: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010.
- ^ Dobor, Helga; Heij, Daphne (2005). "Alexander Uspenski - "I just try to do my best on the ice."". AbsoluteSkating.com. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Alexander USPENSKI: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2006.
- ^ "Interview Alexander Uspenski, NHK Trophy 2006, Nagano (Japan)". figureskating-online. 6 May 2007. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012.
- ^ a b c "Alexander USPENSKI: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 December 2007.
- ^ a b "Interview with Alexander Uspenskij, Russian Nationals, January 2008 in St. Petersburg". figureskating-online. 8 February 2008. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012.
- ^ "Alexander USPENSKI: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009.
- ^ "Alexander USPENSKI: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2007.
- ^ "Alexander USPENSKI: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 February 2005.
- ^ "Alexander USPENSKI: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Alexander USPENSKI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Александр Сергеевич Успенский" [Alexander Sergeyevich Uspenski] (in Russian). fskate.ru. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016.
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