Alexei Alexandrovich Sitnikov (Russian: Алексей Александрович Ситников; born 23 May 1986) is a former competitive ice dancer. Competing for Azerbaijan with Julia Zlobina, he is the 2013 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion, 2013 Volvo Open Cup champion, 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, and 2013 Winter Universiade silver medalist. They competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics, finishing 12th, and have placed as high as sixth at the European Championships (2014).
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| Full name | Alexei Alexandrovich Sitnikov | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 1986 Kirov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||
| Partner | Julia Zlobina | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Igor Shpilband, Alexei Gorshkov | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Neftchi Baku | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2014 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editCareer for Russia
editZlobina and Sitnikov teamed up in June 2001.[1] Early in their career, they represented Russia and were coached by Igor Gavrin and later Olga Riabinina.[2] In 2005, they moved with Riabinina from Kirov to Rostov-on-Don.[3][4] In 2006, Zlobina/Sitnikov won the bronze medal in Hungary and gold in the Czech Republic on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. Their final international event representing Russia was the 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy, where they finished 5th. In May 2009, they moved with Riabinina to Moscow and joined Elena Kustarova and Svetlana Alexeeva's group. In the 2009–10 season, Zlobina/Sitnikov made no international appearances but competed at the Russian Championships, where they finished 5th.
Career for Azerbaijan
editZlobina/Sitnikov decided to represent Azerbaijan and made their first appearance for the country at the 2011 Estonian Championships, competing as guests.[1] In mid-2011, they switched to another Moscow-based coaching team, Alexander Zhulin and Oleg Volkov, with Zhulin also serving as their choreographer.[1][5] In the 2011–12 season, Zlobina/Sitnikov won the bronze medal at the 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial and gold at the Istanbul Cup. Their first major international event was the 2012 European Championships, where they finished 10th. They then placed 17th at the 2012 World Championships.
Zlobina/Sitnikov began the 2012–13 season by taking gold at Ice Star in Belarus and then silver at the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy.[6][7] They finished sixth at their first Grand Prix event since 2007, the 2012 Skate Canada, and fifth at the 2012 Trophee Eric Bompard. After placing seventh at the 2013 European Championships, the team finished 16th at the 2013 World Championships and qualified a spot for Azerbaijan in the ice dancing event at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Zlobina/Sitnikov changed coaches before the 2013–14 season, joining Igor Shpilband and Alexei Gorshkov in Novi, Michigan.[8] They had a weak start to their season, placing eighth at the 2013 Skate America but went on win gold at the 2013 Golden Spin of Zagreb, Volvo Open Cup, and Ukrainian Open, and silver at the 2013 Winter Universiade. They placed sixth at the 2014 European Championships, a career high.
Programs
edit(with Zlobina)
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2013–2014 [8] |
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| 2012–2013 [9] |
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| 2011–2012 [5] |
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| 2006–2007 [10] |
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Results
editWith Zlobina for Azerbaijan
edit| International[11] | |||||
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| Event | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
| Olympics | 12th | ||||
| Worlds | 17th | 16th | 12th | ||
| Europeans | 10th | 7th | 6th | ||
| GP Bompard | 5th | ||||
| GP Rostelecom Cup | WD | ||||
| GP Skate America | 8th | WD | |||
| GP Skate Canada | 6th | ||||
| Universiade | 2nd | ||||
| Golden Spin | 2nd | 1st | |||
| Ice Star | 1st | ||||
| Istanbul Cup | 1st | ||||
| Nebelhorn | 2nd | ||||
| NRW Trophy | 5th | ||||
| Ondrej Nepela | 3rd | ||||
| Ukrainian Open | 1st | ||||
| U.S. Classic | 6th | ||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 1st | ||||
| Other | |||||
| Estonian Champ. | 1st (G) | ||||
| GP = Grand Prix G = Competed as guests; TBD = Assigned | |||||
With Zlobina for Russia
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| Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
| GP NHK Trophy | 7th | ||||||
| GP Skate Canada | 9th | ||||||
| Nebelhorn | 5th | ||||||
| International: Junior[11] | |||||||
| JGP Final | 6th | ||||||
| JGP Bulgaria | 6th | ||||||
| JGP Czech Rep. | 1st | ||||||
| JGP Estonia | 4th | ||||||
| JGP Hungary | 3rd | ||||||
| JGP Serbia | 5th | ||||||
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| Russian Champ. | 8th | 8th | 9th | 8th | 6th | 7th | 5th |
| GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix | |||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c Tushiev, T. (15 April 2011). Юлия ЗЛОБИНА: "Выступление за Азербайджан принесло нам удачу" [Julia Zlobina: "Competing for Azerbaijan has brought us good luck"]. extratime.az (in Russian). Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Julia ZLOBINA / Alexei SITNIKOV: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 December 2007.
- ^ Фигуристы: минус четыре [Skaters: Minus four]. sport-Kirov.ru (in Russian). 28 October 2005. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013.
- ^ Фигуристов на Дону станет больше [More figure skaters in Rostov-on-Don]. rostovsport.ru (in Russian). 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Julia ZLOBINA / Alexei SITNIKOV: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012.
- ^ Golinsky, Reut (27 October 2012). "Julia Zlobina and Alexei Sitnikov: "We just didn't want to quit"". Absolute Skating.
- ^ Flade, Tatjana (30 September 2012). "2012 Nebelhorn Trophy". Golden Skate.
- ^ a b "Julia ZLOBINA / Alexei SITNIKOV: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013.
- ^ "Julia ZLOBINA / Alexei SITNIKOV: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013.
- ^ "Julia ZLOBINA / Alexei SITNIKOV: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007.
- ^ a b c d "Competition Results: Julia ZLOBINA / Alexei SITNIKOV". International Skating Union.
External links
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- Julia Zlobina / Alexei Sitnikov at the International Skating Union
- Julia Zlobina / Alexei Sitnikov at Sport-folio