Sergei Gennadyevich Slavnov (Russian: Серге́й Геннадьевич Славнов; born 11 March 1982) is a Russian pair skater. He is best known for his partnership with Julia Obertas, with whom he competed from 2003 to 2007. Together, they are the 2005 European silver medalists. Previously, Slavnov competed with Julia Karbovskaya, with whom he is the 2002 World Junior silver medalist.
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| Full name | Sergei Gennadyevich Slavnov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 March 1982 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editSergei Slavnov began skating at age 5, originally as a single skater, and switched to pair skating at age 16.[1] Slavnov originally skated with Julia Karbovskaya and won silver at the 2002 World Junior Championships.[2] They were coached by Nikolai Velikov at the Yubileyny rink in Saint Petersburg.[3]
In 2002, Slavnov began dating Julia Obertas, who trained at the same rink, and in August 2003 they decided to skate together and to switch coaches to Tamara Moskvina, who also worked at Yubileyny.[1][4]
At the 2004 Skate America, shortly after Tatiana Totmianina's accident, Obertas fell out of an overhead lift, a hand-to-hand lasso lift, but Slavnov managed to catch her to prevent her head hitting the ice.[5] The pair won silver at the 2005 European Championships and were fifth at the World Championships. During the 2005–06 season, they were fourth at Europeans, and then finished eighth at both the Olympics and Worlds.
At the start of the 2006–07 season, Obertas / Slavnov decided to return to the Velikovs, with Ludmila Velikova as their main coach.[6] The pair won bronze at 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard and finished 6th at 2006 NHK Trophy. At the 2007 Russian Championships, they won the silver medal and were sent to the 2007 European Championships where they finished 4th. They did not compete at Worlds.
The pair announced they would miss the 2007–08 season as the result of an injury to Obertas. In summer 2008, they said they would miss the start of the 2008–09 season, but might compete at Russian Nationals. In autumn 2008, Slavnov participated in the Russia 1 ice show Star Ice (Звёздный лёд), skating with the Russian actress Anastasia Zadorozhnaya. Obertas / Slavnov did not compete at Russian Nationals and ended their career.
Obertas / Slavnov performed some quadruple twists in competition.[7]
Slavnov joined the Russian Ice Stars company in 2011.[8]
Programs
editWith Obertas
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| 2006–2007 [7] |
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With Karbovskaya
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2001–2003 [3][12] |
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Results
editWith Obertas
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| Results[7][9][10][11] | ||||
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| Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
| Olympics | 8th | |||
| Worlds | 7th | 5th | 8th | |
| Europeans | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 4th |
| Grand Prix Final | 4th | 5th | ||
| GP Bompard | 3rd | |||
| GP Cup of Russia | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | |
| GP NHK Trophy | 6th | |||
| GP Skate America | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| GP Skate Canada | 6th | |||
| Bofrost Cup | 2nd | |||
| National | ||||
| Russian Champ. | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
| GP = Grand Prix | ||||
With Karbovskaya
edit| Results[3][12] | |||
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| Event | 2000–2001 | 2001–2002 | 2002–2003 |
| GP Cup of Russia | 8th | ||
| International: Junior | |||
| Junior Worlds | 4th | 2nd | 5th |
| JGP Final | 2nd | 7th | |
| JGP France | 4th | ||
| JGP Italy | 2nd | 1st | |
| JGP Poland | 1st | 1st | |
| JGP Slovakia | 1st | ||
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| Russian Jr. Champ. | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
| GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix | |||
References
edit- ^ a b Mittan, Barry (10 March 2004). "Obertas Returns to Worlds with Third Partner". GoldenSkate.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2010.
- ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-04.
- ^ a b c "Julia KARBOVSKAYA / Sergei SLAVNOV: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 October 2003.
- ^ Первая любовь [First Love] (in Russian). Channel One (Russia). 16 September 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012.
- ^ Klimovich Harrop, JoAnne (24 October 2004). "Skater injured at Skate America". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 27 November 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Юлия Обертас: возвращение к Людмиле Великовой придало нам спокойствия [Julia Obertas: A return to Ludmila Velikova gave us peace of mind] (in Russian). allsportinfo.ru. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012.
- ^ a b c "Julia OBERTAS / Sergei SLAVNOV: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007.
- ^ "Russian Ice Stars". RussianIceStars.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Julia OBERTAS / Sergei SLAVNOV: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 July 2006.
- ^ a b "Julia OBERTAS / Sergei SLAVNOV: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 February 2005.
- ^ a b "Julia OBERTAS / Sergei SLAVNOV: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.
- ^ a b "Julia KARBOVSKAYA / Sergei SLAVNOV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 June 2002.
- ^ "Julia KARBOVSKAYA / Sergei SLAVNOV: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 June 2001.
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