Alexander Uspenski
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Alexander Uspenski competes at the 2004 Junior Grand Prix in Germany
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Personal information | |
Full name | Alexander Sergeyevich Uspenski |
Country represented | Russia |
Born | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
25 April 1987
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Former coach | Marina Kudriavtseva, Leonid Raitsin, Natalia Dubinskaia |
Former choreographer | Ludmila Vlasova |
Skating club | SC Moskvich |
Began skating | 1992 |
Retired | 2010 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 189.17 2007 Cup of Russia |
Short program | 65.64 2004 JGP Budapest |
Free skate | 125.43 2007 Cup of Russia |
Alexander Sergeyevich Uspenski (Russian: Александр Серге́евич Успенский, born 25 April 1987) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2006 Finlandia Trophy silver medalist and 2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist.
Career
Uspenski began competing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix 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.[1] He was sent again the following year and finished 8th.
Uspenski made his senior international circuit debut in the 2006–07 season.[2] 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.[3] He changed coaches from Natalia Dubinskaia to Marina Kudriavtseva in January 2007.[3][4]
Uspenski competed on the GP series for two more seasons before retiring in 2010.
Personal life
He is the elder brother of Vladimir Uspenski, who was also a competitive figure skater.[5]
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2009–2010 [6] |
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2008–2009 [7] |
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2007–2008 [3][4] |
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2006–2007 [8] |
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2005–2006 [1] |
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2004–2005 [9] |
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2003–2004 [10] |
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Competitive highlights
Results[11] | ||||||||||
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Event | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
GP Cup of China | 6th | 5th | ||||||||
GP Cup of Russia | 7th | 10th | ||||||||
GP NHK Trophy | 5th | |||||||||
GP Skate America | 6th | |||||||||
Ice Challenge | 9th | |||||||||
Finlandia Trophy | 2nd | |||||||||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 7th | |||||||||
International: Junior | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
Russian Champ. | 16th | 7th | 4th | 4th | WD | 5th | 15th | |||
Russian Junior | 12th | 10th | 10th | 4th | 1st | 1st | ||||
Russian Cup Final | 2nd | |||||||||
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew |
References
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alexander Uspenski. |
- Official site
- Alexander Uspenski at the International Skating Union
- Alexander Sergeyevich Uspenski (in Russian)