Alexander Smirnov (figure skater)
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Alexander Viktorovich Smirnov (Russian: Александр Викторович Смирнов; born 11 October 1984) is a Russian retired pair skater. Smirnov teamed up with Yuko Kavaguti in May 2006. They are two-time European champions (2010, 2015), two-time World bronze medalists (2009, 2010), two-time ISU Grand Prix Final bronze medalists (11–12 and 15–16), and three-time Russian national champions (2008–2010). In 2015, they became the first pair in history to complete two quadruple throw jumps in one program and the first to land a quadruple throw loop[1]
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Full name | Alexander Viktorovich Smirnov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1984-10-11) 11 October 1984 (age 39) Tver, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Tver, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Yuko Kavaguti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Tamara Moskvina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Yubileyny | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 22 September 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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