Alexander Sergeyevich Uspenski (russian: Александр Серге́евич Успенский; born 25 April 1987) is a Russian former competitive

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. He is the 2006

Finlandia Trophy The Finlandia Trophy is a senior-level international figure skating competition. Since 1995, it is held annually in Finland in Greater Helsinki region, including Helsinki, Vantaa, and Espoo. It became part of the ISU Challenger Series in the 2014� ...

silver medalist and 2004

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bronze medalist.

Personal life

Alexander Uspenski was born on 25 April 1987 in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

. He is the elder brother of

Vladimir Uspenski Vladimir Sergeyevich Uspenski (russian: Владимир Серге́евич Успенский; born 7 February 1989) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2007 Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist and competed at one senio ...

, who also competed in figure skating.

Career

Alexander Uspenski began competing on the

ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

(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

. He won the bronze medal at the 2004 JGP Final. Uspenski withdrew from the 2005 World Junior Championships due to the flu. He was sent again the following year and finished 8th. Uspenski made his senior international circuit debut in the 2006–07 season. After taking the silver medal at the 2006 Finlandia Trophy, he debuted on the senior

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series, finishing 5th and 6th at his two events. Uspenski missed the Russian national championships as a result of

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. He changed coaches from Natalia Dubinskaia to Marina Kudriavtseva in January 2007. Uspenski competed on the GP series for two more seasons before retiring in 2010.

Programs

Competitive highlights

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; JGP:

Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

References

External links

Official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Uspenski, Alexander Russian male single skaters 1987 births Figure skaters from Moscow Living people