Alexandr Zaboev (russian: Александр Забоев, born 1 September 1989) is a Russian

pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

. From 2012 to 2014, he skated with

Natalja Zabijako Natalia Aleksandrovna Zabiiako (russian: Наталья Александровна Забияко, born 15 August 1994) is a Russian-Estonian competitive pair skater. Competing for Russia with Alexander Enbert, she was the 2019 World bronze me ...

for

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, placing tenth at the 2014 European Championships. Although they qualified a spot for Estonia in the pairs' event at the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

, they did not compete in Sochi because Zaboev's fast-track citizenship application was declined.

Personal life

Zaboev was born in Sverdlovsk,

Russian SFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

, Soviet Union. In addition to skating, he competed in ballroom dancing until 2004.

Skating career

Zaboev began skating in 1994 and competed in

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until the end of 2008, before joining an ice ballet for two years. In 2010, Zaboev began competing in

pair skating Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

with

Alexandra Herbríková Alexandra Herbríková (born 13 October 1992) is a pair skater who competes with Nicolas Roulet for Switzerland. They are the 2014 NRW Trophy silver medalists and three-time Swiss national champions. Career Herbríková began learning to skate ...

for the

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. They were coached by Stanislav Žídek and Otto Dlabola in

Ostrava Ostrava (; pl, Ostrawa; german: Ostrau ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic, and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rive ...

. Zaboev teamed up with

to compete for Estonia. They began training together on 19 September 2012. By finishing ninth at the

2013 Nebelhorn Trophy The 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy was held on September 26–28, 2013 at the Eislaufzentrum Oberstdorf. It is held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany and is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain. Medals were awarded in men's and ladies' singles, pair ...

, they earned a spot for Estonia in pair skating at the

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. Zaboev applied for Estonian citizenship, required to represent the country at the Olympics, but in November 2013, Estonia denied his fast-track application. Zabijako/Zaboev placed tenth at the 2014 European Championships and 19th at the 2014 World Championships. On April 6, 2014, ''

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'' reported that their partnership had ended. On July 6, 2015, it was announced that Zaboev had teamed up with Japanese pair skater

Narumi Takahashi is a Japanese retired pair skater and six-time Japanese national champion (2009-2012, 2014, 2015). With former partner Mervin Tran, she was the 2012 World bronze medalist, the 2010 Junior World silver medalist, and the 2010–11 Junior Gran ...

to compete for

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. Their partnership was short-lived.

Programs

With Zabijako

With Herbríková

Competitive highlights

''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 ...

With Zabijako for Estonia

With Herbríková for the Czech Republic

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zaboev, Alexandr 1989 births Estonian male pair skaters Russian male pair skaters Living people Sportspeople from Yekaterinburg People from Ashburn, Virginia