Alexei Alexandrovich Rogonov (russian: Алексей Александрович Рогонов; born 6 June 1988) is a Russian former

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 ...

. With partner Kristina Astakhova, he is the

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silver medalist. With former skating partner Anastasia Martiusheva, he is the 2009 World Junior silver medalist, 2009 Russian Junior champion, and 2012 Russian national bronze medalist.

Personal life

Rogonov was born on 6 June 1988 in

Salsk Salsk (russian: Сальск) is a town and the administrative center of Salsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Sredny Yegorlyk River (Don's basin), southeast of Rostov-on-Don, the administrative center of the oblast. Populat ...

. He and his wife, Elizaveta, were married in spring 2013.

Career

Rogonov began skating at the age of six at an outdoor rink in

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, Siberia. At the age of 16, he moved to

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and trained as a pair skater under

Ludmila Kalinina Ludmila Alexandrovna Kalinina (russian: Людмила Александровна Калинина) is a Russian pair skating coach. She was based in Perm until mid-2011 when she relocated to Saransk. Her students have included: * Vera Bazarov ...

Partnership with Martiusheva

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Rogonov and Anastasia Martiusheva first met in Perm, skating in the same group but with different partners. After two years,

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invited Rogonov to

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and paired him in 2006 with Martiusheva, who had arrived six months earlier. The pair won the 2009 Russian Junior title. At the 2009 World Junior Championships, they were 11th after the short program but finished first in the long program, ahead of

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. They moved up to second overall and took the silver medal. Martiusheva/Rogonov made their senior Grand Prix debut at the 2009 Cup of Russia, where they finished seventh. They finished 9th at Russian Nationals. During the 2010–11 season, they were assigned to

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but withdrew from the event. They won the 2010 Golden Spin of Zagreb. At the 2011 Russian Nationals, they placed 9th in the short program and 7th in the long, to finish 9th overall. During the 2011–12 season, Martiusheva/Rogonov won the 2011 Golden Spin of Zagreb and

Warsaw Cup The Warsaw Cup is an annual international figure skating competition which is generally held in November in Warsaw, Poland. Its senior categories became part of the ISU Challenger Series in the 2014–15 season. Medals may be awarded in the disci ...

. At the 2012 Russian Nationals, they placed second in the short program and third in the free skate and won the bronze medal. In the 2012–13 season, Martiusheva/Rogonov won gold at the

2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial The 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial ( sk, Memoriál Ondreja Nepelu) was the 20th edition of an annual international figure skating competition held in Bratislava, Slovakia. It took place on October 3–7, 2012 at the Ondrej Nepela Ice Rink Skaters c ...

. They competed on the Grand Prix series for the first time since 2009, finishing 5th at both of their events, the

2012 Rostelecom Cup The 2012 Rostelecom Cup was the fourth event of six in the 2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Ice Palace Megasport in Moscow on November 8–11. Medals were ...

and the 2012 NHK Trophy. They set their personal best overall score of 162.25 points. They finished 6th at the 2013 Russian Championships. In 2013–14, Martiusheva/Rogonov began their season by taking silver at the

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, followed by another silver at the 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy. They were seventh at their first Grand Prix assignment, the 2013 Cup of China. A week later, the pair replaced the injured

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/ Alexander Smirnov at the

2013 NHK Trophy The 2013 NHK Trophy was the fourth event of six in the 2013–14 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on November 8–10. Medals were ...

. Two days before the 2014 Russian Championships, Martiusheva injured a leg muscle in a bad fall and doctors ordered the pair to withdraw. In January 2014, Rogonov joined a celebrity skating show in Lithuania, LNK's ''Šokiai ant ledo'', as the partner of Lithuanian television host Gintarė Gurevičiūtė. They were named the winners.

2014–15 season: Partnership with Astakhova

By June 2014, he formed a partnership with Kristina Astakhova, coached by

Artur Dmitriev Artur Valeryevich Dmitriev (russian: Артур Валерьевич Дмитриев; born 21 January 1968) is a Russian former pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Russia. He is a two-time Olymp ...

. Astakhova/Rogonov won both of their

2014–15 ISU Challenger Series The 2014–15 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2014. It was the inaugural season of a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions ranked below the Grand Prix series. Each event included a minimum of ...

(CS) events, the 2014 CS Volvo Open Cup and the 2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. In between their CS events they took bronze at the

2014 Rostelecom Cup The 2014 Rostelecom Cup was the fourth event of six in the 2014–15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Luzhniki Small Sports Arena in Moscow on November 14–16. Med ...

, their Grand Prix debut. They came in fourth at the 2015 Russian Championships, won silver at the

, and placed 10th at the 2015 World Championships, competing in the place of

Ksenia Stolbova Ksenia Andreyevna Stolbova (russian: Ксе́ния Андре́евна Столбо́ва; born 7 February 1992) is a retired Russian pair skater who skated with Andrei Novoselov and Fedor Klimov. She is the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, the ...

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who had withdrawn.

2015–16 season

Astakhova/Rogonov started the 2015–16 season on the Challenger Series, taking silver at the

2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy The 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy was the 23rd edition of an annual senior international figure skating competition held in Bratislava, Slovakia. A part of the 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series, it was held on October 1–3, 2015 at the Ondrej Nepel ...

behind Stolbova/Klimov. Competing on the

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series, they placed 7th at the

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and 5th at the

2015 Cup of China The 2015 Cup of China was the third event of six in the 2015–16 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on November 6–8. Medals were ...

. After winning silver at the

2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb was the 48th edition of the annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Zagreb, Croatia. It was held at the Dom sportova on December 2015 as part of the 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series. Me ...

, Astakhova/Rogonov finished 4th at the 2016 Russian Championships, ahead of Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert. They were selected to compete at the 2016 European Championships after Stolbova/Klimov withdrew due to injury. At the 2016 Europeans Astakhova/Rogonov placed 7th after placing 7th in both the short program and the free skate.

2016–17 season

Astakhova/Rogonov won silver at both of their

2016–17 ISU Challenger Series The 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2016. It was the third season of a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions ranked below the Grand Prix series. Regulations Skaters may enter a ma ...

(CS) events, the

2016 CS Finlandia Trophy The 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy was a senior international figure skating competition held in October 2016 in Espoo. It was part of the 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair ...

and the

2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb was the 49th edition of the annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Zagreb, Croatia. It was held at the Dom sportova in December 2016 as part of the 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series. ...

. In between their CS events they skated two

competitions. They placed 6th at the 2016 Skate America but took the bronze medal at the

2016 Rostelecom Cup The 2016 Rostelecom Cup was the third event of six in the 2016–17 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Megasport Arena in Moscow on November 4–5. Medals were award ...

. Later they came in fourth at the 2017 Russian Championships.

2017–18 season

Astakhova/Rogonov started their season by taking silver medal at their first 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series event, the

2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy The 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy was held in September 2017. It is an annual senior international figure skating competition held in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was part of the 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series. Medals will be awarded in the disciplin ...

They then finished 5th at the 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy. Competing on the

series, they won two bronze medals, first at the

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and then at the

2017 NHK Trophy The 2017 NHK Trophy was the 4th event of six in the 2017–18 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held in Osaka on November 10–12. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of me ...

where they scored their personal best score of 203.64 points. This was the first international event where they scored above 200 points. They then skated their 3rd CS event, the

2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb was the 50th edition of the annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Zagreb, Croatia. It was held at the Dom sportova on December 2017 as part of the 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series. ...

where they won their 2nd CS series silver of the season. In December 2017 they placed 4th at the 2018 Russian Championships. This was the 4th consecutive time that they had placed 4th at the Russian Championships. it was announced by the Russian Figure Skating Federation on January 23, 2018 that Ksenia Stolbova wasn't invited to the 2018 Olympics. Because of this Astakhova/Rogonov were sent instead. Astakhova/Rogonov placed 12th at the

2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi ...

. Later they placed 8th at the 2018 World Championships.

Programs

With Astakhova

With Martiusheva

Competitive highlights

''GP:

; CS: Challenger Series; 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 Astakhova

With Martiusheva

Detailed results

''Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.''

With Astakhova

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogonov, Alexei Russian male pair skaters Living people 1988 births People from Salsk World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists Universiade medalists in figure skating Figure skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters of Russia Universiade silver medalists for Russia Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade Sportspeople from Rostov Oblast