Stanislav Oleksandrovych Morozov ( uk, Станіслав Олександрович Морозов; russian: Станислав Александрович Морозов, born 1 February 1979) is a former

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who competed for Ukraine and now works as a coach in Russia. With partner

Tatiana Volosozhar Tatiana Andreyеvna Volosozhar (russian: Татьяна Андреевна Волосожар, uk, Тетяна Андріївна Волосожар; born 22 May 1986) is a Ukrainian-born Russian pair skater. With Maxim Trankov, she is the tw ...

, he was a four-time (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010) Ukrainian national champion. They placed 12th at the

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and 8th at the

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, and as high as 4th place at Worlds and

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Career

Morozov began skating because his father was a pair coach, however, as a young boy he was considered overweight and written off. After starting out as a singles skater, Morozov switched to

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at 11. He was coached by Halyna Kukhar from 1996 until 2008. Morozov first competed with Olena Bilousivska and then with

Aliona Savchenko Aljona Savchenko ( uk, Олена Валентинівна Савченко, ''Olena Valentynivna Savchenko''; German Romanization: ''Aljona Sawtschenko'', sometimes ''Aliona Savchenko''; born 19 January 1984) is a Ukrainian-born German pair ...

. Savchenko and Morozov won the 2000 World Junior Championships. They went on to place 15th at the

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. He retired from competitive skating in 2002 due to injuries, and turned to coaching. He coached the team of

and Petr Kharchenko, and later offered to skate with her. Volosozhar and Morozov placed 12th at the

and finished 4th at the 2007 World Championships. They were originally coached by

Galina Kukhar Halyna Vladyslavivna Kukhar or Hrzhybovska ( uk, Галина Владиславівна Кухар (Гржибовська)), née Galina Vladislavovna Grzhibovskaya (russian: Галина Владиславовна Гржибовская; born 12 ...

. In 2008 they moved to

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and were coached by

Ingo Steuer Ingo Steuer (born 1 November 1966) is a German pair skater and skating coach. With Mandy Wötzel, he is the 1998 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1997 World champion, the 1995 European champion, and a four-time German national champion. As a co ...

. They won their first Grand Prix medals, a silver and a bronze, the following season, and qualified for the 2008-09 Grand Prix Final where they placed fourth. In 2009-10, they won medals at both their Grand Prix events, but did not qualify for the Grand Prix Final. They finished 8th at the

and did not skate at the World Championships the following month. In March 2010, Morozov retired from competitive skating, after which he performed with Volosozhar in several shows in the spring. She teamed up with Russian skater

Maxim Trankov Maxim Leonidovich Trankov (russian: Максим Леонидович Траньков; born 7 October 1983) is a Russian pair skater. With Tatiana Volosozhar, he is a two-time 2014 Olympic champion in the pairs and in team events, the 2013 ...

in May 2010 and now represents Russia; Morozov is their assistant coach, working with

Nina Mozer Nina Mikhailovna Mozer (russian: Нина Михайловна Мозер; born 28 August 1964) is a Russian pair skating coach based in Moscow. She is best known for coaching Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov and Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov, ...

Programs

With Volosozhar

With Savchenko

Results

With Volosozhar

With Savchenko

With Bilousivska

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morozov, Stanislav Ukrainian male pair skaters Olympic figure skaters of Ukraine Figure skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 2007 Winter Universiade 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Yekaterinburg Medalists at the 2007 Winter Universiade World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists Russian figure skating coaches Universiade medalists in figure skating Universiade silver medalists for Russia Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games