Fedor Klimov

Fedor Klimov
Stolbova / Klimov at 2012 European Championships
Personal information
Full name	Fedor Alexandrovich Klimov
Alternative names	Fyodor Klimov
Country represented	Russia
Born	(1990-09-07) 7 September 1990 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Partner	Ksenia Stolbova
Former partner	Alexandra Malakhova
Coach	Nina Mozer, Vladislav Zhovnirski
Former coach	Ludmila Velikova
Choreographer	Alla Kapranova
Former choreographer	Alexander Stepin
Skating club	SDUSHOR St. Petersburg
Training locations	Moscow
Former training locations	Saint Petersburg
Began skating	1994
World standing	7 (As of 20 January 2014 (2014-01-20))[1]
Season's bests	14 (2012–2013)[2] 13 (2011–2012)[3] 18 (2010–2011)[4] 29 (2009–2010)[5]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	207.98 2014 Europeans
Short program	70.90 2014 Europeans
Free skate	137.08 2014 Europeans
Medal record Competitor for  Russia Pairs Figure skating European Championships Silver 2014 Budapest Pairs Bronze 2012 Sheffield Pairs Winter Universiade Gold 2013 Trentino Pairs Russian Championships Gold 2014 Sochi Pairs Silver 2012 Saransk Pairs Bronze 2013 Sochi Pairs World Junior Championships Silver 2011 Gangneung Pairs Bronze 2010 The Hague Pairs Junior Grand Prix Final Silver 2010–2011 Beijing Pairs

Fedor Alexandrovich Klimov (Russian: Фёдор Александрович Климов; born 7 September 1990) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Ksenia Stolbova, he is the 2014 European silver medalist, the 2012 European bronze medalist, 2013 Winter Universiade champion, 2011 World Junior silver medalist, 2010 JGP Final silver medalist, and 2014 Russian national champion.

Career

Stolbova / Klimov at the 2009 JGP Lake Placid

Early career

Fedor Klimov began skating due to his mother who is a coach at the Figure Skating Academy in Saint Petersburg.^[6] Although not interested in pair skating at the beginning, he made the switch on his coach's advice when he was 16.^[6] Klimov had two partners in his early pairs career.

2009–2011

In spring 2009, coach Ludmila Velikova partnered Klimov with Ksenia Stolbova.^[6] They trained in Saint Petersburg.

During their first season together, the pair placed 2nd and 7th at their two Junior Grand Prix events, and 7th at the Final. The pair won the Russian Junior title and then bronze at Junior Worlds in 2010.

During the 2010–2011 season, Stolbova / Klimov won both of their Junior GP events, qualifying for the Final. They also debuted on the senior GP circuit, finishing 5th at Skate America. They won silver at the Junior Grand Prix Final. Stolbova / Klimov finished sixth overall in their senior national debut, and won their second junior national title. At the World Junior Championships, they won the silver medal.

2011–2012 season

For the Grand Prix season, Stolbova / Klimov were assigned to 2011 Trophée Eric Bompard, where they finished 7th, and 2011 Cup of Russia, where they finished 4th. Third in the short program and second in the long at the 2012 Russian Championships, they won their first senior national medal, silver.

Stolbova / Klimov were originally the first alternates for the 2012 European Championships but Alexander Smirnov had an emergency surgery and was not able to recover in time. Replacing Kavaguti / Smirnov at the event, Stolbova / Klimov set new personal bests in their short and long program to win their first European medal, bronze.

2012–2013 season

For the 2012–2013 season, Stolbova / Klimov worked on upgrading their twist to a triple.^[7] They began their international season at the 2012 Coupe de Nice, where they took the silver. Stolbova / Klimov won their first senior Grand Prix medal, bronze, at the 2012 Cup of China, and finished 5th at the 2012 Trophée Eric Bompard.^[7] They won the bronze medal at the 2013 Russian Championships.

First alternates for the 2013 European Championships, Stolbova / Klimov were called up to replace Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov who withdrew due to Larionov's wrist injury.^[8] They finished 6th at the Europeans. The pair won their first senior international title at the 2013 Bavarian Open. In April 2013, they said they wanted to move to Moscow to work with Nina Mozer, who agreed to take them in her group.^[9][10] The move was opposed by Oleg Nilov, the head of the Saint Petersburg skating association, arguing against a concentration of skaters in Moscow,^[11] but was authorized by the Russian skating federation.^[12]

2013–2014 season

In the 2013–2014 season, Stolbova / Klimov started their 2013–2014 ISU Grand Prix at the 2013 Skate America and won the bronze medal. They finished 4th at the 2013 Cup of Russia behind Canadian Pairs Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch after placing 6th in the short program and 3rd in the freeskate. They won the gold medal at the 2013 Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy. Stolbova / Klimov won their first national title at the 2014 Russian Championships, scoring 0.45 more than the 2012 national champions Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov. They won the silver medal at the 2014 European Championships after placing fourth in the short and first in the free skate setting their personal best in their programs with an overall score of 207.98 points.

Personal life

Klimov is a student at the Lesgaft Academy of Physical Education in Saint Petersburg.^[6]

Programs

(with Stolbova)

Competitive highlights

Stolbova / Klimov at the 2012 European Championships

Stolbova / Klimov at the 2010 Junior World Championships

(with Stolbova)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fedor Klimov.

• Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov at the International Skating Union
• Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov at IceNetwork