Maxim Trankov

Maxim Trankov
Volosozhar and Trankov at the 2011 Worlds.
Personal information
Full name	Maxim Leonidovich Trankov
Country represented	Russia
Born	(1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 Perm
Home town	Saint Petersburg
Residence	Moscow
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Partner	Tatiana Volosozhar
Former partner	Maria Mukhortova Natalia Shestakova Irina Ulanova
Coach	Nina Mozer Stanislav Morozov
Former coach	Oleg Vasiliev Artur Dmitriev Tamara Moskvina Nikolai Velikov Valeri Tiukov Valentina Tiukova
Choreographer	Nikolai Morozov
Former choreographer	Alexander Matveev Tatiana Druchinina Tamara Moskvina
Skating club	Moscow Skating School "Vorobyovy Gory"
Training locations	Moscow
Former training locations	Saint Petersburg, Chicago, Perm
Began skating	1987
World standing	1 (As of 2 November 2013 (2013-11-02))[1]
Season's bests	1 (2012–2013)[2] 2 (2011–2012)[3] 2 (2010–2011)[4] 5 (2009–2010)[5] 6 (2008–2009)[6]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	237.71 (WR) 2013 Skate America
Short program	83.98 (WR) 2014 Europeans
Free skate	154.66 (WR) 2013 Skate America
Medal record Competitor for  Russia Pairs' Figure skating World Championships Gold 2013 London Pairs Silver 2012 Nice Pairs Silver 2011 Moscow Pairs European Championships Gold 2014 Budapest Pairs Gold 2013 Zagreb Pairs Gold 2012 Sheffield Pairs Silver 2008 Zagreb Pairs Bronze 2010 Talinn Pairs Bronze 2009 Helsinki Pairs Grand Prix Final Gold 2012–2013 Sochi Pairs Silver 2013–2014 Fukuoka Pairs Silver 2011–2012 Quebec Pairs Russian Championships Gold 2013 Sochi Pairs Gold 2011 Saransk Pairs Gold 2007 Moscow Pairs Silver 2010 St. Petersburg Pairs Silver 2009 Kazan Pairs Silver 2008 St. Petersburg Pairs World Junior Championships Gold 2005 Kitchener Pairs Bronze 2004 The Hague Pairs Junior Grand Prix Final Gold 2004–2005 Helsinki Pairs Bronze 2003–2004 Malmö Pairs

Maxim Leonidovich Trankov (Russian: Максим Леонидович Траньков, born 7 October 1983) is a Russian pair skater. With current partner Tatiana Volosozhar, he is the 2013 World champion, a two-time (2011, 2012) World silver medalist, a three-time (2012, 2013, 2014) European champion, the 2012 Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time (2011, 2013) Russian national champion. They have also won six events on the Grand Prix series.

With former partner Maria Mukhortova, he is the 2008 European silver medalist, the 2007 Russian national champion, and the 2005 World Junior Champion.

Volosozhar and Trankov are the current World Record holders for the combined total, short program and free skate scores.

Personal life

Maxim Trankov was born in Perm. His mother was an athlete, competing in running and 400 meter hurdles, and his father was involved in equestrian sports.^[7] His father, Leonid, taught him to ride a horse.^[8] Leonid Trankov died on January 20, 2013.^[9][10]

Trankov is a fan of Russian hip-hop and writes music himself.^[11] He has an elder brother, Alexei.^[12]

Early years

Trankov first stepped onto the ice in the fall of 1987 in Perm; his parents wanted him involved in a sport.^[12] He left skating for a while but returned and joined the husband-and-wife coaches Valeri Tiukov and Valentina Tiukova.^[12][13] Trankov was growing quite tall and a coach suggested he take up pair skating when he was 11.^[7][12][14] He recalled, "I said no at first because I was afraid to grab the hand of a girl, but I tried it and then I liked it."^[14]

He first skated with Olesya Korchagina for two years, then Ksenia Vasilieva for two years, then Irina Bogomolova. In the summer of 1999 at age 15, he was invited to Saint Petersburg to skate with Irina Ulanova, the daughter of Lyudmila Smirnova / Alexei Ulanov.^[11][12]

Trankov and fellow pair skater Alexander Smirnov lived at the rink, sleeping in the stands or in the coaches' room, and struggled for food but told their parents they were staying in a dormitory.^[8] After about a year and a half, Trankov moved in with soldiers who had quarters under the tribune.^[11] He was given one free cafeteria meal a day and someone would occasionally bring him food.^[11] After three years, he was able to get his own apartment.^[11]

Trankov and Ulanova skated together for three years and were fifth at the Russian Junior Championships,^[12] but the partnership dissolved when he was 18 due to height and jumping issues.^[8] An acquaintance suggested a partner in the U.S. but Trankov's visa application was declined.^[8] He joined husband-and-wife coaches Ludmila Velikova and Nikolai Velikov shortly after in 2002.^[12] He skated for one year with Natalia Shestakova; had he joined the group a few months earlier, the Velikovs would have paired him with Julia Obertas.^[8] Maria Mukhortova / Pavel Lebedev were also in the same practice group; in 2002, Mukhortova declined to switch partners due to her good results with Lebedev but friction with him would lead her to accept Trankov's offer a year later.^[11]

Partnership with Mukhortova

Trankov teamed up with Mukhortova in 2003.^[15] They were coached by Ludmila Velikova and Nikolai Velikov.^[7] In their first season together, they won the bronze medal at the Junior Grand Prix Final and at the World Junior Championships, both times placing behind Lebedev and Shestakova. They also won the Russian junior title. The following season, they won gold medals on the junior Grand Prix circuit and also debuted on the senior Grand Prix circuit at 2004 Cup of Russia where they finished 6th. They went on to win the Junior Grand Prix Final and then the 2005 World Junior title.^[16]

During the 2005–2006 season, they were given two senior GP assignments, Skate Canada and Cup of Russia, where they placed 7th and 4th respectively. They won the bronze medal at the senior Russian Nationals and were sent to the World Championships after Olympic champions Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin withdrew; they finished 12th in their debut at the event.

Early in their career together, they were known for their stormy partnership and frequent coaching changes.^[17] The Velikovs suggested he team up with Tatiana Volosozhar but the topic was dropped following the 2006 World Championships when the pair switched coaches to Tamara Moskvina.^[8] Arguments between Trankov and Mukhortova were frequent and they split up briefly.^[8][18] He would have liked to skate with Volosozhar but she was already in a happy partnership with Stanislav Morozov, so it was assumed she would say no.^[8] He resumed skating with Mukhortova but the quarrels continued and Moskvina passed the pair on to Artur Dmitriev in August 2006.^[15][19] In a 2011 interview, Trankov conceded they had not been ideal students, "Frankly, if I were her I would have kicked us out even earlier."^[20] In late 2006, they were on the verge of ending their career together, however, Tatiana Tarasova dissuaded them and contacted Oleg Vasiliev to take them on as students.^[17] The pair began working with him in December 2006.^[15][21]

During the 2006–2007 season, Mukhortova / Trankov finished 5th at Skate America and 7th at Cup of Russia. However, they then won the Russian national title, finishing nearly 14 points ahead of silver medalists Julia Obertas / Sergei Slavnov. They were forced to miss the European Championships after Mukhortova suffered an injury in practice. They returned in time for the World Championships but made little improvement on their previous season's result, moving up only one place to 11th.

The following season, Mukhortova / Trankov won their first Grand Prix medal, bronze at 2007 Trophée Eric Bompard and placed fourth at Cup of Russia. They were unable to defend their national title, losing by 10 points to Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov to take the silver. They finished ahead of them by two points at the 2008 Europeans to win the silver medal. Mukhortova / Trankov then finished 7th at Worlds. They had to take a short break in the middle of their long program at Worlds because Trankov was suffering from swelling in his arm, but returned to complete their skate after some alterations to his costume.^[11] Vasiliev said Trankov had a problem with his arm which took a couple months to ascertain and treat.^[22] When the season ended, Vasiliev focused on improving Trankov's basic skating, noting Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy's deep edges and flow.^[22] His coaches in Perm had not emphasized these skills but Vasiliev was pleased by Trankov's progress toward making up the deficit.^[22] They also worked on the triple twist to improve the split and add more difficulty.^[22]

During the preceding season, Trankov had been skating with a neck injury, which first appeared during the Grand Prix events.^[22] He said, "I luxated the first cervical vertebrae, and this is the one that holds the head. The doctor told me that you can't fix it with massage but only with osteopathy which needs a lot of time. We're doing that now and I feel that my body is adjusting. My body already orientated itself to the left. I adjusted to the left, for the jumps and for everything else, and that wasn't good. It's better now and I didn't have any problems anymore with my arm during the last one and a half months. Obviously I was doing less lifts and twists, but I started doing more now and so far it's fine."^[22] For a time, however, the injury had put his future in doubt and led Mukhortova to try out with a French skater.^[23][24]

In the 2008–09 season, Mukhortova / Trankov enjoyed considerable success with their short program, but tended to struggle in the long. They won the bronze medal at 2008 Skate America and silver at 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard, qualifying them for their first senior Grand Prix Final where they finished 6th. They won the silver medal at the 2009 Russian Nationals again behind Kavaguti / Smirnov and then the bronze medal at the 2009 Europeans. They moved up to 5th place at the 2009 Worlds.

For the 2009–10 season, the pair were assigned to the Trophee Eric Bompard, where they set a new overall personal best score and won the gold medal ahead of two-time World champions Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy.^[25] Their second Grand Prix event was Skate Canada, where they placed second. They won another bronze medal at the 2010 European Championships but finished seventh at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. At the 2010 World Championships held in Turin, Italy, in March 2010 they finished in 4th place. Shortly thereafter, they decided to split and continue their careers with new partners.^[26] Trankov cited tensions in the working relationship with Vasiliev and said he even considered retiring from competitive skating.^[23][24] He and Mukhortova continued skating together in shows until the end of April due to contractual obligations.^[27]

Partnership with Volosozhar

Teaming up

In March 2010, rumors emerged that Trankov might team up with the Ukrainian Tatiana Volosozhar,^[28] with Trankov later admitting he had wanted to skate with her since 2006.^[29]

Trankov moved from Saint Petersburg to train in Moscow,^[30] beginning training with Volosozhar the week of May 17.^[27] They are coached by Nina Mozer.^[20][31] Stanislav Morozov is their assistant coach, helping them with their elements.^[32] Igor Tchinaev was their short program choreographer, with Nikolai Morozov choreographing the long program.^[29][30] Nikolai Morozov also worked with them on their stroking to reduce energy loss.^[8] The pair had some differences in technique; Volosozhar had to change pace on the entry to the twist as well as adapt to a different hold during throw jumps, while Trankov had to adjust his jumps to match his new partner.^[33]

2010–2011 season

Volosozhar / Trankov initially performed in domestic Russian cup events and other tests.^[31] In late December 2010, they competed at the 2011 Russian nationals, where they won the title,^[34][35] defeating Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov, the reigning national champions and World bronze medalists.

As per ISU regulations, the new pair was obliged to sit out one year from Volosozhar's last event representing Ukraine, the 2010 Winter Olympics.^[30][36] As a result, they missed much of the 2010–2011 season, including the Grand Prix series and the European Championships. She became eligible for international competition on February 16, 2011, in time for the Mont Blanc Trophy, where the pair competed in order to meet the ISU minimum technical score requirements for the 2011 World Championships.^[14] They did so easily and won the event by a sizable margin.^[37] The pair decided to fly in early for the World Championships and landed in Tokyo three hours before the earthquake.^[38] The event was rescheduled and moved to Moscow.

At the 2011 Worlds, Volosozhar / Trankov finished third in the short program.^[39] They were second in the free skate and moved ahead of 2010 World champions Qing Pang / Jian Tong to win the silver medal, behind the two-time world champions Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy.^[40] It was the first Worlds medal for both skaters, each of whom had finished as high as 4th with their previous partners. They were one of few modern teams to make the podium in their first season together and in their first appearance at a major international event; media coverage of the event noted their fast development and their potential for the future.^[41][42] Volosozhar said, "We didn't even think about the silver medal (before Worlds). We thought, maybe we can get the bronze. The result was completely unexpected for us. The most impressive moment of the championships was how enthusiastic the spectators were even before our short program, and I'll never forget how they gave us a standing ovation after the free program."^[30][43]

2011–2012 season

During the off-season, Volosozhar / Trankov performed in shows and prepared for the new season in Novogorsk, as well as a few weeks in New Jersey.^[30][44] In the summer, Trankov sustained a shoulder injury while skating without sharpened blades since no one with the expertise was available at the time; As a result, they stopped working on lifts for a while.^[45]

Volosozhar / Trankov began the 2011–2012 season with wins at their two September competitions, the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy and the 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial. Trankov partly tore a groin tendon at the Nepela Memorial.^[45] On the Grand Prix series, they won Skate Canada with a combined score of 201.38. They then won the 2011 Trophée Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final.^[46] Trankov's inguinal rings (groin) injury caused them to change a pair spin at the Grand Prix Final.^[47] Volosozhar / Trankov were the leaders after the short program but were second to Savchenko / Szolkowy in the free skating to finish with the silver medal, with only 0.18 points separating the couples at the end of the competition. At the post-event press conference, they stated that they were both dealing with injuries and would therefore miss Russian Nationals.^[45][48]

At the 2012 European Championships, Volosozhar / Trankov placed first in both programs and won their first European title.^[49] At the 2012 World Championships in Nice, France, they placed eighth in the short program after both fell on a death spiral.^[50] Trankov expressed concerns about the ice quality, saying "It is soft in some places, brittle in others. I guess it is ok if you skate right after ice resurfacing, but if you are the last one to skate in the second group, it is quite another story."^[51] Volosozhar / Trankov rebounded to place first in the free skate with a new personal best score of 140.90 in the segment.^[52] They won their second World silver medal, 0.11 points below Savchenko / Szolkowy, and picked up a small gold medal for the free skate.

2012–2013 season

In preparation for the 2012–2013 season, the pair spent nearly three months in the U.S. in the summer of 2012 and then spent some time training in Italy.^[53]

Volosozhar / Trankov won both of their Grand Prix assignements, the 2012 Skate America and the 2012 Cup of Russia, and qualified for the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia. At the Final, they were first in the short program and second in the long program and won the gold medal overall ahead of Russian teammates Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov. Volosozhar / Trankov won their second national title at the 2013 Russian Championships. Trankov's father died of a sudden heart attack on 20 January 2013, a few days before the 2013 European Championships; an official confirmed the pair would compete at the event.^[9] They placed first in both programs and won the gold medal with a total score of 212.45, more than 7 points ahead of silver medalists Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy. At the post-event press conference, Volosozhar said, "It is difficult to raise the mood at this time, but I am glad we made the decision to compete here."^[54]

Volosozhar / Trankov spent some time training in West Orange, New Jersey just prior to the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario.^[55] In March, the pair won their first World title, placing first in both programs and finishing 20.15 points overall ahead of Savchenko / Szolkowy. They set a new pairs' world record in the free skate and combined score (225.71 points) and became Russia's first pairs gold medalists since 2005 when Totmianina / Marinin won the World title. At their first team event, the 2013 World Team Trophy, Volosozhar / Trankov placed first in pairs and Team Russia finished 4th overall.

2013–2014 season

In preparation for the 2013–14 season, Volosozhar / Trankov plan to train in Moscow, Sochi, West Orange, New Jersey, and Italy.^[55][56] As it will be an Olympic season, they plan to perform in a reduced number of shows.^[55] Volosozhar / Trankov started their season competing at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy where they won gold breaking their own World record scores and with an overall total of 231.96 points. In their first 2013–2014 ISU Grand Prix at the 2013 Skate America, Volosozhar / Trankov broke their World Records for the second time posting a new personal best scores of 83.05 in short, 154.66 in free and with an overall score of 237.71 points. In their next event, Volosozhar / Trankov won another gold medal at the 2013 NHK Trophy with an overall score of 236.49 points qualifying them for their third Grand Prix Final in Fukuoka, Japan.

Programs

With Volosozhar

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2013–2014 [57]	Masquerade Waltz by Aram Khatchaturian	Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber
2012–2013 [58]	Love Theme from The Godfather by Nino Rota	Violin Muse by Ikuko Kawai (Based on: Partita for Violin No. 2 by Johann Sebastian Bach Chaconne by Tomaso Vitali )	Opyat' Metel' (Опять Метель) (from The Irony of Fate 2) by Alla Pugacheva, Kristina Orbakaite
2011–2012 [59][44][60][61]	Bring me to life by Evanescence arranged by Alex Goldshtein	Black Swan by Clint Mansell, Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Nikolai Morozov	Yeah Right by Dionne Bromfield Aimer (from Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour) Super Mario
2010–2011 [62][63]	Carmina Burana by Carl Orff choreographed by Igor Tchinaev	Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev choreographed by Nikolai Morozov	Super Mario choreo. by Nikolai Morozov L'Amore sei tu by Katherine Jenkins choreo. by Nikolai Morozov Opyat' Metel' (Опять Метель) (from The Irony of Fate 2) by Alla Pugacheva, Kristina Orbakaite choreo. by Alexander Zhulin One Man's Dream by Yanni choreo. by Alexander Zhulin

With Mukhortova

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2009–2010[15]	Appassionata by Secret Garden	Love Story by Francis Lai Cinema Paradiso Ennio Morricone and Andrea Morricone	Une Vie d'Amour sung by Mireille Mathieu and Charles Aznavour
2008–2009[64]	Nobody Home by Pink Floyd performed by London Symphonic Orchestra	The Lady and the Hooligan by Dmitri Shostakovich	Russian: Соглашайся хотя бы на рай в шалаше by Diana Arbenina
2007–2008[65]	Otonal by Raúl di Blasio	Prelude in C sharp minor by Sergei Rachmaninov	Adagio by Secret Garden
2006–2007[66]	Music for Cinema by Alfred Schnittke	Elegy by Sergei Rachmaninov	Tale of Wandering by Alfred Schnittke
2005–2006[67]	Baxter (soundtrack)	Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninov	Russian: Дождик осенний from The Turkish Gambit (film) by Olga Krasko
2004–2005[68]	Quidam from Cirque du Soleil by René Dupéré	El dia que me quieras by Raúl di Blasio	Russian: Дождик осенний from The Turkish Gambit by Olga Krasko
2003–2004[69]	Melodies of the White Night soundtrack by Isaac Schwartz	El dia que me quieras by Raúl di Blasio	Buddha Bar Safri Duo

Competitive highlights

With Volosozhar

Results[70]
International
Event	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14
Worlds	2nd	2nd	1st
Europeans		1st	1st	1st
Grand Prix Final		2nd	1st	2nd
GP NHK Trophy				1st
GP Bompard		1st
GP Rostelecom			1st
GP Skate America			1st	1st
GP Skate Canada		1st
Nebelhorn		1st	1st	1st
Ondrej Nepela		1st
Mont Blanc	1st
National
Russian Champ.	1st		1st
Team events
World Team			4T / 1P
GP = Grand Prix; TBD = To be decided T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.

With Mukhortova

Results[71]
International
Event	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10
Olympics							7th
Worlds			12th	11th	7th	5th	4th
Europeans					2nd	3rd	3rd
Grand Prix Final						6th	4th
GP Bompard					3rd	2nd	1st
GP Cup of Russia		6th	4th	7th	4th
GP Skate America				5th		3rd
GP Skate Canada			7th				2nd
Finlandia					1st
Nebelhorn						2nd
Universiade		3rd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds	3rd	1st
JGP Final	3rd	1st
JGP China		1st
JGP Czech	1st
JGP Germany		1st
JGP Poland	1st
National
Russian Champ.	1st J.	WD	3rd	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

(Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships – Worlds, Europeans, and Junior Worlds. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.)

With Volosozhar

2012–2013 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
January 15–19, 2014	2014 European Championships	1 83.98	2 136.40	1 220.38
December 5–8, 2013	2013–2014 Grand Prix Final	1 82.65	2 141.18	2 223.83
November 8–10, 2013	2013 NHK Trophy	1 82.03	1 154.46	1 236.49
October 18–20, 2013	2013 Skate America	1 83.05	1 154.66	1 237.71
September 26–28, 2013	2013 Nebelhorn Trophy	1 81.65	1 150.31	1 231.96
2012–2013 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
April 11–14, 2013	2013 World Team Trophy	1 74.41	1 136.06	1 210.47
March 13–15, 2013	2013 World Championships	1 75.84	1 149.87	1 225.71
January 23–27, 2013	2013 European Championships	1 73.23	1 139.22	1 212.45
December 25–28, 2012	2013 Russian Championships	1 78.69	1 150.23	1 228.92
December 6–9, 2012	2012–2013 Grand Prix Final	1 73.46	2 131.09	1 204.55
November 9–11, 2012	2012 Rostelecom Cup	1 74.74	1 132.79	1 207.53
October 19–20, 2012	2012 Skate America	1 65.78	1 129.29	1 195.07
September 27–29, 2012	2012 Nebelhorn Trophy	1 65.24	1 131.31	1 196.55
2011–2012 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 26 – April 1, 2012	2012 World Championships	8 60.48	1 140.90	2 201.38
January 23 – January 29, 2012	2012 Europeans Championships	1 72.80	1 137.65	1 210.45
December 8–11, 2011	2011–2012 Grand Prix Final	1 71.57	2 140.51	2 212.08
November 18–20, 2011	2011 Trophée Eric Bompard	1 63.69	1 130.44	1 194.13
October 27–30, 2011	2011 Skate Canada	1 70.42	1 130.96	1 201.38
September 28 – October 2, 2011	2011 Nebelhorn Trophy	1 66.48	1 123.67	1 190.15
September 21–24, 2011	2011 Nebelhorn Trophy	1 57.91	1 125.74	1 183.65
2010–2011 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 21–27, 2011	2011 World Championships	3 70.35	2 140.38	2 211.73
February 15–20, 2011	2011 Mont Blanc Trophy	1 68.30	1 131.54	1 199.84
December 26–29, 2010	2011 Russian Championships	1 72.71	1 141.95	1 214.66

References

External links

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v t e World champions in figure skating – Pairs 1908: Anna Hübler / Heinrich Burger 1909: Phyllis Johnson / James H. Johnson 1910: Anna Hübler / Heinrich Burger 1911: Ludowika Jakobsson / Walter Jakobsson 1912: Phyllis Johnson / James H. Johnson 1913: Helene Engelmann / Karl Mejstrik 1914: Ludowika Jakobsson / Walter Jakobsson 1922: Helene Engelmann / Alfred Berger 1923: Ludowika Jakobsson / Walter Jakobsson 1924: Helene Engelmann / Alfred Berger 1925: Herma Szabo / Ludwig Wrede 1926: Andrée Brunet / Pierre Brunet 1927: Herma Szabo / Ludwig Wrede 1928: Andrée Brunet / Pierre Brunet 1929: Lilly Scholz / Otto Kaiser 1930: Andrée Brunet / Pierre Brunet 1931: Emília Rotter / László Szollás 1932: Andrée Brunet / Pierre Brunet 1933–1935: Emília Rotter / László Szollás 1936–1939: Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier 1947–1948: Micheline Lannoy / Pierre Baugniet 1949: Andrea Kékesy / Ede Király 1950: Karol E. Kennedy / Peter Kennedy 1951–1952: Ria Baran / Paul Falk 1953: Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks 1954–1955: Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden 1956: Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt 1957–1960: Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul 1962: Maria Jelinek / Otto Jelinek 1963–1964: Marika Kilius / Hans-Jürgen Bäumler 1965–1968: Ludmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov 1969–1972: Irina Rodnina / Alexei Ulanov 1973–1978: Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev 1979: Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner 1980: Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai 1981: Irina Vorobieva / Igor Lisovsky 1982: Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach 1983: Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev 1984: Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini 1985: Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev 1986–1987: Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov 1988: Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev 1989–1990: Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov 1991–1992: Natalia Mishkutenok / Artur Dmitriev 1993: Isabelle Brasseur / Lloyd Eisler 1994: Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov 1995: Radka Kovaříková / René Novotný 1996: Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov 1997: Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer 1998–99: Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze 2000: Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov 2001: Jamie Salé / David Pelletier 2002–2003: Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo 2004–2005: Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin 2006: Pang Qing / Tong Jian 2007: Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo 2008–2009: Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy 2010: Pang Qing / Tong Jian 2011–2012: Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy 2013: Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov

v t e European champions in figure skating – Pairs 1930–1931: Olga Orgonista / Sandor Szalay 1932: Andrée Brunet / Pierre Brunet 1933: Idi Papez / Karl Zwack 1934: Emília Rotter / László Szollás 1935–1939: Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier 1947: Micheline Lannoy / Pierre Baugniet 1948–1949: Andrea Kékesy / Ede Király 1950: Marianna Nagy / László Nagy 1951–1952: Ria Baran / Paul Falk 1953: Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks 1954: Silvia Grandjean / Michel Grandjean 1955: Marianna Nagy / László Nagy 1956: Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt 1957–1958: Věra Suchánková / Zdeněk Doležal 1959–1964: Marika Kilius / Hans-Jürgen Bäumler 1965–1968: Ludmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov 1969–1972: Irina Rodnina / Alexei Ulanov 1973–1978: Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev 1979: Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai 1980: Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev 1981: Irina Vorobieva / Igor Lisovsky 1982–1983: Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach 1984–1986: Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev 1987: Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov 1988: Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov 1989: Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov 1990: Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov 1991–1992: Natalia Mishkutenok / Artur Dmitriev 1993: Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov 1994: Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov 1995: Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer 1996: Oksana Kazakova / Artur Dmitriev 1997: Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov 1998: Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze 1999–2000: Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov 2001: Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze 2002–2006: Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin 2007–2009: Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy 2010: Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov 2011: Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy 2012–2014: Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov

v t e Grand Prix Final champions in figure skating – Pairs 1995-96: Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov 1996-97: Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer 1997-98: Elena Berezhnaya/ Anton Sikharulidze 1998-99: Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo 1999-2000: Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo 2000-01: Jamie Salé / David Pelletier 2001-02: Jamie Salé / David Pelletier 2002-03: Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin 2003-04: Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo 2004-05: Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo 2005-06: Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin 2006-07: Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo 2007-08: Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy 2008-09: Pang Qing / Tong Jian 2009-10: Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo 2010-11: Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy 2011-12: Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy 2012-13: Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov

v t e Russian champions in figure skating – Pairs 1993: Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov 1994: Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov 1995: Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov 1996: Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov 1997–1998: Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov 1999–2002: Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze 2003–2005: Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin 2006: Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov 2007: Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov 2008–2010: Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov 2011: Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov 2012: Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov 2013: Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov 2014: Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov

v t e World Junior champions in figure skating – Pairs 1976: Sherri Baier / Robin Cowan 1977: Josée France / Paul Mills 1978: Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini 1979: Veronika Pershina / Marat Akbarov 1980–1981: Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov 1982–1983: Marina Avstriskaia / Yuri Kvashnin 1984: Manuela Landgraf / Ingo Steuer 1985: Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov 1986–1987: Elena Leonova / Gennadi Krasnitski 1988: Kristi Yamaguchi / Rudy Galindo 1989: Evgenia Chernisheva / Dmitri Sukhanov 1990–1992: Natalia Krestianinova / Alexei Torchinski 1993: Inga Korshunova / Dmitry Saveliev 1994–1995: Maria Petrova / Anton Sikharulidze 1996: Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski 1997: Danielle Hartsell / Steve Hartsell 1998–1999: Julia Obertas / Dmitri Palamarchuk 2000: Aliona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov 2001: Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao 2002: Elena Riabchuk / Stanislav Zakarov 2003: Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao 2004: Natalia Shestakova / Pavel Lebedev 2005: Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov 2006: Julia Vlassov / Drew Meekins 2007: Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker 2008: Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh 2009: Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze 2010–2012: Sui Wenjing / Han Cong 2013: Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier

v t e Junior Grand Prix Final champions in figure skating – Pairs 1997: Yulia Obertas / Dmitriy Palamarchuk 1998: Yulia Obertas / Dmitriy Palamarchuk 1999: Aliona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov 2000: Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao 2001: Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao 2002: Ding Yang / Ren Zhongfei 2003: Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison 2004: Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov 2005: Valeria Simakova / Anton Tokarev 2006: Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker 2007: Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh* 2008: Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze 2009: Sui Wenjing / Han Cong 2010: Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran 2011: Sui Wenjing / Han Cong *Title stripped from Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov

Persondata
Name	Trankov, Maxim
Alternative names
Short description	Russian pair skater
Date of birth	7 October 1983
Place of birth	Perm
Date of death
Place of death