Gordei Gorshkov

Gordei Gorshkov

Gorshkov in 2009
Personal information
Native name Гордей Олегович Горшков
Full name Gordei Olegovich Gorshkov
Country represented Russia
Born (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Residence Saint Petersburg
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Coach Evgeni Rukavicin
Former coach Alexei Urmanov
Choreographer Olga Glinka, Valentin Molotov
Former choreographer Igor Kosheev, Oksana Kazakova
Skating club St. Petersburg Olympic School
Training locations Saint Petersburg
Began skating 1998
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 223.25
2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
Short program 76.50
2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb
Free skate 147.00
2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
Medal record
Figure skating: Men's singles
Competitor for  Russia
Winter Universiade
2013 Trentino Men's singles

Gordei Olegovich Gorshkov (Russian: Гордей Олегович Горшков; born 11 February 1993) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2013 Winter Universiade silver medalist, the 2013 Ice Challenge bronze medalist, and a four-time medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series.

Personal life

Gordei Olegovich Gorshkov was born on 11 February 1993 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the son of former competitive figure skaters.[1][2] His mother, Svetlana Frantsuzova, is the 1980 Prize of Moscow News champion, the 1981 Winter Universiade silver medalist, and competed at the 1979 NHK Trophy. She and his father, Oleg Gorshkov, also competed together in pair skating, winning bronze at the 1985 Winter Universiade.

Career

Gorshkov made his ISU Junior Grand Prix debut at the 2007 event in Bulgaria, finishing 8th. He won a pair of bronze medals during the 2009 JGP series.

Gorshkov won a silver medal and placed 4th at his JGP events in 2010. He qualified for the JGP Final where he finished 8th. He won bronze at the 2011 Russian Junior Championships and was sent to the 2011 Junior Worlds, where he ranked 9th. The next season, Gorshkov took silver in his sole JGP event. He was coached by Alexei Urmanov for a number of years.[3]

In autumn 2012, Gorshkov decided to try pair skating.[3] He chose to return to single skating and made his senior international debut at the 2013 Ice Challenge where he won the bronze medal. He then won silver at the 2013 Winter Universiade.

Gorshkov finished 5th at the 2015 Russian Championships and 4th at the 2016 Russian Championships.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2015–2016
[1]
2013–2014
[4]
  • The Prophet
    by Gary Moore
  • The Messiah Will Come Again
    by Gary Moore
2011–2012
[5]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[6]
Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
CS Golden Spin 4th
CS Nepela Trophy 3rd 3rd
CS Volvo Cup 2nd
Universiade 2nd 5th
Ice Challenge 3rd
International: Junior[6]
Junior Worlds 9th
JGP Final 8th
JGP Austria 2nd
JGP Bulgaria 8th
JGP Germany 3rd 2nd
JGP Japan 4th
JGP Poland 3rd
EYOF 3rd J.
NRW Trophy 2nd J.
National[7]
Russian Champ. 12th 8th 6th 8th 12th 5th 4th
Russian Junior 8th 6th 4th 3rd
J. = Junior level

References

  1. 1 2 "Gordei GORSHKOV: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015.
  2. ↑ СПИСОК кандидатов в спортивные сборные команды Российской Федерации по фигурному катанию на коньках на 2015-2016 гг. [List of candidates for 2015-2016 Russian national team] (PDF) (in Russian). Figure Skating Federation of Russia. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 Bagdasarova, Maria (21 January 2013). "Alexei Urmanov - A coach's perspective". Absolute Skating.
  4. ↑ "Gordei GORSHKOV: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Gordei GORSHKOV: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 January 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Competition Results: Gordei GORSHKOV". International Skating Union.
  7. ↑ Горшков Гордей Олегович [Gordei Olegovich Gorshkov] (in Russian). fskate.ru.

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