Date of Birth: November 17, 1973 Residence: St. Petersburg, Russia Height: 5'11" Weight: 155 lbs. Hair Colour: Dark brown Eye Colour: Blue Family: Mother, Galina; Wife, Viktoria and twin sons, Ivan and Andrei. Coach: Alexei Mishin Choreographer: E. Serejnikov (previous choreographers: E. Smirnov, Valerie Perchersky) Skating Club: Yubileini (Jubilee) Palace of Sport Career Highlights: '94 Olympic Gold Medallist 5-time consecutive Russian National Champion ('92-'96) '96 Champion Series Final Champion '97 European Champion '99 World Pro Champion Notes: During the '97-'98 season, was out due to groin injury. Competitive History: Pro Career 5th '01 Japan Open 4th '00 World Pros 8th '00 Grand Slam 2nd '00 Ice Wars II 5th '00 Goodwill Games 4th '00 Japan Open 1st '99 World Pros 1st '99 Ice Wars 1st '99 ESPN Pros Amateur Career 5th '99 Worlds 2nd '99 Grand Prix Final 3rd '99 Europeans 3rd '99 Russian Nationals 1st '98 Russia Cup 3rd '98 Skate America 2nd '98 Goodwill Games 4th '98 Ultimate Four 3rd '97 Champion Series Final 1st '97 Europeans 2nd '97 Russian Nationals 1st '96 Russia Cup 1st '96 Nations' Cup 2nd '96 Skate America 5th '96 Worlds 1st '96 Champion Series Final 3rd '96 Centennial On Ice 1st '96 Russian Nationals 1st '95 Nations' Cup 1st '95 Skate Canada 5th '95 Spring Pro Am 4th '95 Worlds 2nd '95 Europeans 1st '95 Russian Nationals 2nd '94 Fall Pro Am 1st '94 Goodwill Games 4th '94 Worlds 1st '94 Olympics 3rd '94 Europeans 1st '93 Russian Nationals 3rd '93 NHK 3rd '93 Skate America 3rd '93 Worlds 5th '93 Europeans 1st '93 Russian Nationals 3rd '92 NHK 8th '92 Worlds 5th '92 Olympics 3rd '92 Europeans 1st '92 Soviet Nationals 3rd '91 Trophee Lalique 8th '91 Worlds 6th '91 Europeans 3rd '91 Soviet Nationals 2nd '90 Junior Worlds Program Music: Pro Career '00-'01 Technical - "Swing" by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Free - "Prince of Egypt" (soundtrack) '99-'00 Technical - Georgian variations Free - "Phantom of the Opera" (soundtrack) Exhibition - "Nessun Dorma" by G. Puccini Amateur Career '98-'99 Technical - "Toccata & Fugue in D Minor" by J.S. Bach Free - "El Choclo" ("Kiss of Fire" tango) Exhibition - Michael Jackson medley '96-'97 Technical - Yello medley Free - (see '95-'96) Exhibition - (see '95-'96) '95-'96 Technical - "Night on Bald Mountain" by M. Mussorgsky Free - "Princess of the Circus" by E. Kalman Exhibition - "Birthday"/"Come Together"/"You Never Give Me Your Money"/ "Long Tall Sally" by the Beatles '94-'95 Technical - (see '93-'94) Free - "Sleeping Beauty"/"Swan Lake"/"Romeo & Juliet" by P. Tchaikovsky Exhibition - "Carmen" by G. Bizet '93-'94 Technical - "Rigoletto" by G. Verdi Free - "Semiramide"/"The Thieving Magpie"/"William Tell" by G. Rossini Exhibition - "Composition" by A. Schnitka Exhibition - "Drive/Driven" by Yello '92-'93 Technical - "Piano Concerto #1" by P. Tchaikovsky Free - (see '91-'92) '91-'92 Technical - "Bolero" by M. Ravel Free - "Don Quixote" by L. Minkus Exhibition - "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" by J. Cocker '90-'91 Technical - "Rite of Spring" by I. Stravinsky Free - "Metamorphoses" by P. von Cornelius

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