Alexander Uspenski

Alexander Uspenski

Alexander Uspenski competes at the 2004 Junior Grand Prix in Germany
Personal information
Full name Alexander Sergeyevich Uspenski
Country represented Russia
Born (1987-04-25) 25 April 1987
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Former coach Marina Kudriavtseva, Leonid Raitsin, Natalia Dubinskaia
Former choreographer Ludmila Vlasova
Skating club SC Moskvich
Began skating 1992
Retired 2010
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 189.17
2007 Cup of Russia
Short program 65.64
2004 JGP Budapest
Free skate 125.43
2007 Cup of Russia

Alexander Sergeyevich Uspenski (Russian: Александр Серге́евич Успенский, born 25 April 1987) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2006 Finlandia Trophy silver medalist and 2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist.

Personal life

Alexander Uspenski was born on 25 April 1987 in Moscow.[1] He is the elder brother of Vladimir Uspenski, who also competed in figure skating.[2]

Career

Alexander Uspenski began competing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit in 2001. Over the course of five seasons, he would win seven medals – three gold, two silver, and two bronze – and qualify three times to the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. He won the bronze medal at the 2004 JGP Final.

Uspenski withdrew from the 2005 World Junior Championships due to the flu.[3] He was sent again the following year and finished 8th.

Uspenski made his senior international circuit debut in the 2006–07 season.[4] After taking the silver medal at the 2006 Finlandia Trophy, he debuted on the senior Grand Prix series, finishing 5th and 6th at his two events. Uspenski missed the Russian national championships as a result of whooping cough.[5] He changed coaches from Natalia Dubinskaia to Marina Kudriavtseva in January 2007.[5][6]

Uspenski competed on the GP series for two more seasons before retiring in 2010.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2009–10
[1]
  • Sarabande
    (modern arrangement)
2008–09
[7]
2007–08
[5][6]
2006–07
[8]
2005–06
[3]
2004–05
[9]
  • The Poet
  • The Phantom of the Opera on Ice
    by Robert Danova
2003–04
[10]
  • Tango
  • The Phantom of the Opera on Ice
    by Robert Danova

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[11]
Event 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10
GP Cup of China 6th 5th
GP Cup of Russia 7th 10th
GP NHK Trophy 5th
GP Skate America 6th
Ice Challenge 9th
Finlandia 2nd
Nebelhorn 7th
International: Junior[11]
Junior Worlds WD 8th
JGP Final 7th 3rd 4th
JGP Bulgaria 5th
JGP China 6th
JGP Czech Rep. 3rd
JGP Germany 2nd
JGP Hungary 1st
JGP Poland 3rd 2nd 1st
JGP Serbia 5th
JGP Slovakia 1st
National[12]
Russian Champ. 16th 7th 4th 4th WD 5th 15th
Russian Junior 12th 10th 10th 4th 1st 1st
Russian Cup Final 2nd
WD: Withdrew

References

  1. 1 2 "Alexander USPENSKI: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010.
  2. ↑ Dobor, Helga; Heij, Daphne (2005). "Alexander Uspenski - "I just try to do my best on the ice."". AbsoluteSkating.com. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Alexander USPENSKI: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2006.
  4. ↑ "Interview Alexander Uspenski, NHK Trophy 2006, Nagano (Japan)". figureskating-online. 6 May 2007. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 "Alexander USPENSKI: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 December 2007.
  6. 1 2 "Interview with Alexander Uspenskij, Russian Nationals, January 2008 in St. Petersburg". figureskating-online. 8 February 2008. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Alexander USPENSKI: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009.
  8. ↑ "Alexander USPENSKI: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2007.
  9. ↑ "Alexander USPENSKI: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 February 2005.
  10. ↑ "Alexander USPENSKI: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004.
  11. 1 2 "Competition Results: Alexander USPENSKI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012.
  12. ↑ "Александр Сергеевич Успенский" [Alexander Sergeyevich Uspenski] (in Russian). fskate.ru. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016.

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