Alexei Krasnozhon

Alexei Krasnozhon
Personal information
Native name Красножон Алексей Дмитриевич
Full name Alexei Dmitrievich Krasnozhon
Country represented United States
Former country(ies) represented Russia
Born (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Residence Dallas, Texas
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Coach Peter Cain, Darlene Cain
Former coach Oleg Tataurov, Tatiana Mishina, Olga Kartashov
Choreographer Scott Brown
Former choreographer Tatiana Prokofieva
Skating club Stars FSC of Texas
Former skating club Yubileyny
Training locations Euless, Texas
Former training locations Saint Petersburg
Began skating 2005
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 194.68
2015 JGP Latvia
Short program 67.53
2015 JGP Latvia
Free skate 132.14
2015 JGP Poland

Alexei Dmitrievich Krasnozhon (Russian: Красножон Алексей Дмитриевич;[1] born 11 April 2000) is a competitive figure skater who competes for the United States. He won a bronze medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and the junior bronze medal at the 2016 US Championships. He skated for Russia until the end of the 2012–13 season.

Personal life

Krasnozhan was born on April 11, 2000 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[2] His mother, Natalia, is an endocrinologist and his father, Dmitri, is an oncologist.[3] He has two younger sisters named Dana and Sofia.[4]

In 2014, Krasnozhon moved to Dallas, Texas with his mother so that he could train there.[5] He enrolled in a private online high school and is interested in a business degree from Georgetown University or SMU.

Career

Krasnozhon began skating at the age of five. When he was 7, he became a student of Alexei Mishin, as well as his wife Tatiana Mishina and their assistant coach Oleg Tataurov. He competed for Russia at the Volvo Open Cup in January 2013, winning gold on the advanced novice level, and placed 12th at the 2013 Russian Junior Championships.[5][6] Due to a back injury following that event, he missed the 2013–14 season.[7][4]

In March 2014, Krasnozhon announced that he planned to compete for the United States and would be coached by Peter Cain and Darlene Cain in Euless, Texas.[8][5] He qualified for the 2015 US Championships on the junior level and won the pewter medal. On July 1, 2015, the Russian Figure Skating Federation released Krasnozhon so that he could compete internationally for the United States.[5]

2015–16 season

Krasnozhon made his ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in the 2015–16 season. He was awarded a bronze medal at his first JGP assignment, in Riga, Latvia, and then placed 5th in Torun, Poland. He then won the junior gold medal the 2016 Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships. He closed his season by winning the junior bronze medal at the 2016 U.S. Championships, finishing behind Tomoki Hiwatashi and Kevin Shum.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2015–2016
[2]
    2014–2015
    2013–2014
    • Love Story
      by Francis Lai
      choreo. by Scott Brown
    • Tango Amore
      by Edvin Marton
      choreo. by Scott Brown
    2012–2013
    • Russian folk music
      choreo. by Tatiana Prokofieva

    Competitive highlights

    JGP: ISU Junior Grand Prix

    International: Junior or lower levels[6]
    Event 2012–13 2014–15 2015–16
    JGP Latvia 3rd
    JGP Poland 5th
    Volvo Open Cup 1st N.
    National[4][1]
    US Championships 4th J. 3rd J.
    Midwestern Sectionals 1st J.
    Southwestern Regionals 1st J.
    Russian Junior Champ. 12th
    TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
    N.= Novice; J.= Junior

    References

    1. 1 2 "Красножон Алексей Дмитриевич". Fskate.ru. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
    2. 1 2 "Alexei KRASNOZHON: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
    3. ↑ Krasnozhon, Alexei. "Parents". Official Homepage of Alex Krasnozhon. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
    4. 1 2 3 "Aleksei Krasnozhon". IceNetwork. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
    5. 1 2 3 4 Rutherford, Lynn (January 23, 2015). "Torgashev sets new U.S. standard for junior men". Ice Network.
    6. 1 2 "Competition Results: Alexei KRASNOZHON". International Skating Union. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
    7. ↑ Krasnozhon, Alexei. "About Me". Official Homepage of Alex Krasnozhon. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
    8. ↑ Krasnozhon, Alexei (March 25, 2014). "then I passed my junior test)" (Instagram).
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