Alexei Alexandrovich Rogonov (russian: Алексей Александрович Рогонов; born 6 June 1988) is a Russian former pair skater. With partner

Kristina Astakhova Kristina Andreyevna Astakhova (russian: Кристина Андреевна Астахова; born 25 February 1997) is a Russian former pair skater. With partner Alexei Rogonov, she is the 2015 Winter Universiade silver medalist. Career Ear ...

, he is the

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silver medalist. With former skating partner

Anastasia Martiusheva Anastasia Vasilyevna Martiusheva (russian: Анастасия Васильевна Мартюшева; born 17 March 1995) is a Russian pair skater. With Alexei Rogonov, she is the 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, a two-time (2010, 2011) Go ...

, he is the 2009 World Junior silver medalist, 2009 Russian Junior champion, and 2012 Russian national bronze medalist.

Personal life

Rogonov was born on 6 June 1988 in

Salsk Salsk (russian: Сальск) is a town and the administrative center of Salsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Sredny Yegorlyk River ( Don's basin), southeast of Rostov-on-Don, the administrative center of the oblast. Popu ...

. He and his wife, Elizaveta, were married in spring 2013.

Career

Rogonov began skating at the age of six at an outdoor rink in Achinsk, Siberia. At the age of 16, he moved to Perm and trained as a pair skater under Ludmila Kalinina.

Partnership with Martiusheva

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Rogonov and

first met in Perm, skating in the same group but with different partners. After two years, Natalia Pavlova invited Rogonov to Moscow and paired him in 2006 with Martiusheva, who had arrived six months earlier. The pair won the 2009 Russian Junior title. At the 2009 World Junior Championships, they were 11th after the short program but finished first in the long program, ahead of Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze. They moved up to second overall and took the silver medal. Martiusheva/Rogonov made their senior Grand Prix debut at the 2009 Cup of Russia, where they finished seventh. They finished 9th at Russian Nationals. During the 2010–11 season, they were assigned to

2010 Skate Canada International The 2010 Skate Canada International was the second event of six in the 2010–11 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the K-Rock Centre in Kingston, Ontario on October 28� ...

but withdrew from the event. They won the

2010 Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2010 Golden Spin of Zagreb ( hr, Zlatna pirueta Zagreba) was the 43rd edition of an annual senior-level figure skating competition held in Zagreb, Croatia. It was held at the Dom Sportova between December 9 and 11, 2010 as part of the 2010� ...

. At the 2011 Russian Nationals, they placed 9th in the short program and 7th in the long, to finish 9th overall. During the 2011–12 season, Martiusheva/Rogonov won the

2011 Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2011 Golden Spin of Zagreb ( hr, Zlatna pirueta Zagreba) was the 44th edition of an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Zagreb, Croatia. It was held at the Dom Sportova on December 8–11, 2011. Skaters compe ...

and Warsaw Cup. At the 2012 Russian Nationals, they placed second in the short program and third in the free skate and won the bronze medal. In the 2012–13 season, Martiusheva/Rogonov won gold at the

2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial The 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial ( sk, Memoriál Ondreja Nepelu) was the 20th edition of an annual international figure skating competition held in Bratislava, Slovakia. It took place on October 3–7, 2012 at the Ondrej Nepela Ice Rink Skaters co ...

. They competed on the Grand Prix series for the first time since 2009, finishing 5th at both of their events, the

2012 Rostelecom Cup The 2012 Rostelecom Cup was the fourth event of six in the 2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Ice Palace Megasport in Moscow on November 8–11. Medals were ...

and the

2012 NHK Trophy The 2012 NHK Trophy was the final event of six in the 2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Sekisui Heim Super Arena in Miyagi on November 22–25. Medals were ...

. They set their personal best overall score of 162.25 points. They finished 6th at the 2013 Russian Championships. In 2013–14, Martiusheva/Rogonov began their season by taking silver at the Lombardia Trophy, followed by another silver at the

2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy The 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy was the 21st edition of an annual senior international figure skating competition held in Bratislava, Slovakia. It took place on October 3–5, 2013 at the Ondrej Nepela Ice Rink. Medals were awarded in the disciplin ...

. They were seventh at their first Grand Prix assignment, the

2013 Cup of China The 2013 Cup of China was the third event of six in the 2013–14 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on November 1–3. Medals were ...

. A week later, the pair replaced the injured Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov at the

2013 NHK Trophy The 2013 NHK Trophy was the fourth event of six in the 2013–14 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on November 8–10. Medals were ...

. Two days before the 2014 Russian Championships, Martiusheva injured a leg muscle in a bad fall and doctors ordered the pair to withdraw. In January 2014, Rogonov joined a celebrity skating show in

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, LNK's ''Šokiai ant ledo'', as the partner of Lithuanian television host Gintarė Gurevičiūtė. They were named the winners.

2014–15 season: Partnership with Astakhova

By June 2014, he formed a partnership with

, coached by Artur Dmitriev. Astakhova/Rogonov won both of their

2014–15 ISU Challenger Series The 2014–15 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2014. It was the inaugural season of a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions ranked below the Grand Prix series. Each event included a minimum of t ...

(CS) events, the

2014 CS Volvo Open Cup The 2014 CS Volvo Open Cup was a senior international figure skating competition held in November 2014 at the Volvo Ice Rink in Riga, Latvia. It was part of the 2014–15 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's sin ...

and the

2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb ( hr, Zlatna pirueta Zagreba) was the 47th edition of the annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Zagreb, Croatia. A part of the 2014–15 ISU Challenger Series, event was held at the D ...

. In between their CS events they took bronze at the

2014 Rostelecom Cup The 2014 Rostelecom Cup was the fourth event of six in the 2014–15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Luzhniki Small Sports Arena in Moscow on November 14–16. Meda ...

, their Grand Prix debut. They came in fourth at the 2015 Russian Championships, won silver at the

, and placed 10th at the 2015 World Championships, competing in the place of Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov who had withdrawn.

2015–16 season

Astakhova/Rogonov started the 2015–16 season on the Challenger Series, taking silver at the

2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy The 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy was the 23rd edition of an annual senior international figure skating competition held in Bratislava, Slovakia. A part of the 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series, it was held on October 1–3, 2015 at the Ondrej Nepela I ...

behind Stolbova/Klimov. Competing on the

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series, they placed 7th at the

2015 Skate America The 2015 Progressive Skate America was the first event of six in the 2015–16 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin ...

and 5th at the

2015 Cup of China The 2015 Cup of China was the third event of six in the 2015–16 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on November 6–8. Medals were ...

. After winning silver at the

2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb was the 48th edition of the annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Zagreb, Croatia. It was held at the Dom sportova on December 2015 as part of the 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series. Meda ...

, Astakhova/Rogonov finished 4th at the 2016 Russian Championships, ahead of Natalja Zabijako /

Alexander Enbert Alexander Yuryevich Enbert (russian: Александр Юрьевич Энберт; born 17 April 1989) is a Russian retired pair skater. With Natalya Zabiyako, he was the 2019 World bronze medalist, 2018 European bronze medalist, 2018 Grand ...

. They were selected to compete at the 2016 European Championships after Stolbova/Klimov withdrew due to injury. At the 2016 Europeans Astakhova/Rogonov placed 7th after placing 7th in both the short program and the free skate.

2016–17 season

Astakhova/Rogonov won silver at both of their

2016–17 ISU Challenger Series The 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2016. It was the third season of a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions ranked below the Grand Prix series. Regulations Skaters may enter a max ...

(CS) events, the

2016 CS Finlandia Trophy The 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy was a senior international figure skating competition held in October 2016 in Espoo. It was part of the 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair ...

and the

2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb was the 49th edition of the annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Zagreb, Croatia. It was held at the Dom sportova in December 2016 as part of the 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series. M ...

. In between their CS events they skated two

competitions. They placed 6th at the

2016 Skate America The 2016 Skate America was the first event of six in the 2016–17 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Sears Centre in Chicago, Illinois, on October 21–23. Medals we ...

but took the bronze medal at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup. Later they came in fourth at the 2017 Russian Championships.

2017–18 season

Astakhova/Rogonov started their season by taking silver medal at their first

2017–18 ISU Challenger Series The 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series took place from September to December 2017. It was the fourth season of a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions ranked below the Grand Prix series. Events The 2017–18 series was ...

event, the

2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy The 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy was held in September 2017. It is an annual senior international figure skating competition held in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was part of the 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series. Medals will be awarded in the disciplin ...

They then finished 5th at the

2017 CS Finlandia Trophy The 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy was a senior international figure skating competition held in October 2017 in Espoo. It was part of the 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair ...

. Competing on the

series, they won two bronze medals, first at the

2017 Rostelecom Cup The 2017 Rostelecom Cup was the first event of six in the 2017–18 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Megasport Arena in Moscow on October 20–22. Medals were awarde ...

and then at the

2017 NHK Trophy The 2017 NHK Trophy was the 4th event of six in the 2017–18 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held in Osaka on November 10–12. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men ...

where they scored their personal best score of 203.64 points. This was the first international event where they scored above 200 points. They then skated their 3rd CS event, the

2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb was the 50th edition of the annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Zagreb, Croatia. It was held at the Dom sportova on December 2017 as part of the 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series. ...

where they won their 2nd CS series silver of the season. In December 2017 they placed 4th at the 2018 Russian Championships. This was the 4th consecutive time that they had placed 4th at the Russian Championships. it was announced by the Russian Figure Skating Federation on January 23, 2018 that Ksenia Stolbova wasn't invited to the 2018 Olympics. Because of this Astakhova/Rogonov were sent instead. Astakhova/Rogonov placed 12th at the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

. Later they placed 8th at the 2018 World Championships.

Programs

With Astakhova

With Martiusheva

Competitive highlights

''GP:

; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix''

With Astakhova

With Martiusheva

Detailed results

''Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.''

With Astakhova

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogonov, Alexei Russian male pair skaters Living people 1988 births People from Salsk World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists Universiade medalists in figure skating Figure skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters of Russia Universiade silver medalists for Russia Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade Sportspeople from Rostov Oblast