Andrei Rogozine (; born 29 January 1993) is a Canadian former competitive

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

. He is the 2011 World Junior champion, 2010 JGP Final bronze medallist, and 2013 Canadian national bronze medallist.

Personal life

Andrei Rogozine was born January 29, 1993, in

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

, Russia. His family moved to Canada when he was five. He attended Richmond Green Secondary School in

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. He moved to

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, in 2011 and now lives in

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Career

Rogozine started skating when he was six years old, instructed by Inga Zusev. He began learning at the Forest Hill Skating Club. He was inspired by

Alexei Yagudin Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin ( rus, Алексей Константинович Ягудин, , ɐlʲɪˈksʲeɪ̯ kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪt͡ɕ ɪ̯ɪˈɡudʲɪn, Ru-Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin.ogg; 18 March 1980) is a Russian former com ...

, the 2002 Olympic champion. Rogozine debuted on the

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in the 2007–08 season. Andrei Berezintsev joined Zusev as his coach around 2009. Rogozine won his first international medal, gold, at the 2010 JGP in

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, France. After winning his other JGP assignment, in Japan, he qualified for the JGP Final in

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, where he was awarded the bronze. In March 2011, he competed at the World Junior Championships in

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, South Korea. Ranked third in the short program and second in the free, Rogozine finished first overall with a 3.15 point margin over the silver medallist,

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of Japan. He was the first Canadian in 33 years to win the World Junior men's title. Rogozine made his

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debut in the 2011–12 season. He was a co-recipient of an

Elvis Stojko Elvis Stojko, (born March 22, 1972) is a Canadian figure skater. He was a three-time World champion (1994, 1995, 1997), two-time Olympic silver medallist (1994, 1998), and seven-time Canadian champion (1994, 1996–2000, and 2002). Persona ...

bursary. Rogozine was coached by Zusev and Berezintsev at the Richmond Training Centre in

, until 2014. He then moved to

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, to train with

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. He represented the Nepean Skating Club. After retiring from competition on July 28, 2016, Rogozine began performing in ice shows on cruise ships.

Programs

Competitive highlights

''GP:

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogozine, Andrei Canadian male single skaters Canadian people of Russian descent 1993 births Sportspeople from Richmond Hill, Ontario Living people Figure skaters from Moscow Russian emigrants to Canada World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists 21st-century Canadian sportsmen