Juris Razgulajevs, sometimes spelled ''Yuri Razguliaiev'', (born March 20, 1973) is a Canadian ice dancing coach and former competitor who represented the Soviet Union,

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, Uzbekistan, and

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. He is the 1991 World Junior champion with partner

Aliki Stergiadu Aliki Stergiadu (born 5 October 1972) is a former competitive ice dancer. She is the 1991 World Junior champion with Juris Razgulajevs for the Soviet Union. Personal life Stergiadu was born on 5 October 1972 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet ...

for the Soviet Union.

Personal life

Razgulajevs was born on March 20, 1973, in

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, Latvia. He moved to the United States in 1995 and then to Canada in 1999. His wife is named Irina. Their son,

Dmitre Razgulajevs Dmitre Razgulajevs (born November 19, 1996) is a Canadian ice dancer, who currently competes with Molly Lanaghan. With his former partner Mackenzie Bent, he was the 2016 Canadian national junior champion and finished in the top ten at the 2 ...

, was born on November 19, 1996, in Boston and competes in ice dancing for Canada. Their second son, Alexie, was born in 2000 and plays hockey.

Career

Partnership with Stergiadu

Early in his career, Razgulajevs competed with

for the Soviet Union. Coached by

Natalia Linichuk Natalya Vladimirovna Linichuk (; born 6 February 1956) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitive ice dancer for the Soviet Union. With partner and husband Gennadi Karponosov, she is the 1980 Olympic champion and a two-time World cham ...

in Moscow, they won the 1991 World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Stergiadu/Razgulajevs moved up to the senior level in the 1991–92 season. The Soviet Union having dissolved, they decided to compete for

. They placed tenth at the 1992 World Championships in Oakland, California. In the 1992–93 season, Stergiadu/Razgulajevs began representing Uzbekistan. They won a silver medal at the

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in Hamar and finished tenth at the 1993 World Championships in Prague. They were awarded bronze at the

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, Japan. In February 1994, Stergiadu/Razgulajevs competed at the Winter Olympics in

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and finished 13th. Their last competition together was the 1994 World Championships in Chiba, where they placed 11th.

Later career

In 1995, Razgulajevs relocated with Linichuk's group to the United States. He teamed up with

Nakako Tsuzuki is a Japanese former competitive ice dancer. A six-time Japanese national champion, she competed at five World Championships and six Four Continents Championships. His father, Shoichiro Tsuzuki, is a figure skating coach. Career Early y ...

to compete for Japan. They were coached by Natalia Dubova in Lake Placid, New York. They were two-time Japanese national champions and placed 16th at the

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They parted ways at the end of the season. His next partner was Jenny Dahlen, with whom he competed for Latvia. They placed 24th at the 1997 World Championships and 22nd at the 1997 European Championships.Skatabase: 1990s Europeans
Razgulajevs retired from competitive skating in 1997. He became an Assistant Director, coach and choreographer at the Scarboro Figure Skating Club in Ontario, Canada. Skaters who Razgulajevs has choreographed for include: *

Ilia Malinin Ilia Malinin (born December 2, 2004) is an American figure skater. He is the 2022 Skate America champion, the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo champion, the 2022-23 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2022 CS U.S. Classic champion, 2021 CS Cup of ...

Results

With Stergiadu for the Soviet Union, Latvia and Uzbekistan

With Tsuzuki for Japan

With Dahlen for Latvia

References

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