Roman Serov (born 16 December 1976 in
Moscow
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) is a
Russia
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n-born
figure skater
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and skating coach who has also competed for
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. He won two medals on the
Grand Prix
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series and is a two-time Israeli national champion.
Career
Serov represented Russia until 2001–2002, twice placing 4th at the
Russian Championships and winning medals at
Cup of Russia
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and
Finlandia Trophy
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. After his marriage to an Israeli, he decided to represent Israel and sat out the mandatory wait period, returning to international competition in 2003. Serov represented Israel at the 2005 & 2006
European and
World Figure Skating Championships
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. He was removed from Israel's list of candidates for the 2006 Olympics because he did not hold Israeli citizenship, nor meet residency requirements.
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Following his retirement from competition, Serov began working as a coach. He worked with Georgian figure skater Elene Gedevanishvili. Serov is currently based at the Ice House Arena in .
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Personal life
Serov married skater Rachel Lior in August 2004, and they had a daughter in 2006. They divorced in 2007. Serov married Anna Zadorozhniuk
Anna Nikolayevna Zadorozhniuk ( uk, Ганна Миколаївна Задорожнюк, born October 25, 1984) is a Ukrainian retired ice dancer. With partner Sergei Verbillo, she was the 2009 and 2010 Ukrainian national champion. Zadorozhni ...
in 2011.
Programs
Results
References
External links
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Roman Serov
at Tracings
Roman Serov
at sport-folio.net
Russian male single skaters
Israeli male single skaters
Living people
1976 births
Figure skaters from Moscow
Universiade medalists in figure skating
Universiade gold medalists for Russia
Medalists at the 2001 Winter Universiade
Competitors at the 1999 Winter Universiade
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