Vazgen Azrojan

He was born on 22 January 1977 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR.^[1] He is the father of Armenian ice dancer Viktoriia Azroian (born 15 July 2003 in Moscow).^[2]

Azrojan placed ninth with Ekaterina Davydova at the 1994 World Junior Championships, representing Russia.^[3] The next season, he competed with Elena Kustarova for Russia and placed 17th at the 1995 European Championships.^[3]

Azrojan teamed up with Anastasia Grebenkina in 1996 and skated with her until 1998, representing Russia.^[4] After their partnership ended, he skated with Tiffany Hyden, representing Armenia.^[5][6]

Grebenkina and Azrojan reformed their partnership in 2002 to compete for Armenia. They became the first skaters to medal for Armenia at a Grand Prix event, obtaining bronze at the NHK Trophy in 2005.^[7] They competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing 20th. Azrojan was the flag bearer for Armenia at the event.

In September 2006, Grebenkina / Azrojan changed coaches, moving from Alexei Gorshkov to Alexander Zhulin.^[8] At the 2006 Cup of China, Grebenkina cut her leg with her own blade during practice, requiring stitches, but was able to compete and finished 6th with Azrojan.^[8] The duo retired from competition in 2008.