Vladimir Zuev (figure skater)
Ukrainian ice dancer (born 1985)
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Vladimir Sergeyevich Zuev (Russian: Владимир Сергеевич Зуев, also Volodymyr Serhiyovych Zuev, Ukrainian: Володимир Сергійович Зуєв, born 11 May 1985) is a Ukrainian former competitive ice dancer. With Alla Beknazarova, he is a two-time Ukrainian national champion.
Beknazarova and Zuev in 2007. | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 May 1985 Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ukraine | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1989 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2010 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Zuev skated with Oksana Dejneka early in his career.
In 2003, Zuev began competing with Alla Beknazarova. They won a gold medal at the 2005 Ondrej Nepela Memorial and four international bronze medals — at the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy, 2009 Winter Universiade, and 2009 Finlandia Trophy. They competed at one World Junior Championships, one senior World Championships, and four European Championships. Their best result, 11th, came at the 2010 European Championships.
Programs
(with Beknazarova)
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2009–2010 [1] |
Ukrainian folk:
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| 2008–2009 [2] |
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| 2007–2008 [3] |
Russian gypsy dance:
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| 2006–2007 [4] |
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| 2005–2006 [5] |
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| 2003–2004 [6] |
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Results
(with Beknazarova)
| Results[7] | |||||||
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| International | |||||||
| Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
| Worlds | 24th | ||||||
| Europeans | 13th | 14th | 13th | 11th | |||
| Finlandia | 3rd | ||||||
| Karl Schäfer | 13th | ||||||
| Nebelhorn | 3rd | ||||||
| Ondrej Nepela | 1st | ||||||
| Universiade | 7th | 3rd | |||||
| International: Junior | |||||||
| Junior Worlds | 12th | ||||||
| JGP Poland | 4th | ||||||
| National | |||||||
| Ukrainian Champ. | 2nd J. | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | |
