Alexei Alexandrovich Rogonov (Russian: Алексей Александрович Рогонов; born 6 June 1988) is a Russian former pair skater. With partner Kristina Astakhova, he is the 2015 Winter Universiade silver medalist.

Alexei Rogonov
Rogonov in 2017
Full nameAlexei Alexandrovich Rogonov
Born (1988-06-06) 6 June 1988 (age 35)
Salsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
CountryRussia
PartnerAlina Ustimkina
CoachArtur Dmitriev
Skating clubUOR 4 Moscow
Began skating1994
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Pairs
Winter Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2015 Granada Pairs
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Sofia Pairs

With former skating partner Anastasia Martiusheva, he is the 2009 World Junior silver medalist, 2009 Russian Junior champion, and 2012 Russian national bronze medalist.

Personal life edit

Rogonov was born on 6 June 1988 in Salsk. He and his wife, Elizaveta, were married in spring 2013.[1]

Career edit

Rogonov began skating at the age of six at an outdoor rink in Achinsk, Siberia.[2] At the age of 16, he moved to Perm and trained as a pair skater under Ludmila Kalinina.[3]

Partnership with Martiusheva edit

 
Martiusheva/Rogonov at the 2012 Rostelecom Cup.

Rogonov and Anastasia Martiusheva first met in Perm, skating in the same group but with different partners. After two years, Natalia Pavlova invited Rogonov to Moscow and paired him in 2006 with Martiusheva, who had arrived six months earlier.[3] The pair won the 2009 Russian Junior title. At the 2009 World Junior Championships, they were 11th after the short program but finished first in the long program, ahead of Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze. They moved up to second overall and took the silver medal.

Martiusheva/Rogonov made their senior Grand Prix debut at the 2009 Cup of Russia, where they finished seventh. They finished 9th at Russian Nationals. During the 2010–11 season, they were assigned to 2010 Skate Canada International but withdrew from the event. They won the 2010 Golden Spin of Zagreb. At the 2011 Russian Nationals, they placed 9th in the short program and 7th in the long, to finish 9th overall.

During the 2011–12 season, Martiusheva/Rogonov won the 2011 Golden Spin of Zagreb and Warsaw Cup. At the 2012 Russian Nationals, they placed second in the short program and third in the free skate and won the bronze medal.[4][5]

In the 2012–13 season, Martiusheva/Rogonov won gold at the 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial. They competed on the Grand Prix series for the first time since 2009, finishing 5th at both of their events, the 2012 Rostelecom Cup and the 2012 NHK Trophy. They set their personal best overall score of 162.25 points. They finished 6th at the 2013 Russian Championships.

In 2013–14, Martiusheva/Rogonov began their season by taking silver at the Lombardia Trophy,[6] followed by another silver at the 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy. They were seventh at their first Grand Prix assignment, the 2013 Cup of China.[7] A week later, the pair replaced the injured Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov at the 2013 NHK Trophy.[8] Two days before the 2014 Russian Championships, Martiusheva injured a leg muscle in a bad fall and doctors ordered the pair to withdraw.[9][10]

In January 2014, Rogonov joined a celebrity skating show in Lithuania, LNK's Šokiai ant ledo, as the partner of Lithuanian television host Gintarė Gurevičiūtė.[10][11] They were named the winners.

2014–15 season: Partnership with Astakhova edit

By June 2014, he formed a partnership with Kristina Astakhova, coached by Artur Dmitriev.[12] Astakhova/Rogonov won both of their 2014–15 ISU Challenger Series (CS) events, the 2014 CS Volvo Open Cup and the 2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. In between their CS events they took bronze at the 2014 Rostelecom Cup, their Grand Prix debut. They came in fourth at the 2015 Russian Championships, won silver at the 2015 Winter Universiade, and placed 10th at the 2015 World Championships, competing in the place of Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov who had withdrawn.[13]

2015–16 season edit

Astakhova/Rogonov started the 2015–16 season on the Challenger Series, taking silver at the 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy behind Stolbova/Klimov. Competing on the Grand Prix series, they placed 7th at the 2015 Skate America and 5th at the 2015 Cup of China. After winning silver at the 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb, Astakhova/Rogonov finished 4th at the 2016 Russian Championships, ahead of Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert. They were selected to compete at the 2016 European Championships after Stolbova/Klimov withdrew due to injury.[14] At the 2016 Europeans Astakhova/Rogonov placed 7th after placing 7th in both the short program and the free skate.

2016–17 season edit

Astakhova/Rogonov won silver at both of their 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series (CS) events, the 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy and the 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. In between their CS events they skated two Grand Prix competitions. They placed 6th at the 2016 Skate America but took the bronze medal at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup. Later they came in fourth at the 2017 Russian Championships.

2017–18 season edit

Astakhova/Rogonov started their season by taking silver medal at their first 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series event, the 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy They then finished 5th at the 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy. Competing on the Grand Prix series, they won two bronze medals, first at the 2017 Rostelecom Cup and then at the 2017 NHK Trophy where they scored their personal best score of 203.64 points. This was the first international event where they scored above 200 points.[15] They then skated their 3rd CS event, the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb where they won their 2nd CS series silver of the season. In December 2017 they placed 4th at the 2018 Russian Championships. This was the 4th consecutive time that they had placed 4th at the Russian Championships.

it was announced by the Russian Figure Skating Federation on January 23, 2018 that Ksenia Stolbova wasn't invited to the 2018 Olympics.[16] Because of this Astakhova/Rogonov were sent instead. Astakhova/Rogonov placed 12th at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Later they placed 8th at the 2018 World Championships.

Programs edit

With Astakhova edit

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2017–18
[17][15]
  • La La Land medley
    • Another Day of Sun
    • City Of Stars
    • Epilogue
      by Justin Hurwitz

2016–17
[1]

2015–16
[19][20]
  • Romans
    (Ya Tebya Nikogda Ne Zabudu)
    by Ariana
2014–15
[21]
  • Romans
    (Ya Tebya Nikogda Ne Zabudu)
    by Ariana

With Martiusheva edit

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2013–14
[6][22]
  • Sarabande
    performed by Escala
    choreo. by Sergei Komolov, Alexei Zhelezniakov
2012–13
[23]
2011–12
2010–11
[24]
  • Flamenco
    by unknown
2009–10
  • Flamenco
    by unknown
  • The Sleeping Beauty
    by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
2008–09
[25]

Competitive highlights edit

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

With Astakhova edit

International[26]
Event 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Olympics 12th
Worlds 10th 8th
Europeans 7th
GP Cup of China 5th
GP NHK Trophy 3rd
GP Rostelecom Cup 3rd 3rd 3rd
GP Skate America 7th 5th
CS Finlandia Trophy 2nd 5th
CS Golden Spin 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd
CS Nepela Trophy 2nd 2nd
CS Volvo Cup 1st
Shanghai Trophy 4th
Universiade 2nd
Volvo Open Cup 1st
National[27]
Russian Champ. 4th 4th 4th 4th
TBD = Assigned

With Martiusheva edit

 
Martiusheva/Rogonov won the 2010 Golden Spin of Zagreb.
International[28]
Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
GP Cup of China 7th
GP NHK Trophy 5th 7th
GP Rostel. Cup 7th 5th
GP Skate Canada WD
Golden Spin 2nd 1st 1st
Lombardia Trophy 2nd
Nepela Memorial 1st 2nd
Warsaw Cup 1st
International: Junior[28]
Junior Worlds 2nd
JGP Final 4th
JGP Mexico 3rd
JGP U.K. 1st
National[27]
Russian Champ. 6th 9th 9th 3rd 6th WD
Russian Junior 3rd 1st
WD = Withdrew

Detailed results edit

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.

With Astakhova edit

2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
19–25 March 2018 2018 World Championships 7
71.62
9
130.54
8
202.16
14–25 February 2018 2018 Winter Olympics 10
70.52
13
123.93
12
194.45
21–24 December 2017 2018 Russian Championships 4
69.65
4
128.76
4
198.41
6–9 December 2017 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 2
66.30
2
120.32
2
186.62
24–26 November 2017 2017 Shanghai Trophy 4
125.75
4
125.75
10–12 November 2017 2017 NHK Trophy 3
70.47
3
133.17
3
203.64
20–22 October 2017 2017 Rostelecom Cup 4
67.14
3
131.97
3
199.11
6–8 October 2017 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy 5
64.13
5
112.75
5
176.88
21–23 September 2017 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 1
67.18
2
123.94
2
191.12
2016–17 season
Date Event SP FS Total
20–26 December 2016 2017 Russian Championships 4
70.73
4
128.06
4
198.79
7–10 December 2016 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 2
63.82
1
116.62
2
180.44
4–6 November 2016 2016 Rostelecom Cup 4
65.51
3
123.23
3
188.74
21–23 October 2016 2016 Skate America 5
64.34
6
110.18
5
174.52
6–10 October 2016 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy 2
57.26
2
111.84
2
169.10
2015–16 season
Date Event SP FS Total
26–31 January 2016 2016 European Championships 7
60.63
7
114.09
7
174.72
23–27 December 2015 2016 Russian Championships 4
71.89
4
134.50
4
206.39
2–5 December 2015 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 2
65.06
3
118.82
2
183.88
6–8 November 2015 2015 Cup of China 6
59.17
5
114.19
5
173.36
23–25 October 2015 2015 Skate America 7
58.25
8
99.72
7
157.97
1–3 October 2015 2015 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 3
60.50
1
124.50
2
185.00
2014–15 season
Date Event SP FS Total
23–29 March 2015 2015 World Championships 13
55.55
9
118.03
10
173.58
4–8 February 2015 2015 Winter Universiade 2
59.88
2
114.99
2
174.87
24–28 December 2014 2015 Russian Championships 6
57.63
4
116.89
4
174.52
4–6 December 2014 2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 1
56.58
1
127.66
1
184.24
14–15 November 2014 2014 Rostelecom Cup 3
58.34
4
106.52
3
164.86
5–9 November 2014 2014 CS Volvo Open Cup 1
60.28
1
110.06
1
170.34

References edit

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External links edit

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