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.

Aliki Stergiadu
Born (1972-10-05) 5 October 1972 (age 51)
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUzbekistan
Latvia
Soviet Union
Retired1994

Personal life edit

Stergiadu was born on 5 October 1972 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union.[1] She lived in Elektrostal, Russia until she took a coaching position in Skellefteå, Sweden in 2006.[2] She married Lennart "Lelle" Erinder in September 2012 in Skellefteå.[3]

Career edit

Stergiadu began skating at age five.[2] Early in her career, she competed for the Soviet Union with Juris Razgulajevs. Coached by Natalia Linichuk in Moscow,[4] they won the 1991 World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[5]

Stergiadu/Razgulajevs moved up to the senior level in the 1991–92 season. The Soviet Union having dissolved, they decided to compete for Latvia. 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 1992 Piruetten in Hamar and finished tenth at the 1993 World Championships in Prague.

They were awarded bronze at the 1993 NHK Trophy in Chiba, Japan.[6] In February 1994, Stergiadu/Razgulajevs competed at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer and finished 13th.[7] Their last competition together was the 1994 World Championships in Chiba, where they placed 11th.

Stergiadu is an international technical specialist in ice dancing for Sweden.[8]

Results edit

(with Razgulajevs for the Soviet Union, Latvia and Uzbekistan)

International
Event 1990–91
(URS)
1991–92
(LAT)
1992–93
(UZB)
1993–94
(UZB)
Winter Olympics 13th
World Championships 10th 10th 11th
NHK Trophy 3rd
Piruetten 2nd
International: Junior
World Junior Champ. 1st

References edit

  1. ^ "Aliki Stergiadu". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ a b Lindström, Roger (12 September 2006). "Aliki visar vägen på isen" [Aliki leads the way on the ice]. Norran (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  3. ^ Stenlund, Camilla (15 September 2012). "De lade giftermålet på is" [Wedding]. Folkbladet (in Swedish).
  4. ^ "Juris Razgulajevs". Scarboro F.S.C. Archived from the original on 12 January 2007.
  5. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2013.
  6. ^ 1993 NHK Trophy
  7. ^ Skatabase: 1994 Olympics Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Communication No. 2027: List of Referees, Judges, Technical Controllers, Technical Specialists, Data & Replay Operators season 2016/17 for Single & Pair Skating, Ice Dance and Synchronized Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. 27 July 2016. p. 26. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 July 2016.