Andriy Kyforenko[a] (born September 7, 1980) is a former competitive figure skater. He won gold at the 1998 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Ukraine and competed at two World Junior Championships, finishing in the top ten in 2000.[1]
| Andriy Kyforenko | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Андрій Кифоренко |
| Born | 7 September 1980 Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Began skating | 1986 |
| Retired | 2001 |
After retiring from competition, Kyforenko skated professionally as a principal performer in ice shows.[2] Kyforenko coached in Ukraine & England. He now works as a coach in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is Co-Head coach of Elite Skating Academy. Kyforenko has coached several international athletes and US National competitors: Kaylee Dobson and Emily Zhang among others.[3] Kyforenko holds a bachelor's degree in “Olympic & Professional Sport”
Competitive highlights
editJGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 |
| Nepela Memorial | 8th | ||||
| International: Junior | |||||
| World Junior Champ. | 26th | 9th | |||
| JGP Germany | 11th | ||||
| JGP Slovenia | 9th | ||||
| JGP Ukraine | 1st | ||||
| National | |||||
| Ukrainian Champ. | 9th | 5th | 5th | 4th | |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Andrei KIFORENKO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Andriy Kyforenko". Dynamic Shows. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ^ "2014 - 2015 Coach/Instructor Compliance" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. December 5, 2014. p. 158. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 7, 2014.