Andriy Kyforenko | |
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Native name | Андрій Кифоренко |
Born | Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) | 7 September 1980
Figure skating career | |
Country | Ukraine |
Began skating | 1986 |
Retired | 2001 |
Andriy Kyforenko [a] (born September 7, 1980) is a former competitive figure skater. He won the gold medal at the 1998 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Ukraine and competed at two World Junior Championships, achieving a top-ten in 2000. [1]
Following his retirement from competitive skating, Kyforenko performed as a principal skater in professional in ice shows. [2] He later coached in Ukraine & England before moving to Charlotte, North Carolina. Currently he serves as 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”
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International [1] | |||||
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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 |
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