Vyacheslav Zahorodnyuk

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Vyacheslav Zahorodnyuk
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Zahorodnyuk (right) with student Vitaliy Danylchenko in 2004
Full nameVyacheslav Vasylovych Zahorodnyuk
Native nameВ'ячеслав Васильович Загороднюк
Born (1972-08-11) 11 August 1972 (age 52)
Odesa, Ukrainian SSR,
Soviet Union
Hometown Odesa, Ukraine
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine (1992–98)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1987–92)
Discipline Men's singles
Began skating1977
RetiredApril 1998
Medal record
EventGold medal icon (G initial).svgSilver medal icon (S initial).svgBronze medal icon (B initial).svg
World Championships 001
European Championships 114
Ukrainian Championships 400
Soviet Championships 020
World Junior Championships 110
Medal list
representing Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Chiba Singles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Sofia Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Copenhagen Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Dortmund Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Paris Singles
Ukrainian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Kyiv Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Kyiv Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Odesa Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Kyiv Singles
Medal list
representing Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Leningrad Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Sofia Singles
Soviet Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Minsk Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Kyiv Singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Sarajevo Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Brisbane Singles

Vyacheslav Vasylovych Zahorodnyuk [a] (born 11 August 1972) is a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater. He represented the USSR until its dissolution and then represented Ukraine. He is the 1994 World bronze medalist, 1996 European champion, and 1989 World Junior champion.

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Personal life

Zahorodnyuk was born on 11 August 1972 in Odesa, Ukrainian SSR. [1] He married Ukrainian ice dancer Olga Mudrak in 1994. [2] They have a son, Maxim (born August 2005), and a daughter, Alina (born in February 2009). [3]

Career

Zahorodnyuk was initially coached by Galina Zmievskaya. [3] Competing for the Soviet Union, he won the 1989 World Junior Championships. [4]

After placing sixth at the 1991 Skate America, Zahorodnyuk won silver medals at the 1991 Grand Prix International de Paris and 1991 NHK Trophy, still representing the Soviet Union. In January 1992, he competed for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) at the European Championships in Lausanne, where he finished fourth. In February, he placed eighth for the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. [5] He was tenth at the 1992 World Championships for the CIS.

Zahorodnyuk began competing under the Ukrainian flag in the 1992–93 season. He won bronze at the 1994 World Championships and gold at the 1996 European Championships.

In his final competitive season, Zahorodnyuk placed seventh at the 1998 European Championships and then tenth at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. He ended his career with a fourth-place result at the 1998 World Championships. He was coached by Valentyn Nikolayev in Richmond, Virginia. [1]

After retiring from competition in April 1998, Zahorodnyuk participated in some film and TV productions, including The Christmas Angel: A Story on Ice and worked as a coach in Richmond, Virginia. He coached in Kyiv in 2011. [3] As of May 2016, he is based in Irvine, California. [6]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
1997–98
[1]
1996–97
1995–96

Results

International [1]
Event87–88
(URS)		88–89
(URS)		89–90
(URS)		90–91
(URS)		91–92
(URS/CIS)		92–93
(UKR)		93–94
(UKR)		94–95
(UKR)		95–96
(UKR)		96–97
(UKR)		97–98
(UKR)
Olympics 8th10th
Worlds 8th22nd10th3rd6th6th4th4th
Europeans 6th3rd3rd4th2nd3rd1st3rd7th
GP Final 6th
GP Cup of Russia 3rd
GP Lalique 2nd
GP Nations Cup 1st
GP Skate America 4th4th5th
GP Skate Canada 6th
Goodwill Games 4th
Centennial on Ice 6th
Inter. de Paris /
Trophée de France 		1st2nd2nd3rd4th
Nations Cup 3rd
NHK Trophy 3rd2nd2nd3rd
Skate America 4th6th4th5th
Schäfer Memorial 1st1st
Ukrainian Souvenir 2nd1st1st
International: Junior [1]
Junior Worlds 2nd1st
Blue Swords 1st
National [1]
Ukrainian Champ. 4th1st1st1st1st
Soviet Champ. 2nd2nd

Notes

  1. ↑ Ukrainian: В'ячеслав Васильович Загороднюк, romanized: Viacheslav Vasylovych Zahorodniuk

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Viacheslav ZAGORODNIUK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Marika HUMPHREYS / Vitali BARANOV: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 October 2004.
  3. 1 2 3 Savchik, Anna (15 February 2012). Вячеслав ЗАГОРОДНЮК: «Мои награды лежат в гараже у Гордеевой и Кулика» [Viacheslav Zagorodniuk: My awards are in Gordeeva and Kulik's garage]. Sport Express in Ukraine (in Russian). Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "V'iacheslav Zahorodniuk". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  6. ↑ "2015 - 2016 Coach/Instructor Compliance" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. April 11, 2016. p. 348. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 12, 2016.
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