Alexander Fadeev (skater)
Encyclopedia
Alexander Vladimirovich "Sasha" Fadeyev (born January 4, 1964 in Kazan
, Soviet Union (Russian SFSR)) is a Russian
figure skater who represented the Soviet Union during his competitive career. Fadeyev is the 1985 World Champion
and a four-time European Champion
. In the 1988 Winter Olympics, he skated the best compulsory figures but was only ninth in the freestyle.
He was a cast member of the 1998 movie The Christmas Angel: A Story on Ice, as well as the Gershwin on Ice theatre show with Tiffany Chin
.
He is currently coaching figure skating
in the Chicago
area.
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
, Soviet Union (Russian SFSR)) is a Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
figure skater who represented the Soviet Union during his competitive career. Fadeyev is the 1985 World Champion
World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...
and a four-time European Champion
European Figure Skating Championships
The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...
. In the 1988 Winter Olympics, he skated the best compulsory figures but was only ninth in the freestyle.
He was a cast member of the 1998 movie The Christmas Angel: A Story on Ice, as well as the Gershwin on Ice theatre show with Tiffany Chin
Tiffany Chin
Tiffany Chin is an American figure skater who grew up in San Diego, California. She dominated the junior circuit in ice skating prior to her Olympic career, winning the US Junior National title as well as the World Junior title...
.
He is currently coaching figure skating
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
in the Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
area.
Results
Event | 1978-79 | 1978-80 | 1980-81 | 1981-82 | 1982-83 | 1983-84 | 1984-85 | 1985-86 | 1986-87 | 1987-88 | 1988-89 | 1989-90 |
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Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating... |
7th | 4th | ||||||||||
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion... |
14th | 10th | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | WD | 4th | |||
European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion... |
9th | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||
Junior Worlds World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion... |
3rd | 1st | ||||||||||
Soviet Championships Soviet Figure Skating Championships The Soviet Figure Skating Championships were a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of the Soviet Union... |
4th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||
NHK Trophy NHK Trophy The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.... |
9th | 2nd | 1st | WD | 1st | 2nd | ||||||
Prize of Moscow News Prize of Moscow News The Prize of Moscow News , also known as the Moscow Skate, Nouvelles de Moscou, and the Moscow News Trophy, was an international, senior-level figure skating competition held in the former Soviet Union from 1966 to 1990... |
5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd |