Alexei Tikhonov
1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
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Representing ![]() | ||
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Pairs' Figure skating | ||
World Championships | ||
![]() | 2000 Nice | Pairs |
![]() | 2005 Moscow | Pairs |
![]() | 2003 Washington, D.C. | Pairs |
![]() | 2006 Calgary | Pairs |
European Championships | ||
![]() | 1999 Prague | Pairs |
![]() | 2000 Vienna | Pairs |
![]() | 2004 Budapest | Pairs |
![]() | 2007 Warsaw | Pairs |
![]() | 2002 Lausanne | Pairs |
![]() | 2003 Malmö | Pairs |
![]() | 2005 Turin | Pairs |
![]() | 2006 Lyon | Pairs |
Grand Prix Final | ||
![]() | 2004-05 Beijing | Pairs |
![]() | 1998-99 Saint Petersburg | Pairs |
![]() | 2002-03 Saint Petersburg | Pairs |
![]() | 2003-04 Colorado Springs | Pairs |
World Junior Championships | ||
![]() | 1997 Seoul | Pairs |
Alexei Vladimirovich Tikhonov (Russian: Алексей Владимирович Тихонов; born 1 November 1971) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Maria Petrova, he is the 2000 World champion and a two-time (1999, 2000) European champion.
Career
Tikhonov began skating in his hometown, Samara.[1] Initially a singles skater, he switched to pairs at 15 and a half.[2]
Tikhonov first competed with partner Irina Saifutdinova for the Soviet Union and, after the dissolution, for Russia. They won the bronze medal at the 1989 World Junior Figure Skating Championships for the Soviet Union. Their partnership ended when she decided to get married and leave the sport.[2]
He teamed up with Japanese pair skater Yukiko Kawasaki and competed with her representing Japan. Kawasaki and Tikhonov were two-time Japanese national champions. They competed internationally together, winning the bronze medal at the 1993 NHK Trophy and placing 15th at the 1994 World Championships. He said, "I stayed [in Japan] for two years, but I was alone in my apartment. I used to go to the Russian Embassy just to talk to people. I tried to learn some Japanese but it was very hard."[2]
Tikhonov spent the next five years skating in various ice shows in the U.K. and Florida, including shows led by Tatiana Tarasova and Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.[2] He started to miss competitive skating and when Maria Petrova's coach called, he agreed to compete with her.[2] They teamed up in the summer of 1998.[1][3] Petrova was a former World Junior champion with Anton Sikharulidze.
Petrova and Tikhonov won the World Championship in 2000. They placed 6th at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 5th at the 2006 Games. They won a silver medal at the 2005 Worlds, and a bronze in 2006.
Petrova and Tikhonov announced they would retire after the 2006 Worlds, but at the request of the Russian Skating Federation they later agreed to remain eligible for another year. During their final season, they finished 6th at the Grand Prix Final, and withdrew from the World Championships due to injury.
Petrova and Tikhonov trained in Saint Petersburg with Ludmila Velikova.[2] After retiring from competition, they performed in ice shows, including Russian television project Ice Age.[4]
Personal life
Tikhonov was born to parents Vladimir and Larisa.[5] In addition to skating together, Petrova and Tikhonov are also an off-ice couple.[5] On 1 February 2010, she gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Polina.[6][7] The family lives in Moscow region.[8]
Tikhonov is godfather to Alexei Urmanov's twins.[9]
Programs
(with Petrova)
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2006–2007 [3] |
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2005–2006 [10][11] |
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2004–2005 [9][12] |
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2003–2004 [13][14] |
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2002–2003 [2][15][16] |
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2001–2002 [14][17][18] |
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2000–2001 [14][19] |
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1999–2000 [14] |
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1998–1999 [14] |
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Competitive highlights
With Saifutdinova for the Soviet Union
Event | 1988–1989 |
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Junior Worlds | 3rd |
With Kawasaki for Japan
International | ||
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Event | 1992–1993 | 1993–1994 |
World Championships | 15th | |
Nations Cup | 4th | |
NHK Trophy | 3rd | |
Piruetten | 6th | |
National | ||
Japan Championships | 1st | 1st |
With Petrova for Russia
Results[3][10][12][13][17][19] | |||||||||
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International | |||||||||
Event | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
Olympics | 6th | 5th | |||||||
Worlds | 4th | 1st | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | WD |
Europeans | 1st | 1st† | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd |
Grand Prix Final | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 6th |
GP Bompard | 2nd | 1st | |||||||
GP Cup of China | 3rd | 1st | |||||||
GP Cup of Russia | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |||||
GP NHK Trophy | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 1st | |||
GP Skate America | 2nd | ||||||||
GP Skate Canada | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | ||||||
GP Sparkassen/Bofrost | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||||
Goodwill Games | 3rd | ||||||||
National | |||||||||
Russian Champ. | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | |
GP = Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew †Pairs champions Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze were stripped of their title. |
References
- ^ a b Kempf, Susanne (2005). "Always Home at St. Petersburg". Absolute Skating.
- ^ a b c d e f g Mittan, Barry (3 June 2003). "Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov: Different Personalities Work for Petrova and Tikhonov". GoldenSkate. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ a b c "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 August 2007.
- ^ Kozhina, Natalia (16 November 2012). Алексей Тихонов: "Дочку тренировать не буду" [Alexei Tikhonov: "I won't coach my daughter"]. Argumenty i Fakty (in Russian).
- ^ a b Alexeyeva, Anna (29 December 2012). "Я танцую… со Змеей!" [I dance... with a snake!]. Nash Krasnoyarskiy Kray (in Russian).
- ^ Фигуристка Мария Петрова родила дочь [Skater Maria Petrova gave birth to daughter] (in Russian). dni.ru. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ "Мария Петрова и Алексей Тихонов стали родителями" [Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov became parents]. petrova-tikhonov.ru (in Russian). 1 February 2010. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ Plakhtina, Elina (December 2012). Лед и пламень в своем загородном доме [Ice and fire in the country house]. Дайджест недвижимости (Real Estate Digest) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 10 January 2013.
- ^ a b Mittan, Barry (27 March 2005). "Veteran Russian Pair Makes Final Olympic Run". Skate Today. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 July 2006.
- ^ "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 October 2005.
- ^ a b "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 June 2005.
- ^ a b "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.
- ^ a b c d e "Programs". Petrova-Tikhonov.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
- ^ "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 June 2003.
- ^ "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 January 2003.
- ^ a b "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 February 2002.
- ^ "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 December 2001.
- ^ a b "Maria PETROVA / Alexei TIKHONOV: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2001.
External links
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- Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov at the International Skating Union
- Official website of Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov
- "Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov". pairsonice.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009.