Andrei Chuvilaev

Andrei Mstislavovich Chuvilaev (Russian: Андрей Мстиславович Чувиляев;^[1] born 23 May 1978) is a Russian former pair skater. With Viktoria Borzenkova, he won the 2003 Winter Universiade and 2004 Bofrost Cup on Ice.

Andrei Chuvilaev
Full name	Andrei Mstislavovich Chuvilaev
Born	(1978-05-23) 23 May 1978 (age 46) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Skating club	Yubileyny Sports Club
Retired	2006
Medal record Figure skating: Pairs Representing  Russia (with Borzenkova) Winter Universiade 2003 Tarvisio Pairs 2001 Zakopane Pairs Representing  Russia (with Semkina) Winter Universiade 1997 Muju Pairs

Career

Chuvilaev skated seriously from the age of five and switched to pairs at 11.^[2] He began competing internationally with Olga Semkina in 1994. The pair placed seventh at the 1995 World Junior Championships, held in Budapest in November 1994. They won gold at the 1995 Czech Skate, silver at the 1996 Nebelhorn Trophy, and bronze at the 1997 Winter Universiade.

Chuvilaev began competing with Viktoria Borzenkova in 1999. Early in their partnership, they were coached by Ludmila Koblova in Moscow.^[3] They finished seventh at the 2002 European Championships and 15th at the 2002 World Championships. They formed an unusual pair due to their height,^[2] she being 168 cm tall and he 200 cm.^[4] In April 2003, they moved to Saint Petersburg and began working with Oksana Kazakova and Tamara Moskvina.^[4][2] The pair retired from competition in 2006.

Programs

(with Borzenkova)

Season	Short program	Free skating
2005–2006 [4]	Time, Forward! by Georgy Sviridov	Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Richard Strauss
2004–2005 [5]	The Blizzard by Georgy Sviridov	Fantasia on Themes of Ryabinin, Op. 48, for piano and orchestra by Anton Arensky
2003–2004 [6][2]	Time to Say Goodbye by Francesco Sartori arranged by Drew Tretick	Fantasia on Themes of Ryabinin, Op. 48, for piano and orchestra by Anton Arensky
2001–2002 [3][7]	Improvisation by Tony Mercer My Sweet and Tender Beast by Eugen Doga	La Forza del Destino Ouverture by Giuseppe Verdi

Competitive highlights

With Borzenkova

Results[3][6][5][4]
International
Event	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06
Worlds			15th
Europeans			7th
GP Cup of Russia					6th
GP Lalique/Bompard				6th	7th	4th
GP NHK Trophy							4th
GP Skate Canada			6th			6th	5th
Bofrost Cup						1st
Finlandia Trophy				2nd
Winter Universiade		1st		1st
National
Russian Champ.	4th	6th	5th	4th	4th	4th	5th
GP = Grand Prix

With Semkina

International
Event	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97
Karl Schäfer Memorial			2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy			2nd
Czech Skate		1st
St. Gervais		4th
Trophy of the Polish FSA			2nd
Winter Universiade			3rd
International: Junior
World Junior Championships	7th
Blue Swords	3rd J.
National
Russian Championships	6th	6th	WD
J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References

1. Чувиляев Андрей Мстиславович [Andrei Mstislavovich Chuvilaev] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
2. Mittan, Barry (10 December 2003). "Moskvina Grooms New Pair for 2006 Olympic Games". GoldenSkate. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
3. "Viktoria BORZENKOVA / Andrei CHUVILAEV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
4. "Viktoria BORZENKOVA / Andrei CHUVILAEV: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 August 2009.
5. "Viktoria BORZENKOVA / Andrei CHUVILAEV: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 February 2005.
6. "Viktoria BORZENKOVA / Andrei CHUVILAEV: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.
7. "Viktoria BORZENKOVA / Andrei CHUVILAEV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 December 2001.

External links

• Viktoria Borzenkova / Andrei Chuvilaev at the International Skating Union