Yuriy Kocherzhenko[lower-alpha 1][1][2] (born September 9, 1979)[3] is a former competitive ice dancer. Along with Alla Beknazarova, he is the 2001 Karl Schäfer Memorial bronze medalist and 2001 Ukrainian national champion. Their best ISU Championship result, fourth, came at the 2001 World Junior Championships.
| Yuriy Kocherzhenko | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 September 1979 Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Skating club | Dynamo Kyiv |
| Began skating | 1983 |
| Retired | 2003 |
Career
Kocherzhenko and Tetyana Kurkudym began competing together internationally in 1995. In the 1998–99 season, they medaled at their ISU Junior Grand Prix assignments, taking gold in France and bronze in Germany,[4][5] and placed fifth at the 1999 World Junior Championships, held in Zagreb in November 1998. In the second half of the season, they competed on the senior level at the 1999 World Championships in Helsinki. They were coached by Yulia Moskalska and then Alexander Tumanovsky.[3]
Kocherzhenko teamed up with Alla Beknazarova in late 1999 or early 2000. They were sent to the 2000 World Junior Championships, held in March in Oberstdorf, and finished 18th. In the 2000–01 season, Beknazarova/Kocherzhenko won gold at two JGP events and qualified for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed fourth. They also finished fourth at the 2001 World Junior Championships in Sofia. They won one senior international medal, bronze at the 2001 Karl Schäfer Memorial, and competed at two senior Grand Prix events and two senior ISU Championships. Their partnership ended in 2003.[citation needed]
Kocherzhenko moved to the United States and works as a skating coach in Santa Monica, California.[1]
Programs
With Beknazarova
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–2003 [6] |
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| 2001–2002 [7] |
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| 2000–2001 [8] |
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With Kurkudym
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 1998–1999 [3] |
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Russian folk
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Results
With Beknazarova
| Results[8][7][6] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | ||||
| Event | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 |
| World Champ. | 25th | |||
| European Champ. | 23rd | |||
| GP Bofrost Cup on Ice | 9th | |||
| GP Skate Canada | 11th | |||
| Karl Schäfer Memorial | 3rd | |||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 5th | |||
| Winter Universiade | 4th | |||
| International: Junior | ||||
| World Junior Champ. | 18th | 4th | ||
| JGP Final | 4th | |||
| JGP France | 1st | |||
| JGP Ukraine | 1st | |||
| National | ||||
| Ukrainian Champ. | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd |
| GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix | ||||
With Kurkudym
| International[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 99–2000 |
| World Champ. | 26th | ||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 10th | ||||
| International: Junior | |||||
| World Junior Champ. | 19th | 5th | |||
| JGP France | 1st | ||||
| JGP Germany | 9th | 3rd | |||
| JGP Ukraine | 6th | ||||
| Blue Swords | 9th J. | ||||
| St. Gervais | 10th J. | ||||
| Ukrainian Souvenir | 9th J. | ||||
| National | |||||
| Ukrainian Champ. | 3rd | ||||
| J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix | |||||
Notes
References
External links
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