Artem Knyazev

Artem Knyazev

Knyazev with Aganina at the 2004 NHK Trophy
Personal information
Native name Артём Князев
Alternative names Artyom Knyazev
Country represented Uzbekistan
Born (1980-05-16) May 16, 1980
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height 184 cm (6.04 ft)
Former partner Marina Aganina, Irina Galkina, Irina Shabanova
Former coach Petr Kiprushev, Raisa Gagarina, Nodir Kyrbanov
Skating club Alpomish, Tashkent
Former training locations Pervouralsk, Russia
Began skating 1985
Retired 2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 123.60
2006 Four Continents
Short program 45.41
2006 Four Continents
Free skate 79.16
2005 World Championships

Artem Knyazev (Russian: Артём Князев; born 16 May 1980) is an Uzbekistani former pair skater. He competed for much of his career with Marina Aganina. They became the 2004–05 Uzbekistani national champions and competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Career

Knyazev competed with Irina Galkina at the 1997 and 1998 World Junior Championships. They parted ways at the end of the 1997–98 season.

In 1998, Knyazev began a two-season partnership with Irina Shabanova. The pair placed eighth at the 1999 Four Continents Championships and ninth in 2000 Four Continents. They trained in Pervouralsk, Russia.[1]

Knyazev teamed up with Marina Aganina in 2000. The pair was coached by Petr Kiprushev in Pervouralsk.[2] In the 2005–06 season, Knyazev began helping coach himself and Aganina.[3] They represented Uzbekistan at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where they placed 16th.[4] Knyazev retired from competition following the 2006–07 season. He co-coached Aganina and her new partner.

Knyazev has performed in and directed Russian ice shows.[5]

Programs

With Aganina

Season Short program Free skating
2005–07
[6][3]
2004–05
[2]
2003–04
[7]
  • Odyssey - Calypso and Ulysses
    by Ioannidis Nikolaos
  • Quidam
    by Benoît Jutras
2002–03
[8]
  • Quidam
    by Benoît Jutras
2000–01
[9]

With Shabanova

Season Short program Free skating
1999–2000
[1]

    Results

    GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Series / Junior Grand Prix

    With Aganina

    International[10]
    Event 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07
    Olympics 16th
    Worlds 20th 20th 19th 14th 16th 21st
    Four Continents 11th 10th 10th 8th 8th 8th
    GP Cup of China 7th 7th
    GP NHK Trophy 10th 9th 6th
    Asian Games 3rd 3rd
    Golden Spin 3rd
    Nebelhorn Trophy 15th
    Schäfer Memorial 10th
    Skate Israel 2nd
    International: Junior[10]
    Junior Worlds 16th
    National[10]
    Uzbekistani 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st

    With Shabanova

    International[1]
    Event 1998–1999 1999–2000
    Four Continents Champ. 8th 9th
    International: Junior[1]
    World Junior Champ. WD 19th
    JGP Slovakia 11th
    JGP Sweden 8th
    JGP Ukraine 7th
    National[1]
    Uzbekistani Champ. 2nd

    With Galkina

    International[11]
    Event 1996–97 1997–98
    World Junior Champ. 16th 15th
    JGP Ukraine 7th
    National[11]
    Uzbekistani Champ. 2nd 2nd

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Irina SHABANOVA / Artem KNYAZEV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016.
    2. 1 2 "Marina AGANINA / Artem KNYAZEV: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 April 2005.
    3. 1 2 "Marina AGANINA / Artem KNYAZEV: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 May 2006.
    4. ↑ "Artyom Knyazev". Sports Reference.
    5. ↑ "Артем Князев" [Artem Knyazev]. rusonice.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 1 August 2016.
    6. ↑ "Marina AGANINA / Artem KNYAZEV: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 April 2007.
    7. ↑ "Marina AGANINA / Artem KNYAZEV: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 June 2004.
    8. ↑ "Marina AGANINA / Artem KNYAZEV: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 April 2003.
    9. ↑ "Marina AGANINA / Artem KNYAZEV: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 June 2001.
    10. 1 2 3 "Marina AGANINA / Artem KNYAZEV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016.
    11. 1 2 "Irina GALKINA / Artem KNYAZEV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016.

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