Alexander Popov | |
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Personal information | |
Native name | Александр Владимирович Попов |
Full name | Alexander Vladimirovich Popov |
Country represented | Russia |
Born |
Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
10 January 1984
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
Former partner | Arina Ushakova |
Former coach | Valeri Tiukov Valentina Tiukova Larisa Kalinina |
Skating club | Orlionok |
Began skating | 1989 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 135.30 2004 JGP Ukraine |
Short program | 50.61 2004 JGP Ukraine |
Free skate | 87.62 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final |
Alexander Vladimirovich Popov (Russian: Александр Владимирович Попов, born 10 January 1984) is a Russian former pair skater. He teamed up with Arina Ushakova in 2000. After training under Liudmila Kalinina, they moved to the husband-and-wife team of Valentina and Valeri Tiukov, who coached them in Perm. Ushakova/Popov won four medals on the JGP series – one gold, two silver, and one bronze – and qualified twice for the JGP Final. Their partnership ended in 2005.
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Ushakova
(with Ushakova)