Andrejs Vlascenko
| Andrejs Vlaščenko | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Germany |
| Born |
15 June 1974 Weimar, Germany |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Former coach | Alexander Vedenin Steffi Ruttkies Anzhelika Surupova, Victor Kudriavtsev |
| Former choreographer | Igor Bobrin |
| Former skating club | Münchner Eislaufverein EV Füssen |
| Began skating | 1980 |
| Retired | 2004 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 188.54 2003 Skate America |
| Short program | 64.86 2003 Skate America |
| Free skate | 123.68 2003 Skate America |
Andrejs Vlaščenko (Russian: Андрей Влащенко; born 15 June 1974) is a figure skater who represented Latvia (1992–94) and Germany (1994–04). Competing for Germany, he won two Grand Prix medals – bronze at both the 2001 Trophee Lalique and at the 1998 Sparkassen Cup on Ice – and became a four-time German national champion. In 1998, he placed fourth at the European Championships in Milan and fifth at the World Championships in Minneapolis.
Vlaščenko was born on 15 June 1974 in Weimar, East Germany while his father was stationed there in the Soviet army. His family later returned to the Soviet Union and he grew up in Latvia. He moved to Germany in 1994.
Vlaščenko began skating in 1980. Representing Latvia, he finished 8th at the 1993 World Junior Championships, held in December 1992 in Seoul, South Korea.
In February 1994, Vlaščenko appeared at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, placing 21st in the short program, 20th in the free skate, and 21st overall. His last competition for Latvia was the World Championships in March 1994 in Chiba, Japan; he ranked 5th in his qualifying group, 11th in the short, 10th in the free, and 11th overall. He was coached by Anta Medne and Andžela Šurupova.
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