Japanese name | |
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Kana | ユーリス・ラザグリアエフ |
Russian name | |
Russian | Юрий Разгуляев |
Juris Razgulajevs | |
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Razgulajevs in 2014
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Personal information | |
Country represented |
Latvia Japan Uzbekistan Soviet Union |
Born |
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
March 20, 1973
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Former partner |
Jenny Dahlen (LAT) Nakako Tsuzuki (JPN), Aliki Stergiadu (URS & UZB) |
Former coach | Natalia Linichuk, Natalia Dubova |
Former training locations |
Moscow Lake Placid, New York |
Retired | 1997 |
Juris Razgulajevs, sometimes spelled Yuri Razguliaiev, (born March 20, 1973) is a Canadian ice dancing coach and former competitor who represented the Soviet Union, Latvia, Uzbekistan, and Japan. He is the 1991 World Junior champion with partner Aliki Stergiadu for the Soviet Union.
Razgulajevs was born on March 20, 1973 in Riga, Latvia. He moved to the United States in 1995 and then to Canada in 1999. His wife is named Irina. Their son, Dmitre Razgulajevs, was born on November 19, 1996 in Boston and competes in ice dancing for Canada. Their second son, Alexie, was born in 2000 and plays hockey.
Early in his career, Razgulajevs competed with Aliki Stergiadu for the Soviet Union. Coached by Natalia Linichuk in Moscow, they won the 1991 World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Stergiadu/Razgulajevs moved up to the senior level in the 1991–92 season. The Soviet Union having dissolved, they decided to compete for Latvia. They placed tenth at the 1992 World Championships in Oakland, California.
In the 1992–93 season, Stergiadu/Razgulajevs began representing Uzbekistan. They won a silver medal at the 1992 Piruetten in Hamar and finished tenth at the 1993 World Championships in Prague.