Vyacheslav Zahorodnyuk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zahorodnyuk (right) with student Vitaliy Danylchenko in 2004
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Native name | В'ячеслав Васильович Загороднюк | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Vyacheslav Vasylovych Zahorodnyuk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alternative names | Viacheslav Zagorodniuk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented |
Ukraine Soviet Union |
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Born |
Odessa, Ukrainian SSR |
11 August 1972 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former coach | Valentyn Nikolayev, Galina Zmievskaya, Olga Pel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former choreographer | David Avdysh, Olga Mudrak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former skating club | "Ukraine" Odessa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vyacheslav Vasylovych Zahorodnyuk (Ukrainian: В'ячеслав Васильович Загороднюк, born 11 August 1972) is a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater. He represented the USSR until its dissolution and then represented Ukraine. He is the 1994 World bronze medalist, 1996 European champion, and 1989 World Junior champion.
Zahorodnyuk was born on 11 August 1972 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR. He married Ukrainian ice dancer Olga Mudrak in 1994. They have a son, Maxim (born circa 2006), and a daughter, Alina (born in February 2009).
Zahorodnyuk was initially coached by Galina Zmievskaya. Competing for the Soviet Union, he won the 1989 World Junior Championships.
After placing sixth at the 1991 Skate America, Zahorodnyuk won silver medals at the 1991 Grand Prix International de Paris and 1991 NHK Trophy, still representing the Soviet Union. In January 1992, he competed for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) at the European Championships in Lausanne, where he finished fourth. In February, he placed eighth for the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. He was tenth at the 1992 World Championships for the CIS.