Marina Aganina

Marina Andreyevna Aganina (Russian: Мари́на Андре́евна Ага́нина, IPA: [mɐˈrʲinɐ ɐnˈdrʲe(j)ɪvnɐ ɐˈɡanʲɪnə]; born 21 June 1985) is an Uzbekistani retired pair skater. With Artem Knyazev, she is the 2004–05 Uzbekistani national champion and competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Marina Aganina
Aganina/Knyazev at the 2004 NHK Trophy
Full nameMarina Andreyevna Aganina
Native nameМари́на Андре́евна Ага́нина
Born (1985-06-21) 21 June 1985 (age 38)
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country Uzbekistan
DisciplinePair skating
Began skating1991
Retired2010
Uzbekistani Championships
Gold medal – first place2004 TashkentPairs
Gold medal – first place2005 TashkentPairs
Gold medal – first place2010 TashkentPairs
Silver medal – second place2001 TashkentPairs
Silver medal – second place2002 TashkentPairs
Silver medal – second place2003 TashkentPairs
Bronze medal – third place2000 TashkentPairs

Career

Aganina's first skating partner was Renat Sabirov. She teamed up with Artem Knyazev in 2000. The pair was coached by Petr Kiprushev in Pervouralsk.[1] In the 2005–06 season, Knyazev began helping coach himself and Aganina.[2] They represented Uzbekistan at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where they placed 16th.[3] Knyazev retired from competition following the 2006–07 season.

In the summer of 2007, Aganina began a partnership with Dmitry Zobnin which lasted three seasons. They attempted to qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympics at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy but were unsuccessful.

Programs

With Zobnin

SeasonShort programFree skating
2009–10
[4]
  • Sarabande
2008–09
[5]
  • Violin Concert in D major, op. 35
    by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Butterflies and Hurricanes
    by Muse
2007–08
[6]
  • Violin Concert in D major, op. 35
    by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

With Knyazev

SeasonShort programFree skating
2005–07
[7][2]
2004–05
[1]
2003–04
[8]
  • Odyssey – Calypso and Ulysses
    by Ioannidis Nikolaos
  • Quidam
    by Benoît Jutras
2002–03
[9]
  • Quidam
    by Benoît Jutras
2000–01
[10]

Results

GP: Grand Prix

With Zobnin

International[11]
Event2007–082008–092009–10
Worlds18th25th
Four Continents9th11th
Cup of Nice8th
Nebelhorn Trophy17th
National[11]
Uzbekistani1st

With Knyazev

International[12]
Event00–0101–0202–0303–0404–0505–0606–07
Olympics16th
Worlds20th20th19th14th16th21st
Four Continents11th10th10th8th8th8th
GP Cup of China7th7th
GP NHK Trophy10th9th6th
Asian Games3rd3rd
Golden Spin3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy15th
Schäfer Memorial10th
Skate Israel2nd
International: Junior[12]
Junior Worlds16th
National[12]
Uzbekistani2nd2nd2nd1st1st

With Sabirov

National[13]
Event1999–2000
Uzbekistani Championships3rd

References