Fedor Klimov

Klimov at the2012 European Championships
Personal information
Full name	Fedor Alexandrovich Klimov
Other names	Fyodor Klimov
Born	(1990-09-07)7 September 1990 (age 35) Leningrad,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union
Height	1.81 m (5 ft11+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Partner	Ksenia Stolbova
Coach	Nina Mozer,Vladislav Zhovnirski
Skating club	SDUSHOR St. Petersburg
Began skating	1994
Retired	5 September 2018
Medal record Representing Russia Figure skating:Pairs Olympic Games 2014 Sochi Team 2014 Sochi Pairs World Championships 2014 Saitama Pairs European Championships 2014 Budapest Pairs 2015 Stockholm Pairs 2018 Moscow Pairs 2012 Sheffield Pairs Grand Prix Final 2015–16 Barcelona Pairs 2014–15 Barcelona Pairs Winter Universiade 2013 Trentino Pairs World Junior Championships 2011 Gangneung Pairs 2010 The Hague Pairs Junior Grand Prix Final 2010–11 Beijing Pairs

Fedor Alexandrovich Klimov (Russian:Фёдор Александрович Климов; born 7 September 1990) is a retired Russianpair skater. With partnerKsenia Stolbova, he is the2014 Olympic silver medalist, the2014 Olympic champion in the team event, the2014 World silver medalist, a three-timeEuropean medalist (2012 bronze,2014,2015 silver), the2015–16 Grand Prix Final champion, the2013 Winter Universiade champion, a two-timeWorld Junior medalist (2010 bronze, 2011 silver), and a three-timeRussian national champion (2014, 2015, 2017).

Fedor Alexandrovich Klimov was born on 7 September 1990 inLeningrad (now Saint Petersburg),Russian SFSR,Soviet Union.^[1] He attended the Lesgaft Academy of Physical Education in Saint Petersburg.^[2]

On 17 June 2022 he married the2022 Olympic silver medalist in pair skatingEvgenia Tarasova.^[3]

Klimov began skating due to his mother who is a coach at the Figure Skating Academy in Saint Petersburg.^[2] He placed 9th in men's singles at the2007 Russian Junior Championships.

Although initially not interested inpair skating, he made the switch on his coach's advice when he was 16.^[2] His coach, Natalia Golubeva, paired him with Maria Chashina, who was also switching from singles.^[4]

Klimov and his next partner, Alexandra Malakhova, placed 8th at theRussian Junior Championships in January 2009.

In spring 2009, coachLudmila Velikova partnered Klimov withKsenia Stolbova.^[2] They trained in Saint Petersburg.

During theirfirst season together, the pair placed 2nd and 7th at their twoJunior Grand Prix events, and 7th at theFinal. The pair won theRussian Junior title and then bronze atJunior Worlds in 2010.

During the2010–11 season, Stolbova/Klimov won both of theirJGP events and qualified for the JGP Final. They also debuted on the senior GP circuit, finishing 5th atSkate America. They won silver at theJunior Grand Prix Final. At the2011 Russian Championships, Stolbova/Klimov finished sixth overall in their senior national debut and won their second junior national title. They were the silver medalists at the2011 World Junior Championships.

For theGrand Prix season, Stolbova/Klimov were assigned to2011 Trophée Eric Bompard, where they finished 7th, and2011 Cup of Russia, where they finished 4th. Third in the short program and second in the long at the2012 Russian Championships, the pair won their first senior national medal, silver.

Stolbova/Klimov were originally the first alternates for the2012 European Championships butAlexander Smirnov had an emergency surgery and was not able to recover in time. Replacing Kavaguti/Smirnov at the event, Stolbova/Klimov set new personal bests in their short and long program to win their first European medal, bronze.

For the2012–13 season, Stolbova/Klimov worked on upgrading theirtwist to a triple.^[5] They began their international season at the2012 Coupe de Nice, where they took the silver. Stolbova/Klimov won their first senior Grand Prix medal, bronze, at the2012 Cup of China, and finished 5th at the2012 Trophée Eric Bompard.^[5] They won the bronze medal at the2013 Russian Championships.

First alternates for the2013 European Championships, Stolbova/Klimov were called up to replaceVera Bazarova /Yuri Larionov who withdrew due to Larionov's wrist injury.^[6] After finishing sixth at Europeans inZagreb, they won their first senior international title at the 2013Bavarian Open. In April 2013, the pair said they wanted to move toMoscow to work withNina Mozer, who agreed to take them in her group.^[7][8][9] The move was opposed by Oleg Nilov, the head of the Saint Petersburg skating association, arguing against a concentration of skaters in Moscow,^[10] but was authorized by the Russian skating federation.^[11]

After relocating to Moscow, the pair focused on improving their basic skating skills.^[4] Their training was interrupted when Klimov fell off a bicycle in late May 2013, resulting in a broken leg.^[4]

In2013–14, Stolbova/Klimov started theirGrand Prix season with a bronze medal at the2013 Skate America. After placing sixth in the short program and third in the free skate, they finished fourth overall at the2013 Cup of Russia behind Canadian pairKirsten Moore-Towers /Dylan Moscovitch. Stolbova/Klimov won the gold medal at the2013 Winter Universiade inTrentino,Italy and then took their first national title at the2014 Russian Championships, scoring 0.45 more than the 2012 national champions, Bazarova/Larionov.

At the2014 European Championships, Stolbova/Klimov placed fourth in the short, first in the free skate, and scored a total of 207.98 points to win the silver medal behindVolosozhar/Trankov and ahead of Bazarova/Larionov. All three pairs were sent to the2014 Winter Olympics. Assigned to the free skate in the inaugural Olympic team event, Stolbova/Klimov placed first in their segment and Team Russia went on to win the gold medal. In the pairs event, Stolbova/Klimov placed third in the short and advanced to second after the free skate with an overall score of 218.68 points. They won the silver medal ahead of four-time World championsAliona Savchenko /Robin Szolkowy who took the bronze medal. Stolbova/Klimov won the silver medal in their first appearance at the2014 World Championships.

In the2014–15 season, Stolbova/Klimov won both of their Grand Prix events, the2014 Rostelecom Cup and2014 Trophee Eric Bompard, and took silver at theGrand Prix Final behind Canada'sMeagan Duhamel /Eric Radford. They won their second consecutive national title at the2015 Russian Championships^[12] and went on to win silver at the2015 European Championships behind Kavaguti/Smirnov.

Stolbova/Klimov decided not to compete at the2015 World Championships inShanghai, China, as they wanted to focus on learning new throw jumps.^{[citation needed]}

Stolbova/Klimov started the2015–16 season competing in a challenger series at the2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy where they won the gold medal. They competed in their first Grand Prix of the season at the2015 Skate America finishing 4th place. However, they polished their program and elements and won the gold medal in their second Grand Prix at the2015 Rostelecom Cup ahead of teammatesYuko Kavaguti /Alexander Smirnov. They qualified for the2015–16 Grand Prix Final inBarcelona where they placed first in both segments in pairs short program and in the free skate where they scored 154.60 points, just 0.06 lower than the free skateWorld record achieved by compatriotsTatiana Volosozhar /Maxim Trankov at the2013 Skate America. Stolbova/Klimov landed clean side-by-side 3T-3T-2T jumps, as well as 3 Flip, 3 Salchow throws in their free skate. They won the gold medal with a total of 229.44 points.^[13][14]

Stolbova/Klimov withdrew from the entry list at the2016 Russian Championships due to Klimov's allergic reaction from a therapeutic massage a week before nationals.^{[citation needed]} They were selected to compete at the2016 European Championships but withdrew before the event.^[15] A nerve problem affected Klimov's arm and shoulder muscles, preventing him from performing lifts.^[4]

At the2016 World Championships in Boston, the pair placed 5th in the short program, 4th in the free skate, and 4th overall.

During a training camp in mid-July 2016, Stolbova developed severe inflammation in her left ankle due to a nerve problem.^[16] She and Klimov withdrew from both of theirGrand Prix assignments – the2016 Rostelecom Cup and2016 NHK Trophy. They returned to competition in late December, winning gold at the2017 Russian Championships by a margin of 0.93 overEvgenia Tarasova /Vladimir Morozov.^[17]

In January 2017 they competed at the2017 European Championships where they placed 4th after placing 4th in both the short program and the free skate. Two months later they competed at the2017 World Championships where they placed 5th after placing only 13th in the short program but 3rd in the free skate.

In the Grand Prix season they won two silvers, first at the2017 Rostelecom Cup and then at the2017 NHK Trophy. These results qualified them to the2017–18 Grand Prix Final where they placed 4th. They then won another pair of silver medals, first at the2018 Russian Championships and then at the2018 European Championships. They weren't sent to the2018 Winter Olympics because it was announced by the Russian Figure Skating Federation on 23 January 2018 that Stolbova wasn't invited to the 2018 Olympics.^[18] They later withdrew from the2018 World Championships.

On 5 September 2018, Klimov visited the Russian Figure Skating Federation and signed his retirement document officially.^[19]

Following his retirement from competitive figure skating, Klimov became a figure skating coach. He now coaches inSochi alongside Dmitri Savin.^[20]

His current and former students include:

• Karina Akopova /Nikita Rakmanin^[20]
• Isabella Gamez /Aleksandr Korovin^[21]
• Ioulia Chtchetinina /Márk Magyar^[22]
• Daria Danilova /Michel Tsiba^[23]
• Minerva Fabienne Hase /Nolan Seegert^[24]
• Brooke McIntosh /Marco Zandron^[25]
• Yuna Nagaoka /Sumitada Moriguchi^[26]
• Maria Pavlova /Balázs Nagy^[27]
• Maria Pavlova /Alexei Sviatchenko^[28]

(with Stolbova)

GP:Grand Prix; CS:Challenger Series; JGP:Junior Grand Prix

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only atISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.

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