Morozov and Volosozhar in 2009 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ukrainian: Stanislav Oleksandrovych Morozov Russian: Stanislav Alexandrovich Morozov |
| Born | (1979-02-01)1 February 1979 (age 46) Yekaterinburg,Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Retired | March 2010 |
Stanislav Oleksandrovych Morozov (Ukrainian:Станіслав Олександрович Морозов;Russian:Станислав Александрович Морозов, born 1 February 1979) is a formerpair skater who competed for Ukraine and now works as a coach in Russia. With partnerTatiana Volosozhar, he was a four-time (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010)Ukrainian national champion. They placed 12th at the2006 Winter Olympics and 8th at the2010 Winter Olympics, and as high as 4th place atWorlds andEuropeans.
Morozov began skating because his father was a pair coach, however, as a young boy he was considered overweight and written off.[1] After starting out as a singles skater, Morozov switched topair skating at 11.[1] He was coached byHalyna Kukhar from 1996[2] until 2008. Morozov first competed withOlena Bilousivska and then withAliona Savchenko.[citation needed]
Savchenko and Morozov won the2000 World Junior Championships.[3] They went on to place 15th at the2002 Winter Olympics. He retired from competitive skating in 2002 due to injuries, and turned to coaching.[1] He coached the team ofTatiana Volosozhar andPetr Kharchenko, and later offered to skate with her.[1]
Volosozhar and Morozov placed 12th at the2006 Winter Olympics and finished 4th at the2007 World Championships. They were originally coached byGalina Kukhar. In 2008 they moved toChemnitz,Germany and were coached byIngo Steuer. They won their first Grand Prix medals, a silver and a bronze, the following season, and qualified for the2008-09 Grand Prix Final where they placed fourth. In 2009–10, they won medals at both their Grand Prix events, but did not qualify for the Grand Prix Final. They finished 8th at the2010 Winter Olympics and did not skate at the World Championships the following month.[citation needed]
In March 2010, Morozov retired from competitive skating, after which he performed with Volosozhar in several shows in the spring.[4] She teamed up with Russian skaterMaxim Trankov in May 2010 and now represents Russia; Morozov is their assistant coach, working withNina Mozer.[5]
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2009–2010 [6] |
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| 2008–2009 [7] | |||
| 2007–2008 [8] | |||
| 2006–2007 [9] | |||
| 2005–2006 [10] | |||
| 2004–2005 [11] |
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2001–2002 [12] |
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| 2000–2001 [13] |
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| 1999–2000 |
| Results[14] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | ||||||
| Event | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
| Olympics | 12th | 8th | ||||
| Worlds | 10th | 10th | 4th | 9th | 6th | |
| Europeans | 5th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | |
| Grand Prix Final | 4th | |||||
| GPBompard | 5th | |||||
| GPCup of China | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| GPCup of Russia | 5th | 3rd | ||||
| GPNHK Trophy | 4th | |||||
| GPSkate America | 2nd | |||||
| Karl Schäfer | 1st | |||||
| Nebelhorn | 3rd | 2nd | ||||
| Universiade | 2nd | 2nd | ||||
| National | ||||||
| Ukrainian Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| GP = Grand Prix | ||||||
| Results[12][13] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | ||||
| Event | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 |
| Olympics | 15th | |||
| Worlds | 9th | |||
| Europeans | 7th | 6th | ||
| GPCup of Russia | 4th | 7th | ||
| GPLalique | WD | |||
| GPSkate Canada | 6th | |||
| GPSparkassen Cup | 5th | 5th | ||
| Goodwill Games | 5th | |||
| Nebelhorn | 1st | |||
| International: Junior | ||||
| Junior Worlds | 12th | 1st | ||
| JGP Final | 1st | |||
| JGP Croatia | 1st | |||
| JGP Germany | 4th | |||
| JGP Slovenia | 2nd | |||
| JGP Ukraine | 3rd | |||
| National | ||||
| Ukrainian Champ. | 2nd | 1st | 1st | |
| GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew | ||||
| Results[13] | ||
|---|---|---|
| International | ||
| Event | 1996–97 | 1997–98 |
| World Championships | 18th | |
| European Championships | 8th | |
| Blue Swords | 4th | |
| Karl Schäfer Memorial | 5th | 1st |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 2nd | |
| International: Junior | ||
| World Junior Champ. | 7th | |
| National | ||
| Ukrainian Champ. | 2nd | |
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