Vera Bazarova

Bazarova at the 2012 European Championships
Personal information
Full name	Vera Yevgenyevna Bazarova
Born	(1993-01-28)28 January 1993 (age 32) Yekaterinburg, Russia
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Began skating	1997
Medal record Representing Russia Figure skating:Pairs European Championships 2012 Sheffield Pairs 2011 Bern Pairs 2014 Budapest Pairs Grand Prix Final 2012–13 Sochi Pairs World Junior Championships 2007 Oberstdorf Pairs

Vera Yevgenyevna Bazarova (Russian:Ве́ра Евге́ньевна База́рова, born 28 January 1993) is a Russianpair skater. With former partnerYuri Larionov, she is the2012–13 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a three-timeEuropean medalist (silver in2012; bronze in2011 and2014), the2007 World Junior silver medalist, and the2012 Russian national champion. They won six seniorGrand Prix series medals outside the final, including gold at the2012 NHK Trophy. After their partnership ended, Bazarova competed withAndrei Deputat.

Bazarova was born on 28 January 1993 inYekaterinburg, Russia.^[1] She enrolled at Perm State Pedagogical University, Faculty of Physical Education.^[2][3] She then studied tourism in Yekaterinburg; her father and sister work in tourism.^[4]

Bazarova began skating in 1997.^[1] She trained inYekaterinburg mostly as a singles skater until the age of 12.^[2] At that time, coachLudmila Kalinina invited her toPerm to train inpair skating.^[2]

In spring 2005, Kalinina paired Bazarova withYuri Larionov.^[2] They trained in Perm at the Orlenok Ice Palace until 2011.^[2][5]

Bazarova/Larionov took silver at the2007 World Junior Championships. In October, they won their first senior international medal when they claimed the bronze at2007 Skate America. In December of the same year, the pair won gold at the2007 Junior Grand Prix Final. However, in January 2008, they were disqualified and stripped of the medal due to adoping violation found in a blood sample Larionov gave before the Final.^[6][7][8] Larionov was also suspended for two years, beginning on 18 January 2008.^[9] His sentence was later reduced to 18 months and ended on 17 July 2009.^[10] Bazarova decided to wait for Larionov: "There were offers from others, but I said right away that I'm not going to skate with someone else."^[2]

Bazarova/Larionov made their return to competition during the2009–10 season. Their first event was the2009 Cup of Russia where they placed fourth and they won the bronze medal at Russian Nationals, earning them further assignments. In January 2010, the pair finished 5th at theEuropean Championships. In February, they placed 11th at the Olympics and then completed their season with an 8th-place finish at theWorld Championships in March. They were named Breakthrough of the Year (pair skating) at the 2010 Crystal Ice Awards held in October 2010 in Moscow.^[11]

Bazarova/Larionov began the2010–11 season with a win at2010 Nebelhorn Trophy in September. Their first Grand Prix event was the2010 NHK Trophy in October, where they won the silver medal. At2010 Trophée Eric Bompard, they won another silver medal, in doing so setting new personal best scores in the short program (64.18) and long program (118.82). Their results qualified them for theGrand Prix Final, their first at the senior level, where they finished fifth. At theRussian Nationals they won their second bronze medal.

At the2011 European Championships, they won the bronze medal after finishing third in both programs and setting personal best scores in the long program and combined total (188.24).^[12][13] Although many skaters, including those based at other Russian training centers, criticized the freezing conditions at the arena, Bazarova said, "At home in our ice rink in Perm, it can also be very cold so we are kind of used to it."^[13] At the2011 World Championships, they finished 5th.

In June 2011, it was reported that Bazarova/Larionov would move along with their coach, Ludmila Kalinina, from Perm toSaransk.^[5][14] Bazarova said they were comfortable in Saransk, also the host of the 2011 and 2012Russian national championships.^[15] The pair's first event of the2011–2012 season wasNebelhorn Trophy, where they won silver. They were 5th at2011 Skate America, their firstGrand Prix event of the season. At2011 Trophée Eric Bompard, they won the silver medal with a new personal best in the free program. Bazarova/Larionov won their first national title at the2012 Russian Championships. At the2012 European Championships, they set new personal bests in their short and long programs. They scored a total of 193.79 points overall and won the silver medal. They finished 6th at the2012 World Championships. Bazarova/Larionov were assigned to represent Team Russia at the2012 World Team Trophy. They placed first in the pairs event.

Bazarova/Larionov decided to spend more time in Novogorsk (near Moscow) working with former Bolshoi soloist Liudmila Vlasova, who assisted them with interpretation.^[16][17] They withdrew from the2012 Nebelhorn Trophy after the short program due to a recurring injury to Bazarova's right hip.^[18][19] On November 1, Larionov said the injury did not require an operation.^[20] Bazarova said it was not painful but her leg would feel very weak at times and that massage treated the problem effectively.^[17]

After taking silver at the2012 Rostelecom Cup, Bazarova/Larionov won their first Grand Prix title at the2012 NHK Trophy.^[21][22] They qualified for their secondGrand Prix Final. At the final inSochi, Russia, they won the silver medal with personal best scores in both programs and a total of 201.60 points.

Bazarova/Larionov withdrew from the2013 Russian Championships.Aleksandr Gorshkov said that Larionov had boot problems and could not endanger his partner.^[23] The pair was named in the Russian team to the2013 European Championships but withdrew due to Larionov's wrist injury which prevented him from doing a number of pairs elements.^[24][25] They were replaced byKsenia Stolbova /Fedor Klimov. Larionov had an operation in Moscow.^[25] On 21 February 2013, Larionov confirmed they were no longer working withLudmila Kalinina.^[26] The pair trained in Novogorsk, Moscow, advised byViktor Kudriavtsev, in the period leading up to the2013 World Championships, with a decision on a new main coach likely to be made after the event.^[26] Bazarova injured her hip on a fall while training in Detroit before Worlds.^[27] They finished 7th at the event.

On 26 March 2013, Bazarova/Larionov announced they would be coached byNina Mozer.^[28][29][30] In preparation for the 2013–14 season, the pair began training in Moscow and then travelled with Mozer's group toWest Orange, New Jersey in May.^[31][4]

At the start of the season, Bazarova/Larionov considered adding a quadruple twist but decided against it.^[32] During the 2013–14 Grand Prix series, they placed fourth at the2013 Trophee Eric Bompard and then won the silver medal at the2013 Rostelecom Cup, behindAliona Savchenko /Robin Szolkowy. After winning the2013 NRW Trophy, the pair took silver at the2014 Russian Championships, losing by a margin of 0.45 toKsenia Stolbova /Fedor Klimov. At the2014 European Championships, Bazarova/Larionov won the bronze medal, again finishing behind Stolbova/Klimov.

In February 2014, Bazarova/Larionov appeared at their second Olympics, inSochi. They were not selected for theteam event but did compete in the separatepairs event, placing sixth. The next month, they competed at the2014 World Championships inSaitama, Japan. During the free skate, Larionov stumbled while setting Bazarova down from a lift but they avoided injury and finished seventh overall. Later that day, 27 March 2014, he told Bazarova that he wanted to end their partnership.^[33][34] Nina Mozer made the split public several days later.^[35]

On 9 April 2014, it was reported that Bazarova andAndrei Deputat would skate together, coached byOleg Vasiliev.^[36][37] On 16 April, Deputat said their partnership was officially approved by the Russian Figure Skating Federation and they would begin training inSaint Petersburg under Vasiliev.^[38] In May, Vasiliev said they would relocate toMoscow andSaransk because of better funding.^[39]

Bazarova/Deputat were awarded the bronze medal at the2014 CS Lombardia Trophy and silver at theInternational Cup of Nice. They received two Grand Prix assignments, the2014 Cup of China and2014 NHK Trophy, and placed 4th at both. The pair finished 5th at the2015 Russian Championships.

Competing in the2015–16 Grand Prix series, Bazarova/Deputat finished 5th at the2015 Skate Canada International finishing 5th and 4th at the2015 NHK Trophy. In December 2015, the pair placed 6th at the2016 Russian Championships. In March 2016, they won gold at the inauguralCup of Tyrol inInnsbruck, Austria.

Bazarova/Deputat withdrew from their2016–17 Grand Prix assignment, the2016 Skate Canada International. On 17 November 2016, Bazarova confirmed reports that they had parted ways but decided to leave a decision on whether to continue her competitive career until after the New Year.^[40]

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 combined team results only.

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