Profile of the Month
January
Fedor Andreev
Born: March 2, 1982
Height: 6'1"
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Training Town: Ottawa, Canada
Skating Club: Minto Club
Coaches: Marina Zoueva and Alexei Tchetveroukhine
Fedor was born in Russia but skates for Canada. He began skating when he was 8 years old.
His mother-coach, Marina Zoueva, was the choreographer for the legendary pairs team, Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov. Fedor says that they had a big influence on his skating career.
While most skaters progress in competitive skating slowly, Fedor has risen to the top rather quickly.
In 1996 at his first Canadian National Championships as a novice skater he missed making the Junior National team by one spot, finishing 4th overall.
In 1999 the Canadian Junior National Champion. The same year he became the first junior skater to win two Grand Prix gold medals back-to-back, and finished 3rd and the Junior Grand Prix Final in Gdansk, Poland.
Fedor hopes to represent Canada this season at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Competitive History:
2002-2003:
Nebelhorn Trophy - 3rd
Four Continents Championships - 9th
2003 Canadian National Championships - 3rd
2002-2001:
Skate America- 11th
2002 Canadian National Championships- 6th
2000-2001:
Skate Canada- 6th
Cup of Russia-9th
1999-2000:
Nebelhorn Trophy- 15th
Czech Skate (Junior)- 1st
Junior Grand Prix Event- 1st
Eastern Ontario Sectionals- 1st
Junior Grand Prix Final- 3rd
2000 Canadian National Championships (Senior)- 5th
1998-1999:
1998 Mexico Cup- 4th
Ukrainian Souvenir- 4th
Eastern Ontario Sectionals- 1st
1999 Junior World Championships- 8th
Eastern Divisional- 1st
1999 Canadian National Championships (Junior)- 1st
1997-1998:
Triglav Trophy- 3rd
Blue Sword- 1st
1999 Canadian National Championships (Junior)- 6th
This Photo Copyright to Andrea "Hoo" Chempinski.
