Ukrainian figure skater
| Vyacheslav Zahorodnyuk |
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| Full name | Vyacheslav Vasylovych Zahorodnyuk |
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| Native name | В'ячеслав Васильович Загороднюк |
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| Other names | Viacheslav Zagorodniuk |
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| Born | (1972-08-11) 11 August 1972 (age 51)
Odesa, Ukrainian SSR |
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| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
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| Country | Ukraine
Soviet Union |
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| Began skating | 1977 |
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| Retired | April 1998 |
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Vyacheslav Vasylovych Zahorodnyuk (Ukrainian: В'ячеслав Васильович Загороднюк, born 11 August 1972) is a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater. He represented the USSR until its dissolution and then represented Ukraine. He is the 1994 World bronze medalist, 1996 European champion, and 1989 World Junior champion.
Personal life
Zahorodnyuk was born on 11 August 1972 in Odesa, Ukrainian SSR.[1] He married Ukrainian ice dancer Olga Mudrak in 1994.[2] They have a son, Maxim (born August 2005), and a daughter, Alina (born in February 2009).[3]
Career
Zahorodnyuk was initially coached by Galina Zmievskaya.[3] Competing for the Soviet Union, he won the 1989 World Junior Championships.[4]
After placing sixth at the 1991 Skate America, Zahorodnyuk won silver medals at the 1991 Grand Prix International de Paris and 1991 NHK Trophy, still representing the Soviet Union. In January 1992, he competed for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) at the European Championships in Lausanne, where he finished fourth. In February, he placed eighth for the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.[5] He was tenth at the 1992 World Championships for the CIS.
Zahorodnyuk began competing under the Ukrainian flag in the 1992–93 season. He won bronze at the 1994 World Championships and gold at the 1996 European Championships.
In his final competitive season, Zahorodnyuk placed seventh at the 1998 European Championships and then tenth at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. He ended his career with a fourth-place result at the 1998 World Championships. He was coached by Valentyn Nikolayev in Richmond, Virginia.[1]
After retiring from competition in April 1998, Zahorodnyuk participated in some film and TV productions, including The Christmas Angel: A Story on Ice and worked as a coach in Richmond, Virginia. He coached in Kyiv in 2011.[3] As of May 2016, he is based in Irvine, California.[6]
