Vitali Egorov

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Vitali Egorov
Full nameVitaliy Viktorovych Yehorov
Native nameВіталій Вікторович Єгоров
Born (1964-03-23) 23 March 1964 (age 60)
Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR
Figure skating career
CountrySoviet Union
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Figure skating: Men's singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1979 Augsburg Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 1980 Megéve Men's singles
Winter Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1983 Sofia Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 1987 Strbské Pleso Men's singles

Vitaliy Viktorovych Yehorov or Vitali Egorov (Ukrainian: Віталій Вікторович Єгоров, born 23 March 1964) is a former competitive figure skater for the Soviet Union. He is the 1986 Skate Canada International champion, the 1986 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, the 1979 World Junior champion,[1] a two-time (1983, 1987) Winter Universiade silver medalist, and the 1984 Soviet national champion.

Egorov was one of the first skaters in the world to land a triple Axel jump, performing it in April 1981, at the USSR Cup competition in Sverdlovsk, where he won the bronze medal. In March 1982, he won the 5th USSR Winter Spartakiada. He is a coach in Kharkiv.

Results[edit]

International
Event 78–79 79–80 80–81 81–82 82–83 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87
Europeans 7th
Skate Canada 1st
Nebelhorn Trophy 1st
Moscow News 3rd 3rd 2nd
Prague Skate 4th
Universiade 2nd 2nd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 1st 2nd
National
Soviet Champ 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd

References[edit]

  1. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013.

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