Konstantin Bezmaternikh

Konstantin Bezmaternikh
Krasilnikova and Bezmaternikh in 2008.
Full nameKonstantin Alexeyevich Bezmaternikh
Born (1988-03-22) 22 March 1988 (age 36)
Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
CountryRussia
PartnerEkaterina Petaikina
CoachArtur Dmitriev
Skating clubYubileyny
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Pairs
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Sofia Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Oberstdorf Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Ljubljana Pairs
Junior Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 2007–08 Gdańsk Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2006–07 Sofia Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2008–09 Goyang City Pairs

Konstantin Alexeyevich Bezmaternikh (Russian: Константин Алексеевич Безматерных, born 22 March 1988) is a Russian pair skater. With former partner Ksenia Krasilnikova, he is the 2008 World Junior champion.[1]

Career

Bezmaternikh teamed up with Ksenia Krasilnikova in 2003.[2] The pair was coached by Valeri Tiukov and Valentina Tiukova in poor conditions in Perm.[3] Although they placed second on the day, they were later awarded the 2007-08 Junior Grand Prix Final title following the retroactive disqualification of Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov due to a positive doping sample from Larionov.

Krasilnikova/Bezmaternikh withdrew from the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy after the short program – he injured ligaments in his right hand.[2] Krasilnikova decided to retire from competitive skating after the 2009–10 season due to a persistent back injury.

Bezmaternikh moved to Saint Petersburg and began training in Tamara Moskvina and Artur Dmitriev's group. In 2010, he teamed up with Sabina Imaikina and finished 10th at the 2011 Russian Nationals. In February 2011, they announced their split.[4] Moskvina paired him with Oksana Nagalaty later that month.[5] Nagalaty and Bezmaternikh parted ways at the end of the 2011–12 season. He then skated with Ekaterina Petaikina for one season.

Programs

With Nagalaty

Season Short program Free skating
2011–2012 Palladio
by Karl Jenkins

With Krasilnikova

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2009–2010
[2]
2008–2009
[6]
  • Pirates of the Caribbean
    by Klaus Badelt, Hans Zimmer
2007–2008
[7]
2006–2007
[8]
  • Spartacus
    by Aram Khachaturian
2005–2006
[9]
  • The Circus Princess
    by Emmerich Kálmán
2004–2005
[10]
  • The Music of the West
  • Don Quixote
    by Ludwig Minkus

Competitive highlights

With Petaikina

Event 2012–13
Russian Championships 11th

With Nagalatiy

Event 2011–12
Russian Championships 11th

With Imaikina

International[11]
Event 2010–11
Winter Universiade 4th
National
Russian Championships 10th

With Krasilnikova

International[12]
Event 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
GP Cup of Russia 5th
GP NHK Trophy 6th
Nebelhorn WD
Universiade 6th
International: Junior[12]
Junior Worlds 3rd 3rd 1st
JGP Final 2nd 1st 3rd
JGP Belarus 4th
JGP Croatia 2nd
JGP Czech Rep. 1st
JGP France 4th
JGP Germany 3rd
JGP Japan 2nd
JGP Mexico 1st
JGP Serbia 6th
JGP Taipei 4th
JGP U.K. 2nd
National[12]
Russian Champ. 8th 9th 5th 4th WD
Russian Junior 2nd 1st 1st
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Ksenia KRASILNIKOVA / Konstantin BEZMATERNIKH: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 January 2010.
  3. ^ Flade, Tatjana (7 September 2008). "Krasilnikova and Bezmaternikh Strive for Next Level". GoldenSkate. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  4. ^ Lyovkin, Kirill (9 February 2011). Пара Сабина Имайкина/Константин Безматерных прекратила своё существование [Imaikina/Bezmaternikh split] (in Russian).
  5. ^ Тренер Москвина начала работать с новой парой фигуристов [Moskvina began working with new pair]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 20 February 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Ksenia KRASILNIKOVA / Konstantin BEZMATERNIKH: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 July 2009.
  7. ^ "Ksenia KRASILNIKOVA / Konstantin BEZMATERNIKH: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 January 2008.
  8. ^ "Ksenia KRASILNIKOVA / Konstantin BEZMATERNIKH: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 April 2007.
  9. ^ "Ksenia KRASILNIKOVA / Konstantin BEZMATERNIKH: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 May 2006.
  10. ^ "Ksenia KRASILNIKOVA / Konstantin BEZMATERNIKH: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 December 2004.
  11. ^ "Competition Results: Sabina IMAIKINA / Konstantin BEZMATERNIKH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.
  12. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Ksenia KRASILNIKOVA / Konstantin BEZMATERNIKH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012.
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