Yuriy Kocherzhenko

Yuriy Kocherzhenko[1] (Ukrainian: Юрій Кочерженко,[2] Russian: Юрий Кочерженко, born 9 September 1979)[3] is a Ukrainian former competitive ice dancer. Along with Alla Beknazarova, he is the 2001 Karl Schäfer Memorial bronze medalist and 2001 Ukrainian national champion. Their best ISU Championship result, fourth, came at the 2001 World Junior Championships.

Yuriy Kocherzhenko
Personal information
Alternative namesJuri/Yuri Kocherzhenko
Country representedUkraine
Born (1979-09-09) 9 September 1979
Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Former partnerAlla Beknazarova, Tetyana Kurkudym
Former coachMaria Tumanovska, Oleksander Tumanovsky, Yulia Moskalska
Skating clubDynamo Kyiv
Began skating1983
Retired2003

Career

Kocherzhenko and Tetyana Kurkudym began competing together internationally in 1995. In the 1998–99 season, they medaled at their ISU Junior Grand Prix assignments, taking gold in France and bronze in Germany,[4][5] and placed fifth at the 1999 World Junior Championships, held in Zagreb in November 1998. In the second half of the season, they competed on the senior level at the 1999 World Championships in Helsinki. They were coached by Yulia Moskalska and then Alexander Tumanovsky.[3]

Kocherzhenko teamed up with Alla Beknazarova in late 1999 or early 2000. They were sent to the 2000 World Junior Championships, held in March in Oberstdorf, and finished 18th. In the 2000–01 season, Beknazarova/Kocherzhenko won gold at two JGP events and qualified for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed fourth. They also finished fourth at the 2001 World Junior Championships in Sofia. They won one senior international medal, bronze at the 2001 Karl Schäfer Memorial, and competed at two senior Grand Prix events and two senior ISU Championships. Their partnership ended in 2003.

Kocherzhenko moved to the United States and works as a skating coach in Santa Monica, California.[1]

Programs

With Beknazarova
Season Original dance Free dance
2002–2003
[6]
2001–2002
[7]
2000–2001
[8]
  • Avatora
    by Era

With Kurkudym
Season Original dance Free dance
1998–1999
[3]
    		Russian folk
    • Bublitchky
      by the Paul Mauriat Orchestra

    Results

    With Beknazarova
    Results[8][7][6]
    International
    Event 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03
    World Champ.25th
    European Champ.23rd
    GP Bofrost Cup on Ice9th
    GP Skate Canada11th
    Karl Schäfer Memorial3rd
    Nebelhorn Trophy5th
    Winter Universiade4th
    International: Junior
    World Junior Champ.18th4th
    JGP Final4th
    JGP France1st
    JGP Ukraine1st
    National
    Ukrainian Champ.3rd1st3rd3rd
    GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

    With Kurkudym
    International[3]
    Event 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 99–2000
    World Champ.26th
    Nebelhorn Trophy10th
    International: Junior
    World Junior Champ.19th5th
    JGP France1st
    JGP Germany9th3rd
    JGP Ukraine6th
    Blue Swords9th J.
    St. Gervais10th J.
    Ukrainian Souvenir9th J.
    National
    Ukrainian Champ.3rd
    J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

    References
    1. "2013 - 2014 Coach/Instructor Compliance" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. 25 April 2014. p. 151.
    2. Коротко / СПОРТ [Sports in brief] (in Ukrainian). day.kyiv.ua. 3 September 1998.
    3. "KURKUDYM Tatiana / KOCHERZHENKO Juri". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014.
    4. "1998 JGP St. Gervais". International Skating Union.
    5. "1998 JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter". International Skating Union.
    6. "Alla BEKNAZAROVA / Juri KOCHERZHENKO: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 October 2003.
    7. "Alla BEKNAZAROVA / Juri KOCHERZHENKO: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
    8. "Alla BEKNAZAROVA / Juri KOCHERZHENKO: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 April 2001.
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