Alexei Krasnozhon
| Alexei Krasnozhon | |
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| Personal information | |
| Native name | Красножон Алексей Дмитриевич |
| Full name | Alexei Dmitrievich Krasnozhon |
| Country represented | United States |
| Former country(ies) represented | Russia |
| Born | 11 April 2000 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Residence | Dallas, Texas |
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| Coach | Peter Cain, Darlene Cain |
| Former coach | Oleg Tataurov, Tatiana Mishina, Olga Kartashov |
| Choreographer | Scott Brown |
| Former choreographer | Tatiana Prokofieva |
| Skating club | Stars FSC of Texas |
| Former skating club | Yubileyny |
| Training locations | Euless, Texas |
| Former training locations | Saint Petersburg |
| Began skating | 2005 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 194.68 2015 JGP Latvia |
| Short program | 67.53 2015 JGP Latvia |
| Free skate | 132.14 2015 JGP Poland |
Alexei Dmitrievich Krasnozhon (Russian: Красножон Алексей Дмитриевич;[1] born 11 April 2000) is a competitive figure skater who competes for the United States. He won a bronze medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and the junior bronze medal at the 2016 US Championships. He skated for Russia until the end of the 2012–13 season.
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Personal life
Krasnozhan was born on April 11, 2000 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[2] His mother, Natalia, is an endocrinologist and his father, Dmitri, is an oncologist.[3] He has two younger sisters named Dana and Sofia.[4]
In 2014, Krasnozhon moved to Dallas, Texas with his mother so that he could train there.[5] He enrolled in a private online high school and is interested in a business degree from Georgetown University or SMU.
Career
Krasnozhon began skating at the age of five. When he was 7, he became a student of Alexei Mishin, as well as his wife Tatiana Mishina and their assistant coach Oleg Tataurov. He competed for Russia at the Volvo Open Cup in January 2013, winning gold on the advanced novice level, and placed 12th at the 2013 Russian Junior Championships.[5][6] Due to a back injury following that event, he missed the 2013–14 season.[7][4]
In March 2014, Krasnozhon announced that he planned to compete for the United States and would be coached by Peter Cain and Darlene Cain in Euless, Texas.[8][5] He qualified for the 2015 US Championships on the junior level and won the pewter medal. On July 1, 2015, the Russian Figure Skating Federation released Krasnozhon so that he could compete internationally for the United States.[5]
2015–16 season
Krasnozhon made his ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in the 2015–16 season. He was awarded a bronze medal at his first JGP assignment, in Riga, Latvia, and then placed 5th in Torun, Poland. He then won the junior gold medal the 2016 Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships. He closed his season by winning the junior bronze medal at the 2016 U.S. Championships, finishing behind Tomoki Hiwatashi and Kevin Shum.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2015–2016 [2] |
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Competitive highlights
| International: Junior or lower levels[6] | |||
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| Event | 2012–13 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 |
| JGP Latvia | 3rd | ||
| JGP Poland | 5th | ||
| Volvo Open Cup | 1st N. | ||
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| US Championships | 4th J. | 3rd J. | |
| Midwestern Sectionals | 1st J. | ||
| Southwestern Regionals | 1st J. | ||
| Russian Junior Champ. | 12th | ||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew N.= Novice; J.= Junior |
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References
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