Andrew Torgashev

Andrew Torgashev
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (2001-05-29) May 29, 2001
Coral Springs, Florida
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Coach Artem Torgashev, Curtis Chornopyski
Former coach Christy Krall
Choreographer Ilona Melnichenko, Scott Brown
Skating club Panthers FSC Coral Springs
Training locations Coral Springs, Florida
Began skating 2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 204.91
2016 JGP Russia
Short program 73.48
2016 JGP Germany
Free skate 139.44
2016 JGP Russia

Andrew Torgashev (born May 29, 2001) is an American figure skater. He is the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy bronze medalist, 2016 JGP Russia silver medalist, and 2015 U.S. national junior champion.

Personal life

Andrew Torgashev was born May 29, 2001 in Coral Springs, Florida.[1] He is the son of Ilona Melnichenko and Artem Torgashev, who competed for the Soviet Union in ice dancing and pair skating respectively. He attends North Broward Middle School in Coconut Creek, Florida.[2]

Career

Torgashev began learning to skate in 2006.[1] He was awarded the juvenile bronze medal at the U.S. Junior Championships in December 2010.[3] He won the U.S. national juvenile title in the 2011–12 season and the U.S. intermediate title the following season.[4] He placed fourth on the novice level at the 2014 U.S. Championships.

Torgashev became age-eligible for international junior events in the 2014–15 season. Competing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, he placed fourth in Ostrava, Czech Republic and fifth in Tallinn, Estonia. In January 2015, he won the junior title at the U.S. Championships, setting U.S. junior men's records in the free skate and total score.[5] He was assigned to the World Junior Championships and finished tenth at the event, held in March in Tallinn.

Torgashev fractured his right ankle in June 2015 while practicing a quad toe loop.[6] As a result, he missed the entire 2015–16 skating season. He returned to competition in July 2016.[6]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2015–17
[1][2][6]
2014–15
[7]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[8]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 16–17
CS Tallinn Trophy 3rd
International: Junior[8]
Junior Worlds 10th
JGP Germany 4th
JGP Czech Rep. 4th
JGP Estonia 5th
JGP Russia 2nd
National[2]
U.S. Champ. 4th N 1st J
U.S. Jr. Champ. 3rd V 1st V 1st I
Eastern Sect. 1st I 2nd N 1st J
South Atlantic 1st V 1st V 1st I
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Andrew TORGASHEV: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  2. 1 2 3 "Andrew Torgashev". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ Davis, Craig (December 18, 2010). "Coral Springs' Torgashev gets bronze medal in first trip to Figure Skating Junior Nationals; Chiera, Feigenbaum also post top-five finishes". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 16, 2011.
  4. ↑ Menning, Rick (February 3, 2013). "Local skater earns second national title". South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
  5. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (January 23, 2015). "Torgashev sets new U.S. standard for junior men". IceNetwork.com.
  6. 1 2 3 Rutherford, Lynn (July 19, 2016). "Smarter, stronger Torgashev aims to regain top form". IceNetwork.com.
  7. ↑ "Andrew TORGASHEV: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Competition Results: Andrew TORGASHEV". International Skating Union.

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