Arkadi Sergeev

Arkadi Sergeev
Mikhailova and Sergeev in 2006.
Personal information
Full name	Arkadi Mikhailovich Sergeev
Country represented	Russia
Born	6 February 1986 Omsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Home town	Moscow
Residence	United States of America
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Former partner	Natalia Mikhailova
Former coach	Alexander Zhulin Ksenia Rumiantseva, Petr Durnev
Former skating club	Vorobiovie Gori
Began skating	1990
Retired	2009
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	170.00 2004 JGP Germany
Comp. dance	36.37 2004 JGP Germany
Original dance	55.01 2006 World Juniors
Free dance	81.85 2005 JGP Slovakia

Arkadi Mikhailovich Sergeev (Russian: Аркадий Михайлович Сергеев, born 6 February 1986) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With Natalia Mikhailova, he is the 2006 World Junior silver medalist.

Career

Sergeev competed with Natalia Mikhailova on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit for six seasons beginning in 2000. They won six gold medals and finished 4th three times at the JGP Final. Mikhailova and Sergeev won silver at the 2006 World Junior Championships. They changed coaches in September 2006, moving from Ksenia Rumiantseva and Petr Durnev to Alexander Zhulin.^[1] Mikhailova and Sergeev parted ways at the end of the 2006–07 season – Sergeev had sustained a number of injuries, including rupture of the outer ligaments of the ankle and a fracture, followed by a meniscus problem after he returned to the ice.^[2]

Mikhailova and Sergeev teamed up again in 2008 but they retired from competition after finishing 6th at the 2009 Russian Championships.

Competitive highlights

(with Mikhailova)

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2008–2009	Quizás, Quizás, Quizás Let's Face the Music and Dance
2006–2007 [1]	Tango: Adiós Nonino by Ástor Piazzolla	Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber
2005–2006 [3]	Cha Cha Rhumba Samba	Adagio by Lara Fabian
2004–2005 [4]	Quickstep Slow foxtrot Quickstep	Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi (modern version) Musical Da Vinci Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi (modern version)
2003–2004 [5]	Rock'n roll: Long Tall Sally Blues Rock'n roll: Long Tall Sally	The Cha-Cha-Cha Dance a Knight Away Whatever Happens by Michael Jackson Love by Army of Lovers
2002–2003 [6]	March Waltz by Georgy Sviridov Galop	Roméo et Juliette by Gérard Presgurvic

Competitive highlights

(with Mikhailova)

Results[7]
International
Event	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2008–09
GP Skate Canada							8th
GP Skate America							10th
Ondrej Nepela								3rd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds			6th	4th	5th	2nd
JGP Final			7th	4th	4th	4th
JGP Canada			1st
JGP China					2nd
JGP Croatia						1st
JGP Czech	11th
JGP France	7th
JGP Germany					1st
JGP Japan		4th		1st
JGP Mexico				1st
JGP Poland		7th
JGP Slovakia						1st
JGP USA			4th
EYOF			1st
National
Russian Champ.								6th
Russian Junior	7th	5th	3rd	1st
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References

1. "Natalia MIKHAILOVA / Arkadi SERGEEV: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007.
2. "Interview with Alexander Zhulin. May 2007 in Moscow". figureskating-online. 27 July 2007. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
3. "Natalia MIKHAILOVA / Arkadi SERGEEV: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 May 2006.
4. "Natalia MIKHAILOVA / Arkadi SERGEEV: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 April 2005.
5. "Natalia MIKHAILOVA / Arkadi SERGEEV: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004.
6. "Natalia MIKHAILOVA / Arkadi SERGEEV: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 August 2003.
7. "Competition Results: Natalia MIKHAILOVA / Arkadi SERGEEV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012.

External links

• Natalia Mikhailova / Arkadi Sergeev at the International Skating Union