MEN Date of birth: 18.06.1995 Place of birth: Ekaterinburg Height: 176 cm RUS Home town: Profession: student Hobbies: going out with friends, computer games Start sk. / Club: 1999 / CSKA Moscow Internet / Social Media contact: http://fsrussia.ru/biografiya/44-kovtun-maxim.html; http://vk.com/maxim_kovtun Coach: Elena Buianova, , Choreographer: Irina Tagaeva Former Coach: Nikolai Morozov, Marina Voitsekhovskaia Practice low season: 31 h / week at Moscow Practice high season: 26 h / week at Moscow Music Short Program / as of season 2014/2015 Bolero by Maurice Ravel Music / as of season 2014/2015 Exogenesis Symphony by Muse Personal Best Total Score 247.37 28.03.2014 ISU World Championships 2014 Personal Best Score Short Program 92.53 22.11.2013 ISU GP 2013 Personal Best Score Free Skating 166.24 22.11.2014 ISU GP Trophee Bompard 2014

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Olympic Games World Champ. 17. 4. 7. European Champ. 5. 5. 2. Four Continents World Juniors National Champ. 11.S 3.J 5.S 1.S 1.S S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice

International Competition Year Place International Competition Year Place ISU Junior Grand Prix Final 2012/13 2012 1. J ISU Grand Prix Final 2013/14 Fukuoka 2013 5. ISU World Team Trophy 2013 Tokyo 2013 8. ISU GP Lexus Cup of 2014 2014 1. ISU GP 2013 2013 2. ISU GP Trophee Bompard 2014 Bordeaux 2014 1. ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2013 Moscow 2013 2. ISU Grand Prix Final 2014/15 2014 4.

Kovtun's father Pavel is a coach but never coached his son. Kovtun's two older brothers were competitive skaters as well and perform in ice shows. Kovtun switched coaches in summer 2012. Coach Elena Buianova (nee Vodorezova) is the 1983 European silver and World bronze medalist. © copyright by: International Skating Union, Chemin de Primerose 2, CH ­ 1007 last update: 14.04.2015 15:47:48

MEN Date of birth: 03.10.1987 Sergei VORONOV Place of birth: Moscow Height: 176 cm RUS Home town: Moscow Profession: student Hobbies: travelling, cars, reading Start sk. / Club: 1991 / Sambo 70 Internet / Social Media http://fsrussia.ru/biografiya/42-voronov-sergey.html; http://svoronov.com/; https://www.facebook.com contact: /sergei.voronov Coach: Eteri Tutberidze, Sergei Dudakov Choreographer: Former Coach: N. Morozov, M. Voitsekhovskaia, Alexei Urmanov, Galina Kashina, Rafael Arutunian Practice low season: 26 h / week at Novogorsk, Moscow Practice high season: 32 h / week at Moscow Music Short Program / Short Dance as of season 2014/2015 Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2014/2015 This is a Man's Man's Man's World by James Brown Come Together by Marcus Miller At Last by Kenny G Big Time Boppin’ (Go Man Go) by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Personal Best Total Score 252.55 18.01.2014 ISU European Championships 2014 Personal Best Score Short Program 90.33 14.11.2014 ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2014 Personal Best Score Free Skating 167.04 18.01.2014 ISU European Championships 2014

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Olympic Games World Champ. 7. 13. 14. 17. 13. European Champ. 4. 9. 14. 10. 7. 2. 3. Four Continents World Juniors National Champ. 1.S 1.S 2.S 4.S 3.S 2.S 3.S 2.S S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice

International Competition Year Place International Competition Year Place 2013 2013 1. 2014 Espoo 2014 1. ISU GP NHK Trophy 2013 Tokyo 2013 9. ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2014 Moscow 2014 2. Golden Spin 2013 Zagreb 2013 1. ISU GP NHK Trophy 2014 Osaka 2014 2. 2014 Oberstdorf 2014 4. ISU Grand Prix Final 2014/15 Barcelona 2014 3.

Voronov started to skate when friends of his parents signed him up for figure skating classes, and he liked the sport immediately. His parents wanted him to stop when he broke his collarbone in a skating accident two years later, but he insisted on continuing. Voronov switched coaches following the 2012/13 season. © copyright by: International Skating Union, Chemin de Primerose 2, CH ­ 1007 Lausanne last update: 14.04.2015 15:47:56

LADIES Date of birth: 06.01.1999 Place of birth: Moscow Height: 155 cm RUS Home town: Moscow Profession: pupil Hobbies: dancing, her dog Start sk. / Club: / CSKA Moscow Internet / Social Media contact: http://fsrussia.ru/biografiya/50-radionova-elena.html; http://vk.com/elena_radionova Coach: Inna Goncharenko Choreographer: Ilia Averbukh, Elena Maslennikova Former Coach: Practice low season: h / week at Novogorsk, Moscow Practice high season: h / week at Moscow Music Short Program / Short Dance as of season 2014/2015 De mi vera te fuistes (Seguiriyas) by Pepe Romero Ain't It Funny by Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2014/2015 Piano Concerto No. 3 by Sergei Rachmaninov Trio Elegiaque No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninov Personal Best Total Score 209.54 31.01.2015 ISU European Championships 2015 Personal Best Score Short Program 70.46 29.01.2015 ISU European Championships 2015 Personal Best Score Free Skating 139.08 31.01.2015 ISU European Championships 2015

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Olympic Games World Champ. 3. European Champ. 2. Four Continents World Juniors 1. 1. National Champ. 3.J 1.J 3.S 1.S S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice

International Competition Year Place International Competition Year Place 2013 Jesenice 2013 1. J ISU Grand Prix Final 2013/14 Fukuoka 2013 4. Nebelhorn Trophy 2013 Oberstdorf 2013 1. ISU GP Hilton HHonors 2014 Chicago, Il 2014 1. ISU GP Hilton HHonors Skate America 2013 Detroit, MI 2013 3. ISU GP Trophee Bompard 2014 Bordeaux 2014 1. ISU GP NHK Trophy 2013 Tokyo 2013 2. ISU Grand Prix Final 2014/15 Barcelona 2014 2.

Radionova's father put her into skating when she was four in order to strengthen her legs. She is the first female skater to win two World Junior titles (in 2013 and 2014). Radionova also lists Anna Bilibina as her choreographer. © copyright by: International Skating Union, Chemin de Primerose 2, CH ­ 1007 Lausanne last update: 14.04.2015 15:50:17

LADIES Date of birth: 17.12.1996 Place of birth: Glazov Height: 157 cm RUS Home town: St. Petersburg Profession: student Hobbies: singing, watching TV, surfing the web Start sk. / Club: 1990 / Olympic School St. Petersburg Internet / Social Media contact: http://www.fskate.ru/skaters/75.html, http://vk.com/id38537529 Coach: Alexei Mishin Choreographer: Tatiana Prokofieva Former Coach: Svetlana Veretennikova Practice low season: h / week at Pinzolo/ITA, Erzurum/TUR, St. Petersburg Practice high season: h / week at St. Petersburg Music Short Program / Short Dance as of season 2014/2015 Bolero by Maurice Ravel Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2014/2015 Batwannis Beek by The REG Project Sandstorm by La Bionda Personal Best Total Score 210.40 31.01.2015 ISU European Championships 2015 Personal Best Score Short Program 77.62 26.03.2015 ISU World Championships 2015 Personal Best Score Free Skating 141.38 31.01.2015 ISU European Championships 2015

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Olympic Games World Champ. 10. 1. European Champ. 3. 1. Four Continents World Juniors 2. National Champ. 10.S 2.S 3.S 1.J 6.S 1.S 10.S 2.S S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice

International Competition Year Place International Competition Year Place Golden Spin 2013 Zagreb 2013 3. ISU GP Hilton HHonors Skate America 2014 Chicago, Il 2014 2. Nebelhorn Trophy 2014 Oberstdorf 2014 1. ISU GP Lexus Cup of China 2014 Shanghai 2014 1. Finlandia Trophy 2014 Espoo 2014 1. 2014 Warsaw 2014 1. Cup of Nice 2014 Nice 2014 1. ISU Grand Prix Final 2014/15 Barcelona 2014 1.

Tuktamysheva is the first Russian lady to win the World title in ten years. had won in 2005. She started skating at age four and a half because she befriended other girls that were figure skaters. Since 2007, she split her training time between Glazov and St. Petersburg. She moved to St. Petersburg to train there full-time in August 2011. Tuktamysheva has landed the triple Axels in competition. She broke her foot in March 2014 and was off the ice for three months. © copyright by: International Skating Union, Chemin de Primerose 2, CH ­ 1007 Lausanne last update: 14.04.2015 15:50:26

PAIRS Date of birth: 20.11.1981 Place of birth: Aichi JPN Height: 157 cm RUS Home town: St. Petersburg Profession: athlete Hobbies: reading, movies, shopping, music Start sk. / Club: 1986 / Olympic School St. Petersburg Internet / Social Media contact: http://www.fskate.ru/skaters/28.html Internet / Social Media contact (couple): http://vk.com/kavaguti_smirnov; https://www.facebook.com/groups/338441960782/ Former Partners Alexander Markuntsov, Devin Patrick Date of birth: 11.10.1984 Alexander SMIRNOV Place of birth: Tver Height: 183 cm RUS Home town: St. Petersburg Profession: athlete Hobbies: movies, reading, sport games Start sk. / Club: 1988 / Olympic School St. Petersburg Internet / Social Media contact: http://www.fskate.ru/skaters/29.html Internet / Social Media contact (couple): http://vk.com/kavaguti_smirnov; https://www.facebook.com/groups/338441960782/ Former Partners Alexandra Danilova, Ekaterina Vasilieva Coach: Tamara Moskvina Choreographer: Peter Chernyshev Former Coach: Nikolai Velikov, Igor Moskvin Practice low season: 28 h / week at St. Petersburg Practice high season: 21 h / week at St. Petersburg Music Short Program / Short Dance as of season 2014/2015 Méditation from “Thaïs” by Jules Massenet Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2014/2015 Manfred Symphony by Petr I. Tchaikovski Personal Best Total Score 213.15 20.01.2010 European Championships 2010 Personal Best Score Short Program 74.16 14.02.2010 XXI Olympic Winter Games 2010 Personal Best Score Free Skating 140.00 26.10.2014 ISU GP Hilton HHonors Skate America 2014

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Olympic Games 4. World Champ. 4. 3. 3. 4. 7. 6. 5. European Champ. 3. 2. 1. 2. 5. 1. Four Continents World Juniors National Champ. 1.S 1.S 1.S 2.S 2.S 3.S S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice

International Competition Year Place Internation Competition Year Place ISU Grand Prix Final 2011/12 Quebec City, QC 2011 3. Nebelhorn Trophy 2014 Oberstdorf 2014 1. ISU GP Cup of China 2012 Shanghai 2012 2. ISU GP Hilton HHonors Skate America 2014 Chicago, Il 2014 1. ISU GP Trophee Bompard 2012 2012 1. ISU GP NHK Trophy 2014 Osaka 2014 2. ISU Grand Prix Final 2012/13 Sochi 2012 6. ISU Grand Prix Final 2014/15 Barcelona 2014 6.

Kavaguti and Smirnov teamed up in spring 2006. Kavaguti competed internationally in singles for before switching to . With former partner Alexander Markuntsov, she became the first pair skater from Japan to medal at an ISU Championship (silver at 2001 Junior Worlds). After her partnership with Markuntsov dissolved in 2003, she skated with different partners and competed with Devin Patrick at the U.S. Championships. Kavaguti has been living and training in since 2003 and received Russian citizenship in February 2009. Her name spelling was changed from Kawaguchi to Kavaguti. The couple has landed the quadruple throw Salchow in competition. Kavaguti graduated from St. Petersburg University in 2007 with a degree in International Relations. Smirnov got married to Ekaterina Garus in August 2010. Their son Fedor was born in October 2014. Kavaguti/Smirnov missed the 2013/14 season as he ruptured ligaments in his knee in October 2013 and had surgery. They had missed the 2012 European Championships as he recovered from appendix surgery. © copyright by: International Skating Union, Chemin de Primerose 2, CH ­ 1007 Lausanne last update: 14.04.2015 15:52:31

ICE DANCE Date of birth: 25.04.1994 Place of birth: Shevchenko KAZ Height: 164 cm RUS Home town: Moscow Profession: athlete Hobbies: literature, arts, fashion, motorcycle, cars Start sk. / Club: 1998 / Sport School No. 2 Moscow Internet / Social Media contact: http://www.fskate.ru/skaters/110.html; http://vk.com/shindlerlist; http://shindlerlist.blogspot.ru/ Former Partners , Date of birth: 25.09.1992 Place of birth: Moscow Height: 177 cm RUS Home town: Moscow Profession: athlete Hobbies: being with friends Start sk. / Club: 1996 / Sport School No. 2 Internet / Social Media contact: http://www.fskate.ru/skaters/117.html; http://vk.com/id4822965; https://twitter.com/Zhiganshin_Rus Former Partners Coach: Svetlana Alexeeva, Elena Kustarova Choreographer: Elena Kustarova, Olga Riabinina, Ilia Averbukh Former Coach: Practice low season: h / week in Latvia, at Moscow Practice high season: h / week at Moscow Music Short Program / Short Dance as of season 2014/2015 Paso Doble: Aragonaise from "Carmen Suite" by Georges Bizet Paso Doble: Torrero from "Carmen Suite" by Georges Bizet Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2014/2015 Appassionata by Secret Garden Anthony and Cleopatra Theme (from "Cleopatra" soundtrack) by Ferrante and Teicher Personal Best Total Score 164.84 27.03.2015 ISU World Championships 2015 Personal Best Score Short Dance 69.94 28.01.2015 ISU European Championships 2015 Personal Best Score Free Dance 96.31 15.11.2014 ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2014

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Olympic Games 3.(1) / 16.(2) World Champ. 7.(1) 5.(1) 9.(1) 4.(1) / 7.(2) 7. European Champ. 4.(1) 3.(1) 2.(1) 2.(1) / 4.(2) 4. Four Continents World Juniors 1.(1) 1.(2) National Champ. 2.J(1) 3.S(1) 2.S(1) / 1.J(2) 2.S(1) / 5.S(2) 2.S(1) / 3.S(2) 1.S S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice

International Competition Year Place Internation Competition Year Place ISU GP Lexus Cup of China 2014 Shanghai 2014 4. ISU Grand Prix Final 2014/15 Barcelona 2014 6. ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2014 Moscow 2014 2.

(1): Elena ILINYKH / Nikita KATSALAPOV (RUS), (2): Victoria SINITSINA / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN (RUS) Ilinykh/Zhiganshin teamed up in spring 2014. Ilinykh is the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist with Nikita Katsalapov as well as a gold medalist in the Olympic team event 2014 while Zhiganshin is the 2012 World Junior Champion with Victoria Sinitsina. His older sister Nelli competes in at the World and Olympic level, representing . © copyright by: International Skating Union, Chemin de Primerose 2, CH ­ 1007 Lausanne last update: 14.04.2015 15:55:36