Height 1.84 m | Role Olympic athlete Name Artem Knyazev | |
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Born May 16, 1980 (age 44) ( 1980-05-16 ) Former coach Peter Kiprushev, Raisa Gagarina, Nodir Kyrbanov Short program 45.412006 Four Continents Free skate 79.162005 World Championships | ||
[HD] Marina Aganina and Artem Knyazev - 2002 Worlds FS - The Nutcracker
Artem Knyazev (Russian: Артём Князев; born 16 May 1980) is an Uzbekistani former pair skater. He competed for much of his career with Marina Aganina. They became the 2004–05 Uzbekistani national champions and competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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Career
Knyazev competed with Irina Galkina at the 1997 and 1998 World Junior Championships. They parted ways at the end of the 1997–98 season.
In 1998, Knyazev began a two-season partnership with Irina Shabanova. The pair placed eighth at the 1999 Four Continents Championships and ninth in 2000 Four Continents. They trained in Pervouralsk, Russia.
Knyazev teamed up with Marina Aganina in 2000. The pair was coached by Petr Kiprushev in Pervouralsk. In the 2005–06 season, Knyazev began helping coach himself and Aganina. They represented Uzbekistan at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where they placed 16th. Knyazev retired from competition following the 2006–07 season. He co-coached Aganina and her new partner.
Knyazev has performed in and directed Russian ice shows.
Results
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Series / Junior Grand Prix