Arseni_Markov
Arseni Markov (born 12 November 1981) is a former competitive ice dancer who competed internationally for Canada and Russia. With Chantal Lefebvre, he is the 2004 and 2005 Canadian national bronze medalist. With earlier partner Svetlana Kulikova, he is the 2001 Winter Universiade bronze medalist and 2002 Skate Canada International bronze medalist.
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 Chantal Lefebvre and Arseni Markov in 2006. | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (1981-11-12) 12 November 1981 (age 42) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Canada Russia | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Prescott FSC | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 20 July 2007 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Markov competed as a singles skater for Russia until he was 13 years old. He teamed up with Svetlana Kulikova in 1996.[1] They placed 6th at the 2000 World Junior Championships. Following the 2000–2001 season, Kulikova and Markov moved to Newington, Connecticut, to train full-time with Tatiana Tarasova and Nikolai Morozov.[1] They won the bronze medal at the 2002 Skate Canada International. They parted ways after the 2003 Russian Championships as a result of Tarasova and Morozov ending their coaching partnership – Kulikova chose to stay with Tarasova while Markov chose Morozov.[2]
Markov moved to Canada and teamed up with Canadian Chantal Lefebvre in 2003.[2] However, he was unable to compete internationally for Canada until 2005 because ISU regulations require a two-year wait when changing countries.[3] In their first season competing internationally, Lefebvre and Markov placed 4th at the 2006 Four Continents. They won two Canadian national bronze medals. After the 2005–06 season, they changed coaches from Nikolai Morozov and Shae-Lynn Bourne to Elise Hamel and Tyler Myles.[3]
Lefebvre and Markov announced their retirement from competitive skating on 20 July 2007.[4] They began careers in coaching and choreography.[4]
With Lefebvre
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2006–2007 [3] |
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| 2005–2006 [5] |
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| 2004–2005 [2] |
With Kulikova
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2002–2003 [1] |
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| 2001–2002 [6] |
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GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Lefebvre
| International[7] | ||||
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| Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
| Four Continents Champ. | 4th | |||
| GP NHK Trophy | 8th | |||
| GP Skate America | 9th | |||
| GP Skate Canada | 6th | 7th | ||
| National[7] | ||||
| Canadian Champ. | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
With Kulikova
| International[8] | ||||
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| Event | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 |
| GP Cup of Russia | 9th | |||
| GP Skate Canada | 9th | 4th | 3rd | |
| GP Trophée Lalique | 7th | 4th | ||
| Winter Universiade | 3rd | |||
| International: Junior[8] | ||||
| World Junior Champ. | 6th | |||
| JGP Poland | 6th | |||
| National[9] | ||||
| Russian Champ. | 2nd J | 6th | 4th | 2nd |
| J = Junior level | ||||
- "Svetlana KULIKOVA / Arseni MARKOV: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 August 2003.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Mittan, Barry (December 12, 2004). "Lefebvre and Markov Find Happiness Together". Skate Today.
- "Chantal LEFEBVRE / Arseni MARKOV: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 15, 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Lefebvre and Markov announce retirement from eligible skating". Skate Canada. July 20, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Chantal LEFEBVRE / Arseni MARKOV: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 2, 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Svetlana KULIKOVA / Arseni MARKOV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2002.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Chantal LEFEBVRE / Arseni MARKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- "Svetlana KULIKOVA / Arseni MARKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- "Марков Арсений". fskate.ru (in Russian).
