Knowra Alexei Yagudin Alexei Yagudin Alexei Yagudin is a Russian former figure skater who won the men’s singles gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. He also won four World Championships and three consecutive European Championships.
2002 Winter Olympics : The Winter Olympic Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah, from February 8 to 24, 2002. Yagudin won the men’s singles title here, defeating his longtime rival Evgeni Plushenko.
Tatiana Tarasova : A Russian figure-skating coach and choreographer who trained numerous Olympic and world champions. She coached Yagudin from 1998 and choreographed several of his best-known programs.
Figure skating : A sport in which skaters perform jumps, spins, steps, and other movements on ice. Yagudin competed in its men’s singles discipline.
International Skating Union : The international governing body for figure skating and several other ice sports. Its competitions and rules structured Yagudin’s World Championship and Olympic career.
Winter Olympic figure skating : The figure-skating competitions held as part of the Winter Olympic Games. Yagudin’s defining victory came in this international competition.
Alexei Mishin : A Russian figure-skating coach known for training elite men’s singles skaters. Mishin coached Yagudin early in his career, before Yagudin left to train with Tarasova.
Figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics : The figure-skating competitions held at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The event’s short and free programs determined Yagudin’s Olympic result.
2002 Winter Olympics figure skating judging controversy : A judging dispute over the pairs competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics that led to a second gold medal. The controversy prompted scrutiny of figure-skating judging during the same Games as Yagudin’s victory.
1998 Winter Olympics : The Winter Olympic Games held in Nagano, Japan, in February 1998. Yagudin finished fifth in his Olympic debut, before becoming champion four years later.
Evgeni Plushenko : A Russian figure skater who won Olympic gold in 2006 and silver in 2002 and 2010. His rivalry with Yagudin framed the men’s competition at the 2002 Olympics.
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