Vazgen Azrojan

Vazgen Azrojan
Vazgen Azrojan with Anastasia Grebenkina.
Personal information
Country represented	Armenia Russia
Born	(1977-01-22) 22 January 1977 Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Former partner	Anastasia Grebenkina (ARM, RUS) Tiffany Hyden (ARM) Elena Kustarova (RUS) Ekaterina Davydova (RUS)
Former coach	Alexander Zhulin Alexei Gorshkov, Sergei Petukhov
Former choreographer	Ludmila Vlasova
Former skating club	CSKA Yerevan
Began skating	1982
Retired	2008
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	162.64 2005 NHK Trophy
Comp. dance	30.04 2007 Cup of Russia
Original dance	49.86 2007 Trophée Eric Bompard
Free dance	83.90 2005 NHK Trophy

Vazgen Azrojan (born 22 January 1977) is a retired Armenian ice dancer. He is best known for his partnership with Anastasia Grebenkina with whom he represented Armenia at the 2006 Winter Olympics and won the bronze medal at the 2005 NHK Trophy.

Career

Azrojan placed ninth with Ekaterina Davydova at the 1994 World Junior Championships, representing Russia.^[1] The next season, he competed with Elena Kustarova for Russia and placed 17th at the 1995 European Championships.^[1]

Azrojan teamed up with Anastasia Grebenkina in 1996 and skated with her until 1998, representing Russia.^[2] After their partnership ended, he skated with Tiffany Hyden, representing Armenia.^[3]^[4]

Grebenkina and Azrojan reformed their partnership in 2002 to compete for Armenia. They became the first skaters to medal for Armenia at a Grand Prix event, obtaining bronze at the NHK Trophy in 2005.^[5] They competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing 20th. Azrojan was the flag bearer for Armenia at the event.

In September 2006, Grebenkina / Azrojan changed coaches, moving from Alexei Gorshkov to Alexander Zhulin.^[6] At the 2006 Cup of China, Grebenkina cut her leg with her own blade during practice, requiring stitches, but was able to compete and finished 6th with Azrojan.^[6] The duo retired from competition in 2008.

Programs

With Grebenkina

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2007–2008 ^[7]	Artsakh by Ara Gevorgyan	Godfather by Nino Rota
2006–2007 ^[6]	El Sol Sueno by Jerzy Petersburski Libertango by Astor Piazzolla	Air by Johann Sebastian Bach
2005–2006 ^[5]	Samba: Ritmo de Bom Bom by Vim Rhumba: Besame Mucho by Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velazquez Samba: Ritmo de Bom Bom by Vim	Worshipping Govinda by George Harrison
2004–2005 ^[8]	Quickstep: No Me Voy Sin Bailar Slow foxtrot Quickstep: No Me Voy Sin Bailar	Symphony No. 25 by Mozart Music by P. Glass Symphony No. 25 by Mozart
2003–2004 ^[9]	Blues Swing	Ani (Armenian Selections) by Ara Gevorkian
2002–2003 ^[2]	March: Persicher Marsch (Persian March) op. 289 by Johann Strauss II Waltz: Drinking Song (from La Traviata) by Giuseppe Verdi	Scandinavian Dances

With Hyden

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2000–2001 ^[1]	Swing Kids	Tango Ástor Piazzolla

Competitive highlights

With Grebenkina for Armenia

Results^[10]
International
Event	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08
Olympics				20th
Worlds	24th	19th	17th	WD	22nd
Europeans		13th	11th	14th	14th	WD
GP Bompard		9th		9th	9th	6th
GP Cup of China			8th		6th
GP Cup of Russia						6th
GP NHK Trophy				3rd
Karl Schäfer		1st		6th
Nebelhorn		WD
Ondrej Nepela						3rd
Skate Israel				3rd
GP = Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew

With Hyden for Armenia

Results^[11]
International
Event	1999–2000	2000–2001	2001–2002
World Championships	30th
European Championships	23rd	26th
National
U.S. Championships			7th

With Grebenkina for Russia

Results^[10]
International
Event	1996–1997	1997–1998
Golden Spin of Zagreb	3rd	2nd
Skate Israel		4th
Trophy of the Polish FSA	4th
National
Russian Championships	4th	6th

With Kustarova for Russia

Results^[1]
International
Event	1994–1995
European Championships	17th
National
Russian Championships	2nd

With Davydova for Russia

Results^[1]
International
Event	1993–1994
World Junior Championships	9th

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Tiffany HYDEN / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 April 2001.
1 2 "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2003.
↑ Mittan, J. Barry (2000). "American Dancer Competes for Armenia". Archived from the original on 13 January 2005.
↑ Mittan, Barry (5 January 2002). "Hyden and Azrojan Return to U. S. Competition". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on 30 October 2006.
1 2 "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2006.
1 2 3 "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 June 2007.
↑ "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008.
↑ "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 March 2005.
↑ "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.
1 2 "Competition Results: Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN". International Skating Union.
↑ "Tiffany HYDEN / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 June 2002.

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