Russian pair skater
Andrei Novoselov
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Lola Esbrat and Andrei Novoselov in 2018
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Full name
| Andrei Alexandrovich Novoselov
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Born
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1989-11-24
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24 November 1989
(age 34)
Perm
,
Russian SFSR
, Soviet Union
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Height
| 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
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Country
| Russia
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Partner
| Ksenia Stolbova
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Coach
| Claude Thevenard
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Skating club
| Francais Volants Paris Bercy
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Began skating
| 1993
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Andrei Alexandrovich Novoselov
(born 24 November 1989) is a Russian
pair skater
. Competing for France with
Lola Esbrat
, he has won three international medals and is the 2018
French national
champion. Earlier, he represented Russia with
Tatiana Novik
,
Tatiana Danilova
, and
Sabina Imaikina
.
Career for Russia
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Novoselov began learning to skate in 1993.
[1]
Partnership with Imaikina
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In 2007, Novoselov began competing on the
ISU Junior Grand Prix
(JGP) series with
Sabina Imaikina
. The following year, they won two silver medals on the JGP series and qualified for the
2008?09 JGP Final
, where they placed 5th. At the
2009 Russian Championships
, the pair placed fifth on the senior level and took bronze on the junior level. They were coached by Valeri Tiukov and Valentina Tiukova in
Perm
.
[2]
They parted ways at the end of the season.
Partnership with Danilova
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Novoselov teamed up with Tatiana Danilova later in 2009. The pair was coached by
Inna Utkina
in
Moscow
.
[3]
They placed 8th at the
2010 Russian Junior Championships
[4]
and appeared on the
ISU Junior Grand Prix
series the following season, placing 4th in Austria and 6th in Germany. Competing on the senior level, they won the silver medal at the
2010 Golden Spin of Zagreb
.
[5]
Danilova was unable to skate for a year following a shoulder operation so she told Novoselov that he could look for another partner.
[6]
Partnership with Novik
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In 2011, Novoselov began skating with
Tatiana Novik
.
[7]
They placed fourth at the 2011
Ice Challenge
and eighth at the
2012 Russian Championships
before winning the 2012
Toru? Cup
. The pair entered the
2013 Nebelhorn Trophy
, intending to represent Romania,
[8]
but did not compete at the event.
Novoselov also considered skating for Bulgaria and Kazakhstan.
[9]
Partnership with Stolbova
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On September 16, 2018, it was announced that Novoselov would compete in pairs with
Ksenia Stolbova
, who won gold and silver medals at the
2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
[10]
Career for France
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By July 2014, Novoselov had teamed up with
Daria Popova
to represent France. They planned to divide their training between Moscow, coached by
Inna Utkina
, and Paris.
[11]
Russia released him to compete for France in exchange for French ice dancer
Tiffany Zahorski
.
[9]
On 31 July 2015, however, it was announced that Popova had decided to retire from competitive figure skating.
[12]
Partnership with Esbrat
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Novoselov teamed up with France's
Lola Esbrat
in mid-2015.
[9]
They are coached by
Claude Thevenard
in Paris and compete for France.
[13]
In 2016, the pair won bronze medals at the
Toru? Cup
and
Bavarian Open
. In early April, they competed at the
2016 World Championships
in
Boston
; they qualified to the free skate and finished 16th overall.
In the 2016?17 season, Esbrat/Novoselov won the silver medal at the
NRW Trophy
and placed 5th at the
Toru? Cup
. In January 2017, they placed 11th in the short program, 13th in the free skate, and 13th overall at the
2017 European Championships
in
Ostrava
, Czech Republic.
On July 27, 2018, it was announced that Esbrat/Novoselov had split.
[10]
Programs
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With Stolbova
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With Esbrat
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With Danilova
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With Imaikina
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Competitive highlights
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GP:
Grand Prix
; CS:
Challenger Series
; JGP:
Junior Grand Prix
With Stolbova for Russia
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With Esbrat for France
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With Popova for France
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With Novik for Russia
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With Danilova for Russia
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With Imaikina for Russia
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References
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External links
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Media related to
Andrei Novoselov
at Wikimedia Commons