Vazgen Azrojan Explained

Vazgen Azrojan
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Birth Date:	22 January 1977
Birth Place:	Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Formerpartner:	Anastasia Grebenkina (ARM, RUS) Tiffany Hyden (ARM) Elena Kustarova (RUS) Ekaterina Davydova (RUS)
Formercoach:	Alexander Zhulin Alexei Gorshkov, Sergei Petukhov
Formerchoreographer:	Ludmila Vlasova
Former Skating Club:	CSKA Yerevan
Beganskating:	1982
Retired:	2008
Dance Score:	162.64
Dance Date:	2005 NHK Trophy
Cd Score:	30.04
Cd Date:	2007 Cup of Russia
Od Score:	49.86
Od Date:	2007 Trophée Eric Bompard
Fd Score:	83.90
Fd Date:	2005 NHK Trophy

Vazgen Azrojan (Armenian: Վազգեն Ազրոջան; 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.

Personal life

He was born on 22 January 1977 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR. He is the father of Armenian ice dancer Viktoriia Azroian (born 15 July 2003 in Moscow).

Career

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

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

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. 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. 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. The duo retired from competition in 2008.

Programs

With Grebenkina

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2007–2008	Artsakh by Ara Gevorgyan	Godfather by Nino Rota
2006–2007	El Sol Sueno by Jerzy Petersburski Libertango by Astor Piazzolla	Air by Johann Sebastian Bach
2005–2006	Samba: Ritmo de Bom Bom by Vim Rhumba: Bésame Mucho by Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velazquez Samba: Ritmo de Bom Bom by Vim	Worshipping Govinda by George Harrison
2004–2005	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	Blues Swing	Ani (Armenian Selections) by Ara Gevorkian
2002–2003	March: Persicher Marsch (Persian March) op. 289 by Johann Strauss II Waltz: Drinking Song (from La Traviata) by Giuseppe Verdi	Scandinavian Dances

With Hyden

Competitive highlights

With Grebenkina for Armenia and Russia

International
Event		97–98		03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08
align=left							20th
align=left				24th	19th	17th	WD	22nd
align=left					13th	11th	14th	14th	WD
align=left					9th		9th	9th	6th
align=left						8th		6th
align=left									6th
align=left							bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left					bgcolor=gold	1st		6th
align=left									bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left							bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left		bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left			4th
align=left	PFSA Trophy	4th
National
align=left		4th	6th

With Hyden for Armenia

International
Event	1999–2000	2000–2001	2001–2002
align=left		30th
align=left		23rd	26th
National
align=left				7th

With Kustarova for Russia

International
Event	1994–1995
align=left		17th
National
align=left		bgcolor=silver	2nd

With Davydova for Russia

External links

Grebenkina-Azroyan.com (archived from original)