Alexandre Fadeev
Fadeev at the 1989 World Championships.
Full nameAlexandre Vladimirovich Fadeev
Native nameАлександр Владимирович Фадеев
Other namesAlexander/Aleksandr Fadeyev
Born (1964-01-04) 4 January 1964
Kazan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country Soviet Union
Retired1990
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Figure skating: Men's singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1985 TokyoMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place1984 OttawaMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place1986 GenevaMen's single
Bronze medal – third place1987 CincinnatiMen's singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1984 BudapestMen's singles
Gold medal – first place1987 SarajevoMen's singles
Gold medal – first place1988 PragueMen's singles
Gold medal – first place1989 BirminghamMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place1983 DortmundMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place1986 CopenhagenMen's singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1980 MegèveMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place1979 AugsburgMen's singles

Alexandre Vladimirovich "Sasha" Fadeev (Russian: Александр Владимирович Фадеев; born 4 January 1964) is a Russian former competitive figure skater who represented the Soviet Union. Fadeyev is the 1985 World champion and a four-time European champion.

Personal life

Alexandre "Sasha" Fadeev[1] was born in Kazan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He is married to a Canadian figure skater, Cydèle Fadeeva, and resides in Illinois.[2][3]

Career

Fadeev won bronze at the 1979 World Junior Championships and then gold the following year.[4] In the 1983–84 season, he won his first European title[5] and stepped onto his first World podium, taking the bronze medal.

Fadeev won the 1985 World Championships by placing first in all three segments of the competition including compulsory figures and the short and long programs. He took the gold medal ahead of Brian Orser (silver) and Brian Boitano (bronze).

At the 1986 World Championships, Fadeev entered the long program with a comfortable lead and needed only a third place in the long program to defend his title. Five major mistakes, however, placed him fifth in the segment and third overall. He took the bronze medal behind Brian Boitano (gold) and Brian Orser (silver).

Receiving several 6.0s, Fadeev regained his European title in 1987. He repeated as the bronze medalist at the World Championships, finishing third again behind Orser and Boitano in Cincinnati.

In the 1987–88 season, Fadeev won his fourth national title and third European title. At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, he skated the best compulsory figures but his placements in the short (9th) and free programs (4th) dropped him out of the medals to fourth overall.[6] He withdrew from the World Championships.

In 1988–89, Fadeev won the NHK Trophy and fifth Soviet national title. He scored four perfect 6.0s on the way to his fourth European title. At the 1989 World Championships, he led after the compulsory figures but dropped to fourth overall after poor placements in the short and free programs.

In the 1989–90 season, Fadeev took the silver medal at the 1989 NHK Trophy, second to Petrenko but ahead of reigning World champion Kurt Browning. He defeated Viktor Petrenko to win the 1990 Soviet national title but did not appear again in amateur competition.

Fadeev was a cast member of the 1998 movie The Christmas Angel: A Story on Ice,[7] as well as the Gershwin on Ice theatre show with Tiffany Chin. He currently works as a coach in the Chicago area.[3]

Results

International
Event 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
Olympics7th4th
Worlds14th10th4th3rd1st3rd3rdWD4th
Europeans9th5th3rd1st3rd1st1st1st
NHK Trophy9th2nd1stWD1st2nd
Moscow News5th1st3rd1st1st1st3rd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds3rd1st
National
Soviet Champ.4th2nd3rd1st1st1st1st1st1st
WD = Withdrew

Note: At the 1988 World Championships, Fadeev was in 1st place after the compulsory figures before withdrawing from the competition before the short program.

References

  1. ↑ Pohl, Kimberly; Ferrarin, Elena (12 July 2012). "Champion Hoffman figure skater, 12, eyes Olympics". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Huston, John P. (14 December 2010). "Two nationally ranked junior figure skaters train in Wilmette". TribLocal. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010.
  3. 1 2 "2014 - 2015 Coach/Instructor Compliance" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. 5 December 2014. p. 84. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "European Figure Skating Championship: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Boitano Takes Lead". The New York Times. 19 February 1988.
  7. ↑ Yahoo! TV profile
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