Alexei Urmanov

Alexei Yevgenyevich Urmanov (Russian:  Алексей Евгеньевич Урманов​ ; born 17 November 1973) is a Russian figure skater, who currently works as a coach. He is the 1994 Olympic champion, the 1993 World bronze medalist, the 1997 European champion, the 1995-1996 Champions Series Final champion, the four-time Russian National champion, and the 1992 Soviet National champion.

Career

Urmanov was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union, and started skating at the age of four. Competed for the Soviet Union, he won the silver medal at the 1990 World Junior Championships. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Urmanov chose to compete for Russia. In 1991, at age 17, he became the first skater to perform a quadruple jump at the European Championships.

He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where he placed 5th. He won the bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, he won the gold medal.

Urmanov chose to remain in the competitive ranks. He became the 1997 European champion, but an injury forced him out of the 1997 World Championships after the short program and kept him from competing for a berth to the 1998 Olympics. He retired from Olympic-eligible skating in 1999 and won the World Professional Championships the same year.