Fedor Klimov

Fedor Alexandrovich Klimov (Russian: Фёдор Александрович Климов; born 7 September 1990) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Ksenia Stolbova, he is the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, the 2014 Olympic champion in the team event, the 2014 World silver medalist, a three-time European medalist (2012, 2014, 2015), the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final champion, the 2013 Winter Universiade champion, a two-time World Junior medalist (2010, 2011), and a two-time Russian national champion (2014, 2015).

Personal life

Fedor Alexandrovich Klimov was born on 7 September 1990 in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He attended the Lesgaft Academy of Physical Education in Saint Petersburg.

Career

Early career

Klimov began skating due to his mother who is a coach at the Figure Skating Academy in Saint Petersburg. Although not interested in pair skating at the beginning, he made the switch on his coach's advice when he was 16. Klimov had two partners in his early pairs career.

2009–11