Alexei Urmanov

Alexei Yevgenyevich Urmanov (Russian: Алексей Евгеньевич Урманов) (born November 17, 1973 in Leningrad) was a famous Russian figure skater,[1] who currently works as a coach. He is the 1994 Olympic champion and a Honoured Masters of Sports of Russian Federation.
Urmanov was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union, and competed for the Soviet Union internationally. He won the silver medal at the 1990 World Junior Figure Skating Championships for that country. 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 Figure Skating Championships.

He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where he placed 5th.

Following his gold medal at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre at the 1994 Winter Olympics, Urmanov chose to remain in the competitive ranks. He was European champion in 1997, but an injury kept him from earning a trip to the 1998 Olympics.[2] He turned pro after and he won the World Professional championships in 1999.

Throughout his career, Urmanov was known for his flamboyant costuming and balletic style.

Currently he is a skating coach and an International Skating Union technical specialist. He coaches Sergei Voronov. In 2004 he got married to Viktoria Urmanova and they are the parents of twins.