# Alla Beknazarova

Alla Oleksandrivna Beknazarova (born August 28, 1984) is a former competitive ice dancer. She is a three-time Ukrainian national champion — in 2001 with Yuriy Kocherzhenko and in 2007 and 2008 with Vladimir Zuev. Her best ISU Championship result, fourth, came at the 2001 World Junior Championships, competing with Kocherzhenko.

## Career

Beknazarova teamed up with Yuriy Kocherzhenko in late 1999 or early 2000. They were sent to the 2000 World Junior Championships, held in March in Oberstdorf, and finished 18th. In the 2000–01 season, Beknazarova/Kocherzhenko won gold at two JGP events and qualified for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed fourth. They also finished fourth at the 2001 World Junior Championships in Sofia. They won one senior international medal, bronze at the 2001 Karl Schäfer Memorial, and competed at two senior Grand Prix events and two senior ISU Championships. Their partnership ended in 2003.
Later in 2003, Beknazarova began skating with Vladimir Zuev. They won a gold medal at the 2005 Ondrej Nepela Memorial and four international bronze medals — at the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy, 2009 Winter Universiade, and 2009 Finlandia Trophy. They competed at one World Junior Championships, one senior World Championships, and four European Championships. Their best result, 11th, came at the 2010 European Championships.
Beknazarova also skated with Sergei Verbillo.

## Programs
### With Zuev

| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
| 2009–2010 | Ukrainian folk: Cossack dance | Babylon (soundtrack) |
| 2008–2009 | Chicago (soundtrack) | Cirque du Soleil |
| 2007–2008 | Russian gypsy dance: Cruel Romance (Russian: Жестокий романс) | Fantasy on "Winter" from Four Seasons by Gary Moore Music by Vanessa-Mae |
| 2006–2007 | Tango: | Flamenco |
| 2005–2006 | Cha Cha: Rhumba: Samba: | Argentine Tango by Gotan Project |
| 2003–2004 | Blues: Lover Lines Boogie Woogie: Drink, Drank, Drunk | All That Jazz (from Chicago) by Ebb and Kander |

### With Kocherzhenko

| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
| 2002–2003 | Waltz: Masquerade by Aram Khachaturian March: Love of Three Oranges by Sergei Prokofiev Waltz: Masquerade by Aram Khachaturian | Nuclear Train (from Edge of Darkness) by Michael Kamen |
| 2001–2002 | Tango: Hora Cero by Ástor Piazzolla Flamenco: Bolero by Maurice Ravel | Kismet by Bond |
| 2000–2001 | Charleston: Black Bottom by R. Henderson Foxtrot: Petite Fleur by Sidney Bechet Quickstep: When you Smile by V. Scalter | Avatora by Era |

## Results
### With Zuev

Results :
| International ||||||||
| Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
| Worlds | | | 24th | | | | |
| Europeans | | | | 13th | 14th | 13th | 11th |
| Finlandia | | | | | | | 3rd |
| Karl Schäfer | | | 13th | | | | |
| Nebelhorn | | | | | 3rd | | |
| Ondrej Nepela | | | 1st | | | | |
| Universiade | | 7th | | | | 3rd | |
| International: Junior ||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 12th | | | | | | |
| JGP Poland | 4th | | | | | | |
| National ||||||||
| Ukrainian Champ. | 2nd J. | | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |

### With Kocherzhenko

Results :
| International |||||
| Event | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 |
| World Champ. | | | 25th | |
| European Champ. | | 23rd | | |
| GP Bofrost Cup on Ice | | | | 9th |
| GP Skate Canada | | | 11th | |
| Karl Schäfer Memorial | | | 3rd | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | | | 5th | |
| Winter Universiade | | | | 4th |
| International: Junior |||||
| World Junior Champ. | 18th | 4th | | |
| JGP Final | | 4th | | |
| JGP France | | 1st | | |
| JGP Ukraine | | 1st | | |
| National |||||
| Ukrainian Champ. | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd |