# Sergei Voronov (figure skater)

Sergei Evgenyevich Voronov (Russian: Серге́й Евгеньевич Воронов; born October 3, 1987) is a retired Russian figure skater. He is the 2017 ISU Grand Prix NHK Trophy winner, a two-time European medalist (2014 silver, 2015 bronze), the 2014–15 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, a two-time World Junior medalist (2006 silver, 2007 bronze), and a two-time Russian national champion (2008, 2009).

## Personal life

Sergei Evgenyevich Voronov was born in 1987 in Moscow. The International Skating Union gives October as his month of birth while the Russian skating federation lists November.

## Career
### Early years

Voronov began skating in 1991. He broke his collarbone two years later while skating. Voronov was coached by Rafael Arutyunyan in Moscow until 2000 when Arutyunyan moved to the U.S. Voronov decided to move to Saint Petersburg where he was coached by Galina Kashina for two years and then switched to Alexei Urmanov.

### 2004 to 2008

Voronov withdrew from the 2005 World Junior Championships after the qualifying round due to an injury which kept him off the ice for three months. He had placed sixth in the qualifying round.
Voronov withdrew from the 2007 Skate Canada International before the event due to a recurring foot injury. He placed fourth in the free skate at the 2008 World Championships and finished 7th overall.

### 2009–10 season

In the 2009–10 season, Voronov was assigned to the 2009 Cup of China, where he took bronze, and 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard, where he was sixth. He won the silver medal at the 2010 Russian national championships. Voronov was sent to Europeans but his 14th-place result led Russia to assign the country's second men's spot at the Olympics and Worlds to Russian national bronze medalist Artem Borodulin (along with Evgeni Plushenko). Plushenko's withdrawal from the 2010 World Championships due to injury allowed Voronov to be called up as a late replacement. Voronov would place 14th. This placement, along with Borodulin's withdrawal during the competition, meant Russia would have one men's berth to the 2011 World Championships. At the end of the season, he left coach Alexei Urmanov and moved back to Moscow to be coached by Nikolai Morozov.

### 2010–11 season

For the 2010–11 season, Voronov was assigned to the 2010 Cup of China and the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard. He was injured during the short program at Cup of China and withdrew from the event and from Trophee Bompard. He competed at Russian Nationals where he placed 10th in the short program, 3rd in the long, and 4th overall, just 0.27 points off the podium.

### 2011–12 season

Voronov finished 17th at the 2012 World Championships in Nice, France. He withdrew from the 2012 World Team Trophy due to an ankle fracture which he sustained in Nice.

### 2012–13 season

Voronov won the bronze medal at the 2012 Cup of China, his third Grand Prix medal. He finished 7th at the 2012 NHK Trophy and won the silver medal at the 2013 Russian Championships. On 4 April 2013, Morozov confirmed that Voronov had left his group.

### 2013–14 season

Voronov joined Eteri Tutberidze and Sergei Dudakov. In the 2013–14 season, he won silver at his first event, the 2013 Finlandia Trophy, and finished ninth at his sole Grand Prix event, the 2013 NHK Trophy. After winning the gold medal at the 2013 Golden Spin of Zagreb, Voronov took bronze at the 2014 Russian Championships. Appearing in his sixth European Championships, he won the silver medal with a new Personal Best overall score of 252.55 points.

### 2014–15 season

In the 2014–15 season, Voronov's first assignment was the 2014 Rostelecom Cup; he won the silver medal, behind Spain's Javier Fernández. After taking silver at the 2014 NHK Trophy, he qualified to his first Grand Prix Final. At the Final, he was awarded the bronze medal behind gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu and silver medalist Fernández.
Voronov won silver at the 2015 Russian Championships behind Maxim Kovtun and was sent to the 2015 European Championships, where he took bronze behind Fernandez (gold) and Kovtun (silver). With that, he ranked second in the ISU World Standings for men's singles with 3839 points, behind Yuzuru Hanyu. Voronov competed at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai with an aggravated knee injury. He placed fourth in the short program, 17th in the long, and 13th overall.

### 2015–16 season

Voronov placed fifth at the 2015 Cup of China, sixth at the 2015 Rostelecom Cup, and fifth at the 2016 Russian Championships. He received no ISU Championship assignment but was invited to the 2016 Team Challenge Cup to compete as a member of Team Europe. His team finished second to North America.
Voronov changed coaches in spring 2016, joining Inna Goncharenko.

### 2016–17 season

In October 2016 Voronov won the gold medal at the 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial. In his Grand Prix events, he placed 4th at the 2016 Skate America and 3rd at the 2016 Cup of China.
At the 2017 Russian Championships Voronov finished 7th.

### 2017–18 season

Before his Grand Prix series events Voronov competed in two Challenger events. His first event was 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy where he won the silver medal behind his teammate Mikhail Kolyada. He then skated at the 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star where he won the gold medal.
In November 2017 Voronov won his first Grand Prix series gold medal when he won the 2017 NHK Trophy with a personal best score of 271.12 points. He then won the bronze medal at the 2017 Skate America. These results qualified him to the 2017–18 Grand Prix Final where he placed 4th after placing 5th in the short program and 5th in the free skate.
In December 2017 Voronov placed 4th at the 2018 Russian Championships after placing 4th in the short program and 3rd in the free skate.

### 2018–19 season

Voronov started his season in mid September by competing at the 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy, where he won the silver medal behind his teammate Mikhail Kolyada. In October Voronov won the bronze medal at the 2018 Skate America. In early November Voronov competed at his second Grand Prix event, the 2018 NHK Trophy. He was ranked second in both programs and won the silver medal behind Shoma Uno. With one silver medal and one bronze medal he qualified for the 2018–19 Grand Prix Final, where he finished sixth.
Voronov's season ended prematurely when an injury compelled him to withdraw from the Russian Championships.

### 2019–20 season

Voronov began the season with a sixth-place finish at the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy. At his first Grand Prix assignment, the 2019 Internationaux de France, he placed sixth as well. Voronov finished fourth at the 2019 NHK Trophy, and placed ninth at the 2020 Russian Championships.
On September 11, 2020, Voronov announced his retirement from competitive figure skating.

### Post-competitive career

Voronov briefly coached Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov for the duration of the 2020–21 figure skating season. In the fall of 2021, he was invited by Oksana Ten, the then Vice President of the National Skating Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and mother of the late Denis Ten, to become head coach of the Kazakhstan figure skating team at the Denis Ten Academy. Among his students included Dias Jirenbayev. However, Ten and Voronov would soon receive criticism from members of the Kazkhstani skating community, including former World medalist, Elizabet Tursynbaeva, due allegedly using their power to favor the students training at the Denis Ten Academy. This accusation came after reigning national champion, Mikhail Shaidorov, who was not assigned to the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying event for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Voronov's student, Dias Jirenbayev, was instead assigned and placed twenty-seventh, thus failing to qualify a spot for Kazakhstani men singles skaters to compete at the Olympics. This culminated in Voronov receiving disturbing phone calls with threats on his life. Shaidorov's coach, Alexei Urmanov, would later dispute these claims, saying that it had been his and Shaidorov's decision to not send Shaidorov to any Olympic qualifying events due to him recovering from a back injury as well as physically and mentally unprepared to skate an Olympic level.
Voronov would eventually resign from his position and became the senior coach of the Belarusian national team in June 2023. After one year, however, it was announced that Voronov had returned to Moscow to coach at the Tchaikovsky Konyok Skating School.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
| 2019–2020 | Somebody to Love by Queen choreo. by Anna Bilibina, Dmitri Soloviev | I Belong To You by Muse choreo. by Anna Bilibina, Dmitri Soloviev | |
| 2018–2019 | Appassionata by Secret Garden choreo. by Artur Gachinski and Maxim Zavozin | Way Down We Go by Kaleo choreo. by Denis Ten | |
| 2017–2018 | Tango by Astor Piazzola choreo. by Misha Ge | Sarabande Suite (Aeternae) by Globus choreo. by Misha Ge | Autumn Leaves by Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer performed by Pat Boone |
| 2016–2017 | The Skin I Live In (soundtrack) by Alberto Iglesias | Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 by Muse choreo. by Nikolai Morozov | Can't Take My Eyes Off You by Frankie Valli |
| 2015–2016 | Butterflies and Hurricanes by Muse choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle | Caruso by Neal Schon Come Together by Marcus Miller At Last by Kenny G Big Time Boppin' (Go Man Go) by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy choreo. by Alexander Zhulin Once Upon a Time in America by Ennio Morricone Cockeye's Song Speakeasy Deborah's Theme choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle | That's All by DDT Feeling Good performed by Michael Bublé |
| 2014–2015 | Danse macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns choreo. by Alexander Zhulin | Caruso by Neal Schon Come Together by Marcus Miller At Last by Kenny G Big Time Boppin' (Go Man Go) by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy choreo. by Alexander Zhulin | My Way Can't Take My Eyes Off You by Frank Sinatra Ave Maria performed by Thomas Spencer-Wortley Fastidious Horses by Vladimir Vysotsky Hier Encore by Charles Aznavour |
| 2013–2014 | Two Guitars choreo. by Irina Zhuk | A Los Amigos by Armando Pontier Por Una Cabeza by Carlos Gardel Tanguera by Mariano Mores choreo. by Ilia Averbukh | Ave Maria performed by Thomas Spencer-Wortley Without a Fight by Okean Elzy |
| 2012–2013 | Yablochko (Russian Sailor Dance) by Reinhold Gliere | Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota | You Are The Light There (You) by Alla Pugacheva El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) by Craig Armstrong |
| 2011–2012 | The Final Game (from A League Of Their Own) by Hans Zimmer | Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo | Poka Gorit Svecha (from Nachni Snachala) by Mashina Vremeni |
| 2010–2011 | Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) | Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninov | Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninov |
| 2009–2010 | Revolution Etude by Alexander Scriabin | Schindler's List by John Williams Allegretto by Karl Jenkins | Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota |
| 2008–2009 | The Godfather by Nino Rota | Tango by Astor Piazzolla | Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota |
| 2007–2008 | Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninov | Tango by Astor Piazzolla | Still Loving You by The Scorpions |
| 2006–2007 | Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninov | Pearl Harbor by Hans Zimmer | Still Loving You by The Scorpions |
| 2004–2006 | BIR by Bruno Nule | Variations by Robert Danova The Phantom of the Opera on Ice by Robert Danova | Yesterday by The Beatles |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International :
| Event | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 |
| Worlds | | | 19th | 7th | 13th | 14th | | 17th | | | 13th | | | | | |
| Europeans | | | | 4th | 9th | 14th | | 10th | 7th | 2nd | 3rd | | | | | |
| GP Final | | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | | | 4th | 6th | |
| GP Cup of China | | | | | | 3rd | WD | | 3rd | | | 5th | 3rd | | | |
| GP France | | | | 2nd | | 6th | | | | | | | | | | 6th |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | | | | | | | 7th | 9th | 2nd | | | 1st | 2nd | 4th |
| GP Rostelecom | | | | | 7th | | | 7th | | | 2nd | 6th | | | | |
| GP Skate America | | | 7th | | | | | | | | | | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | |
| GP Skate Canada | | | 10th | WD | 6th | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CS Finlandia | | | | | | | | | | | 1st | 3rd | | | | 6th |
| CS Minsk-Arena | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1st | | |
| CS Nebelhorn | | | | | | | | | | | 4th | | | | | |
| CS Nepela Trophy | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | |
| Universiade | | | 5th | | | | 2nd | | | | | | | | | |
| Cup of Nice | | | | | | | WD | | | | | | | | | |
| Finlandia | | | 6th | | 3rd | 2nd | | | | 2nd | | | | | | |
| Golden Spin | | | | | | | | | | 1st | | | | | | |
| Ice Star | | | | | | | | | | 1st | | | | | | |
| NRW Trophy | | | | | | 5th | | | | | | 3rd | | | | |
| International: Junior |||||||||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | WD | 2nd | 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Bulgaria | | 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Hungary | 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Japan | | 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Ukraine | 6th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| National |||||||||||||||||
| Russian | 6th | 6th | 6th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 7th | 4th | WD | 9th |
| Russian Junior | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Team events |||||||||||||||||
| World Team Trophy | | | | | 5th T 7th P | | | | | | 2nd T 5th P | | | | | |
| Team Challenge Cup | | | | | | | | | | | | 2nd T 8th P | | | | |

## Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.
2019–20 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 24–29 December 2019 | 2020 Russian Championships | 9 79.61 | 8 154.21 | 9 233.82 |
| 22–24 November 2019 | 2019 NHK Trophy | 3 88.63 | 6 150.42 | 4 239.05 |
| 1–3 November 2019 | 2019 Internationaux de France | 7 76.60 | 7 144.38 | 6 220.98 |
| 11–13 October 2019 | 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy | 4 79.48 | 9 126.71 | 6 206.19 |
| 2018–19 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 6–9 December 2018 | 2018–19 Grand Prix Final | 5 82.96 | 6 143.48 | 6 226.44 |
| 9–11 November 2018 | 2018 NHK Trophy | 2 91.37 | 2 162.91 | 2 254.28 |
| 19–21 October 2018 | 2018 Skate America | 4 78.18 | 4 148.26 | 3 226.44 |
| 19–22 September 2018 | 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 2 81.77 | 2 157.96 | 2 239.73 |
| 2017–18 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 21–24 December 2017 | 2018 Russian Championships | 4 90.23 | 3 155.65 | 4 245.88 |
| 7–10 December 2017 | 2017–18 Grand Prix Final | 5 87.77 | 4 178.82 | 4 266.59 |
| 24–26 November 2017 | 2017 Skate America | 3 87.51 | 3 169.98 | 3 257.49 |
| 10–12 November 2017 | 2017 NHK Trophy | 1 90.06 | 1 181.06 | 1 271.12 |
| 26–29 October 2017 | 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star | 1 78.75 | 1 171.35 | 1 250.10 |
| 21–23 September 2017 | 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 1 80.85 | 2 153.22 | 2 234.07 |
| 2016–17 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 20–26 December 2016 | 2017 Russian Championships | 3 85.89 | 8 147.73 | 7 233.62 |
| 18–20 November 2016 | 2016 Cup of China | 4 82.93 | 4 160.83 | 3 243.76 |
| 21–23 October 2016 | 2016 Skate America | 5 78.68 | 5 166.60 | 4 245.28 |
| 30 September – 2 October 2016 | 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial | 1 80.21 | 1 157.21 | 1 237.42 |
| 2015–16 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 22–24 April 2016 | 2016 Team Challenge Cup | 9 62.55 | 8 132.79 | 2 |
| 24–27 December 2015 | 2016 Russian Championships | 9 76.29 | 5 161.39 | 5 237.68 |
| 24–29 November 2015 | 2015 NRW Trophy | 1 84.53 | 3 139.42 | 3 223.95 |
| 20–22 November 2015 | 2015 Rostelecom Cup | 4 84.17 | 7 160.43 | 6 244.60 |
| 6–8 November 2015 | 2015 Cup of China | 3 80.99 | 8 141.18 | 5 222.17 |
| 9–11 October 2015 | 2015 CS Finlandia Trophy | 1 79.06 | 7 134.28 | 3 213.34 |
| 2014–15 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 16–19 April 2015 | 2015 World Team Trophy | 5 79.09 | 5 161.92 | 5 241.01 |
| 23–29 March 2015 | 2015 World Championships | 4 84.70 | 17 133.71 | 13 218.41 |
| 26 January – 1 February 2015 | 2015 European Championships | 2 81.06 | 3 151.99 | 3 233.05 |
| 24–27 December 2014 | 2015 Russian Championships | 3 91.24 | 1 179.29 | 2 270.53 |
| 11–14 December 2014 | 2014–15 Grand Prix Final | 4 84.48 | 3 160.05 | 3 244.53 |
| 28–30 November 2014 | 2014 NHK Trophy | 4 78.93 | 2 157.72 | 2 236.65 |
| 14–16 November 2014 | 2014 Rostelecom Cup | 2 90.33 | 2 161.67 | 2 252.00 |
| 9–12 October 2014 | 2014 CS Finlandia Trophy | 1 75.06 | 2 146.05 | 1 221.11 |
| 24–27 September 2014 | 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 4 71.29 | 4 138.76 | 4 210.05 |
| 2013–14 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 15–19 January 2014 | 2014 European Championships | 2 85.51 | 2 167.04 | 2 252.55 |
| 24–27 December 2013 | 2014 Russian Championships | 3 89.10 | 3 160.34 | 3 249.44 |
| 5–8 December 2013 | 2013 Golden Spin of Zagreb | 1 81.64 | 1 163.43 | 1 245.07 |
| 8–10 November 2013 | 2013 NHK Trophy | 6 79.80 | 9 141.38 | 9 221.18 |
| 18–20 October 2013 | 2013 Ice Star | 1 82.70 | 1 161.60 | 1 244.30 |
| 4–6 October 2013 | 2013 Finlandia Trophy | 2 79.74 | 2 161.63 | 2 241.37 |
| 2012–13 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 23–27 January 2013 | 2013 European Championships | 5 78.38 | 7 131.80 | 7 210.18 |
| 25–28 December 2012 | 2013 Russian Championships | 2 87.69 | 2 166.37 | 2 254.06 |
| 22–25 November 2012 | 2012 NHK Trophy | 7 70.03 | 7 144.85 | 7 214.88 |
| 2–4 November 2012 | 2012 Cup of China | 3 73.58 | 3 144.03 | 3 217.61 |
| 2011–12 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 26 March – 1 April 2012 | 2012 World Championships | 17 66.81 | 15 143.23 | 17 210.04 |
| 23–29 January 2012 | 2012 European Championships | 14 60.88 | 10 135.01 | 10 195.89 |
| 25–29 December 2011 | 2012 Russian Championships | 5 76.35 | 3 164.44 | 3 240.79 |
| 24–27 November 2011 | 2011 Rostelecom Cup | 8 61.15 | 6 136.04 | 7 197.19 |
| 2010–11 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 1–5 February 2011 | 2011 Universiade | 3 71.98 | 2 132.56 | 2 204.54 |
| 26–29 December 2010 | 2011 Russian Championships | 13 60.14 | 3 144.57 | 4 204.71 |
| 2009–10 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 22–28 March 2010 | 2010 World Championships | 11 73.42 | 14 127.18 | 14 200.60 |
| 18–24 January 2010 | 2010 European Championships | 17 60.27 | 12 125.11 | 14 185.38 |
| 22–27 December 2009 | 2010 Russian Championships | 2 95.64 | 4 144.37 | 2 240.01 |
| 29 October – 1 November 2009 | 2009 Cup of China | 2 81.40 | 3 138.99 | 3 220.39 |
| 15–18 October 2009 | 2009 Trophée Éric Bompard | 4 72.80 | 6 131.65 | 6 204.45 |
| 8–11 October 2009 | 2009 Finlandia Trophy | 3 68.50 | 1 141.72 | 2 210.22 |
| 2008–09 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 15–19 April 2009 | 2009 World Team Trophy | 4 71.42 | 8 125.28 | 5T/7P 196.70 |
| 23–29 March 2009 | 2009 World Championships | 9 72.15 | 14 129.89 | 13 202.04 |
| 20–25 January 2009 | 2009 European Championships | 6 71.29 | 13 113.67 | 9 184.96 |
| 24–28 December 2008 | 2009 Russian Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 238.68 |
| 20–23 November 2008 | 2008 Cup of Russia | 12 58.50 | 6 131.81 | 7 190.31 |
| 30 October – 2 November 2008 | 2008 Skate Canada | 5 70.45 | 5 131.14 | 6 201.59 |
| 9–12 October 2008 | 2008 Finlandia Trophy | 5 65.95 | 1 134.57 | 3 200.52 |
| 2007–08 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 16–23 March 2008 | 2008 World Championships | 15 65.26 | 4 144.67 | 7 209.93 |
| 21–27 January 2008 | 2008 European Championships | 6 64.26 | 3 145.87 | 4 210.13 |
| 3–7 January 2008 | 2008 Russian Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 231.07 |
| 15–18 November 2007 | 2007 Trophée Éric Bompard | 4 68.70 | 2 140.21 | 2 208.91 |
| 2006–07 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 20–25 March 2007 | 2007 World Championships | 22 60.50 | 19 116.07 | 19 176.57 |
| 17–27 January 2007 | 2007 Universiade | 6 61.01 | 4 123.21 | 5 184.22 |
| 4–7 January 2007 | 2007 Russian Championships | 4 | 7 | 6 195.30 |
| 2–5 November 2006 | 2006 Skate Canada | 9 58.35 | 9 107.38 | 10 165.73 |
| 26–29 October 2006 | 2006 Skate America | 9 56.40 | 4 116.63 | 7 173.03 |
| 6–8 October 2006 | 2006 Finlandia Trophy | 7 47.84 | 5 110.13 | 6 157.97 |