Andrei Vladimirovich Lezin (Russian: Андрей Владимирович Лезин,[1] born 28 July 1981) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2004 Karl Schäfer Memorial champion, 1999 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Norway bronze medalist, and 2005 Russian national bronze medalist.
| Andrei Lezin | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Andrei Vladimirovich Lezin |
| Country represented | Russia |
| Born | (1981-07-28) 28 July 1981 (age 40) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Former coach | Elena Tchaikovskaia, Vladimir Kotin, Igor Rusakov, Alla Ivanova, Zhanna Gromova |
| Former choreographer | Vladimir Kotin, Elena Tchaikovskaia |
| Skating club | Vorobiovy Gory |
| Began skating | 1985 |
| Retired | 2007 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 167.75 2004 Cup of Russia |
| Short program | 60.59 2004 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| Free skate | 112.58 2004 Cup of Russia |
Lezin finished 20th at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Oberstdorf and 14th at the 2005 European Championships in Turin. After the death of his coach, Igor Rusakov, he joined Elena Tchaikovskaia and Vladimir Kotin.[2]
Lezin's wife, Natalia, is a former skater who became a national-level judge.[2]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2005–2006 [2] |
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| 2004–2005 [3] |
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GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[4] | |||||||||
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| Event | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 |
| Europeans | 14th | ||||||||
| GP Bompard | 11th | ||||||||
| GP Cup of Russia | 6th | ||||||||
| GP Skate Canada | 8th | ||||||||
| Schäfer Memorial | 1st | 8th | |||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 4th | 11th | |||||||
| Universiade | 11th | ||||||||
| International: Junior[4] | |||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 20th | ||||||||
| JGP Czech Republic | 5th | ||||||||
| JGP Norway | 3rd | ||||||||
| National[1] | |||||||||
| Russian Champ. | 12th | 12th | 16th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 3rd | 10th | 16th |
| Russian Jr. Champ. | 3rd | ||||||||
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