Artem Pavlovich Torgashev (Russian: Артём Павлович Торгашев,[1] born January 1, 1969) is a former pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union. With partner Ekaterina Murugova, he is a two-time World Junior medalist.[2] He has a bachelor's degree in Physical Education from the Moscow State Institute of Physical Culture.[3] Torgashev is married to former ice dancer Ilona Melnichenko, with whom he has two children, Andrew and Deanna.[3] They coach at the Panthers Figure Skating Club, Panthers IceDen in Coral Springs, Florida.[3][4] Their son, Andrew Torgashev, was born May 29, 2001 in Coral Springs, Florida and competes for the United States in single skating.[5]
Artem Torgashev | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Artem Pavlovich Torgashev |
Country represented | ![]() |
Born | (1969-01-01) January 1, 1969 (age 53) |
Former partner | Ekaterina Murugova |
Former coach | Vladimir Zakharov |
(with Murugova)
Event | 1985–86 | 1986–87 | 1987–88 | 1988–89 |
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World Junior Championships | 3rd | 2nd | ||
Skate Canada | 3rd | |||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 2nd | |||
Blue Swords | 3rd |