Gordei Gorshkov
# Gordei Gorshkov

Gordei Olegovich Gorshkov (Russian: Гордей Олегович Горшков; born 11 February 1993) is a Russian former figure skater. He is the 2013 Winter Universiade silver medalist, the 2013 Ice Challenge bronze medalist, and a four-time medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series.

## Personal life

Gordei Olegovich Gorshkov was born on 11 February 1993 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the son of former competitive figure skaters. His parents, Svetlana Frantsuzova and Oleg Gorshkov, are the 1985 Winter Universiade bronze medalists in pair skating.

## Career

Gorshkov made his ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in the 2007–08 season, finishing 8th in Bulgaria. He won a pair of bronze medals during the 2009–10 JGP series.

Gorshkov won a silver medal and placed 4th at his JGP events in 2010. He qualified for the JGP Final where he finished 8th. He won bronze at the 2011 Russian Junior Championships and was sent to the 2011 Junior Worlds, where he ranked 9th. The next season, Gorshkov took silver in his sole JGP event. He was coached by Alexei Urmanov for a number of years.

In autumn 2012, Gorshkov decided to try pair skating. He chose to return to single skating and made his senior international debut at the 2013 Ice Challenge where he won the bronze medal. He then won silver at the 2013 Winter Universiade.

Gorshkov finished 5th at the 2015 Russian Championships and 4th at the 2016 Russian Championships.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| - | - | - |
| 2016–17 | Una furtiva lagrima by Gaetano Donizetti | The Great Gig in the Sky by Pink Floyd Money by Pink Floyd |
| 2015–16 | Sexual Revolution by Roger Waters | The Swan by Joshua Bell Francesca da Rimini by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| 2013–14 | Sarabande Suite by Globus O Fortuna (from Carmina Burana) by Carl Orff | The Prophet by Gary Moore The Messiah Will Come Again by Gary Moore |
| 2011–12 | Winter (from Four Seasons) by Antonio Vivaldi | Notre-Dame de Paris by Riccardo Cocciante |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International :

| Event | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| GP Rostelecom Cup | | | | | | | | | 9th |
| CS Golden Spin | | | | | | | | 4th | |
| CS Nepela Memorial | | | | | | | 3rd | 3rd | 5th |
| CS Volvo Open Cup | | | | | | | 2nd | | |
| Universiade | | | | | | 2nd | 5th | | |
| Ice Challenge | | | | | | 3rd | | | |
| International: Junior |||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | | | | 9th | | | | | |
| JGP Final | | | | 8th | | | | | |
| JGP Austria | | | | | 2nd | | | | |
| JGP Bulgaria | 8th | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Germany | | | 3rd | 2nd | | | | | |
| JGP Japan | | | | 4th | | | | | |
| JGP Poland | | | 3rd | | | | | | |
| EYOF | | 3rd J | | | | | | | |
| NRW Trophy | 2nd J | | | | | | | | |
| National |||||||||||
| Russian | 12th | | 8th | 6th | 8th | 12th | 5th | 4th | |
| Russian Junior | 8th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | | | | | |
| J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned |||||||||||

## Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

2016–17 season :

| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 4–6 November 2016 | 2016 Rostelecom Cup | 9 73.37 | 7 150.14 | 9 223.51 |
| 30 September – 2 October 2016 | 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial | 3 71.73 | 7 137.11 | 5 208.84 |
| 2015–16 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 23–27 December 2015 | 2016 Russian Championships | 4 82.26 | 4 164.70 | 4 246.96 |
| 2–5 December 2015 | 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 2 76.50 | 4 146.22 | 4 222.72 |
| 1–3 October 2015 | 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 3 76.25 | 2 147.00 | 3 223.25 |
| 2014–15 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 4–8 February 2015 | 2015 Universiade | 5 66.31 | 5 136.85 | 5 203.16 |
| 24–28 December 2014 | 2015 Russian Championships | 7 75.29 | 4 153.27 | 5 228.56 |
| 5–9 November 2014 | 2014 CS Volvo Open Cup | 2 72.17 | 2 132.91 | 2 205.08 |
| 1–5 October 2014 | 2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 3 67.70 | 2 138.85 | 3 206.55 |
| 2013–14 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 24–27 December 2013 | 2014 Russian Championships | 9 70.73 | 14 125.99 | 12 196.72 |
| 11–12 December 2013 | 2013 Universiade | 2 70.73 | 1 142.79 | 2 213.52 |
