Alexei Sokolov

Personal information
Country represented:	Russia
Date of birth:	January 15, 1979 (1979-01-15) (age 30)
Height:	179 cm
Former partner:	Julia Obertas, Svetlana Nikolaeva, Julia Shapiro
Former coach:	Nikolai Velikov, Ludmila Velikova, Dmitri Shkidchenko
Skating club:	SDUSHOR SKA

Alexei Sokolov (Russian: Алексей Соколов) (born January 15, 1979 in Leningrad) is a Russian pairs figure skater. He found his most success paired with Julia Obertas from 2000 to 2003. Previously, he had skated with Svetlana Nikolaeva and Julia Shapiro.

[edit] Competitive highlights

(with Obertas)

Event	2000-2001	2001-2002	2002-2003
World Championships			8th
European Championships			5th
Russian Championships	4th	4th	3rd
Grand Prix Final			4th
Cup of Russia		5th	3rd
Nations Cup			2nd
NHK Trophy		4th
Skate America		4th
Nebelhorn Trophy			2nd

(with Shapiro)

Event	1999-2000
World Junior Championships	3rd
Russian Junior Nationals	2nd
Junior Grand Prix Final	2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic	1st
Junior Grand Prix, Slovenia	1st

(with Nikolaeva)

Event	1997-1998	1998-1999
World Junior Championships	2nd	6th
Junior Grand Prix Final	5th	5th
Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia		3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Hungary		2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Germany	3rd
Junior Grand Prix, France	1st

[edit] External links

• Alexei Sokolov at the International Skating Union

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