Yuri Larionov

Yuri Yuryevich Larionov (, born August 19, 1986 in Novosibirsk, Russian SSR) is a Russian pair skater. He competes with Vera Bazarova. They are the 2011 European bronze medalists, 2010 and 2011 Russian bronze medalists and 2007 World Junior silver medalists. They have won three senior Grand Prix medals.

Career

Larionov was born in Novosibirsk in Siberia and later moved to Tashkent, modern-day Uzbekistan, due to his father's army service. The family later returned to Novosibirsk where he continued skating, before moving to Moscow where he skated for four years, and then to Perm.

In spring 2005, coach Ludmila Kalinina paired him with Vera Bazarova. unlike most elite Russian pairs who are based in Saint Petersburg or Moscow. They admire Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze.

Bazarova and Larionov took silver at 2007 Junior Worlds. In October, they won...
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