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Alexei Yevgenyevich Urmanov is a Russian figure skater, who currently works as a coach.
Background
Urmanov was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union, and started skating at the age of four.
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Education
After the fall of the Soviet Union, Urmanov chose to compete for Russia.
Career
In 1991, at age 17, he became the first skater to perform a quadruple jump at the European Championships.
He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where he placed 5th. Urmanov chose to remain in the competitive ranks.
Urmanov trained at the Yubileyny Sports Palace, which during the 1990s often had poor-quality ice and other problems, resulting in limited training time.
He is an Honoured Masters of Sports of the Russian Federation.
Urmanov is currently a skating coach and an International Skating Union technical specialist.
His former students include Sergei Voronov, Nodari Maisuradze, Zhan Bush, Gorde