Skaters

Pairs
Vera Bazarova
Born:
January 28, 1993
Birthplace:
Ekaterinenburg, Russia
Height:
5' 2"
Level:
Senior
Hometown:
Perm, Russia
Club:
Sport School Republic of Mordovia
Yuri Larionov
Born:
August 19, 1986
Birthplace:
Novosibirsk, Russia
Height:
5' 11"
Level:
Senior
Hometown:
Saransk, Russia
Club:
Sport School Republic of Mordovia
Coach:
Liudmila Kalinina
Choreographer:
Tatiana Tarasova, Igor Shpilband, Marina Zoueva
Bazarova and Larionov are the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final champions, 2007 world junior bronze medalists, 2011 European bronze medalists and the 2012 Russian champions ... Placed 11th at the 2010 Olympic Games

Teamed up in 2005 ... Bazarova moved from Ekaterinenburg to Perm as a 12-year-old to skate pairs ... Larionov lived in Tashkent in Uzbekistan while his father was serving in the Russian Army and took up skating there ... Both look up to 2002 Olympic gold medalists Elena Berezhnaia and Anton Sikhuralidze ... Larionov tested positive for Furosemide, a banned substance, in November 2007, and he was given a two-year ban from competition by the ISU, retroactive to Jan. 18, 2008 ... In April 2009, after petitioning the ISU, his suspension was shortened to 18 months; he became eligible to compete again on July 17, 2009.
  • 2013 Season Notes
    SP Music: "Liebestraum" by Franz Liszt
    FS Music: Music from the Spartacus soundtrack by Aram Khatchaturian
  • 2012 Season Notes
    SP Music: Music from Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, arranged by Maxime Rodriguez
    FS Music: Music from the Doctor Zhivago soundtrack by Maurice Jarre
  • 2011 Season Notes
    SP Music: Music from Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
    FS Music: Music from the Doctor Zhivago soundtrack by Maurice Jarre
  • 2010 Season Notes
    SP Music: "Adagio" by Secret Garden
    FS Music: Music from The Man in the Iron Mask by Nick Glennie-Smith
  • 2009 Season Notes
    SP Music: "Sadness" from the Satisfaktsiya soundtrack by Igor Kamensky
    FS Music: Music from the Seven Years in Tibet soundtrack by John Williams and "Tale of Wandering" by Alfred Schnittke
  • 2008 Season Notes
    SP Music: Music from the Shadowboxing soundtrack by Alexei Shelgin
    FS Music: Music from the Eragon soundtrack by Patrick Doyle
  • 2007 Season Notes
    SP Music: Music from the Love Story soundtrack by Francis Lai
    FS Music: Music from the Amélie soundtrack by Yann Tiersen
    2013 - World Championships - 7th
    2012 - Grand Prix Final - 2nd
    2012 - NHK Trophy - 1st
    2012 - Rostelecom Cup - 2nd
    2012 - World Team Trophy - 5th (team)
    2012 - World Championships - 6th
    2012 - European Championships - 2nd
    2012 - Russian Championships - 1st
    2011 - Trophee Eric Bompard - 2nd
    2011 - Skate America - 5th
    2011 - Nebelhorn Trophy - 2nd
    2011 - World Championships - 5th
    2011 - European Championships - 3rd
    2011 - Russian Championships - 3rd
    2010 - Grand Prix Final - 5th
    2010 - Trophee Eric Bompard - 2nd
    2010 - NHK Trophy - 2nd
    2010 - Nebelhorn Trophy - 1st
    2010 - World Championships - 8th
    2010 - Olympic Winter Games - 11th
    2010 - European Championships - 5th
    2010 - Russian Championships - 3rd
    2009 - Rostelecom Cup - 4th
    2008 - Russian Championships - 6th
    2007 - Junior Grand Prix Final - 1st
    2007 - Skate America - 3rd
    2007 - Junior Grand Prix (Great Britain) - 1st
    2007 - Junior Grand Prix (Germany) - 2nd
    2007 - World Junior Championships - 2nd
    2007 - Russian Championships - 7th
    2007 - Russian Championships, Junior - 2nd
    2007 - Junior Grand Prix Final - 7th
    2006 - Junior Grand Prix (Chinese Taipei) - 2nd
    2006 - Junior Grand Prix (Norway) - 4th