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Alexandr Zaboev
Zabijako and Zaboev in 2013.
Born	(1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 35) Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Japan
Skating club	FSC Medal Tallinn
Began skating	1994
Medal record
Czech Championships 2011 Žilina Pairs

Alexandr Zaboev (Russian: Александр Забоев, born 1 September 1989) is a Russian pair skater. From 2012 to 2014, he skated with Natalja Zabijako for Estonia, placing tenth at the 2014 European Championships. Although they qualified a spot for Estonia in the pairs' event at the 2014 Winter Olympics, they did not compete in Sochi because Zaboev's fast-track citizenship application was declined.

Personal life

Zaboev was born in Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. In addition to skating, he competed in ballroom dancing until 2004.

Skating career

Zaboev began skating in 1994 and competed in singles until the end of 2008, before joining an ice ballet for two years.

In 2010, Zaboev began competing in pair skating with Alexandra Herbríková for the Czech Republic. They were coached by Stanislav Žídek and Otto Dlabola in Ostrava.

Zaboev teamed up with Natalja Zabijako to compete for Estonia. They began training together on 19 September 2012. By finishing ninth at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, they earned a spot for Estonia in pair skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Zaboev applied for Estonian citizenship, required to represent the country at the Olympics, but in November 2013, Estonia denied his fast-track application.

Zabijako/Zaboev placed tenth at the 2014 European Championships and 19th at the 2014 World Championships. On 6 April 2014 Sport Express reported that their partnership had ended.

On 6 July 2015 it was announced that Zaboev had teamed up with Japanese pair skater Narumi Takahashi to compete for Japan. Their partnership was short-lived.

Programs

With Zabijako

With Herbríková

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Zabijako for Estonia

With Herbríková for the Czech Republic

References

1. ^ "Natalja ZABIJAKO / Alexandr ZABOEV: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 April 2014.
2. Александр Забоев [Alexandr Zaboev]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
3. ^ "Alexandra HERBRIKOVA / Alexandr ZABOEV: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011.
4. Sambur, Vyacheslav (6 May 2014). «Буду выступать за ту страну, которой действительно нужен». История скитаний русского фигуриста ["I will compete for whichever country needs me." Travels of a Russian figure skater.] (in Russian). sports.ru.
5. "Russian Figure Skater Seeks Estonia Switch for Sochi Dream". R-Sport. RIA Novosti. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013.
6. "Estonia stops Russian figure skater's Sochi hopes". ESPN. Associated Press. 14 November 2013.
7. Vaytsekhovskaya, Elena (6 April 2014). Партнершей Ларионова будет Забияко [Zabijako will be Larionov's partner]. Sport Express (in Russian).
8. "高橋成美が元エストニア代表のザボエフと新ペア結成". Yahoo Sports (in Japanese). 6 July 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015.
9. "Competition Results: Natalja ZABIJAKO / Alexandr ZABOEV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 April 2014.
10. "Competition Results: Alexandra HERBRIKOVA / Alexandr ZABOEV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013.

External links

[REDACTED] Media related to Alexandr Zaboev at Wikimedia Commons

• Natalja Zabijako / Alexandr Zaboev at the International Skating Union
• Alexandra Herbríková / Alexandr Zaboev at the International Skating Union

• 1989 births
• Estonian male pair skaters
• Russian male pair skaters
• Living people
• Figure skaters from Yekaterinburg
• Sportspeople from Ashburn, Virginia
• 21st-century Russian sportsmen
• 21st-century Estonian sportsmen