Maxim Trankov

Maxim Leonidovich Trankov (Russian: Максим Леонидович Траньков; born 7 October 1983) is a Russian pair skater. With Tatiana Volosozhar, he is a two-time 2014 Olympic champion in the pairs and in team events, the 2013 World champion, a four-time (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016) European champion, the 2012 Grand Prix Final champion, and a three-time (2011, 2013, 2016) Russian national champion. They have also won six events on the Grand Prix series.

Maxim Trankov
Full nameMaxim Leonidovich Trankov
Born (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983
Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Russia
PartnerTatiana Volosozhar
CoachNina Mozer, Stanislav Morozov
Skating clubMoscow Skating School "Vorobyovy Gory"
Began skating1987
Medal record
Representing  Russia (with Volosozhar)
Pairs' Figure skating
Olympic Games
2014 SochiPairs
2014 SochiTeam
World Championships
2013 London Pairs
2011 Moscow Pairs
2012 Nice Pairs
European Championships
2012 Sheffield Pairs
2013 Zagreb Pairs
2014 Budapest Pairs
2016 BratislavaPairs
Grand Prix Final
2012–2013 SochiPairs
2011–2012 QuebecPairs
2013–2014 FukuokaPairs
Representing  Russia (with Mukhortova)
Pairs' Figure skating
European Championships
2008 Zagreb Pairs
2009 Helsinki Pairs
2010 Tallinn Pairs
Winter Universiade
2005 Innsbruck Pairs
World Junior Championships
2005 KitchenerPairs
2004 The HaguePairs
Junior Grand Prix Final
2004–2005 HelsinkiPairs
2003–2004 MalmöPairs

With former partner Maria Mukhortova, Trankov is the 2008 European silver medalist, the 2007 Russian national champion, and the 2005 World Junior champion.

Trankov and Volosozhar are the first figure skaters to win two gold medals at the same Olympics, having taken gold in pairs and in the inaugural team event.

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