Men
RUS
Vladimir Grigorev
RUS- Date of birth07 Aug 1982
- Height1790 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownKlin
- Place of birthShostka
- Start skating Club He took up the sport in 1991 in Shostka, Ukraine. Sporting Klin Specialised Youth School of Olympic Reserve [RUS] / Dynamo [RUS]:
- HobbiesPlaying computer games, philosophy, spending time with his family, yoga. (Athlete, 19 Oct 2017)
- LanguagesRussian
- FamliyWife Svetlana, son Yegor, daughter Alisa
- CoachAndrey Maksimov [national], RUS; Victor Grigorev [personal, father], RUS
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
He received the Order of Friendship in Russian Federation in recognition of his performance at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (kremlin.ru, 24 Feb 2014)
He has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 31 May 2018)
He has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 31 May 2018)
"Perfection." (Athlete, 08 Nov 2017)
Winning gold in the 5000m relay and silver in the 1000m at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018)
COMPETING FOR RUSSIAN FEDERATION
He represented Ukraine at the Olympic Winter Games in 2002 and 2006. He moved to Russian Federation in 2006 because he believed there were more sporting opportunities for him there, and competed for his new country for the first time at the 2010 World Cup event in Montreal, QC, Canada. (Athlete, 19 Nov 2015; reuters.com, 15 Feb 2014; russkating.ru, 15 Nov 2011; shostka.info, 15 Nov 2011)
He represented Ukraine at the Olympic Winter Games in 2002 and 2006. He moved to Russian Federation in 2006 because he believed there were more sporting opportunities for him there, and competed for his new country for the first time at the 2010 World Cup event in Montreal, QC, Canada. (Athlete, 19 Nov 2015; reuters.com, 15 Feb 2014; russkating.ru, 15 Nov 2011; shostka.info, 15 Nov 2011)
Andrey Maksimov [national], RUS; Victor Grigorev [personal, father], RUS
