Andrew Torgashev

Andrew Torgashev
Torgashev at the 2017–18 JGP Final
Personal information
Country represented United States United States
Born (2001-05-29) May 29, 2001
Coral Springs, Florida, United States
Home town Colorado Springs
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Coach Christy Krall, Erik Schultz, Joshua Farris
Former coach Artem Torgashev, Curtis Chornopyski
Choreographer Ilona Melnichenko, Scott Brown
Skating club Broadmoor SC
Former skating club Panthers FSC Coral Springs
Training locations Colorado Springs
Began skating 2006
World standing 48 (2017–18)
62 (2016–17)
97 (2015–16)
90 (2014–15)
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 212.71
2017 JGP Belarus
Short program 74.34
2017 JGP Belarus
Free skate 139.44
2016 JGP Russia

Andrew Torgashev (born May 29, 2001) is an American figure skater. He is the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy bronze medalist, 2018 JGP Lithuania champion, and 2015 U.S. national junior champion.

Personal life

Andrew Torgashev was born May 29, 2001, in Coral Springs, Florida.[1] He is the son of Ilona Melnichenko and Artem Torgashev, who competed for the Soviet Union in ice dancing and pair skating respectively. He attended North Broward Middle School in Coconut Creek, Florida.[2]

Career

Early career

Torgashev began learning to skate in 2006.[1] He was awarded the juvenile bronze medal at the U.S. Junior Championships in December 2010.[3] He won the U.S. national juvenile title in the 2011–2012 season and the U.S. intermediate title the following season.[4]

He placed fourth in the novice men's category at the 2014 U.S. Championships.

2014–2015 season

Torgashev became age-eligible for international junior events in the 2014–2015 season. Competing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, he placed fourth in Ostrava, Czech Republic, and fifth in Tallinn, Estonia.

After taking the junior gold medal at the Eastern Sectionals, he won the junior title at the U.S. Championships, setting U.S. junior men's records in the free skate and total score.[5] He was assigned to the 2015 World JuniorChampionships and finished tenth at the event, which was held in March in Tallinn.

2015–2016 season

Torgashev fractured his right ankle in June 2015 while practicing a quad toe loop.[6] He underwent an operation in June to insert three screws, which were removed from his ankle in January 2016.[7] As a result, he missed the entire skating season. He worked on his edges, stroking and speed after returning to the ice.[8]

2016–2017 season

Torgashev returned to competition in July 2016.[6] Competing in the 2016 Junior Grand Prix series, he won silver in Russia and placed 4th in Germany.

Making his senior international debut, he took the bronze medal at the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy in November. In January, he finished 11th in the senior ranks at the 2017 U.S. Championships.

At the 2017 World Junior Championships, he placed 25th in the short program and did not qualify to the free skate.

2017–2018 season

Torgashev placed 6th at the Philadelphia Summer International in early August 2017. During the 2017 Junior Grand Prix series, he won silver in Belarus with a personal best total score, 212.71 points, and then placed 4th in Italy. He qualified to the JGP Final in Nagoya, Japan, where he placed 6th. Torgashev also finished 6th at the 2017 CS Warsaw Cup. In January, at the 2018 U.S. Championships, he ranked 9th in the short program, 14th in the free skate, and 13th overall.

In June, he announced that he had relocated to Colorado Springs, Colorado to work full-time with Christy Krall.[9] Erik Schultz and Joshua Farris also became members of his coaching team.[1]

2018–2019 season

In August 2018, Torgashev won the senior men's title at the 2018 Philadelphia Summer International. At the 2018 Junior Grand Prix in Bratislava, Slovakia, he placed fifth in the short program, third in the free skate, and fourth overall.

In September, he won gold at a JGP event in Kaunas, Lithuania, after placing second in the short program and first in the free skate. he qualified to the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final. in Vancouver,Canada,

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[1][9][10]
2017–2018
[11][2]
  • El Tango de Roxanne
    (from Moulin Rouge!)
2015–2017
[12][2][6]
2014–2015
[13]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[14]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 16–17 17–18 18–19
CS Warsaw Cup6th
CS Tallinn Trophy3rd
Philadelphia6th1st
International: Junior[14]
Junior Worlds10th25th
JGP Final6thTBD
JGP Belarus2nd
JGP Czech Republic4th
JGP Estonia5th
JGP Germany4th
JGP Italy4th
JGP Lithuania1st
JGP Russia2nd
JGP Slovakia4th
National[2]
U.S. Champ.1st I4th N1st J11th13th
U.S. Junior Champ.3rd V1st V
Eastern Sect.1st I2nd N1st J
South Atlantic1st V1st V1st I
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

Detailed results

Junior level

Torgashev at the 2017–18 Junior Grand Prix Final.
2018–19 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
6–9 December 2018 2018–19 JGP Final Junior
TBD

September 5–8, 2018 2018 JGP Lithuania Junior 2
69.39		 1
132.24		 1
201.63
August 22–25, 2018 2018 JGP Slovakia Junior 5
65.37		 3
129.38		 4
194.75
August 3–5, 2018 2018 Philadelphia Summer International Senior 3
67.67		 1
138.74		 1
206.41
2017–18 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
Dec. 29 – Jan. 8, 2018 2018 U.S. Championships Senior 9
81.32		 14
135.69		 13
217.01
December 7–10, 2017 2017−18 JGP Final Junior 6
64.73		 6
95.76		 6
160.49
November 16–19, 2017 2017 CS Warsaw Cup Senior 6
61.52		 6
121.26		 6
182.78
October 1–14, 2017 2017 JGP Italy Junior 4
69.03		 2
136.53		 4
205.56
September 20–24, 2017 2017 JGP Belarus Junior 3
74.34		 2
138.37		 2
212.71
August 3–5, 2017 2017 Philadelphia Summer International Senior 10
61.49		 3
141.46		 6
202.95
2016–17 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 15–19, 2017 2017 World Junior Championships Junior 25
55.42
-		 25
January 14–22, 2017 2017 U.S. Championships Senior 7
77.82		 11
147.53		 11
225.35
November 20–27, 2016 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy Senior 4
68.12		 4
133.33		 3
201.45
October 5–9, 2016 2016 JGP Germany Junior 2
73.48		 6
118.32		 4
191.80
September 14–17, 2016 2016 JGP Russia Junior 3
65.47		 2
139.44		 2
204.91
2014–15 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 2–8, 2015 2015 World Junior Championships Junior 10
67.78		 6
133.96		 10
201.74
January 18–25, 2015 2015 U.S. Championships Junior 1
75.61		 1
149.63		 1
225.24
November 19–22, 2014 2015 Eastern Sectionals Junior 1
61.22		 1
136.01		 1
197.23
24–27 September 2014 2014 JGP Estonia Junior 4
64.70		 6
112.95		 5
177.65
3–7 September 2014 2014 JGP Czech Republic Junior 4
57.94		 2
124.63		 4
182.57
2013–14 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
Jan. 5–12, 2014 2014 U.S. Championships Novice 10
34.26		 2
97.78		 4
132.04
November 19–22, 2013 2014 Eastern Sectionals Novice 1
50.65		 3
78.25		 2
128.90
2012–13 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
Jan. 20–27, 2013 2013 U.S. Championships Intermediate 1
39.85		 1
68.07		 1
107.92

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Andrew TORGASHEV: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Andrew Torgashev". U.S. Figure Skating.
    • "Earlier versions". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ Davis, Craig (December 18, 2010). "Coral Springs' Torgashev gets bronze medal in first trip to Figure Skating Junior Nationals; Chiera, Feigenbaum also post top-five finishes". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 16, 2011.
  4. ↑ Menning, Rick (February 3, 2013). "Local skater earns second national title". South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
  5. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (January 23, 2015). "Torgashev sets new U.S. standard for junior men". IceNetwork.com.
  6. 1 2 3 Rutherford, Lynn (July 19, 2016). "Smarter, stronger Torgashev aims to regain top form". IceNetwork.com.
  7. ↑ Sausa, Christie (August 17, 2018). "Torgashev gears up for competition season with stop in Lake Placid". Lake Placid News.
  8. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (February 1, 2017). "In face of injury, Brown puts positivity to the test". IceNetwork.com.
  9. 1 2 Torgashev, Andrew (June 27, 2018). "Some big changes!". figureskatersonline.com/andrewtorgashev.
  10. ↑ "Skating". figureskatersonline.com/andrewtorgashev. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Andrew TORGASHEV: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Andrew TORGASHEV: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Andrew TORGASHEV: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.
  14. 1 2 "Competition Results: Andrew TORGASHEV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018.
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