Valeri Kolesov

Kolesov with Akhanteva

Personal Information

Country Represented

Russia

Full Name

Valeri Viktorovich Kolesov

Native Name

Валерий Викторович Колесов

Born

January 26, 2001

St. Petersburg

Age

25 years

Club

Olympic School St. Petersburg

Languages

Russian

Career Info

Partner

Yasmina Kadyrova

Former Partner

Ksenia Akhanteva (2014-2022)

Coaches

Ludmila Velikova, Nikolai
Velikov, Vasili Velikov

Choreographers

Natalia Pecherskaia

Training Locations

St. Petersburg

Practice On-Season

St. Petersburg

Practice Off-Season

Sochi
St. Petersburg
Lulea, Sweden

Began Skating

2005 (Aged 3-4)

(WS) World Standing

22

Physical Description

Height

184 cm (6' 0")

Gender

Male

Eye Color

Hazel

Personal International Bests

Valeri Viktorovich Kolesov (Russian: Валерий Викторович Колесов; born October 7, 2002) is a Russian pair skater. With former partner Ksenia Akhanteva, he is the 2020 World Junior silver medalist, the 2019-20 JGP Final bronze medalist, and two-time Russian junior national silver medalists (2020 & 2021).

Programs[]

With Akhanteva[]

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2019-2020	Interstellar _{by Hans Zimmer choreo. by Natalia Pecherskaia}	Shine On You Crazy Diamond _{by David Gilmour, Roger Waters, & Richard Wright performed by Pink Floyd choreo. by Natalia Pecherskaia}
2018-2019	Interstellar _{by Hans Zimmer choreo. by Natalia Pecherskaia}	Czárdás _{by Vittorio Monti choreo. by Natalia Pecherskaia}
2017-2018	Tarantella Napoletana _{by traditional choreo. by Natalia Pecherskaia}	Kung Fu Panda 3 _{by Hans Zimmer choreo. by Natalia Pecherskaia}
2016-2017	8½ _{by Nino Rota choreo. by Natalia Pecherskaia}	Kung Fu Panda 3 _{by Hans Zimmer choreo. by Natalia Pecherskaia}
2015-2016	Festive Overture _{by Dmitri Shostakovich}	The Pink Panther _{by Henry Mancini}

ISU Results[]

(Season bests highlighted in bold, personal bests italicized)

With Akhanteva[]

2021-2022 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
September 1 - 4	2021 JGP Slovakia	Junior	2 58.20	5 93.15	4 151.35
2020-2021 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
November 20 - 22	2020 Rostelecom Cup	Senior	6 67.50	6 109.13	6 176.63
2019-2020 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 2 - 8	2020 World Junior Championships	Junior	2 70.44	2 104.41	2 174.85
December 5 - 8	2019-20 JGP Final	Junior	2 66.64	4 113.04	3 179.68
September 11 - 14	2019 JGP Russia	Junior	1 67.62	1 117.43	1 185.05
August 28 - 31	2019 JGP USA	Junior	2 58.66	2 112.53	2 171.19
2018-2019 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
December 6 - 9	2018-19 JGP Final	Junior	4 62.04	4 110.47	4 172.51
September 26 - 29	2018 JGP Czech Republic	Junior	2 66.01	1 118.72	1 184.73
August 22 - 25	2018 JGP Slovakia	Junior	2 60.14	3 113.10	3 173.24

2017-2018 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
6–9 September 2017	2017 JGP Latvia	Junior	6 46.26	6 83.27	6 129.53
2016-2017 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
November 9 - 13	2016 Volvo Open Cup	Junior	2 54.51	2 88.06	2 142.57
August 31 - September 3	2016 JGP Czech Republic	Junior	7 48.55	7 88.80	7 137.35

Medal Record[]

(In chronological order)

With Akhanteva[]

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Silver	2021 Russian Championships	2020-21	Junior
Silver	2020 World Junior Championships	2019-20	Junior
Silver	2020 Russian Championships	2019-20	Junior
Bronze	2019-20 JGP Final	2019-20	Junior
Gold	2019 JGP Russia	2019-20	Junior
Silver	2019 JGP USA	2019-20	Junior
Gold	2018 JGP Czech Republic	2018-19	Junior
Gold	2018 Russian Cup Stage I	2018-19	Junior
Bronze	2018 JGP Slovakia	2018-19	Junior
Silver	2018 Russian Youth Championships	2017-18	Junior
Silver	2017 Russian Cup Stage III	2017-18	Junior
Gold	2017 Panin Memorial	2017-18	Junior
Bronze	2017 Russian Cup Stage II	2017-18	Junior
Bronze	2017 Russian Cup Stage I	2017-18	Junior
Silver	2016 Volvo Open Cup	2016-17	Junior