15 Facts About Fedor Andreev

Fedor Vladimirovich Andreev is a former figure skater with dual Russian and Canadian citizenship.

Fedor Andreev's family emigrated to Canada when he was seven.

Fedor Andreev became engaged to American ice dancer Meryl Davis on July 13,2017, and they married in Provence, France in June 2019.

Early in his career, Fedor Andreev skated at the Minto Skating Club in Ottawa, Ontario.

Fedor Andreev was the 1999 Canadian junior national champion and won several medals on the junior grand prix circuit the following season.

Fedor Andreev was coached for a time by Richard Callaghan.

In 2003, Fedor Andreev briefly considered switching to pair skating with Jennifer Kirk, but the partnership never fully formed.

Fedor Andreev injured his back while training quads which forced him to leave skating in 2005.

Later that season, Fedor Andreev changed his country affiliation to Azerbaijan in an attempt to represent that country at the 2009 World Championships.

Fedor Andreev was prevented from doing so because his paperwork was not completed in time.

Fedor Andreev hoped to qualify for the 2010 Olympics, but was unable to compete at the qualifying event, again due to problems with his paperwork.

In May 2010, it was reported that Fedor Andreev planned to switch disciplines and compete in ice dancing with Jana Khokhlova, representing Russia.

Khokhlova and Fedor Andreev made their debut at the Golden Spin of Zagreb in December 2010 and went on to compete at 2011 Russian Nationals, where they finished fifth in the short dance and third in the free dance for fourth place overall.

In June 2011, Fedor Andreev injured his knee in a bad fall.

On September 27,2011, it was reported that Fedor Andreev had decided to retire because of the injury, and that the Khokhlova-Fedor Andreev partnership had therefore ended.