1. Maxim Leonidovich Trankov is a Russian pair skater.
20 Facts About Maxim Trankov
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Maxim Trankov's mother competed in running and 400 meter hurdles, while his father Leonid was involved in equestrian sports and taught him to ride a horse.
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Maxim Trankov is a fan of Russian hip-hop and writes music himself.
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Maxim Trankov first stepped onto the ice in the fall of 1987 in Perm; his parents wanted him involved in a sport.
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Maxim Trankov left skating for a while but returned and joined the husband-and-wife coaches Valeri Tiukov and Valentina Tiukova.
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Maxim Trankov was growing quite tall and a coach suggested he take up pair skating when he was 11.
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Maxim Trankov first skated with Olesya Korchagina for two years, then Ksenia Vasilieva for two years, then Irina Bogomolova.
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Maxim Trankov was given one free cafeteria meal a day and someone would occasionally bring him food.
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Maxim Trankov joined husband-and-wife coaches Ludmila Velikova and Nikolai Velikov shortly after in 2002.
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Maxim Trankov skated for one year with Natalia Shestakova; had he joined the group a few months earlier, the Velikovs would have paired him with Julia Obertas.
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Maxim Trankov resumed skating with Mukhortova but the quarrels continued and Moskvina transferred the pair to Artur Dmitriev in August 2006.
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Vasiliev said Maxim Trankov had a problem with his arm which took a couple months to ascertain and treat.
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Maxim Trankov cited tensions in the working relationship with Vasiliev and said he even considered retiring from competitive skating.
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Maxim Trankov became eligible for international competition on 16 February 2011, in time for the Mont Blanc Trophy, where the pair competed in order to meet the ISU's minimum technical score requirements for the World Championships.
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Maxim Trankov partly tore a groin tendon at the Nepela Memorial.
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Maxim Trankov's father died of a sudden heart attack on 20 January 2013, a few days before the 2013 European Championships; an official confirmed the pair would compete at the event.
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Maxim Trankov was the flag bearer of Russia at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov were first in the short program at the Trophee Eric Bompard, a result that became final after the second day of the competition was cancelled in the wake of the November 2015 Paris attacks.
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Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov decided to skip the season, and announced they were expecting a baby.
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Maxim Trankov appeared in the sixth season of ice show contest Ice Age.