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Marina Aganina

Marina Aganina
Marina AGANINA Artem KNYAZEV 04 NHK.jpg
Aganina/Knyazev at the 2004 NHK Trophy
Personal information
Native name Мари́на Андре́евна Ага́нина
Full name Marina Andreyevna Aganina
Country represented Uzbekistan
Born (1985-06-21) 21 June 1985 (age 31)
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Partner Dmitry Zobnin, Artem Knyazev, Renat Sabirov
Coach Petr Kiprushev, Artem Knyazev
Choreographer Mikhail Pavluchenko, Artem Knyazev
Skating club Alpomish, Tashkent
Began skating 1991
Retired 2010

Marina Andreyevna Aganina (Russian: Мари́на Андре́евна Ага́нина; IPA: [mɐˈrʲinɐ ɐndˈrʲeɪvnɐ ɐˈɡanʲɪnə]; born 21 June 1985) is an Uzbekistani pair skater. With Artem Knyazev, she is the 2004–05 Uzbekistani national champion and competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Aganina's first skating partner was Renat Sabirov. She teamed up with Artem Knyazev in 2000. The pair was coached by Petr Kiprushev in Pervouralsk. In the 2005–06 season, Knyazev began helping coach himself and Aganina. They represented Uzbekistan at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where they placed 16th. Knyazev retired from competition following the 2006–07 season.

In the summer of 2007, Aganina began a partnership with Dmitry Zobnin which lasted three seasons. They attempted to qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympics at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy but were unsuccessful.

GP: Grand Prix


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