Vladimir Morozov

Vladimir Evgenyevich Morozov (Владимир Евгеньевич Морозов; born 1 November 1992) is a retired Russian pair skater.

With partner Evgenia Tarasova, he is the 2022 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World medalist (2018 and 2019 silver, 2017 bronze), a two-time European champion (2017, 2018), the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final champion, and a three-time Russian national champion (2018, 2019, 2021).

Morozov was born on 1 November 1992 in Potsdam, Germany, to Russian parents.

He studied psychology at the Moscow State University for the Humanities.

On 18 March 2022, Morozov appeared at Vladimir Putin's Moscow rally celebrating the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation from Ukraine and justifying the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

He wore the Z military symbol used by the invading Russian army in Ukraine.

In December 2022, the Ukrainian Parliament sanctioned Morozov for his support of the war.

Advised by his singles coach to try pairs due to his height and build, Morozov joined Nina Mozer's group in 2007.

He skated three seasons with his first partner, Irina Moiseeva.

They won three medals at Warsaw Cup — novice gold in 2007 and 2008 and junior silver in 2009 — and junior gold at the 2009 NRW Trophy.

They split at the end of the 2009–10 season.

Morozov competed the next two seasons with Ekaterina Krutskikh.

Their coach was Stanislav Morozov.

In the 2011–12 season, they debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, finishing 6th and 8th at JGP events in Latvia and Estonia.

Krutskikh/Morozov withdrew from the 2012 Russian Junior Championships following the short program and parted ways at the end of the season.

At the suggestion of Nina Mozer, Morozov teamed up with Evgenia Tarasova in the spring of 2012.

The pair's main coach was Stanislav Morozov.

Vladimir Morozov broke his foot one week into the new partnership and was out for three months.

The pair's international debut came at a Junior Grand Prix event in Croatia, where they finished 5th.

They withdrew from their next assignment in Germany.

Tarasova/Morozov won their first senior international title at the 2012 Warsaw Cup.

At the Russian Championships, they placed fifth on the senior level and then won the silver medal on the junior level.

The pair finished fifth at the 2013 Junior World Championships.

Tarasova/Morozov won silver in Latvia and bronze in Estonia on the JGP series.

They qualified for the JGP Final in Fukuoka, Japan, where they finished fourth in both segments and overall.

The pair won the silver medal at the 2013 Winter Universiade behind teammates Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov.

Earlier in their career, they became the 2014 World Junior silver medalists and the 2014 Russian junior national champions.

At the 2014 Russian Championships, Tarasova/Morozov finished eighth after placing third in the short program and tenth in the free skate.

He fell on both of their jumping passes, and she was hurt when a lift collapsed near the end of their free program, but she was able to resume and complete the final element, a pair spin.

Tarasova was taken to the hospital and found to have no serious injury.

After winning the national junior title a month later, the pair was assigned to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

They won the silver medal after placing second in both segments and finishing 5.57 points behind China's Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang.

After parting ways with Stanislav Morozov in the off-season, Tarasova/Morozov turned to Andrei Hekalo, who had worked with them in the past, and Robin Szolkowy, who joined them in September 2014.

The pair began the 2014–15 season by taking silver at a Challenger Series event, the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy.

They were assigned to two Grand Prix events, the 2014 Skate Canada International and 2014 Rostelecom Cup.

Earning bronze and silver, respectively, the pair finished seventh in the Grand Prix standings, leaving them as first alternates to the Grand Prix Final.

Tarasova/Morozov won silver at the 2015 Russian Championships, ahead of Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov.

They were awarded the bronze medal at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, before placing 6th at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, China.

Tarasova/Morozov began their season with a bronze at a Challenger Series event, the 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy.

Competing in the Grand Prix series, the pair won silver at the 2015 Skate Canada International and placed 7th in the short program at the 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard, before the event's cancellation due to the November 2015 Paris attacks.