Evgenia Tarasova

Evgenia Maksimovna Tarasova (Евгения Максимовна Тарасова; born 17 December 1994) is a retired Russian pair skater.

With partner Vladimir Morozov, she 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).

Evgenia Tarasova was born on 17 December 1994 in Kazan, Russia.

She moved to Moscow as a teenager.

On 18 March 2022, Tarasova 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.

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

In December 2022, the Ukrainian Parliament sanctioned Tarasova for her support of the war.

On 17 June 2022, she married former pairs skater Fedor Klimov.

Early in her career, Tarasova trained in Kazan and competed in single skating.

She appeared at one ISU Junior Grand Prix event, placing fourth in Belarus in 2008.

She competed in singles through the 2009–10 season.

After deciding to switch to pair skating, which she enjoyed watching, Tarasova began training in Nina Mozer's school in Moscow.

She competed partnered with Egor Chudin for two seasons on the senior level.

Tarasova/Chudin won bronze at the 2011 Mont Blanc Trophy, placed 5th at the 2011 Ice Challenge and 8th at the 2012 Coupe de Nice.

They parted ways following the 2011–2012 season.

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

The pair's main coach was initially 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 fourth 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.

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

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

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 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.