Alexei Sokolov
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| Full name | Alexei Vladimirovich Sokolov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 January 1979 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Julia Obertas Julia Shapiro Svetlana Nikolaeva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Nikolai Velikov Ludmila Velikova Dmitri Shkidchenko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | SDUSHOR SKA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alexei Vladimirovich Sokolov (Russian: Алексей Владимирович Соколов; born 15 January 1979) is a Russian pair skating coach and former competitor. With Julia Obertas, he won two Grand Prix medals and placed within the top ten at two ISU Championships. He is the 1998 World Junior silver medalist with Svetlana Nikolaeva and the 2000 World Junior bronze medalist with Julia Shapiro.