Yakov Godorozha

Yakov Godorozha
Full nameYakiv Semenovych Hodorozha
Native nameЯків Семенович Годорожа
Born (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993
Odesa, Ukraine
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUkraine
Skating clubSpartak Odesa
Began skating1998
RetiredAugust 2014

Yakov Godorozha (Ukrainian: Яків Семенович Годорожа: Yakiv Semenovych Hodorozha; born 18 May 1993) is a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time Ukrainian national champion (2013, 2014). He began learning to skate under the guidance of Georgi Starkov at the Ldinka rink in Odesa, and later trained in Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv, where he was coached by Marina Amirkhanova. At the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, Godorozha earned a spot for Ukraine in the men's event at the 2014 Winter Olympics. He finished 20th in Sochi. He retired from competition in August 2014.