Alla Oleksandrivna Beknazarova (born August 28, 1984) is a former competitive ice dancer. She is a three-time Ukrainian national champion — in 2001 with Yuriy Kocherzhenko and in 2007 and 2008 with Vladimir Zuev. Her best ISU Championship result, fourth, came at the 2001 World Junior Championships, competing with Kocherzhenko.
Career Beknazarova teamed up with Yuriy Kocherzhenko in late 1999 or early 2000. They were sent to the 2000 World Junior Championships, held in March in Oberstdorf, and finished 18th. In the 2000–01 season, Beknazarova/Kocherzhenko won gold at two JGP events and qualified for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed fourth. They also finished fourth at the 2001 World Junior Championships in Sofia. They won one senior international medal, bronze at the 2001 Karl Schäfer Memorial, and competed at two senior Grand Prix events and two senior ISU Championships. Their partnership ended in 2003.
Later in 2003, Beknazarova began skating with Vladimir Zuev. They won a gold medal at the 2005 Ondrej Nepela Memorial and four international bronze medals — at the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy, 2009 Winter Universiade, and 2009 Finlandia Trophy. They competed at one World Junior Championships, one senior World Championships, and four European Championships. Their best result, 11th, came at the 2010 European Championships.
Beknazarova also skated with Sergei Verbillo.
Programs
With Zuev Season Original dance Free dance 2009–2010 Ukrainian folk: Cossack dance Babylon (soundtrack) 2008–2009 Chicago (soundtrack) Cirque du Soleil 2007–2008 Russian gypsy dance: Cruel Romance () Fantasy on "Winter" from Four Seasons by Gary Moore Music by Vanessa-Mae 2006–2007 Tango: Flamenco 2005–2006 Cha Cha: Rhumba: Samba: Argentine Tango by Gotan Project 2003–2004 Blues: Lover Lines Boogie Woogie: Drink, Drank, Drunk All That Jazz (from Chicago) by Ebb and Kander
With Kocherzhenko Season Original dance Free dance 2002–2003 Waltz: Masquerade by Aram Khachaturian March: Love of Three Oranges by Sergei Prokofiev Waltz: Masquerade by Aram Khachaturian Nuclear Train (from Edge of Darkness) by Michael Kamen 2001–2002 Tango: Hora Cero by Astor Piazzolla Flamenco: Bolero by Maurice Ravel Kismet by Bond 2000–2001 Charleston: Black Bottom by R. Henderson Foxtrot: Petite Fleur by Sidney Bechet Quickstep: When you Smile by V. Scalter Avatora by Era
Results
With Zuev Results International Event 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 Worlds 24th Europeans 13th 14th 13th 11th Finlandia 3rd Karl Schäfer 13th Nebelhorn 3rd Ondrej Nepela 1st Universiade 7th 3rd International: Junior Junior Worlds 12th JGP Poland 4th National Ukrainian Champ. 2nd J. 4th 1st 1st 2nd 2nd
With Kocherzhenko Results International Event 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 World Champ. 25th European Champ. 23rd GP Bofrost Cup on Ice 9th GP Skate Canada 11th Karl Schäfer Memorial 3rd Nebelhorn Trophy 5th Winter Universiade 4th International: Junior World Junior Champ. 18th 4th JGP Final 4th JGP France 1st JGP Ukraine 1st National Ukrainian Champ. 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd
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