Yakov Godorozha (: 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.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2013–14 Tosca Westside Story 2011–13 Factor Pictures at an Exhibition 2009–11 Circus Princess 2008–09 Popodyak The Pirates of the Caribbean
Competitive highlights JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 Olympics 20th Worlds 23rd 25th Europeans 15th 22nd Cup of Nice 20th Golden Spin 14th Ice Star 1st Nebelhorn 19th 9th Volvo Open Cup 14th International: Junior or novice Junior Worlds 25th Belarus 15th Estonia 8th Germany 14th Italy 20th Romania 12th 8th Tirnavia Ice Cup 2nd J. 2nd J. Grand Prize SNP 1st N. National Ukrainian Champ. 6th 5th 4th 4th 3rd 1st 1st Team events Olympics 9th T 8th P Levels – N: Novice; J: Junior
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