Abzal Rakimgaliev

Abzal Rakimgaliev (born 25 May 1992) is a Kazakhstani figure skater. He is the 2007 Kazakhstani national champion and has won seven senior international medals. He competed at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, where he placed 26th, and at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, where he placed 22nd.

Abzal Rakimgaliev
Rakimgaliev in 2011.
Full name	Kazakh: Абзал Бауыржанұлы Рақымғалиев: Abzal Bawırjanulı Raqımğaliev
Born	(1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 (age 33) Almaty, Kazakhstan
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Kazakhstan
Coach	Craig Maurizi, Nikolai Morozov
Skating club	National Skating Federation of Kazakhstan
Began skating	1999
Medal record Representing  Kazakhstan Figure skating: Men's singles Asian Figure Skating Trophy 2008 Asian Trophy Hong Kong

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2016–2017 [1]	Who Wants to Live Forever by Queen	Je dors sur des roses (from Mozart, l'opéra rock)
2015–2016 [2]	Too Darn Hot by Ella Fitzgerald
2014–2015 [3]	He Lives in You (from The Lion King (musical)) by Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Lebo M	Once Upon a Time in America by Ennio Morricone
2013–2014 [4]	Swing medley by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
2012–2013 [5]	The Sting by Marvin Hamlisch	The Addams Family by Marc Shaiman
2011–2012 [6]	Tarzan by Mark Mancina
2010–2011 [7]	Beetlejuice by Danny Elfman	Circus
2009–2010 [8]	Selections by Maksim Mrvica	Irish dance
2008–2009 [9]	Carmina Burana by Carl Orff (modern arrangement)	Child in Paradise Nostradamus by Maksim Mrvica
2007–2008 [10]	Furia by Brian May	Selections by Maksim Mrvica
2006–2007 [11]		Selections by ABBA

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[12]
Event	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18
Olympics						26th				22nd
Worlds				24th		21st			28th	20th				32nd
Four Continents				13th	14th	13th	13th	18th	15th	15th	20th			23rd
CS DS Cup												6th
CS Golden Spin												17th
CS Tallinn Trophy													7th
CS Warsaw Cup												11th	12th	13th
Universiade									12th		16th		12th
Asian Games							7th						12th
Asian Trophy					2nd									6th
Crystal Skate								6th		2nd
Cup of Nice								11th
Finlandia Trophy								12th
Gardena								5th						4th
Golden Spin				10th		10th	5th
Ice Star								6th
Istanbul Cup								4th
Lombardia Trophy										3rd
Nepela Trophy								7th
NRW Trophy							9th
Printemps							4th
Santa Claus Cup														5th
Triglav Trophy					3rd		3rd	1st	2nd
International: Junior[12]
Junior Worlds							11th
JGP Japan							3rd
JGP Germany							8th
JGP Austria				15th
JGP Belarus						15th
JGP Bulgaria				9th
JGP Hungary			13th
JGP Italy					7th
JGP Norway			12th
JGP Spain					12th
JGP Turkey						14th
Gardena			7th J
Golden Lynx				1st J
Triglav Trophy			2nd J
National[12]
Kazakhstani	5th	2nd	1st			2nd		2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd