Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin (Russian: About this soundАлексей Константинович Ягудин? (help·info); 18 March 1980) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2002 Olympic champion, a four-time World champion (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002), a three-time European champion (1998, 1999, 2002), a two-time Grand Prix Final champion (1998–1999, 2001–2002), the 1996 World Junior champion, and a two-time World Professional champion (1998, 2002). To this day, Alexei Yagudin remains the only skater in history (all disciplines included) to have achieved a Golden Slam, a victory in all major championships (Olympic Games, World Championships, European Championships, Grand Prix assignements, Grand Prix Final) in the same season (2001-2002).
