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{{Infobox figure skater
|name= Abzal Rakimgaliev
|image= 2011 Four Continents Abzal RAKIMGALIEV 2.jpg
|caption= Rakimgaliev in 2011.
|fullname= {{lang-kk|Абзал Бауыржанұлы Рақымғалиев}}: <br> [[Kazakh alphabets|Abzal Bawırjanulı Raqımğaliev]]
|altname=
|country= [[Kazakhstan]]
|formercountry=
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1992|5|25|df=yes}}
|birth_place= [[Almaty]], Kazakhstan
|hometown=
|residence=
|height= {{height|m=1.68|precision=0}}
|coach= Craig Maurizi, [[Nikolai Morozov (figure skater)|Nikolai Morozov]]
|formercoach= Marina Voitsekhovskaia, Salim Khaidarov, [[Zhanna Gromova]], [[Olga Markova (figure skater)|Olga Markova]]
|choreographer= Olga Orlova, Nikolai Morozov
|formerchoreographer= Vadim Yarulin, Larisa Timoshenko, Ilona Prataseni
|skating club= National Skating Federation of Kazakhstan
|currenttraininglocations= [[Hackensack, New Jersey]]
|formertraininglocations= [[Moscow]] <br> [[Simsbury, Connecticut]] <br> [[Daugavpils]] <br> [[Almaty]]
|beganskating= 1999
|retired=
|combined total= 185.81
|combined date= [[2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2013 Four Continents]]
|SP score= 64.27
|SP date=  [[2016 CS Tallinn Trophy]]
|FS score= 124.98
|FS date=  [[2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2013 Four Continents]]
|medaltemplates= {{MedalCountry | {{KAZ}} }}
{{MedalSport | [[Figure skating]]: [[Single skating|Men's singles]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Figure Skating Trophy]]}}
{{MedalSilver|2008 Asian Trophy | [[Hong Kong]]}}
}}

'''Abzal Rakimgaliev''' (born 25 May 1992) is a [[Kazakhstan]]i [[figure skater]]. He is the 2007 Kazakhstani national champion and has won seven senior international medals. He competed at the [[Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's singles|2010 Olympics]] in [[Vancouver]], where he placed 26th, and at the [[Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's singles|2014 Olympics]] in [[Sochi]], where he placed 22nd.

== Programs ==
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
! Season
! [[Short program (figure skating)|Short program]]
! [[Free skating]]
|-
!2016-2017<br><ref name="ISU-1617">{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008859.htm|publisher=International Skating Union}}</ref>
|
*[[Who Wants to Live Forever]] <br> <small>by [[Queen (band)|Queen]]</small>
|
*Je Dors Sur de Rses<br><small>Mozart Rock Opera </small>
|-
! 2015–16 <br> <ref name=ISU-1516/>
|
* [[Too Darn Hot]] <br>{{small| by [[Ella Fitzgerald]] }}
|
* Je dors sur des roses <br>{{small| (from [[Mozart, l'opéra rock]]) }}
|-
! 2014–15 <br> <ref name=ISU-1415/>
|
* He Lives in You <br>{{small| (from [[The Lion King (musical)]]) <br> by [[Mark Mancina]], [[Jay Rifkin]], Lebo M }}
|
* [[Once Upon a Time in America]] <br>{{small| by [[Ennio Morricone]] }}
|-
! 2013–14 <br> <ref name=ISU-1314/>
|
* Swing medley <br>{{small| by [[Big Bad Voodoo Daddy]] }}
|
* Once Upon a Time in America <br>{{small| by Ennio Morricone }}
|-
! 2012–13 <br> <ref name=ISU-1213/>
|
* [[The Sting]] <br>{{small| by [[Marvin Hamlisch]] }}
|
* [[The Addams Family (film)|The Addams Family]] <br>{{small| by [[Marc Shaiman]] }}
|-
! 2011–12 <br> <ref name=ISU-1112/>
|
* [[Tarzan (1999 film)|Tarzan]] <br>{{small| by [[Mark Mancina]] }}
|
* The Addams Family <br>{{small| by Marc Shaiman }}
|-
! 2010–11 <br> <ref name=ISU-1011/>
|
* [[Beetlejuice]] <br>{{small| by [[Danny Elfman]] }}
|
* Circus
|-
! 2009–10 <br> <ref name=ISU-0910/>
|
* Selections <br>{{small| by [[Maksim Mrvica]] }}
|
* Irish dance
|-
! 2008–09 <br> <ref name=ISU-0809/>
|
* [[Carmina Burana (Orff)|Carmina Burana]] <br>{{small| by [[Carl Orff]] <br> (modern arrangement) }}
|
* Child in Paradise <br>{{small| by [[Maksim Mrvica]] }}
* Nostradamus <br>{{small| by Maksim Mrvica }}
|-
! 2007–08 <br> <ref name=ISU-0708/>
|
* [[Furia (film)|Furia]] <br>{{small| by [[Brian May]] }}
|
* Selections <br>{{small| by Maksim Mrvica }}
|-
! 2006–07 <br> <ref name=ISU-0607/>
|
* Furia <br>{{small| by Brian May }}
|
* Selections <br>{{small| by [[ABBA]] }}
|}

== Competitive highlights ==
''CS: [[ISU Challenger Series|Challenger Series]]; JGP: [[ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix]]''

{|  class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=14 align=center | International<ref name=ISU-AR/>
|-
! Event
! 04–05
! 05–06
! 06–07
! 07–08
! [[2008–09 figure skating season|08–09]]
! [[2009–10 figure skating season|09–10]]
! [[2010–11 figure skating season|10–11]]
! [[2011–12 figure skating season|11–12]]
! [[2012–13 figure skating season|12–13]]
! [[2013–14 figure skating season|13–14]]
! [[2014–15 figure skating season|14–15]]
! [[2015–16 figure skating season|15–16]]
! [[2016–17 figure skating season|16–17]]
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Olympic Games|Olympics]] || || || || || || 26th || || || || 22nd || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[World Figure Skating Championships|Worlds]] || || || || 24th || || 21st || || || 28th || 20th || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|Four Continents]] || || || || 13th || 14th || 13th || 13th || 18th || 15th || 15th || 20th || || WD
|-
| align=left | {{small|CS}} [[Denkova-Staviski Cup|DS Cup]] || || || || || || || || || || || || 6th ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|CS}} [[Golden Spin of Zagreb|Golden Spin]] || || || || || || || || || || || || 17th ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|CS}} [[Tallinn Trophy]] || || || || || || || || || || || || || 7th
|-
| align=left | {{small|CS}} [[Warsaw Cup]] || || || || || || || || || || || || 11th || 12th
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Winter Universiade|Universiade]] || || || || || || || || || 12th || || 16th || || 12th
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Asian Winter Games|Asian Games]] || || || || || || || 7th || || || || || || 12th
|-
| align=left | [[Asian Figure Skating Trophy|Asian Trophy]] || || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Crystal Skate of Romania|Crystal Skate]] || || || || || || || || 6th || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[International Cup of Nice|Cup of Nice]] || || || || || || || || 11th || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Finlandia Trophy]] || || || || || || || || 12th || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Gardena Spring Trophy|Gardena]] || || || || || || || || 5th || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Golden Spin of Zagreb|Golden Spin]] || || || || 10th || || 10th || 5th || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Ice Star]] || || || || || || || || 6th || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Istanbul Cup (figure skating)|Istanbul Cup]] || || || || || || || || 4th || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Lombardia Trophy]] || || || || || || || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Nepela Trophy]] || || || || || || || || 7th || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[NRW Trophy]] || || || || || || || 9th || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Coupe du Printemps|Printemps]] || || || || || || || 4th || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Triglav Trophy]] || || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || ||
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=14 align=center | International: Junior or novice<ref name=ISU-AR/>
|-
| align=left | [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|Junior Worlds]] || || || || || || || 12th || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Austria|Austria]] || || || || 15th || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Belarus|Belarus]] || || || || || || 15th || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Bulgaria|Bulgaria]] || || || || 9th || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Hungary|Hungary]] || || || 13th || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Italy|Italy]] || || || || || 7th || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Norway|Norway]] || || || 12th || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Spain|Spain]] || || || || || 12th || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Turkey|Turkey]] || || || || || || 14th || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Gardena Spring Trophy|Gardena]] || || || 7th J || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | Golden Lynx || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st J || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Triglav Trophy]] || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd J || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Warsaw Cup]] || || bgcolor=gold | 1st N || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=14 align=center | National<ref name=ISU-AR/>
|-
| align=left | [[Kazakhstani Figure Skating Championships|Kazakhstani]] || 5th || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd ||
|-
| colspan=14 align=center | <small> Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior </small>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=

<ref name=ISU-AR>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00008859.htm |title= Competition Results: Abzal RAKIMGALIEV |publisher= International Skating Union }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0607>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008859.htm |title= Abzal RAKIMGALIEV: 2006/2007 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070103235639/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008859.htm |archivedate= 3 January 2007 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0708>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008859.htm |title= Abzal RAKIMGALIEV: 2007/2008 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080514111318/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008859.htm |archivedate= 14 May 2008 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0809>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008859.htm |title= Abzal RAKIMGALIEV: 2008/2009 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090531091530/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008859.htm |archivedate= 31 May 2009 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0910>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008859.htm |title= Abzal RAKIMGALIEV: 2009/2010 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100606043852/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008859.htm |archivedate= 6 June 2010 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1011>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008859.htm |title= Abzal RAKIMGALIEV: 2010/2011 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110816090720/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008859.htm |archivedate= 16 August 2011 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1112>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008859.htm |title= Abzal RAKIMGALIEV: 2011/2012 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120419155217/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008859.htm |archivedate= 19 April 2012 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1213>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008859.htm |title= Abzal RAKIMGALIEV: 2012/2013 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130822080049/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008859.htm   |archivedate= 22 August 2013 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1314>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008859.htm |title= Abzal RAKIMGALIEV: 2013/2014 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140528054407/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008859.htm  |archivedate= 28 May 2014 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1415>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008859.htm |title= Abzal RAKIMGALIEV: 2014/2015 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150523180221/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008859.htm  |archivedate= 23 May 2015 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1516>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008859.htm |title= Abzal RAKIMGALIEV: 2015/2016 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160527234428/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008859.htm   |archivedate= 27 May 2016 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category inline|Abzal Rakimgaliev}}
* {{isu name | id=00008859 | name=Abzal Rakimgaliev}}
* [http://www.tracings.net/rakh-abza.html Abzal Rakimgaliev] at Tracings.net

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