Antonio Souza-Kordeiru


António Laudelino Souza-Cordeiro is a Russian pair skater. Skating with Lana Petranović for Croatia, he has competed in the final segment at four European Championships.

Personal life

Souza-Cordeiro was born on 21 March 1993 in Moscow, Russia. His mother is Russian and his father is from Portugal.

Skating career

Early years

Souza-Cordeiro began learning to skate in 2000. He skated in partnership with Evgenia Kazantseva before teaming up with Arina Cherniavskaia. Representing Russia, Cherniavskaia/Souza-Kordeiru made their international debut in November 2012, taking the junior bronze medal at the Warsaw Cup.

2013–2014 season

In August 2013, Cherniavskaia/Souza-Cordeiro appeared at their first ISU Junior Grand Prix event. Coached by Arina Ushakova and Andrei Hekalo in Moscow, they placed 5th at the 2013 JGP in Riga, Latvia, and then won silver at their next JGP assignment, which took place in October in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

2014–2015 season

Cherniavskaia/Souza-Cordeiro moved up to the senior level, coached by Ushakova. Making their Grand Prix debut, the pair placed eighth at the 2014 Cup of China in November. Later that month, they competed at the 2014 CS Ice Challenge and 2014 CS Warsaw Cup, finishing fourth at both events, but withdrew from their second Grand Prix assignment, the 2014 NHK Trophy. They placed eighth at the 2015 Russian Championships.

2015–2016 season

In October, Cherniavskaia/Souza-Cordeiro finished fourth at the 2015 CS Mordovian Ornament. It was their final international together. The pair did not compete at the 2016 Russian Championships.
In 2016, Croatia's Lana Petranović arrived in Moscow in search of a skating partner. She and Souza-Cordeiro teamed up in spring 2016 to compete for Croatia.

2016–2017 season

Making their international debut as a team, Petranović/Souza-Cordeiro placed fourth at the 2016 CS Warsaw Cup in November. They finished fifth at the 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb in December; 15th at the 2017 European Championships in January in Ostrava, Czech Republic; and 21st at the 2017 World Championships in March in Helsinki, Finland. They were coached by Yuri Larionov in Moscow.

2017–2018 season

Petranović underwent an operation after injuring the meniscus in her knee and returned to the ice after three months. Due to her injury, the pair was unable to compete in September at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, which served as the final qualification opportunity for the 2018 Winter Olympics. They returned to competition in January, placing 12th at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow. In March, they placed 21st at the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy. They were coached by Larionov and Dmitri Savin in Moscow.

2018–2019 season

Coached by Savin in Moscow, Petranović/Souza-Cordeiro placed 7th at their first event of the season, the 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy.

Programs

With Petranović

With Cherniavskaia

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Petranović for Croatia

With Cherniavskaia for Russia