▁in ▁Moscow . ▁He ▁then ▁competed ▁with ▁Val eria ▁Pod laz ova ▁for ▁two ▁seasons . ▁ ▁Start ▁of ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Lob oda ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Dro zd ▁began ▁sk ating ▁with ▁Al la ▁Lob oda , ▁who ▁trained ▁under ▁the ▁same ▁coach es . ▁Led ▁by ▁K sen ia ▁R umi ant se va ▁and ▁Ek ater ina ▁Vol ob ue va ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁they ▁placed ▁ 1 1 th ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Russian ▁Junior ▁Championships . ▁▁ 2 0 1 3 – 2 0 1 4 ▁season ▁ ▁Lob oda / D ro zd ▁deb uted ▁on ▁the ▁IS U ▁Junior ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁( J GP ) ▁series ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁season , ▁obtain ing ▁bronze ▁med als ▁in ▁R iga , ▁Lat via ▁and ▁G da ń sk , ▁Poland . ▁They ▁finished ▁fifth ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Russian ▁Junior ▁Championships . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 5 ▁season ▁ ▁Lob oda / D ro zd ' s ▁first ▁assignment ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 1 5 ▁J GP ▁season ▁was ▁in ▁Cour che vel , ▁France . ▁Rank ed ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁short ▁dance ▁and ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁free ▁dance , ▁they ▁won ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 2 . 8 2 ▁points ▁over ▁Canada ' s ▁Mad eline ▁Edwards ▁/ ▁Z ha o