Career
He represented the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics until its dissolution and then represented Ukraine. Zagorodniuk was initially coached by Galina Zmievskaya and later worked with Valentin Nikolaev. After retiring from competition in April 1998, Zagorodniuk participated in some film and television productions, including The Christmas Angel: A Story on Ice and worked as a coach in Richmond, Virginia.
In 2011, he began coaching in Kiev.