The Ice Star is an annual international figure skating competition held in Minsk, Belarus. In some years, the event was part of the ISU Challenger Series. Medals may be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels.

Yakov Godorozha is a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time Ukrainian national champion. He began learning to skate under the guidance of Georgi Starkov at the Ldinka rink in Odesa, and later trained in Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv, where he was coached by Marina Amirkhanova. At the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, Godorozha earned a spot for Ukraine in the men's event at the 2014 Winter Olympics. He finished 20th in Sochi. He retired from competition in August 2014.