Alexander Vasilievich Svinin (born July 7, 1958 in Leningrad , USSR ) is a figure skating coach. Honored Coach of Russia ( 2010 ). [1] In the past, a Soviet ice skater performing in ice dancing . The silver medalist of the 1983 European Championship and the repeated medalist of the USSR championships paired with Olga Volozhinsky .
| Alexander Svinin | |
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| Figure skating coach | |
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| Personal Information | |
| Date of Birth | July 7, 1958 (61 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Leningrad , USSR |
| Specialization | Dancing on Ice |
| Place of residence | Moscow , Russia |
| Collaborates with | Irina Zhuk |
| Famous students | Yana Khokhlova and Sergey Novitsky |
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Sports career
At the junior level, Alexander Svinin performed with Tatyana Evteeva. He lived and trained in Leningrad. Former loner Olga Volozhinsky invited him to move to Moscow , to Elena Tchaikovsky and join a couple [2] . Together with Volozhinsky, Svinin repeatedly became the prize - winner of the championships of the USSR . At their first world championship in 1981, they immediately became 5th, which for debutants is a very high result [3] [2] . However, in the future they could not climb the podium of the world championship, but became the second at the 1983 European Championship . We participated in the 1984 Olympics and took 7th place there.
Professional career
Having left amateur sports, Alexander Svinin and Olga Volozhinskaya turned into professionals [3] . They took part in the world championship among professionals, where, with a minimum score, they lost only to the legendary English dancers Jane Torville and Christopher Dean [2] . Participated in various shows, worked for seven years in the theater of Tatyana Tarasova "All Stars". After the collapse of the theater, already with Irina Zhuk , performed in an ice show in the UK [3] .
Coaching career
Having finished skating, Alexander Svinin and Irina Zhuk returned to Russia , to Moscow , and began to train athletes. The first famous students of the coaching duo were Yana Khokhlova and Sergey Novitsky , European champions in 2009 [4] . Later, Ekaterina Rubleva and Ivan Schaefer moved into their group [5] . They work with junior dance duets, for example, their students were Ekaterina Pushkash and Jonathan Gureiro [6] and Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin .
Personal life
Wife - Irina Zhuk .
Sporting Achievements
(with O. Volozhinsky)
| Competition | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | 1980-81 | 1981–82 | 1982—83 | 1983—84 | 1984—85 | 1985—86 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 7 | |||||||
| World Championships | five | 6 | four | |||||
| European Championships | four | 2 | five | |||||
| USSR Championships | 6 | 3 | four | 3 | 2 | four | four | |
| Skate canada international | one | 2 |
See also
- Figure Skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics - ice dancing
Notes
- ↑ Order of the Ministry of Sports and Tourism of Russia dated 16.07.2010 No. 99-ng “On the Awarding of the Honorary Sports Title“ Honored Trainer of Russia ” Archived on August 25, 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Interview by A. Svinin, 2009
- ↑ 1 2 3 Interview by A. Svinin and I. Zhuk, 2006
- ↑ Y. Khokhlova and S. Novitsky on the official website of the International Skating Union .
- ↑ E. Rubleva and I. Schaefer (English) on the official website of the International Union of Skaters .
- ↑ E. Pushkash and D. Gureyro (English) on the official website of the International Skating Union .