Alexander Zhulin

Olympic medalist
Medal record
Figure skating
Competitor for the Unified Team
Bronze 1992 Albertville Ice dancing
Competitor for  Russia
Silver 1994 Lillehammer Ice dancing
Alexander Zhulin

Zhulin in 2010
Personal information
Full name Alexander Viacheslavovich Zhulin
Alternative names Aleksandr Zhulin
Sasha Zhulin
Country represented  Russia
Former country(ies) represented  Soviet Union
Born 20 July 1963 (1963-07-20) (age 48)
Moscow
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Former partner Oksana Grishuk
Maya Usova
Skating club Profsoyuz Moskva / Spartak Moskva
Retired 1994

Alexander (Sasha) Viacheslavovich Zhulin (, born July 20, 1963 in Moscow) is a retired Russian ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Russia. With Maya Usova, he is the 1993 World champion, 1994 Olympic silver medalist, and 1992 Olympic bronze medalist.

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Competitive career

Coach Natalia Dubova paired him with Maya Usova in 1980. In 1988, they made their first appearance at the European Championships, placing 4th. The next season, they won silver at Europeans and silver in their World Championships debut. The next two seasons, they took bronze at Worlds.

In the 1991–92 season, Usova and Zhulin won silver at the European Championships and then captured their first Olympic medal, bronze, at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. They ended the season by winning their second World silver medal. They moved with Dubova from Moscow to Lake Placid, New York in 1992.[1]

In the 1992–93 season, Usova and Zhulin won the European title and followed that up by winning the World title as well. The next season, they dropped to third at the European Championships behind Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean and Oksana Grishuk / Evgeny Platov. At the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, they won the silver medal behind Grishuk and Platov.

Usova and Zhulin skated together professionally for four years before parting ways. Zhulin then skated with former rival, Oksana Grishuk, for one year.

Coaching career

After retiring, Zhulin became a skating coach and choreographer. He moved back to Russia in 2006,[2] and is based in Moscow. He often coaches in collaboration with Oleg Volkov. Among others, Zhulin has coached:

Personal life

Zhulin was married to Usova in 1986[1] but the two eventually divorced.[8] He was romantically involved with competitive rival Oksana Grishuk.[9][10] He later married Tatiana Navka, with whom he has a daughter, Sasha, born in 2000. Navka and Zhulin later separated.[11]

Programs

(with Usova)

Season Original dance Free dance[12] Exhibition[13]
1997–1998
  • La Belle Dame Sans Regret
    by Sting
1995–1996 Astor Piazzolla
Prelude In C Minor
by Sergei Rachmaninoff
1994–1995 Fantasy in D Minor
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Blues For Klook
1993–1994 A Day In The Life Of A Fool Selected Melodies
by Nino Rota
1992–1993 Tales From The Vienna Woods Blues For Klook
by Eddy Louis		 Tango
Prelude in E Minor
by Frederic Chopin
Autumn Leaves
1991–1992 Pizzicato Polka
by Johann Strauss II		 Four Seasons
by Antonio Vivaldi		 Autumn Leaves
1990–1991 Blues For Klook
by Eddy Louis		 Summertime
(from Porgy and Bess)
by George Gershwin		 Autumn Leaves
1989–1990 Tango
1988–1989

(with Grishuk)

Season Programs
1998–1999
  • Enigma

Results

(with Usova)

Event 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94
Winter Olympic Games 3rd 2nd
World Championships 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st
European Championships 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd
Soviet Championships 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st
Skate America 1st 1st
Nations Cup 1st
NHK Trophy 2nd 1st 1st 1st
Nebelhorn Trophy 1st
Prize of Moscow News 4th 3rd 2nd
Winter Universiade 1st 2nd

References

  1. ^ a b Hersh, Phil (February 22, 1994). "Love Triangle (plus 1) Tops Torvill And Dean". The Chicago Tribune. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-02-22/sports/9402220310_1_bronze-medalists-jayne-torvill-zhulin-usova. Retrieved September 9, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Interview with Alexander Zhulin. May 2007 in Moscow". figureskating-online. July 27, 2007. http://www.figureskating-online.com/alexander-zhulin.html. Retrieved July 12, 2011. 
  3. ^ Peret, Paul (July 4, 2011). "Nathalie Péchalat, Fabian Bourzat and Florent Amodio Leave Russia". IFS Magazine. http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/552-nathalie-p-chalat-fabian-bourzat-and-florent-amodio-leave-russia. Retrieved August 2, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Фигуристы Ильиных/Кацалапов ушли к Морозову под нажимом ФФККР - Жулин [Zhulin: Skaters Ilinykh / Katsalapov switched to Morozov under pressure from the FFKKR]" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. May 17, 2011. http://sport.rian.ru/sport/20110517/375858308.html. Retrieved May 18, 2011. 
  5. ^ Julia Zlobina & Alexei Sitnikov at the International Skating Union
  6. ^ Valeria Zenkova & Valerie Sinitsin at the International Skating Union
  7. ^ "Daniil Gleichengauz". fskate.ru. http://www.fskate.ru/skaters/140.html. 
  8. ^ Sports-reference: Aleksandr Zhulin
  9. ^ Brennan, Christine (1998). Edge of Glory. Scribner. pp. 220–221. ISBN 0-684-84128-2. 
  10. ^ Smith, Beverley (1994). Figure Skating: A Celebration. McClellan & Stewart. pp. 204. ISBN 0-7710-2819-9. 
  11. ^ Divorce, Skating Style - Part 2
  12. ^ Skate Music List
  13. ^ World Professional Figure Skating Championships – Landover, MD

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