Wester and Barantsev at the 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard |
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Daniil Sergeevich Barantsev |
| Country represented | United States |
| Former country(ies) represented | Russia |
| Born | March 10, 1982 |
| Height | 180 cm (5.9 ft) |
| Partner | Jennifer Wester |
| Former partner | Natalia Romaniuta (RUS) |
| Former coach | Angelika Krylova, Pasquale Camerlengo Nikolai Morozov, Valter Rizzo, Alexei Gorshkov, Pavel Kovtun |
| Former choreographer | Angelika Krylova, Pasquale Camerlengo Nikolai Morozov |
| Skating club | Dallas FSC |
| Began skating | 1986 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 174.37 2008 Four Continents |
| Comp. dance | 30.95 2008 Four Continents |
| Original dance | 55.44 2008 Four Continents |
| Free dance | 87.98 2008 Four Continents |
Daniil Sergeevich Barantsev (born March 10, 1982 in Ekaterinburg) is a Russian-American ice dancer. With partner and wife Jennifer Wester, he is the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy champion.
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Barantsev was born and raised in the Soviet Union and, later, Russia. With former partner Natalia Romaniuta, he won the World Junior Championships in 2000 and 2001.[1] They were considered a promising couple to help continue the Russian dominance in ice dancing. Barantsev ended the partnership in 2002 and moved to Connecticut, USA, to train under Nikolai Morozov. He teamed up with Jennifer Wester in March 2003.
Although Wester and Barantsev started skating together in 2003, due to paperwork issues, they were unable to compete nationally until 2005, and were unable to compete internationally until the 2007-2008 season due to the Russian federation's refusal to give Barantsev a release to compete for the United States. He finally obtained his release, allowing him to compete for the United States team internationally in January 2007. However, this coincided with Wester injuring her knee in a practice immediately prior to the 2007 U.S. Championships, in which they skated to a 6th place finish, forcing them to wait until the following fall season to receive international assignments. In May 2007, she had surgery to remove bone that had split from the rest of the kneecap.[2]
In the summer of 2007, Wester & Barantsev changed training locations to begin skating under the tutelage of Anjelika Krylova and Pasquale Camerlengo at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.[2] They skated in their first international circuit competition as a team in September 2007 (winning the Nebelhorn Trophy) but continued to nevertheless be plagued with injuries and illness from that point forward.
Their highest international ranking was a 4th place at their first major ISU Championship together, the 2008 Four Continents Championship.
Wester and Barantsev were married on May 6, 2006.[3] Their son, Anden Daniel Barantsev, was born on December 29, 2011.[4]
(with Wester)
| Season | Original dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2009[2] | Too Darn Hot by Cole Porter |
Requiem for a Tower by Corner Stone Cues Mythodea by Vangelis Requiem for a Dream by Kronos Quartet |
Rama Lama by Roslin Murphy |
(with Wester)
| Event | 2005–2006 | 2006–2007 | 2007–2008 | 2008–2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Continents Championships | 4th | |||
| U.S. Championships | 7th | 6th | 5th | WD |
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 8th | |||
| Skate Canada International | 7th | |||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | |||
| Midwestern Sectionals | 1st | 1st |
(with Romaniuta)
| Event | 1997–1998 | 1998–1999 | 1999–2000 | 2000–2001 | 2001–2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 16th | ||||
| European Championships | WD | ||||
| World Junior Championships | 7th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | |
| Russian Championships | 3rd | 3rd | |||
| Russian Junior Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| Cup of Russia | 5th | ||||
| Sparkassen Cup on Ice | 6th | 3rd | |||
| NHK Trophy | 9th | ||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 2nd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 5th | 3rd | 1st | ||
| Junior Grand Prix, Sweden | 1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Netherlands | 1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia | 1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria | 2nd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine | 2nd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, France | 4th |
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