Ruslan Zhiganshin

Ruslan Zhiganshin

Sinitsina and Zhiganshin at the 2010–2011 JGP Final
Personal information
Full name Ruslan Nailevich Zhiganshin
Country represented  Russia
Born September 25, 1992 (1992-09-25) (age 19)
Moscow
Home town Moscow
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Partner Victoria Sinitsina
Coach Svetlana Alexeeva
Elena Kustarova
Olga Riabinina
Choreographer Elena Kustarova
Olga Riabinina
Skating club Blue Bird FSC
Current training locations Moscow
Began skating 1996
World standing 20 (As of 1 October 2011 (2011 -10-01))[1]
Season's bests TBD (2011–12)[2]
21 (2010–11)[3]
56 (2009–10)[4]
61 (2008–09)[5]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 151.10
2011 JGP Austria
Short dance: 61.74
2011 JGP Austria
Free dance 89.36
2011 JGP Austria

Ruslan Nailevich Zhiganshin (Russian: Руслан Наильевич Жиганшин; born September 25, 1992 in Moscow) is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Victoria Sinitsina, he is the 2011 Junior Grand Prix Final champion and 2010 silver medalist.

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Career

Zhiganshin became interested in skating after his mother took him along to his sister, Nelli's, practices.[6] He took up ice dancing at age nine. He had one partner and was then partnerless for a year before meeting Sinitsina in a group coached by Irina Lobacheva and Ilia Averbukh.[6] Not long after, they joined Elena Kustarova and Svetlana Alexeeva.[6]

Sinitsina and Zhiganshina debuted on the Junior Grand Prix circuit at the 2008 Merano Cup where they finished 6th. The following JGP season, they finished 5th at both of their events.

They won a pair of silver medals during the 2010-2011 JGP season and qualified for the JGP Final. At the Final, they won the short dance[7] and placed second in the free dance to take the silver behind Ksenia Monko and Kirill Khaliavin. They withdrew from the 2011 Russian Junior Championships due to Sinitsina's illness.[8]

In the 2011–2012 season, Sinitsina and Zhiganshin won gold at the Junior Grand Prix event in Poland, their first JGP title. They won another title in Austria to qualify for their second Final. At the Junior Grand Prix Final, they placed first in both segments and won the title.

Personal life

Ruslan Zhiganshin is the brother of Nelli Zhiganshina, who competes for Germany.[9]

Programs

(with Sinitsina)

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2011–2012[10]
2010–2011[11]

Competitive highlights

(with Sinitsina)

Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12
Russian Junior Championships 12th 7th 6th
Junior Grand Prix Final 2nd 1st
Junior Grand Prix, Poland 1st
Junior Grand Prix, England 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Austria 2nd 1st
Junior Grand Prix, U.S. 5th
Junior Grand Prix, Croatia 5th
Junior Grand Prix, Italy 6th
NRW Trophy 2nd J.
J. = Junior level

References

  1. ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. October 1, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsdance.htm. Retrieved October 1, 2011. 
  2. ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2011/2012 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. October 1, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2011-12/sbtsdto.htm. Retrieved October 1, 2011. 
  3. ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. April 30, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtsdto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  4. ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. March 26, 2010. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2009-10/sbtsdto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  5. ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2008/2009 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. April 18, 2009. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2008-09/sbtsdto.htm. Retrieved June 20, 2011. 
  6. ^ a b c Flade, Tatjana (December 18, 2011). "Sinitsina and Zhiganshin look to Sochi and beyond". Golden Skate. http://www.goldenskate.com/2011/12/sinitsina-and-zhiganshin-look-to-sochi-and-beyond/. Retrieved December 18, 2011. 
  7. ^ Kondakova, Anna (December 9, 2010). "Sinitsina and Zhiganshin lead dance in Beijing; teammates follow". GoldenSkate. http://www.goldenskate.com/2010/12/sinitsina-and-zhiganshin-lead-dance-in-beijing-teammates-follow/. Retrieved September 17, 2011. 
  8. ^ "Кустарова: фигуристы Синицина/Жиганшин вышли на новый уровень [Kustarova: Skaters Sinitsina / Zhiganshin have reached a new level]" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. Ocotber 3, 2011. http://sport.ria.ru/figure_skating/20111003/448373991.html. Retrieved October 24, 2011. 
  9. ^ Victoria Sinitsina & Ruslan Zhiganshin at the International Skating Union
  10. ^ "Victoria Sinitsina & Ruslan Zhiganshin". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 10, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.isuresults.com%2Fbios%2Fisufs00011268.htm&date=2011-11-10. 
  11. ^ "Victoria Sinitsina & Ruslan Zhiganshin". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20101022154947/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00011268.htm. 

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