Ekaterina Riazanova

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Ekaterina Riazanova

Riazanova and Tkachenko in 2010
Personal information
Full name Ekaterina Vladimirovna Riazanova
Country represented Russia
Born (1991-04-06) 6 April 1991
Moscow
Residence Moscow
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Partner Ilia Tkachenko
Former partner Jonathan Guerreiro
Kirill Vakhnenko
Coach Alexei Gorshkov
Igor Shpilband
Former coach Elena Kustarova
Svetlana Alexeeva
Choreographer Sergei Petukhov
Former choreographer Elena Kustarova
Skating club Odintsovo FSC
Training locations Odintsovo
Began skating 1995
World standing 10 (As of 17 January 2014 (2014-01-17))[1]
Season's bests 10 (2011–2012)[2]
13 (2010–2011)[3]
45 (2009–2010)[4]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 157.77
2013 Europeans
Short dance: 64.52
2013 Europeans
Free dance 93.77
2013 Rostelecom Cup
Medal record
Competitor for  Russia
Figure skating
Ice dancing
Russian Championships
Silver 2011 Saransk ice dancing
Bronze 2012 Saransk ice dancing
Bronze 2013 Sochi Ice Dancing
World Junior Championships
Bronze 2009 Sofia ice dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
Bronze 2008–2009 Goyang ice dancing

Ekaterina Vladimirovna Riazanova (Russian: Екатерина Владимировна Рязанова, born 6 April 1991) is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Ilia Tkachenko, she is the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard silver medalist, the 2012 Skate Canada bronze medalist, and a three-time Russian national medalist.

Career

Early career

Riazanova's parents put her in skating to improve her health.[5] She skated in singles until ankle problems led her to take up ice dancing under coach Svetlana Alexeeva.[5][6] She skated for six months with her first partner, Kirill Vakhnenko, and then teamed up with Jonathan Guerreiro in the summer of 2006.[5][6][7] She competed with him for three seasons and won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Junior Championships. They were coached by Elena Kustarova and Svetlana Alexeeva at Blue Bird FSC in Moscow.[8]

Senior career

In spring 2009, Ilia Tkachenko expressed interest in skating with her; after a tryout, they both felt it would be a good partnership, despite her needing time to adapt to his different technique.[9] However, their decision to team up met with some disapproval from the Russian skating federation.[9] Alexei Gorshkov at Odintsovo FSC, near Moscow became the new team's coach.[9]

Riazanova and Tkachenko began competing together during the 2009–2010 season, finishing 4th at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy and sixth at their sole Grand Prix event, the 2009 Cup of Russia. At Russian Nationals, they placed fourth.

Riazanova and Tkachenko decided to scrap the free dance they had planned for the 2010–2011 season and prepare a new one.[10] They were assigned to two Grand Prix events, Skate America and Trophée Eric Bompard. They placed 5th at Skate America. They won their first Grand Prix medal, silver, at Trophée Eric Bompard. At the 2011 Russian Nationals, they won the silver medal and their first berth to the European Championships.[10]

At the 2011 Europeans, they placed fifth in the short dance with a new personal best of 60.91. They came in sixth in the free dance and overall.[11] Russia had only two spots to the World Championships and since both Bobrova / Soloviev and Ilinykh / Katsalapov had placed ahead of them at Europeans, they did not make the team, however, they continued training as first alternates and also worked on new programs until the end of May; after vacation, they resumed training for the new season on 20 June, including a three-week camp in Bulgaria.[9]

Riazanova and Tkachenko with coach Alexei Gorshkov (right) and choreographer Sergei Petukhov (left)

For the 2011–2012 season, Riazanova and Tkachenko were assigned to 2011 Skate Canada and 2011 Cup of Russia as their Grand Prix events. On their free dance, which was choreographed by Sergei Petukhov, Riazanova said, "A young woman remembers her beloved, who is no longer alive. She is so deeply immersed in the memories of happy times that her dreams seem to become reality for a short while."[5] They had to withdraw from 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy because Tkachenko's new passport was not ready.[12][13] On 13 December 2011, Riazanova sustained a concussion and a broken nose when Tkachenko accidentally elbowed her in practice; she was released from hospital at her own risk on 20 December.[14][15] At the Russian Championships which began on 25 December, Riazanova and Tkachenko won the bronze medal after placing third in the short dance and fourth in the free dance.[15][16] They finished 5th overall at the 2012 European Championships but received a small bronze medal for their 3rd place in the short dance. They finished 9th at the 2012 World Championships.

In April 2012, Tkachenko said they would spend some time preparing for the following season in Marina Zueva and Igor Shpilband's group in the U.S.,[17] however, the coaches parted ways so the skaters decided to train with Shpilband in Novi, Michigan.[18][19] At a camp in Bulgaria, Tkachenko lost his balance while practicing a lift on the floor in skates and stepped on Riazanova's hand; she had surgery on her hand and recovered well.[19] At the suggestion of Tatiana Tarasova, they decided to scrap a new free dance to Pink Floyd's Hey You and made a new one to a waltz from the Godfather films.[19] Riazanova and Tkachenko won bronze medals at the 2012 Skate Canada and 2012 Trophée Eric Bompard. They repeated as bronze medalists at the 2013 Russian Championships.

For the 2013–2014 season, Riazanova and Tkachenko were assigned to two grand prix events, they finished 4th in their events at the 2013 Skate Canada and the 2013 Rostelecom Cup. They then finished 4th at the 2014 Russian Championships behind Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin.

Personal life

Ekaterina Riazanova's father, Vladimir, was a member of the Russian national rugby team.[8] She has an older brother.[7] Riazanova is a student at the Institute of Physiculture.[9]

Programs

With Tkachenko

Riazanova and Tkachenko at the 2010 Trophee Eric Bompard
Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2013-2014
2012–2013
[20]		 My Fair Lady:
2011–2012
[21]
  • Paxi Ni Ngongo
    by Bonga
  • Cuba
    by
2010–2011
[22]
Original dance
2009–2010
[23]

With Guerreiro

Season Original dance Free dance
2008–2009
[8]
2007–2008
[24]
  • Perfida
    by Alberto Dominguez
2006–2007
  • Spanish Dance
    by Jose Moren

Competitive highlights

With Tkachenko

Riazanova and Tkachenko at 2009 Cup of Russia
Results[25]
International
Event 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Worlds 9th 11th
Europeans 6th 5th 4th 5th
GP Bompard 2nd 3rd
GP Rostelecom 6th 4th 4th
GP Skate America 5th
GP Skate Canada 5th 3rd 4th
Nebelhorn 4th 3rd
Golden Spin 2nd 1st
National
Russian Champ. 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th
GP = Grand Prix; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Guerreiro

Riazanova with former partner Jonathan Guerreiro at the 2009 Junior Worlds
Results[26]
International: Junior
Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
World Junior Championships 6th 3rd
JGP Final 8th 3rd
JGP Germany 2nd
JGP Italy 2nd
JGP Romania 9th 2nd
JGP Spain 1st
NRW Trophy 1st J.
National
Russian Junior Champ. 3rd 1st
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References

  1. ↑ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2012-04-26. 
  2. ↑ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2011/2012 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2012-04-26. 
  3. ↑ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2011-06-17. 
  4. ↑ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2011-06-17. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Ermolina, Olga (2011-08-26). "Надо выходить на лед с мыслью, что мы лучшие" [You have to go out on the ice believing you're the best]. Moskovskiye Novosti (in Russian). Retrieved 2011-08-26. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mittan, Barry (2008-08-16). "An Aussie in Moscow". SkateToday.com. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Ekaterina Riazanova & Jonathan Guerreiro". ice-dance.com. February 2009. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Ekaterina RIAZANOVA / Jonathan GUERREIRO: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Flade, Tatjana (2011-07-24). "Riazanova and Tkachenko get into starting position for Sochi". GoldenSkate. Retrieved 2011-07-24. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Kondakova, Anna (2010-12-28). "Bobrova and Soloviev win first Russian National title". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved 2011-02-06. 
  11. ↑ Flade, Tatiana (2011-01-29). "Pechalat and Bourzat dance to first European title". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved 2011-02-06. 
  12. ↑ Flade, Tatjana (2011-09-16). "Russian Skaters Preview New Programs". IFS Magazine. Retrieved 2011-09-17. 
  13. ↑ Kulinicheva, Ekaterina (2011-09-09). "Илья Ткаченко: "С акробатами работаем до сих пор"" [Ilia Tkachenko: "We still work with acrobats"] (in Russian). sport-express.ru. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 
  14. ↑ Flade, Tatjana (2011-12-28). "Plushenko Captures Ninth Title: A Recap of Russian Nationals". IFS Magazine. Retrieved 2011-12-29. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Kondakova, Anna (2011-12-26). "Bobrova and Soloviev defend national title". Golden Skate. Retrieved 2011-12-27. 
  16. ↑ Kondakova, Anna (2011-12-25). "Bobrova and Soloviev skate last to finish first". Golden Skate. Retrieved 2011-12-25. 
  17. ↑ Simonenko, Andrei (2012-04-24). "Работа в группе Шпильбанда/Зуевой пойдет на пользу - фигурист Ткаченко" [Figure skater Tkachenko: Working in Shpilband/Zueva's group will be of benefit]. rsport.ru (in Russian). 
  18. ↑ Luchianov, Vladislav (November 14, 2012). "Shpilband opens new horizons for Russian duo". IceNetwork. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Kulinicheva, Ekaterina (2012-08-22). "Екатерина РЯЗАНОВА: "САМА СЕБЕ ЗАВИДУЮ, ЧТО РАБОТАЮ СО ШПИЛЬБАНДОМ"" (in Russian). 
  20. ↑ "Ekaterina RIAZANOVA / Ilia TKACHENKO: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2013-03-13. 
  21. ↑ "Ekaterina RIAZANOVA / Ilia TKACHENKO: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2012-04-10. 
  22. ↑ "Ekaterina RIAZANOVA / Ilia TKACHENKO: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2010-10-27. 
  23. ↑ "Ekaterina RIAZANOVA / Ilia TKACHENKO: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2010-04-21. 
  24. ↑ "Ekaterina RIAZANOVA / Jonathan GUERREIRO: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. 
  25. ↑ "Competition Results: Ekaterina RIAZANOVA / Ilia TKACHENKO". International Skating Union. 
  26. ↑ "Competition Results: Ekaterina RIAZANOVA / Jonathan GUERREIRO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. 

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