Ruslan Zhiganshin

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Ruslan Zhiganshin

Sinitsina and Zhiganshin at the 2011–12 JGP Final
Personal information
Full name Ruslan Nailevich Zhiganshin
Country represented Russia
Born (1992-09-25) 25 September 1992
Moscow
Home town Moscow
Height 1.77 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
Training locations Moscow
Began skating 1996
World standing 14 (As of 17 January 2014 (2014-01-17))[1]
Season's bests 10 (2013–14)[2]
18 (2012–13)[3]
9 (2011–12)[4]
21 (2010–11)[5]
56 (2009–10)[6]
61 (2008–09)[7]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 153.81
2012 Junior Worlds
Short dance: 63.78
2012 Junior Worlds
Free dance 93.10
2014 European
Medal record
Competitor for  Russia
Figure skating
Ice dancing
Winter Universiade
Bronze 2013 Trentino Ice dancing
Russian Championships
Bronze 2013 Sochi Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
Gold 2012 Minsk Ice dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
Gold 2011–2012 Quebec Ice dancing
Silver 2010–2011 Beijing Ice dancing

Ruslan Nailevich Zhiganshin (Russian: Руслан Наильевич Жиганшин; born 25 September 1992) is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Victoria Sinitsina, he has won bronze medals at the 2013 Winter Universiade, 2012 Rostelecom Cup, and 2014 Russian Championships. They are also the 2012 World Junior champions, 2011 JGP Final champions, and 2012 Russian Junior champions.

Career

Zhiganshin became interested in skating after his mother took him along to his sister, Nelli's, practices.[8][9] 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.[8] Not long after, they joined Elena Kustarova and Svetlana Alexeeva.[8]

Sinitsina/Zhigashin train mostly in Moscow. From 2010 to 2012, they also went to summer training camps in Ventspils, Latvia.[10]

Junior

Sinitsina/Zhiganshin debuted on the Junior Grand Prix circuit at the 2008 Merano Cup where they finished sixth. The following JGP season, they placed fifth at both of their events.

They won a pair of silver medals during the 2010–11 JGP season and qualified for the JGP Final. At the Final, they won the short dance[11] and placed second in the free dance to take the silver behind Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin. They withdrew from the 2011 Russian Junior Championships due to Sinitsina's illness.[12]

In the 2011–12 season, Sinitsina/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 JGP Final. At the Junior Grand Prix Final, they placed first in both segments and won the title. They then took gold at the 2012 Russian Junior Championships. Sinitsina/Zhiganshin won the 2012 World Junior title.[13] They were first in both the short and free dance and scored their season's best, 153.81 points.

Senior

In the 2012–13 season, Sinitsina/Zhiganshin debuted on the senior Grand Prix series. After finishing 6th at the 2012 Cup of China, they then won their first senior GP medal, bronze, at the 2012 Rostelecom Cup. The duo finished 5th in their senior national debut at the 2013 Russian Championships.

In 2013–14, Sinitsina/Zhiganshin started their season at the Ice Star in Minsk, Belarus, winning the silver medal behind Bobrova/Soloviev. At their sole Grand Prix assignment, the 2013 NHK Trophy, they had a bad fall while practicing a lift.[9] They finished eighth and then took the bronze medal at the 2013 Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy.

At the 2014 Russian Championships, Sinitsina/Zhiganshin placed third in both segments and finished on the senior national podium for the first time. They were 2.41 points behind the silver medalists, Ilinykh/Katsalapov, and 1.61 points ahead of fourth-placed Riazanova/Tkachenko, former national medalists. Appearing in their first senior ISU Championships at the 2014 European Championships, they scored a total of 153.73 points and finished fourth ahead of teammates Riazanova/Tkachenko.

Personal life

Ruslan Zhiganshin is the brother of Nelli Zhiganshina, who competes for Germany.[14]

Programs

Sinitsina and Zhiganshin, gold medalists at the 2012 World Junior Championships

(with Sinitsina)

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2013–2014
[15]
  • Quickstep: Let the Good Times Roll
  • Swing: Swing Baby
2012–2013
[16]
2011–2012
[14]
2010–2011
[17]
Original dance
2009–2010

Competitive highlights

(with Sinitsina)

Results[18]
International
Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Europeans 4th
GP Cup of China 6th
GP NHK Trophy 8th
GP Rostelecom 3rd
Winter Universiade 3rd
Volvo Open Cup 1st
Ice Star 2nd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 1st
JGP Final 2nd 1st
JGP Austria 2nd 1st
JGP Croatia 5th
JGP Great Britain 2nd
JGP Italy 6th
JGP Poland 1st
JGP USA 5th
NRW Trophy 2nd J.
National
Russian Champ. 5th 3rd
Russian Jr. Ch. 12th 7th 6th WD 1st
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix
J. = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Sinitsina/Zhiganshin at the 2012 Rostelecom Cup
Sinitsina/Zhiganshin at the 2010–11 JGP Final
Sinitsina/Zhiganshin at the 2009 JGP Lake Placid
2013–2014 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
15–19 January 2014 2014 European Championships Senior 4
60.63 		4
93.10 		4
153.73
24–25 December 2013 2014 Russian Championships Senior 3
67.08 		3
98.52 		3
165.60
13–14 December 2013 2013 Winter Universiade Senior 2
57.05		 5
85.45 		3
142.50
8–10 November 2013 2013 NHK Trophy Senior 8
44.34		 7
79.89 		8
124.23
18–20 October 2013 2013 Ice Star Senior 2
63.05		 2
97.17 		2
160.22
2012–2013 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
10–13 January 2013 2013 Volvo Open Cup Senior 1
64.67		 1
97.77 		1
162.44
25–28 December 2012 2013 Russian Championships Senior 4
60.03		 4
93.94 		5
153.97
9–10 November 2012 2012 Rostelecom Cup Senior 3
60.85		 4
84.23 		3
145.08
2–3 November 2012 2012 Cup of China Senior 6
55.09		 5
82.37 		6
137.46
2011–2012 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
27 Feb. – 4 March 2012 2012 World Junior Championships Junior 1
63.78		 1
90.03 		1
153.81
5–7 February 2012 2012 Russian Junior Championships Junior 1
66.28		 1
91.95 		1
158.23
8–11 December 2011 2011–12 JGP Final Junior 1
60.47		 1
87.06 		1
147.53
15–17 September 2011 2011 JGP Poland Junior 1
56.83		 1
83.48 		1
140.31
8–10 September 2011 2011 JGP Austria Junior 1
61.74		 1
89.36 		1
151.10
2010–2011 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
9–12 December 2010 2010–11 JGP Final Junior 1
55.58 		2
79.04 		2
134.62
1–2 October 2010 2010 JGP Great Britain Junior 2
53.52 		2
80.34 		2
133.86
15–19 September 2010 2010 JGP Austria Junior 2
50.46		 2
76.16		 2
126.62
2009–2010 season
Date Event Level CD OD FD Total
3–6 February 2010 2010 Russian Junior Championships Junior 7
31.25		 5
52.14 		5
77.12		 6
160.51
7–11 October 2009 2009 JGP Croatia Junior 4
29.41		 4
45.38 		5
68.00		 5
142.79
2–6 September 2009 2009 JGP United States Junior 3
29.87		 7
43.50 		5
69.03		 5
142.40
2008–2009 season
Date Event Level CD OD FD Total
28–31 January 2009 2009 Russian Junior Championships Junior 7
-		 7
- 		7
-		 7
147.35
31 Oct. – 2 Nov. 2008 2008 NRW Trophy Junior 2
-		 2
- 		1
-		 2
146.93
3–7 September 2008 2008 JGP Italy Junior 7
25.39		 5
43.74 		6
66.04		 6
135.17
2007–2008 season
Date Event Level CD OD FD Total
30 Jan. – 2 Feb. 2008 2008 Russian Junior Championships Junior 12
-		 12
- 		12
-		 12
126.93

References

  1. ↑ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014. 
  2. ↑ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2013/2014: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014. 
  3. ↑ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2012/2013: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
  4. ↑ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2011/2012: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012. 
  5. ↑ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011. 
  6. ↑ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2011. 
  7. ↑ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2008/2009: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2011. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Flade, Tatjana (18 December 2011). "Sinitsina and Zhiganshin look to Sochi and beyond". Golden Skate. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Vaytsekhovskaya, Elena (28 January 2014). "Виктория Синицына и Руслан Жиганшин: "Наша задача - кататься чисто, не думая о результате"" [Victoria Sinitsina and Ruslan Zhiganshin: "We have to skate clean, not thinking about the result"] (in Russian). Sport Express. 
  10. ↑ Ermolina, Olga (18 April 2013). "Руслан ЖИГАНШИН: "Летом будем готовиться в Латвии"" [Ruslan Zhiganshin: "In the summer we will be preparing in Latvia"]. fsrussia.ru (in Russian) (Figure Skating Federation of Russia). 
  11. ↑ Kondakova, Anna (9 December 2010). "Sinitsina and Zhiganshin lead dance in Beijing; teammates follow". GoldenSkate. Retrieved 17 September 2011. 
  12. ↑ "Кустарова: фигуристы Синицина/Жиганшин вышли на новый уровень" [Kustarova: Skaters Sinitsina / Zhiganshin have reached a new level] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011. 
  13. ↑ Simonenko, Andrei (14 March 2012). "Синицина/ Жиганшин: отвлечься от танцев на льду не выходит даже во сне" [Sinitsina/Zhiganshin interview]. rsport.ru (in Russian). 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Victoria SINITSINA / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. 
  15. ↑ "Victoria SINITSINA / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. 
  16. ↑ "Victoria SINITSINA / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. 
  17. ↑ "Victoria SINITSINA / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. 
  18. ↑ "Competition Results: Victoria SINITSINA / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN". International Skating Union. 

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