Ruslan Zhiganshin
Russian ice dancer (born 1992)
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::summary Russian ice dancer (born 1992) ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox figure skater"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ruslan Zhiganshin |
| image | 2014 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Elena Ilinykh Ruslan Zhiganshin IMG 3714.JPG |
| imagesize | 240px |
| caption | Ilinykh and Zhiganshin at the 2014–15 Grand Prix Final |
| fullname | Ruslan Nailevich Zhiganshin |
| country | Russia |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Moscow, Russia |
| height | |
| partner | Elena Ilinykh |
| coach | Elena Kustarova, Svetlana Alexeeva, Olga Riabinina |
| skating club | Sport School No. 2 |
| beganskating | 1996 |
| retired | May 18, 2017 |
| show-medals | yes |
| medaltemplates | |
| :: |
|name= Ruslan Zhiganshin |image= 2014 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Elena Ilinykh Ruslan Zhiganshin IMG 3714.JPG |imagesize = 240px |caption= Ilinykh and Zhiganshin at the 2014–15 Grand Prix Final |fullname= Ruslan Nailevich Zhiganshin |altname= |country= Russia |birth_date= |birth_place= Moscow, Russia |hometown= |height= |partner= Elena Ilinykh |coach= Elena Kustarova, Svetlana Alexeeva, Olga Riabinina |skating club= Sport School No. 2 |beganskating= 1996 |retired= May 18, 2017 |show-medals = yes | medaltemplates=
Ruslan Nailevich Zhiganshin (; born 25 September 1992) is a retired Russian ice dancer. With partner Elena Ilinykh, he is the 2015 Russian national champion.
With former partner Victoria Sinitsina, he is the 2012 World Junior champion and won bronze medals at the 2013 Winter Universiade, 2012 Rostelecom Cup, and 2014 Russian Championships. They placed seventh at the 2014 World Championships.
Personal life
Ruslan Zhiganshin was born on 25 September 1992 in Moscow. He is the brother of Nelli Zhiganshina, a former competitive ice dancer for Germany.
Early years on the ice
Zhiganshin became interested in skating after his mother took him along to his sister's practices. Having taken up ice dancing at age nine, he had one partner before becoming partnerless for a year.
Partnership with Sinitsina
Zhiganshin and Victoria Sinitsina met in a group led by Irina Lobacheva and Ilia Averbukh but soon joined Elena Kustarova and Svetlana Alexeeva. They trained mostly in Moscow. From 2010 to 2012, they also went to summer training camps in Ventspils, Latvia.
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 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.
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. 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. They finished eighth at the event. After taking the bronze medal at the 2013 Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy, they stepped onto the senior national podium for the first time at the 2014 Russian Championships. Competing against Riazanova/Tkachenko for Russia's third Olympic spot, Sinitsina/Zhiganshin finished ahead at nationals and then at the 2014 European Championships in Budapest. They came in fourth at the latter event, their senior ISU Championship debut.
Along with Ilinykh/Katsalapov and Bobrova/Soloviev, Sinitsina/Zhiganshin were selected to represent Russia at the Winter Olympics, held in February 2014 in Sochi. They finished 16th at the Olympics, behind a number of teams they had surpassed at Europeans, but rebounded the next month at the 2014 World Championships. They placed eighth in both segments and finished seventh overall in Saitama, Japan. In early April 2014, Sinitsina left to skate with Nikita Katsalapov.
Partnership with Ilinykh
Soon after, in early April 2014, Zhiganshin's coaches invited Katsalapov's former partner, Elena Ilinykh, to try out with their student. Coached by Elena Kustarova in Moscow, Ilinykh/Zhiganshin began training together in an unofficial partnership — the Russian federation having decided to give Ilinykh/Katsalapov time to reconcile — and received approval at the end of May.
2014–15 season
For the 2014–15 Grand Prix season, Ilinykh/Zhiganshin were assigned to Cup of China and Rostelecom Cup. Making their international debut, they placed fourth at Cup of China and then won the silver medal behind Americans Madison Chock / Evan Bates at Rostelecom Cup. They qualified for the Grand Prix Final in their first season as a team. At the GPF in Barcelona, they placed sixth in the short dance, fourth in the free dance, and sixth overall. At the 2015 Russian Championships, Ilinykh/Ziganshin won their first national title.
2015–16 season
Ilinykh/Zhiganshin began their season at the Mordovian Ornament, which they won with new personal bests in all segments. For the 2015–16 Grand Prix season, they were once again assigned to Cup of China and Rostelecom Cup. They won the bronze at Cup of China behind Italians Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte and Americans Madison Chock / Evan Bates. Their next competition they finished 5th at the 2015 Rostelecom Cup. On December 24–27, Ilinykh/Zhiganshin competed at the 2016 Russian Championships, where they finished 4th behind Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin after placing fourth in the short dance and second in the free dance.
Ilinykh/Zhiganshin decided to fly to Michigan on 27 February 2016 to work with Igor Shpilband.
2016–17 season
They finished fourth at the 2017 Russian Championships, losing the bronze to Sinisina/Katsalapov by 0.17. They had a one-point deduction after part of their costume fell onto the ice.
Zhiganshin decided to retire from competition due to a spinal injury.
Programs
With Ilinykh
::data[format=table] | Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition | title=International Skating Union Results|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054478.htm|publisher=International Skating Union}} | 2015–2016 | 2014–2015 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | | | | | | | | Waltz: Queen medley | | | | | | | | Pasodoble: Carmen Suite | | | | | | | ::
With Sinitsina
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/2012_World_Junior_FS_Dance.jpg" caption="2012 World Junior Championships]]"] ::
::data[format=table] | Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition | 2013–2014 | 2012–2013 | 2011–2012 | 2010–2011 | Original dance | 2009–2010 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Ilinykh
::data[format=table]
| International | Event | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | National | Team events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worlds | 7th | |||||
| Europeans | 4th | |||||
| GP Final | 6th | |||||
| GP Bompard | 4th | |||||
| GP Rostelecom Cup | 2nd | 5th | ||||
| GP Cup of China | 4th | 3rd | ||||
| GP Skate America | 5th | |||||
| CS Mordovian Ornament | 1st | |||||
| CS Tallinn Trophy | 1st | |||||
| Russian Champ. | 1st | 4th | 4th | |||
| World Team Trophy | 2nd T | |||||
| (4th P) | ||||||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | ||||||
| T = Team result; P = Personal result; | ||||||
| Medals awarded for team result only. | ||||||
| :: |
With Sinitsina
::data[format=table]
| International | Event | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | International: Junior | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympics | 16th | |||||||||
| Worlds | 7th | |||||||||
| Europeans | 4th | |||||||||
| GP Cup of China | 6th | |||||||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 8th | |||||||||
| GP Rostelecom Cup | 3rd | |||||||||
| Winter Universiade | 3rd | |||||||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 1st | |||||||||
| Ice Star | 2nd | |||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 1st | |||||||||
| JGP Final | 2nd | 1st | ||||||||
| JGP Austria | 2nd | 1st | ||||||||
| JGP Croatia | 5th | |||||||||
| JGP Italy | 6th | |||||||||
| JGP Poland | 1st | |||||||||
| JGP U.K. | 2nd | |||||||||
| JGP U.S. | 5th | |||||||||
| NRW Trophy | 2nd J. | |||||||||
| Russian Champ. | 5th | 3rd | ||||||||
| Russian Junior | 12th | 7th | 6th | WD | 1st | |||||
| J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew | ||||||||||
| :: |
Detailed results
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.
With Ilinykh
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/2014_Grand_Prix_of_Figure_Skating_Final_Elena_Ilinykh_Ruslan_Zhiganshin_IMG_3097.JPG" caption="2014–15 Grand Prix Final]]"] ::
::data[format=table]
| 2016–17 season | Date | Event | SD | FD | Total | 2015–16 season | Date | Event | SD | FD | Total | 2014–15 season | Date | Event | SD | FD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22–25 December 2016 | 2017 Russian Championships | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 73.22 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 105.06 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 178.28 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20–27 November 2016 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 76.04 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 109.15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 185.19 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11–13 November 2016 | 2016 Trophée de France | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 68.72 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 98.68 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 167.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| 21–23 October 2016 | 2016 Skate America | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 66.60 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 98.56 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 165.16 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23–27 December 2015 | 2016 Russian Championships | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 66.75 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 102.97 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 169.72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20–22 November 2015 | 2015 Rostelecom Cup | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 54.46 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 98.55 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 153.01 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5–8 November 2015 | 2015 Cup of China | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 63.54 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 95.46 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 159.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15–18 October 2015 | 2015 Mordovian Ornament | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 70.12 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 106.58 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 176.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16–19 April 2015 | 2015 World Team Trophy | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 63.09 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 95.10 | 2T/4P | ||||||||||||||||
| 158.19 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23–29 March 2015 | 2015 World Championships | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 69.46 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 95.38 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 164.84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 26 Jan. - 1 Feb. 2015 | 2015 European Championships | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 69.94 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 89.89 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 159.83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 25–28 December 2014 | 2015 Russian Championships | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 70.35 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 101.06 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 171.41 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11–14 December 2014 | 2014 Grand Prix Final | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 60.25 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 96.21 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 156.46 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14–16 November 2014 | 2014 Rostelecom Cup | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 64.12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 96.31 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 160.43 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7–9 November 2014 | 2014 Cup of China | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 60.48 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 84.22 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 144.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| :: |
With Sinitsina
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/2012_Rostelecom_Cup_01d_802_Victoria_SINITSINA_Ruslan_ZHIGANSHIN.JPG" caption="Sinitsina/Zhiganshin at the [[2012 Rostelecom Cup]]"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Grand_Prix_Final_2010_Victoria_SINITSINA_Ruslan_ZHIGANSHIN.jpg" caption="2010–11 JGP Final]]"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Victoria_SINITSINA_Ruslan_ZHIGANSHIN_Lake_Placid_2009_OD.jpg" caption="2009 JGP Lake Placid]]"] ::
::data[format=table]
| 2013–14 season | Date | Event | Level | SD | FD | Total | 2012–13 season | Date | Event | Level | SD | FD | Total | 2011–12 season | Date | Event | Level | SD | FD | Total | 2010–11 season | Date | Event | Level | SD | FD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24–30 March 2014 | 2014 World Championships | Senior | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 62.11 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 93.24 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 155.35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16–17 February 2014 | 2014 Winter Olympics | Senior | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 58.01 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 82.65 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 140.66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| :: |
::data[format=table]
| 2009–10 season | Date | Event | Level | CD | OD | FD | Total | 2008–09 season | Date | Event | Level | CD | OD | FD | Total | 2007–08 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 Jan. – 2 Feb. 2008 | 2008 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 126.93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| :: |
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