Irina Vladimirovna Zhuk (Russian: Ирина Владимировна Жук; born 3 December 1966) is a Russian ice dancing coach and a former competitor for the Soviet Union. With Oleg Petrov, she is the 1985 Skate America silver medalist.
| Irina Zhuk | |
|---|---|
 Zhuk (far left) with Khokhlova, Novitski and Svinin | |
| Full name | Irina Vladimirovna Zhuk |
| Born | 3 December 1966 Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Personal life
editIrina Vladimirovna Zhuk was born on 3 December 1966 in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.[1] She is married to former Soviet ice dancer Alexander Svinin.[2]
Career
editZhuk competed with Oleg Petrov for the Soviet Union. Together, they won gold at the 1984 Grand Prix International St. Gervais, silver at the 1984 Nebelhorn Trophy, and silver at the 1985 Skate America. After retiring from competition, they performed in ice shows in England and the United States.[3][2]
In collaboration with Alexander Svinin, Zhuk began working as a coach and choreographer at Moscow's Sokolniki ice rink.[2] In 2010, they accepted an offer to move to a new rink, Mechta in the Bibirevo District of Moscow.[4]
Zhuk and Svinin's current students include:
- Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin[5]
- Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko[6]
- Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid Naryzhnyy
- Sofya Leonteva / Daniil Gorelkin
Their former students include:
- Rebeka Kim / Kirill Minov[7]
- Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski[8][2]
- Daria Morozova / Mikhail Zhirnov[9]
- Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer[10]
- Ekaterina Pushkash / Jonathan Guerreiro[11] (May 2009 – spring 2010)
- Anastasia Shpilevaya / Grigory Smirnov[12]
- Valeria Starygina / Ivan Volobuiev[13]
- Valeria Loseva / Denis Lunin[14]
- Eva Khachaturian / Igor Eremenko
- Anna Yanovskaya / Ivan Gurianov [15]
Competitive highlights
edit(with Petrov)
| International | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 1984–85 | 1985–86 |
| Skate America | 2nd | |
| International St. Gervais | 1st | |
| Morzine Avoriaz | 2nd | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 2nd | |
| Prize of Moscow News | 6th | |
References
edit- ^ "Ирина Владимировна Жук" [Irina Vladimirovna Zhuk] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
- ^ a b c d Flade, Tatjana (24 May 2008). "Dancing on Bald Mountain". GoldenSkate.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ Kisselgoff, Anna (17 October 1989). "Review/Ice Dancing; Torville And Dean And Russian All-Stars". The New York Times.
- ^ Verezemskaya, Olga (6 November 2012). Выйти из тени: Старейшая школа «Сокольники» решила начать заново [Emerging from the shadow: Old school "Sokolniki" decides to start anew]. Moskovskiy Figurist (in Russian). Federation of Figure Skating in Moscow.
- ^ Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN at the International Skating Union
- ^ "Sofia SHEVCHENKO / Igor EREMENKO". International Skating Union. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ Rebeka KIM / Kirill MINOV at the International Skating Union
- ^ Jana KHOKHLOVA / Sergei NOVITSKI at the International Skating Union
- ^ Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV at the International Skating Union
- ^ Ekaterina RUBLEVA / Ivan SHEFER at the International Skating Union
- ^ Ekaterina PUSHKASH / Jonathan GUERREIRO at the International Skating Union
- ^ "Anastasia SHPILEVAYA / Grigory SMIRNOV". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ Valeria STARYGINA / Ivan VOLOBUIEV at the International Skating Union
- ^ Valeria LOSEVA / Denis LUNIN at the International Skating Union
- ^ "Yanovskaya has formed a partnerships with Ivan Gurianov" (in Russian).
External links
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Media related to Irina Zhuk at Wikimedia Commons