Igor Bobrin

Igor Bobrin
Personal information
Full nameIgor Anatolyevich Bobrin
Born (1953-11-14) 14 November 1953 (age 72)
Leningrad, Soviet Union
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
Country Soviet Union
CoachIgor Moskvin, Yuri Ovchinnikov
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Men's Figure skating
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1981 HartfordMen's singles
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1982 LyonMen's singles
Gold medal – first place1981 InnsbruckMen's singles

Igor Anatolyevich Bobrin (Russian: Игорь Анатольевич Бобрин) (born 14 November 1953[1]) is a Russian former competitive figure skater who represented the Soviet Union. He is the 1981 European champion, the 1981 World bronze medalist, and a four-time (1978, 1980–1982) Soviet national champion. Bobrin placed 6th at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Career

During his competitive career, Bobrin was known for being a particularly creative free skater. He invented an unusual horizontal-twisting jump sometimes called a "log jump" or "Bobrinover". At one of his first international competitions, the 1972 Winter Universiade, a contemporary review noted that even the pros were puzzled by the jump, which was described as "somewhat like an Arabian cartwheel, only performed going straight ahead".[2] He was coached by Igor Moskvin and since 1980 by Yuri Ovchinnikov.[3]

Following his competitive career, Bobrin created his own ice theater. He currently skates with Moscow Stars On Ice and works as a coach and choreographer.[4] He choreographed Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze's competitive Chaplin program.[4]

In 2011–2012, Bobrin appeared on the panel of judges for the television show "Cup of Professionals"[5] on Russian television Channel One.

Personal life

Bobrin was first married to Natalia Ovchinnikova, with whom he has a son, Maxim, born in 1977. In 1983 he married the future Olympic champion in ice dancing, Natalia Bestemianova.

Results

International
Event71–7272–7373–7474–7575–7676–7777–7878–7979–8080–8181–8282–83
Olympics6th
Worlds8th5th10th7th3rd7th
Europeans4th5th4th1st3rd
Moscow News4th3rd5th4th3rd2nd1st1st2nd
Prague Skate8th
Universiade10th
National
Soviet Champ.3rd4th4th6th3rd4th1st2nd1st1st1st2nd

References

  1. ^ СПИСОК кандидатов в спортивные сборные команды Российской Федерации по фигурному катанию на коньках на 2011–2012 гг. [2011–2012 list] (PDF). Russian Figure Skating Federation (in Russian). Russian Sports Ministry. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2012.
  2. ^ "FISU", Skating magazine, Apr 1972
  3. ^ Vaytsekhovskaya, Elena (August 25, 2009). "Igor Moskvin: I have never thought that my wife and I are rivals" (in Russian). Sport Express. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  4. ^ a b Torchio, Chiara (November 25, 2007). "Bestemianova, Bukin & Bobrin land in Italy". ArtOnIce.it. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  5. ^ "Cup of Professionals" Archived 2012-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
  • Skatabase: 1980s Olympics
  • Moscow Stars On Ice
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