Profile – Elena Ilinykh & Ruslan Zhiganshin

TEAM INFORMATION:

Country: Russia (RUS)  ru
Level: Senior 
Status: Partnership ended 2017; Zhiganshin retired 2017
Club: Sport School No. 2 Moscow (RUS) 
Coach(es):  Svetlana Alexeeva, Elena Kustarova. O Riabinina 
Choreographer(s):  Elena Kustarova, Igor Shpilband, Antonio Najarro 
Training Location:  Moscow (RUS) 
Began Skating Together: 2014 

 

ATHLETE INFORMATION:

  Elena Ilinykh Ruslan Zhiganshin
Birth date: April 25, 1994   September 25, 1992 
Birth place: Aktau (KAZ)  Moscow (RUS) 
Home town: Moscow (RUS)  Moscow (RUS) 
Started skating: 1998 1996
Former partner(s): Ivan Bukin, Nikita Katsalapov Victoria Sinitsina  

 

RESULTS:

4th – 2017 Russian National Championships
1st – 2016 Tallinn Trophy
4th – 2016 Trophee de France
5th – 2016 Skate America
4th – 2016 Russian National Championships
5th – 2015 Rostelecom Cup
3rd – 2015 Cup of China
1st – 2015 Mordovian Ornament
7th – 2015 World Championships
4th – 2015 European Championships
6th – 2014 Grand Prix Final
2nd – 2014 Rostelecom Cup
4th – 2014 Cup of China

 

PROGRAM MUSIC:

2016- 2017 Season  
Short Dance:  Big Bad Love by Ray Charles, Diana Ross; Sing Sing Sing by Louis Prima 
 Free Dance: Slumdog Millionaire (soundtrack); Ang Laga De by Aditi Paul 

 

 ON THE WWW

OFFICIAL WEBSITE:  
  OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE:  
OFFICIAL TWITTER ACCOUNT(S):   / @Zhiganshin_Rus
 ISU PROFILE: Ilinykh/Zhiganshin ISU Bio