Igor Yuryevich Shpilband (Russian: Игорь Юрьевич Шпильбанд, born July 14, 1964) is an American ice dancing coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union. He is the 1983 World Junior champion with former partner Tatiana Gladkova.
| Igor Shpilband | |
|---|---|
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| Full name | Igor Yuryevich Shpilband |
| Born | July 14, 1964 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Personal life
editShpilband was born in Moscow on July 14, 1964, to a Jewish family. In 1990, he and several other Soviet skaters were part of a U.S. tour headlined by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean when one of them, Gorsha Sur, decided to defect; Shpilband, Veronica Pershina and Elena Krykanova decided to join him.[1][2]
Shpilband got a coaching position in Detroit not long after.[1] He became a naturalized United States citizen in 2000.[3] With his former wife Veronica Pershina, he has a son, Maxim, and a daughter, Ekaterina, a competitive figure skater for the United States.[4][5] In 2006, he became engaged to skating coach Adrienne Lenda.[6]
Competitive and coaching career
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Shpilband was coached by Lyudmila Pakhomova from age 12 to 20.[7] He and his partner, Tatiana Gladkova, won the silver medal at the 1982 World Junior Championships and then gold in 1983.[8] Shpilband retired from competitive skating following Pakhomova's death in 1986.[7]
Following his defection, he began working as a coach and choreographer at the Detroit Skating Club.[9] Gorsha Sur recommended him as a coach to Elizabeth Punsalan and Jerod Swallow, who were among his first students.[1] Shpilband formerly worked in collaboration with British coach Elizabeth Coates.[10] He began coaching with Marina Zueva in 2001.[2] In 2003, Shpilband began coaching at the Arctic Edge Arena in Canton, Michigan.[11] On June 3, 2012, Shpilband confirmed that he had been fired from the Arctic Edge Arena.[9][12] On June 12, it was announced that his new training site is the Novi Ice Arena in Novi, Michigan, and American ice dancers Madison Chock/Evan Bates confirmed that they would train with Shpilband in Novi.[13] They were joined soon after by Isabella Tobias/Deividas Stagniūnas of Lithuania.[14]
Shpilband is currently coaching the following skaters:
- Yura Min / Daniel Eaton[15]
- Eva Pate / Logan Bye[16]
- Robynne Tweedale / Joseph Buckland[17]
Shpilband has coached the following skaters:
- Alisa Agafonova / Dmitri Dun[18]
- Eve Chalom / Mathew Gates
- Alissandra Aronow / Zachary Donohue[19]
- Tanith Belbin White / Benjamin Agosto[20]
- Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte (co-coach, with Paola Mezzadri from June 2012-July 2014)[21]
- Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko[22]
- Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein[23] (until June 2011)
- Madison Chock / Evan Bates (from July 2011 to May 2018) [24][25]
- Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland[26] (from May 2015)
- Katherine Copely / Deividas Stagniūnas [27]
- Charlotte Lichtman / Dean Copely
- Meryl Davis / Charlie White[28] (until June 2012)[11]
- Margarita Drobiazko / Povilas Vanagas[29]
- Grethe Grünberg / Kristian Rand[30]
- Jessica Joseph / Charles Butler
- Jessica Joseph / Brandon Forsyth[31]
- Siobhan Karam / Joshua McGrath[32]
- Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev[33]
- Kavita Lorenz / Joti Polizoakis[34]
- Caitlin Mallory / Kristian Rand[35]
- Lydia Manon / Ryan O'Meara[36]
- Lydia Manon / Brandon Forsyth [37]
- Yura Min / Alexander Gamelin[38]
- Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin[39]
- Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik[40]
- Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat, from May 2013 to March 2014.[41]
- Justyna Plutowska / Peter Gerber[42]
- Elliana Pogrebinsky / Alex Benoit[43]
- Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow
- Thea Rabe / Timothy Koleto [44]
- Jamie Silverstein / Ryan O'Meara[45]
- Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek
- Lauren Senft / Leif Gislason[46]
- Lauren Senft / Augie Hill
- Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani[47] (until June 2012)[11]
- Isabella Tobias / Deividas Stagniūnas [48]
- Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko[49]
- Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir[50] (until June 2012)[51]
- Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe[52]
- Katarina Wolfkostin / Jeffrey Chen (until May 2022) [53]
- Yu Xiaoyang / Wang Chen[54]
- Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin
Competitive highlights
edit(with Gladkova)
| Event | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Champ. | 2nd | 1st | |
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 2nd |
References
edit- ^ a b c Rosewater, Amy (May 24, 2011). "Shpilband, Zoueva at forefront of dance revolution". IceNetwork. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ a b Hayes, Marcus (February 23, 2010). "Torch passed as Canadians take ice-dancing gold". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011.
- ^ Rosewater, Amy (February 22, 2010). "Coaches balance loyalties with 'jacket dance'". Ice Network.
- ^ "2006 Cup of Russia". U.S. Figure Skating.
- ^ Mittan, Barry (September 6, 2009). "Shpilband Follows Dad to the Ice". Golden Skate.
- ^ Sullivan, Jerry (February 20, 2014). "Lenda makes major impact as skate coach". Buffalo News. Archived from the original on July 17, 2016.
- ^ a b Russell, Susan D. (January 5, 2013). "Lyudmila Pakhomova and Aleksandr Gorshkov". IFS Magazine. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2008.
- ^ a b Barnas, Jo-Ann (June 3, 2012). "Coach Igor Shpilband fired from position at Canton's Arctic Figure Skating Club". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012.
- ^ Zinser, Lynn (January 6, 1998). "Coaches' Feat: New Dance Craze Two Arrive From Abroad To Aid U.S." Philadelphia Daily News. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015.
- ^ a b c Barnas, Jo-Ann (June 4, 2012). "U.S. Figure Skating confirms top American teams to stay in Canton after Shpilband dismissal". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012.
- ^ "U.S. endures ice dance shakeup". ESPN. Associated Press. June 5, 2012.
- ^ "Shpilband moving to Novi, bringing Chock and Bates". Icenetwork. June 12, 2012.
- ^ "Lithuanians Tobias, Stagniunas follow Shpilband". Icenetwork. June 14, 2012.
- ^ Ice dance bio isuresults.com
- ^ "ISU Results". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ Ice dance bio isuresults.com
- ^ "Alisa AGAFONOVA / Dmitri DUN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 9, 2010.
- ^ "Alissandra ARONOW / Zachary DONOHUE". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Ghiaccio, Cappellini-Lanotte, i programmi per la nuova stagione" [Skating: Cappellini-Lanotte's programs for the new season]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). July 29, 2014.
- ^ Ice dance isuresults.com
- ^ "Madison CHOCK / Greg ZUERLEIN". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Biography". Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
- ^ "Figure skaters Madison Chock of Novi and Evan Bates of Ann Arbor move training base to Montreal". Detroit News. May 25, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ Coomes, Penny. "Penny Coomes and Nicholas Buckland change coaches". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ^ "Katherine COPELY / Deividas STAGNIUNAS". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 10, 2014.
- ^ "Margarita DROBIAZKO / Povilas VANAGAS". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Grethe GRUNBERG / Kristian RAND". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Jessica JOSEPH / Brandon FORSYTH". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Siobhan KARAM / Joshua MCGRATH". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Naomi LANG / Peter TCHERNYSHEV". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Biography". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "Caitlin MALLORY / Kristian RAND". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 22, 2010.
- ^ "Lydia MANON / Ryan O'MEARA". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Error 404 File Not Found | Doteasy". templates.doteasy.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "Biography". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ Ice dance bio isuresults.com
- ^ Ice dance bio isuresults.com
- ^ "Pechalat, Bourzat team up with Shpilband in Novi". IceNetwork.com. May 20, 2013.
- ^ "Justyna PLUTOWSKA / Peter GERBER". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Biography". Archived from the original on May 20, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ Thea Rabe / Timothy Koleto at ISU
- ^ "Jamie SILVERSTEIN / Ryan O'MEARA". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Crystal Report Viewer". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 6, 2009.
- ^ Ice Newsicenetwork.com Archived November 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Biography". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Skate Canada: Virtue, Moir staying with Zoueva". Icenetwork. June 6, 2012.
- ^ "Crystal Report Viewer". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "Katarina Wolfkostin on Instagram: "We want to share the news with everybody that we left Novi. There's so much I could say but I'll just say I'm so thankful for all that I learned! The lessons, experience, and wisdom of our teachers Igor and Pasquale, and also Adrienne and Natalia, made us so much of who we are today. We are trying a new direction now, and we will be training at MIDA while attending UM. I have a hard time saying goodbye, but we're looking forward to the future."".
- ^ "Biography". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
