Igor Shpilband facts for kids
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| Full name | Igor Yuryevich Shpilband |
| Former country(ies) represented | Soviet Union |
| Born | July 14, 1964 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Former partner | Tatiana Gladkova |
| Former coach | Ludmila Pakhomova |
Igor Yuryevich Shpilband (Russian: Игорь Юрьевич Шпильбанд, born July 14, 1964) is a well-known American ice dancing coach. He used to compete for the Soviet Union as an ice dancer. With his former partner, Tatiana Gladkova, he won the gold medal at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in 1983.
About Igor Shpilband
Igor Shpilband was born in Moscow on July 14, 1964. In 1990, he decided to move to the United States. He became a citizen of the United States in 2000.
Igor has a son named Maxim and a daughter named Ekaterina. His daughter, Ekaterina, is also a competitive figure skater for the United States.
Skating and Coaching Journey
Igor Shpilband was coached by Lyudmila Pakhomova from when he was 12 until he was 20 years old. He and his skating partner, Tatiana Gladkova, won a silver medal at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in 1982. The next year, in 1983, they won the gold medal. Igor stopped competing in skating after his coach, Lyudmila Pakhomova, passed away in 1986.
After moving to the United States, Igor started working as a coach and choreographer at the Detroit Skating Club. Some of his first students were Elizabeth Punsalan and Jerod Swallow. In 2001, he began coaching with Marina Zueva.
In 2003, Igor started coaching at the Arctic Edge Arena in Canton, Michigan. Later, in 2012, he moved his training site to the Novi Ice Arena in Novi, Michigan.
Igor Shpilband has coached many successful ice dancers. Some of his current and former students include:
Alisa Agafonova / Dmitri Dun
Alissandra Aronow / Zachary Donohue- Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto
Sofiia Beznosikova / Max Leleu
Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte- Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko
- Eve Chalom / Mathew Gates
- Madison Chock / Evan Bates
- Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein
Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland
Katherine Copely / Deividas Stagniūnas
Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin- Meryl Davis / Charlie White
- Margarita Drobiazko / Povilas Vanagas
- Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri
Grethe Grünberg / Kristian Rand- Jessica Joseph / Charles Butler
- Jessica Joseph / Brandon Forsyth
Siobhan Karam / Joshua McGrath- Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev
- Chloe Lewis / Logan Bye
- Charlotte Lichtman / Dean Copely
Kavita Lorenz / Joti Polizoakis- Caitlin Mallory / Kristian Rand
- Lydia Manon / Brandon Forsyth
- Lydia Manon / Michel Klus
- Lydia Manon / Ryan O'Meara
Yura Min / Daniel Eaton- Yura Min / Alexander Gamelin
- Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin
- Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik
- Eva Pate / Logan Bye
Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat
Justyna Plutowska / Peter Gerber- Elliana Pogrebinsky / Alex Benoit
- Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow
Thea Rabe / Tim Koleto
Samantha Ritter / Daniel Brykalov- Lauren Senft / Leif Gislason
- Lauren Senft / Augie Hill
- Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani
- Jamie Silverstein / Ryan O'Meara
- Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek
- Isabella Tobias / Deividas Stagniūnas
Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko- Robynne Tweedale / Joseph Buckland
- Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
- Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe
- Katarina Wolfkostin / Jeffrey Chen
Yu Xiaoyang / Wang Chen- Emilea Zingas / Vadym Kolesnik
Skating Achievements
Here are Igor Shpilband's competitive results with his partner, Tatiana Gladkova:
| Event | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 |
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| World Junior Champ. | 2nd | 1st | |
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 2nd |
