Vladislav Zhovnirski

Vladislav Vladimirovich Zhovnirski (Russian: Владислав Владимирович Жовнирский; born 12 July 1978) is a Russian pair skating coach and former competitor. With Victoria Maxiuta, he is the 1996 World Junior champion, 1997 Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, 1998 Skate America bronze medalist, and 1999 Winter Universiade champion.

Vladislav Zhovnirski
Zhovnirski in December 2014
Personal information
Native nameВладислав Владимирович Жовнирский
Full nameVladislav Vladimirovich Zhovnirski
Country representedRussia
Born (1978-07-12) 12 July 1978
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Former partnerVictoria Maxiuta
Elena Ivanovich
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Pairs
Winter Universiade
1999 ŽilinaPairs
World Junior Championships
1996 BrisbanePairs
1997 SeoulPairs
1998 Saint JohnPairs
1999 ZagrebPairs
Junior Grand Prix Final
1997–98 LausannePairs
1998–99 DetroitPairs

Personal life

Zhovnirski was born 12 July 1978 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.[1] He lives in Moscow, Russia. He is married to Russian former pair skater Arina Ushakova, with whom he has a child (born c. 2016).[2]

Career

Partnership with Maxiuta

Zhovnirski competed for Russia and began appearing internationally with Victoria Maxiuta in 1993.[3] They were awarded gold at the 1996 World Junior Championships, held from November to December 1995 in Brisbane, Australia.

The pair's first senior international medal, gold, came at the Ondrej Nepela Memorial in September 1996. Maxiuta/Zhovnirski went on to take bronze at the 1997 World Junior Championships, held in November 1996 in Seoul, South Korea; bronze at the 1998 World Junior Championships in December 1997 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; and silver at the 1997–98 Junior Series Final in March 1998 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Maxiuta/Zhovnirski began the 1998–99 season with gold medals at both of their Junior Grand Prix assignments – in Sofia, Bulgaria, and Chemnitz, Germany – before winning bronze at a senior Grand Prix event, the 1998 Skate America. In November 1998, the pair stepped onto the World Junior Championship podium for the fourth consecutive year, taking bronze in Zagreb, Croatia. In January 1999, they outscored Pang Qing / Tong Jian for gold at the Winter Universiade in Žilina, Slovakia. In March, they took bronze at the Junior Grand Prix Final in Detroit. The pair was coached by Nina Mozer.[3]

Later career

From 2001 to 2003, Zhovnirski competed with Elena Ivanovich (also known as Jelena Jovanović) but finished no higher than 8th at the Russian Championships.[1][4]

Following the end of his competitive career, he began working as a pairs coach in collaboration with Nina Mozer in Moscow.[4] His students include 2012 JGP Final champions Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin[5] and Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov (from mid-2013).[6]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Ivanovich
National[4]
Event 2001–02 2002–03
Russian Championships8th10th

With Maxiuta
International[3]
Event 93–94 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99
GP Skate America3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy9thWD
Nepela Memorial1st
Winter Universiade1st
International: Junior[3][7]
Junior Worlds1st3rd3rd3rd
JGP Final2nd3rd
JGP Bulgaria1st
JGP Germany1st
JGP Hungary3rd
JGP Slovakia1st
Blue Swords3rd J2nd
St. Gervais2nd
Ukrainian Souvenir6th J
National[4]
Russian Champ.8th7th6th
WD: Withdrew

References
  1. "Elena IVANOVICH / Vladislav ZHOVNIRSKY". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016.
  2. Ermolina, Olga (12 August 2016). "Максим Траньков: "Сейчас мы немного отпустили ситуацию и пытаемся жить как обычные люди"" [Maxim Trankov: Living as ordinary people] (in Russian). Figure Skating Federation of Russia.
  3. "Victoria MAXIUTA / Vladislav ZHOVNIRSKY". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. "Жовнирский Владислав Владимирович" [Vladislav Vladimirovich Zhovnirski] (in Russian). fskate.ru. Archived from the original on 24 July 2016.
  5. "Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013.
  6. "Ksenia STOLBOVA / Fedor KLIMOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016.
  7. "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011.
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