Residence Moscow, Russia | Name Irina Zhuk Former partner Oleg Petrov | |
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Full name Irina Vladimirovna Zhuk Born 3 December 1966 (age 57) ( 1966-12-03 ) Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Former country(ies) represented Soviet Union Similar Ekaterina Rubleva, Elena Kustarova, Ivan Shefer | ||
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Irina Vladimirovna Zhuk (Russian: Ирина Владимировна Жук; born 3 December 1966) is a Russian ice dancing coach and a former competitor for the Soviet Union. With Oleg Petrov, she is the 1985 Skate America silver medalist.
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Personal life
Irina Vladimirovna Zhuk was born on 3 December 1966 in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. She is married to former Soviet ice dancer Alexander Svinin.
Career
Zhuk competed with Oleg Petrov for the Soviet Union. Together, they won gold at the 1984 Grand Prix International St. Gervais, silver at the 1984 Nebelhorn Trophy, and silver at the 1985 Skate America. After retiring from competition, they performed in ice shows in England and the United States.
In collaboration with Alexander Svinin, Zhuk began working as a coach and choreographer at Moscow's Sokolniki ice rink. In 2010, they accepted an offer to move to a new rink, Mechta in the Bibirevo District of Moscow.
Zhuk and Svinin's current students include:
Their former students include:
Competitive highlights
(with Petrov)