Igor Eremenko

Igor Eremenko
Shevchenko/Eremenko in December 2017
Personal information
Native name Игорь Владимирович Ерёменко
Full name Igor Vladimirovich Eremenko
Country represented Russia
Born (1997-08-22) 22 August 1997
Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Residence Moscow, Russia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Partner Sofia Shevchenko
Former partner Eva Khachaturian
Coach Irina Zhuk, Alexander Svinin
Former coach Olga Ryabinina, Ekaterina Rubleva, Ivan Shefer
Choreographer Alena Samarskaia, Ivan Volobuiev
Skating club UOR 4 Moscow
Training locations Moscow
Began skating 2003
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 161.67
2018 JGP Slovenia
Short dance 64.26
2018 JGP Austria
Free dance 97.88
2018 JGP Slovenia

Igor Vladimirovich Eremenko (Russian: Игорь Владимирович Ерёменко, born 22 August 1997) is a Russian competitive ice dancer. With his skating partner, Sofia Shevchenko, he has won seven ISU Junior Grand Prix medals, including gold medals at 2017 JGP Latvia and 2018 JGP Austria. He has also finished within the top five at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Igor Vladimirovich Eremenko was born on 22 August 1997 in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast Russia.[1]

Career

Early career

Eremenko began learning to skate in 2003.[1] Irina Zhuk and Alexander Svinin became his coaches in 2009.

Eremenko began competing internationally with Eva Khachaturian in the 2010–2011 season. They won advanced novice titles at the 2010 Pavel Roman Memorial and 2011 NRW Trophy before moving up to the junior level for the 2012–2013 season. They took the junior silver medal at the 2013 NRW Trophy and finished 8th at the 2014 Russian Junior Championships.

Eremenko teamed up with Sofia Shevchenko ahead of the 2014–2015 season.[2] The two placed 7th at the 2015 Russian Junior Championships.

2015–2016 season

Shevchenko/Eremenko received their first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignments in the 2015–2016 season. They won bronze medals at both events, competing in late August in Bratislava, Slovakia and in October in Zagreb, Croatia.

They placed 7th at the 2016 Russian Junior Championships. In February 2016, they won the junior gold medal at the Bavarian Open.

2016–2017 season

Competing in the 2016 JGP series, Shevchenko/Eremenko placed 5th in August in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France, and received a bronze medal in September in Saransk, Russia.

In November 2016 they won the gold medal at the NRW Trophy. They placed 6th at the 2017 Russian Junior Championships.

2017–2018 season

Shevchenko/Eremenko won their first JGP gold medal in September at the 2017 JGP event in Riga, Latvia. They beat the silver medalists, their teammates and training partners Anastasia Shpilevaya / Grigory Smirnov, by only about one point.[3] Three weeks later, at their second JGP event of the season, they won the silver medal in Zagreb, Croatia. With these results they qualified for the 2017–18 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where they finished 4th.

In January 2018, Shevchenko/Eremenko won the silver medal at the 2018 Russian Junior Championships after placing third in the short program and second in the free skate. In March 2018, they placed 4th in the short program, 4th in the free skate, and 5th overall at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2018–2019 season

Shevchenko/Eremenko started their season with gold at the 2018 JGP event in Linz, Austria. They ranked first in both segments and outscored the silver medalists, Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha, by a margin of about five points.[4] At their 2nd JGP event of the season they won a silver medal in Ljubljana, Slovenia . With one JGP gold medal and one silver medal they have qualified to the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final.

Programs

(with Shevchenko)

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2018–2019
[1]
Short dance
2017–2018
[5]
2016–2017
[6]
2015–2016
[7]
2014–2015

      Competitive highlights

      JGP: Junior Grand Prix

      With Shevchenko

      International[8]
      Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
      Junior Worlds5th
      JGP Final4thTBD
      JGP Austria1st
      JGP Croatia3rd2nd
      JGP France5th
      JGP Latvia1st
      JGP Russia3rd
      JGP Slovakia3rd
      JGP Slovenia2nd
      Bavarian Open1st J
      Ice Star1st J
      NRW Trophy1st J
      Volvo Open Cup1st J
      National[2]
      Russian Jr. Champ.7th7th6th2nd
      J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

      With Khachaturian

      International[9]
      Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
      Bavarian Open2nd N1st N2nd J
      NRW Trophy10th J2nd J
      Pavel Roman Memorial1st N
      National[2]
      Russian Junior Champ.10th8th
      Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior level

      Detailed results

      With Shevchenko

      2018–2019 season
      Date Event Level RD FD Total
      3–6 October 2018 2018 JGP Slovenia Junior 2
      63.79      		 2
      97.88      		 2
      161.67
      29 August – 1 September 2018 2018 JGP Austria Junior 1
      64.26      		 1
      94.44      		 1
      158.70
      2017–2018 season
      Date Event Level SD FD Total
      5–11 March 2018 2018 World Junior Championships Junior 4
      60.95      		 4
      84.90      		 5
      145.85
      23–26 January 2018 2018 Russian Junior Championships Junior 3
      63.69      		 2
      91.28      		 2
      154.97
      7–10 December 2017 2017–18 JGP Final Junior 5
      60.10      		 4
      84.28      		 4
      144.38
      8–12 November 2017 2017 Volvo Open Cup Junior 1
      61.85      		 1
      85.67      		 1
      147.52
      26–29 October 2017 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star Junior 1
      60.20      		 1
      82.83      		 1
      143.03
      27–30 September 2017 2017 JGP Croatia Junior 3
      59.97      		 2
      85.08      		 2
      145.05
      6–9 September 2017 2017 JGP Latvia Junior 2
      58.87      		 1
      82.04      		 1
      140.91
      2016–2017 season
      Date Event Level SD FD Total
      1–5 February 2017 2017 Russian Junior Championships Junior 6
      56.40      		 6
      83.48      		 6
      139.88
      4–6 November 2016 2016 NRW Trophy Junior 1
      56.60      		 1
      81.68      		 1
      138.28
      14–18 September 2016 2016 JGP Russia Junior 3
      57.88      		 3
      83.79      		 3
      141.67
      24–27 August 2016 2016 JGP France Junior 3
      56.20      		 5
      77.32      		 5
      133.52
      2015–2016 season
      Date Event Level SD FD Total
      17–21 February 2016 2016 Bavarian Open Junior 1
      60.68      		 1
      82.42      		 1
      143.10
      19–23 January 2016 2016 Russian Junior Championships Junior 6
      59.59      		 8
      79.72      		 7
      139.31
      7–10 October 2015 2015 JGP Croatia Junior 3
      57.80      		 4
      86.07      		 3
      143.87
      19–22 August 2015 2015 JGP Slovakia Junior 3
      58.04      		 3
      80.80      		 3
      138.84
      2014–2015 season
      Date Event Level SD FD Total
      4–7 February 2015 2015 Russian Junior Championships Junior 7
      49.39      		 9
      70.93      		 7
      120.32

      References

      1. 1 2 3 "Sofia SHEVCHENKO / Igor EREMENKO: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.
      2. 1 2 3 "Игорь Владимирович Ерёменко" [Igor Vladimirovich Eremenko] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
      3. ↑ "Junior Ice Dance Result". International Skating Union. 8 September 2017.
      4. ↑ "Junior Ice Dance Result". International Skating Union. 1 September 2018.
      5. ↑ "Sofia SHEVCHENKO / Igor EREMENKO: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
      6. ↑ "Sofia SHEVCHENKO / Igor EREMENKO: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
      7. ↑ "Sofia SHEVCHENKO / Igor EREMENKO: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
      8. ↑ "Competition Results: Sofia SHEVCHENKO / Igor EREMENKO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.
      9. ↑ "Competition Results: Eva KHACHATURIAN / Igor EREMENKO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.
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