Otar Japaridze

Otar Japaridze
Personal information
Country represented  Georgia
Born (1987-12-23) December 23, 1987
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Partner Angelina Telegina
Former partner Allison Reed
Isabella Tobias
Ekaterina Zaikina
Marina Sheltsina
Coach Evgeni Platov
Former coach Nikolai Morozov, Galit Chait, Alexei Gorshkov, Ludmila Gorshkova, Tatiana Kuzmina, Galina Belostozkaia, Marina Japaridze
Choreographer Evgeni Platov, Zhanna Palagina
Former choreographer
Skating club Dinamo Tbilisi
Training locations Mount Laurel
Began skating 1993
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 118.66
2013 Nebelhorn Trophy
Short dance 45.47
2013 Nebelhorn Trophy
Free dance 73.19
2013 Nebelhorn Trophy

Otar Japaridze (Georgian: ოთარ ჯაფარიძე, born December 23, 1987) is a Georgian former competitive ice dancer. With former partner Allison Reed, he represented Georgia at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He later skated with Angelina Telegina.

Personal life

Otar Japaridze was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union.[1] His father, Irakli Japaridze, is the president of the Georgian Figure Skating Federation.[2]

Career

Japaridze competed in single skating until the age of 15 and then switched to ice dancing.[3] From 2002 through 2004, he competed with Marina Sheltsina. They were the 2004 Georgian national champions.

From 2005 through 2007, Japaridze competed with Russian-born Ekaterina Zaikina for Georgia. They competed twice at the World Junior Championships.

In the 2007–2008 season, Japaridze competed with American ice dancer Isabella Tobias for Georgia.[4]

In May 2009, Japaridze teamed up with American Allison Reed to compete for Georgia; they trained in Mount Laurel, New Jersey with coach and choreographer Evgeni Platov.[3] At the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, they qualified a spot for Georgia for the 2010 Winter Olympics.[5] Reed received a Georgian passport in January 2010,[6] allowing them to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Reed and Japaridze split following the 2010-11 season.[7]

In February 2012, Japaridze teamed up with Russian ice dancer Angelina Telegina to compete for Georgia.[8][9]

Programs

With Telegina

Season Short dance Free dance
2013–14
[1]
  • Quickstep: Show Me How You Burlesque
    (from "Burlesque")
    by Christina Aguilera
  • Foxtrot: Fever
    by Beyoncé
  • Quickstep: Show Me How You Burlesque
    (from "Burlesque")
    by Christina Aguilera
2012–13
[8]
  • Schei-we-dei-wi-du
    by Die Mayrhofner

With Reed

Season Short dance Free dance
2010–11
[10]
  • The Messiah Will Come Again
    by Gary Moore
  • Oh Pretty Woman
    by Gary Moore
Original dance
2009–10
[11]		 Georgian folk dance:
  • Bukinagari
  • Iloumi
  • Crusaders of the Light
    by Yoav Goren
  • Preliator
    by Yoav Goren

With Tobias

Season Original dance Free dance
2007–08
[2]
  • Two Guitars
    performed by Zoltan and his Gypsy Ensemble
  • Dark Eyes
    performed by Bigrock Balalaikas

With Zaikina

Season Original dance Free dance
2006–07
[12]
  • Georgian folk music
2005–06
[13]
  • Georgian folk music

With Sheltsina

Season Original dance Free dance
2004–05
[14]
  • Charleston
  • Slow foxtrot
  • Quickstep
  • Georgian folk music
2003–04
[15]
  • Summertime
    by Sam Taylor
  • Hound Dog

Results

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Telegina

International[16]
Event 2012–13 2013–14
World Champ.31st
European Champ.20th27th
Golden Spin of Zagreb12th
Nebelhorn Trophy11th
Ondrej Nepela Memorial9th
Ukrainian Open4th
U.S. Classic11th

With Reed

International[17]
Event 2009–10 2010–11
Winter Olympics22nd
World Champ.21st18th
European Champ.19th17th
Golden Spin of Zagreb4th
Ice Challenge2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy12th
Pavel Roman Memorial9th

With Tobias

International[18]
Event 2007–08
World Junior Championships14th
JGP Germany7th
JGP United Kingdom6th

With Zaikina

International[19]
Event 2005–06 2006–07
World Junior Champ.21st16th
JGP Netherlands7th
JGP Romania4th

With Sheltsina

International[20]
Event 2002–03 2003–04
World Junior Champ.21st
JGP Croatia12th
JGP Slovenia14th
National[20]
Georgian Figure Skating Championships2nd1st

References

  1. 1 2 "Angelina TELEGINA / Otar JAPARIDZE: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Isabella TOBIAS / Otar JAPARIDZE: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 30, 2009.
  3. 1 2 Mittan, Barry (October 8, 2009). "Reed Joins Japaridze to Compete for Georgia". Skate Today.
  4. ↑ Mittan, Barry (August 3, 2008). "Georgia on Their Minds". SkateToday.
  5. ↑ "Olympic Qualifying Competition – Oberstdorf (GER) – Review". International Skating Union. September 27, 2009. Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Georgia gives passport to American figure skater". Associated Press. USA Today. January 22, 2010. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012.
  7. ↑ Kany, Klaus-Reinhold (July 13, 2011). "European News: Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy and More: Summer Updates". IFS Magazine. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012.
  8. 1 2 "Angelina TELEGINA / Otar JAPARIDZE: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013.
  9. ↑ Simonenko, Andrei (March 19, 2012). Фигуристка Телегина будет выступать с Джапаридзе за Грузию - Платов [Platov: Figure skater Telegina will compete with Japaridze for Georgia]. rsport.ru (in Russian).
  10. ↑ "Allison REED / Otar JAPARIDZE: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 2, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Allison REED / Otar JAPARIDZE: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 7, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Ekaterina ZAIKINA / Otar JAPARIDZE: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007.
  13. ↑ "Ekaterina ZAIKINA / Otar JAPARIDZE: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2006.
  14. ↑ "Marina SHELTSINA / Otar JAPARIDZE: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 25, 2005.
  15. ↑ "Marina SHELTSINA / Otar JAPARIDZE: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 5, 2004.
  16. ↑ "Competition Results: Angelina TELEGINA / Otar JAPARIDZE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Competition Results: Allison REED / Otar JAPARIDZE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Competition Results: Isabella TOBIAS / Otar JAPARIDZE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Ekaterina ZAIKINA / Otar JAPARIDZE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016.
  20. 1 2 "Marina SHELTSINA / Otar JAPARIDZE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016.
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