Ilia Klimkin
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Full name | Ilia Sergeyevich Klimkin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Native name | Илья Сергеевич Климкин | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 15 August 1980||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | SC Moskvich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 19 April 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ilia Sergeyevich Klimkin (Russian: Илья Серге́евич Климкин, born 15 August 1980) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2003 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2004 European bronze medalist, the 1999 World Junior champion, and a three-time Russian national silver medalist.
Personal life
[edit]Klimkin was born on 15 August 1980 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.[1]
Career
[edit]Klimkin's grandmother introduced him to skating at the age of four because she felt it would be good for his health.[2] He was coached by Igor Rusakov for thirteen years[2] until Rusakov's sudden death in July 2003.[1] He was then coached by Viktor Kudriavtsev.[1]
At the 1999 Nebelhorn Trophy, Klimkin became the first skater to land two different quadruple jumps in one program, which he did by landing a quad salchow and a quad toe loop in the free skate.[2] Klimkin spins in both directions, and is also known for his cantilever.[1]
In the summer of 2003, Klimkin had a calf injury which became infected and required three surgeries; he returned to the ice in late September and won 2002 NHK Trophy two months later.[2] In the fall of 2004, he underwent surgery on his Achilles tendon, keeping him off the ice for four months; after another three months, he was able to practice jumps.[1] He did not compete in the 2004–05 season.
He announced his retirement from competitive skating on 19 April 2007.
Programs
[edit]Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2006–07 [1] |
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2005–06 [3] |
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2003–04 [4] |
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2002–03 [5] |
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2001–02 [6] |
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Results
[edit]GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
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Event | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 05–06 | 06–07 |
Olympics | 11th | ||||||||
Worlds | 9th | WD | 10th | ||||||
Europeans | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | |||||
GP Final | 4th | 2nd | |||||||
GP Cup of China | 6th | ||||||||
GP Cup of Russia | 8th | 2nd | 5th | 9th | 3rd | ||||
GP Lalique/Bompard | 7th | 4th | |||||||
GP NHK Trophy | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | ||||||
GP Skate America | 5th | ||||||||
Finlandia Trophy | 6th | 1st | 3rd | ||||||
Golden Spin | 3rd | ||||||||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | ||||||||
Top Jump | 1st | 8th | |||||||
International: Junior[7] | |||||||||
Junior Worlds | 4th | 1st | 4th | ||||||
JGP Final | 2nd | ||||||||
JGP Bulgaria | 6th | 1st | |||||||
JGP Hungary | 5th | 1st | |||||||
National[8] | |||||||||
Russian Champ. | 10th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | |
Russian Jr. Champ. | 1st | ||||||||
WD: Withdrew |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Ilia KLIMKIN: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 August 2007.
- ^ a b c d Mittan, Barry (6 May 2003). "Ilia Klimkin: Russian Recovers From Injuries to Record Best Season". GoldenSkate. Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ "Ilia KLIMKIN: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006.
- ^ "Ilia KLIMKIN: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.
- ^ "Ilia KLIMKIN: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 June 2003.
- ^ "Ilia KLIMKIN: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 February 2002.
- ^ a b "Ilia KLIMKIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Илья Сергеевич Климкин" [Ilia Sergeyevich Klimkin]. fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 18 March 2016.
External links
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