Ekaterina Rubleva

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Ekaterina Rubleva
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Rubleva and Shefer in 2008.
Full nameEkaterina Borisovna Rubleva
Born (1985-10-10) 10 October 1985 (age 39)
Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
Country Russia
Partner Ivan Shefer
Skating clubVorobievye Gory
Began skating1990
Retired2010
Medal record
Representing Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Winter Universiade
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Harbin Ice dancing

Ekaterina Borisovna Rubleva (Russian : Екатерина Борисовна Рублёва, Ukrainian : Катерина Борисівна Рубльова; [1] born 10 October 1985) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Ivan Shefer, she is the 2009 Cup of Russia bronze medalist, the 2004 Bofrost Cup bronze medalist, and a four-time Russian national medalist (2008, 2009 silver; 2007, 2010 bronze).

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Personal life

Born in Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, Ekaterina Rubleva grew up in Moscow and competed internationally for Russia for her entire career. She is the daughter of ice dancers Svetlana Bakina and Boris Rublev who represented the Soviet Union. [2] [3] She is currently coaching 2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix medalist Sofya Tyutyunina/Alexander Shustitskiy at Moscow. [4]

Career

Rubleva began skating because her parents did not have a babysitter so they brought her along to the rink. [5] She teamed up with Ivan Shefer in 1994. [2] Rubleva / Shefer began competing internationally in the 2001–2002 season and debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix. They placed 5th and 4th at their 2001–2002 ISU Junior Grand Prix events in Sweden and the Czech Republic. At the Russian Championships, they placed 8th on the senior level and 6th on the junior level.

In the 2002–2003 season, Rubleva / Shefer won the silver medal at the 2002–2003 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in China and placed 4th at the event in Germany to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed 8th. In the 2003–2004 season, they won silver medals at both their events on the 2003–2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit to qualify for the Final. They placed 7th at the Junior Grand Prix Final. They placed 5th on the senior level at the 2004 Russian Championships and then won the bronze medal on the junior level. They were sent to the 2004 Junior Worlds, where they placed 6th.

Rubleva / Shefer moved up to the senior level internationally in the 2004–2005 season. They placed 4th at the 2004 Nebelhorn Trophy and won the bronze medal at the 2004 Bofrost Cup on Ice. They placed 5th at the 2005 Russian Championships. They competed at the 2005 Winter Universiade, where they placed 5th.

In the 2005–2006 season, they made their Grand Prix debut, placing 9th at the 2005 Skate America. They placed 6th at the 2006 Russian Championships. They changed coaches in spring 2006, moving from Elena Kustarova to Alexander Svinin and Irina Zhuk. [3]

In 2006–2007, Rubleva / Shefer withdrew from the 2006 Cup of Russia before the start of the event. They won the bronze medal at the 2007 Russian Championships and were sent to the 2007 European Championships, where they placed 12th in their debut.

In the 2007–2008 season, Rubleva / Shefer placed 8th at the 2007 Skate America and 7th at the 2007 Cup of Russia. They won the silver medal at the 2008 Russian Championships and were assigned to the 2008 European Championships, where they placed 13th. They then competed at the 2008 Worlds, where they placed 15th.

In 2008–2009, Rubleva / Shefer placed 6th at the 2008 Skate America and then 7th at the 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard. They won their second consecutive national silver medal at the 2009 Russian Championships and were assigned to the 2009 European Championships. At Europeans, Rubleva suffered a wardrobe malfunction during the compulsory dance when a strap on her dress broke and briefly exposed her right breast. [6] They placed 8th in their third consecutive appearance at the event. Rubleva / Shefer then competed at the 2009 Winter Universiade, where they won the silver medal, 39 years after Rubleva's parents had won their Winter Universiade silver medal.

In 2009–2010, they won a Grand Prix medal, bronze at the Cup of Russia. They finished 13th in their second appearance at the World Championships. Rubleva / Shefer retired from competitive skating in August 2010. Rubleva began coaching at the Sokolniki rink in Moscow. [7]

Programs

(with Shefer)

Season Original dance Free dance Exhibition
2009–2010
[2]
  • Valenki
    (Russian folk dance)
  • Padonne-moi ce caprice d'enfant
    by Mireille Mathieu
2008–2009
[8]
  • St. Louis Blues
  • Sing, Sing, Sing
2007–2008
[9]
  • Hopak
    (Ukrainian folk dance)
2006–2007
[10]
  • Aria of the Black Swan
    (Swan Lake - modern arrangement)
2005–2006
[11]
2003–2004
[12]
2002–2003
[13]

Competitive highlights

(with Shefer)

Results [14]
International
Event1999–002000–012001–022002–032003–042004–052005–062006–072007–08 2008–09 2009–10
Worlds 15th13th
Europeans 12th13th8th
GP Bompard 7th5th
GP Cup of Russia WD7th3rd
GP Skate America 9th8th6th
Bofrost 3rd
Nebelhorn 4th
Universiade 5th2nd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 6th
JGP Final 8th7th
JGP China 2nd
JGP Czech 4th
JGP Germany 4th
JGP Poland 2nd
JGP Slovenia 2nd
JGP Sweden 5th
National
Russian 9th9th8th5th5th6th3rd2nd2nd3rd
Russian Junior 6th3rd
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew

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