Igor Lukanin

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Igor Lukanin
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Fraser and Lukanin at the 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard
Born (1976-02-03) February 3, 1976 (age 49)
Yekaterinburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Figure skating career
Country Azerbaijan
Partner Kristin Fraser
Coach Nikolai Morozov
Skating clubCentral Army Sport Club Baku

Igor Lukanin (born 3 February 1976) is a former competitive ice dancer who competed internationally for Azerbaijan with Kristin Fraser.

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He previously competed for Germany with Ksenia Smetanenko. He competed with Jenny Dahlen for two years, representing Azerbaijan. He teamed up with Kristin Fraser in 2000. They are four-time Azerbaijani national champions and have competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Lukanin was married to Daria Timoshenko [1] from 2000 to 2005. He married Kristin Fraser on December 31, 2010.

Results

With Fraser for Azerbaijan

Event2000–012001–022002–032003–042004–052005–062006–072007–082008–09
Winter Olympic Games 17th19th
World Championships 19th15th13th16th13th14th16th11th18th
European Championships 16th14th10th9th9th7th10th9th
Azerbaijani Championships 1st1st1st1st
Trophée Eric Bompard 7th6th6th
NHK Trophy 5th
Skate America 6th5th
Cup of Russia 7th
Cup of China 5th4th
Skate Canada International 7th7th4th
Karl Schäfer Memorial 2nd
Golden Spin of Zagreb 2nd5th1st
Nebelhorn Trophy 5th4th4th

With Dahlen for Azerbaijan

Event1998–19991999–2000
World Championships 30th
European Championships 22nd
Nebelhorn Trophy 6th
Karl Schafer Memorial WD
Skate Israel 4th

With Smetanenko for Germany

Event1995–19961996–1997
German Championships 5th4th

Programs

(with Lukanin)

Season Original dance Free dance
2008–2009 [2] St. Louis Blues Ocean Heart
by Amici Forever
(based on Spartacus
by Aram Khachaturian)
2007–2008Russian gypsy dance Time to Say Goodbye
by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli
2002–2003 [1]
  • Waltz
    by Johann Strauss
  • Polka
    by Johann Strauss
Fiesta de Boi Bumba
Orchestra Mundurucania

References

  1. 1 2 Mittan, Barry (December 15, 2002). "American Dancer Represents Azerbaijan". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008.
  2. "Kristin FRASER / Igor LUKANIN: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2014.