Yuri Bureiko (born 21 June 1967) [1] is a former competitive figure skater who represented the Soviet Union. He is the 1981 World Junior silver medalist. [2] [3]
After retiring from competition, Bureiko performed in various ice shows in "Hot Ice" in Blackpool, England. [4] After being skating director in Romford and head coach of free skating in National Ice centre in Nottingham he opened his own school of skating ("International School of Skating") in partnership with biggest ice rink operating company in Europe - Planet Ice. Today ISS is located in Coventry and Milton Keynes. The school has been involved in short term projects with Cardiff, Altrincham, Cannock and Uttoxeter ice rinks. The success of his students led him to be awarded with highest Level 5 coaching category in the UK. In 2003, he was named British Figure Skating Coach of the year. [5] He has coached Jenna McCorkell, [6] [7] Taras Rajec, [8] Dean Timmins, [9] Edward Chow [10] Matthew Wilkinson, [11] Kevin van der Perren, [12] Natasha McKay, [13] David Richardson, [14] Jason Thompson, [15] Elliot Hilton, [16] Damian Ostojic, [17] and Phillip Harris. [18] His students became national champions of UK, Belgium, The Netherlands, Slovakia, Kazakhstan and Hong Kong. At 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games he represented United Kingdom and Belgium with two of his students: Jenna McCorkell, [6] [7] and Kevin van der Perren,. [12]
Galit Chait is an Israeli former competitive ice dancer. She and her partner Sergei Sakhnovski competed internationally for Israel from 1995 to 2006, becoming the 2002 World bronze medalists.
Denis Alexandrovich Petukhov is a retired Russian-American ice dancer. With his wife Melissa Gregory, he is the 2005 Four Continents silver medalist, a 2006 United States Olympic team member, and a four-time (2004–07) U.S. national silver medalist.
Vera Yevgenyevna Bazarova is a Russian pair skater. With former partner Yuri Larionov, she is the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a three-time European medalist, the 2007 World Junior silver medalist, and the 2012 Russian national champion. They won six senior Grand Prix series medals outside the final, including gold at the 2012 NHK Trophy. After their partnership ended, Bazarova competed with Andrei Deputat.
Juris Razgulajevs, sometimes spelled Yuri Razguliaiev, is a Canadian ice dancing coach and former competitor who represented the Soviet Union, Latvia, Uzbekistan, and Japan. He is the 1991 World Junior champion with partner Aliki Stergiadu for the Soviet Union.
Jenna McCorkell is a former figure skater from Northern Ireland. She is an eleven-time British national champion and won seven senior international medals, including gold at the Ondrej Nepela Memorial and Ice Challenge. She placed as high as eighth at the European Championships (2008) and 14th at the World Championships, and competed at two Winter Olympics.
Neil Wilson is a British former competitive figure skater. He is a three-time British national champion in men's singles and reached the free skate at nine ISU Championships – two World Championships, four European Championships, and three World Junior Championships.
Elliot Hilton is a British former figure skater. He is the 2008 British national champion. He qualified for the free skate at two ISU Championships – 2005 Junior Worlds in Kitchener, Ontario, where he finished 16th, and 2009 Europeans in Helsinki, where he finished 24th. He was coached by Yuri Bureiko.
The 2012 World Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2011–12 season. The event determined the World Champions in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. It was held between March 26 and April 1 in Nice, France.
Karly Robertson is a Scottish retired figure skater who represented Great Britain in competition. She is the 2018 Volvo Open Cup silver medalist, the 2019 Tayside Trophy silver medalist, the 2017 Skate Helena bronze medalist, the 2015 British national champion, and an 12-time British national silver medalist.
Kevin van der Perren is a Belgian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2007 & 2009 European bronze medalist, a three-time Grand Prix medalist, and an eight-time Belgian national champion. Van der Perren was the flagbearer for Belgium at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.
The 2011 Skate America was the first event of six in the 2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California on October 21–23. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2011–12 Grand Prix Final.
Jorik Hendrickx is a Belgian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy champion, the 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, a three-time Coupe du Printemps champion, the 2017 International Challenge Cup champion, and a three-time Belgian national champion. He qualified to the final segment at five World Championships and two Winter Olympics, finishing 16th in 2014 and 14th in 2018. He placed in the top ten at five European Championships.
The 2014 World Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition held in Saitama, Japan, at the Saitama Super Arena from March 24 to 30. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event also determined the number of entries a country may send to the 2015 World Championships.
Michael Christian "Mikee" Martinez is a Filipino Olympic figure skater. He is the 2015 Asian Figure Skating Trophy champion, a two-time Triglav Trophy champion and has won one ISU Challenger Series medal, silver at the 2014 Warsaw Cup. Martinez is the first skater from Southeast Asia and from a tropical country to qualify for the Olympics, was the only athlete to represent the Philippines at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and was one of only two to represent the Philippines at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Marina Serova is a former competitive figure skater for the Soviet Union. She is the 1981 World Junior silver medalist and a two-time Soviet national medalist. She was coached by Alexei Mishin.
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The 2017 World Figure Skating Championships were held 29 March – 2 April 2017 in Helsinki, Finland. The host was named in June 2014. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dancing. The event also determined the number of entries for each country at the 2018 World Championships and the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Kyarha van Tiel is a Dutch retired figure skater. She is a two-time Open d'Andorra champion. She competed in the final segment at the 2016 and 2018 World Junior Championships.
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Natasha McKay is a former competitive Scottish figure skater that competed in ladies' singles for Great Britain. She is the 2018 Golden Bear of Zagreb champion, the 2017 Skate Helena champion, the 2017 Open d'Andorra champion, and a six-time British national champion.