Igor Shpilband: “I’m very glad that finally everything worked out for Vadim Kolesnik. He teamed up with Emilea Zingas who represented Cyprus in single skating.”
Igor Shpilband about working with the ice dance team Emilea Zingas - Vadim Kolesnik. View this post on [...]
“I couldn’t have done better the job that I did with them. The initiative to end our cooperation was not mine.” Igor Shpilband about Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin
Igor Shpilband spoke about why he no longer works with Russian figure skaters Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin. [...]
“It wasn’t the federation who monitored Davis/Smolkin, but the new chairman of the ISU technical committee Shawn Rettstatt. This is a very professional move – most likely organized by Tutberidze.” Judge Alexander Vedenin
Judge Alexander Vedenin commented on the information that the Russian ice dance duo Diana Davis - Gleb Smolkin have [...]
Tutberidze played a key role in Davis/Smolkin change of coach. She had questions for Shpilband, which couldn’t be resolved even in personal communication during her visit to the United States
Eteri Tutberidze played a key role in the fact that Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin stopped working with Igor [...]
“Training with our new team, we’re athletes of the Russian national team and are looking forward to starting the new season at the test skates.” Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin
Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin denied information about their transition to the US team. View this post on [...]
“More experienced pair should perform in the team event.” Igor Shpilband about Davis/Smolkin, Olympics and Papadakis / Cizeron
Interview with Igor Shpilband. About Davis/Smolkin, Olympics and Papadakis/Cizeron. View this post on [...]
Gleb Smolkin: “At this competitions we don’t look at the scores. There’re judges, they change, there will be new judges for the free dance.”
Diana Davis - Gleb Smolkin and their coach Igor Shpilband about the results in the short dance at the European [...]
Igor Shpilband: There should not be idols in ice dance that cannot be beaten
Interview with Igor Shpilband. About his work with Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin and development of ice dances. Partly [...]
Igor Shpilband: I’m not a fan of Papadakis-Cizeron’s rhythm dance. It didn’t seem interesting to me
Interview with Igor Shpilband. It was taken when World Championships hasn't been canceled yet, but I hope it will be [...]
Igor Shpilband: In Russia the very prestige of being a skater is much higher
Igor Shpilband about popularity of figure skating in the USA. by Maia Briagintseva for sports.ru dd. 8th March [...]
Fabian Bourzat will coach Alexandra Nazarova and Maxim Nikitin in their native city
Alexandra Nazarova and Maxim Nikitin about leaving Igor Shbilband's group. Maxim: The relocation from the United [...]
Igor Shpilband about his work with Ilinykh / Zhiganshin
Igor Shpilband about his work with Elena Ilinykh and Ruslan Zhiganshin, preparation for the season and new [...]
Ilinykh / Zhiganshin: we’ll continue to work with Antonio Najarro
Short interview with Elena Ilinykh and Ruslan Zhiganshin. About work with Igor Shpilband, life in Novi and future [...]
Ilinykh & Zhiganshin stay with Shpilband
Great news for Russian ice dance! Elena Ilinykh and Ruslan Zhiganshin will stay training with Igor Shpilband. Igor [...]
Igor Shpilband: Figure skating has made a huge step forward
Recently in Russian media appeared two interview with Igor Shpilband. Both quite about the same - World Junior [...]
Is Igor Shpilband a wizard?
Maybe Igor Shpilband haven't finished Hogwarts but definetly attended some courses for wizards. Because I don't know [...]