Dmitrii Evgenievich Chigirev (born 1 April 2001) is a Russian pair skater who currently competes for Uzbekistan.[1] With his current skating partner, Ekaterina Geynish, he is the 2024 Skate Canada International silver medalist and 2024 John Nicks International Pairs Competition bronze medalist.[2]
Dmitrii Chigirev | |
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Full name | Dmitrii Evgenievich Chigirev |
Native name | Дмитрий Евгеньевич Чигирев |
Other names | Dmitry |
Born | Saransk, Russia | 1 April 2001
Hometown | Moscow, Russia |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Uzbekistan (since 2024) Russia (2018–23) |
Discipline | Pair skating |
Partner | Ekaterina Geynish (since 2022) Anastasia Kostyuk (2021–22) Ekaterina Belova (2018–21) Lina Dreyer (2017–18) Nadezhda Labazina (2016–17) |
Coach | Nina Mozer Vladislav Zhovnirski Igor Chudin |
Skating club | Winter Sports Association of Uzbekistan |
Began skating | 2008 |
Personal life
editChigirev was born on April 1, 2001 in Saransk, Russia.[3] He briefly dated former two-time World Champion women's singles skater, Evgenia Medvedeva, from 2023 to 2024.[4][5][6][7]
In addition to figure skating, he also enjoys video games, bikes, reading, and music.[3]
Career
editEarly career
editChigirev began figure skating in 2008.[3] He originally trained at the SSh Figure Skating Academy in Saransk as a singles skater until 2016 when he decided to switch to pairs. During his first two years as a pair skater, he was partnered with Nadezhda Labazina and Lina Dreyer.[8][9] Following this, Chigirev moved to Moscow to train under Artur Dmitriev at the UOR 4 Moscow Gomelski Academy and then teamed up with Ekaterina Belova.[10] The pair competed for three seasons together, finishing ninth at the 2019 Russian Junior Championships, tenth at the 2020 Russian Junior Championships, and twelfth at the 2020 Russian Championships. The pair split following the 2020–21 figure skating season and Chigirev made the decision to transfer to the Moscow Skating School "Vorobyovy Gory" to train under Nina Mozer and Vladislav Zhovnirski.[11][10]
In April 2022, Mozer and Zhovnirski paired Chigirev up with Anastasia Kostyuk.[10] Together, the pair won silver on the junior level at the 2022 Budapest Trophy. However, their partnership soon dissolved thereafter.[12]
Partnership with Geynish
edit2022–23 season
editFollowing the end of the 2021–22 figure skating season, Chigirev teamed up with Ekaterina Geynish.[6] Geynish and Chigirev only competed at the 2022 Senior Russian Cup Grand Prix stages 2 and 5, placing fifth at both events.[13]
In May 2023, it was announced that the pair had planned to begin competing for Uzbekistan and had submitted documents to the Figure Skating Federation of Russia to request a release, which was ultimately successful.[14][6]
2024–25: Debut for Uzbekistan
editMaking their international debut for Uzbekistan in early September, Geynish and Chigirev won the bronze medal at the 2024 John Nicks International Pairs Competition. Selected to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, the pair competed at 2024 Skate Canada International, placing fourth in the short program, but winning the free skate and winning the silver medal.[15] With this result, Geynish and Chigirev became the first pair team representing Uzbekistan to win a senior Grand Prix medal.[16] One week later, the team competed at the 2024 Grand Prix de France, where they placed fifth in the short program and seventh in the free skate, dropping to sixth place overall.[17]
Programs
editPair skating with Ekaterina Geynish (for Uzbekistan)
editSeason | Short program | Free skate | Ref. |
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2022–23 |
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2024–25 |
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Competitive highlights
edit- GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
Pair skating with Ekaterina Geynish (for Uzbekistan)
editSeason | 2024–25 |
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GP France | 6th |
GP Skate Canada | 2nd |
CS John Nicks Pairs | 3rd |
Pair skating with Anastasia Kostyuk (for Russia)
editSeason | 2021–22 |
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Budapest Trophy | 2nd |
Pair skating with Ekaterina Belova (for Russia)
editSeason | 2018–19 | 2019–20 |
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Russian Championships (Senior) | 12th | |
Russian Championships (Junior) | 9th | 10th |
Detailed results
editPair skating with Ekaterina Geynish (for Uzbekistan)
editSegment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 189.65 | 2024 Skate Canada International |
Short program | TSS | 64.62 | 2024 CS John Nicks International Pairs Competition |
TES | 35.96 | 2024 CS John Nicks International Pairs Competition | |
PCS | 28.66 | 2024 CS John Nicks International Pairs Competition | |
Free skating | TSS | 126.12 | 2024 Skate Canada International |
TES | 65.77 | 2024 Skate Canada International | |
PCS | 60.35 | 2024 Skate Canada International |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 3–4, 2024 | 2024 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition | 2 | 64.62 | 5 | 112.34 | 3 | 176.96 |
Oct 25–27, 2024 | 2024 Skate Canada International | 4 | 63.53 | 1 | 126.12 | 2 | 189.65 |
Nov 1-3, 2024 | 2024 Grand Prix de France | 5 | 61.38 | 7 | 100.61 | 6 | 161.99 |
References
edit- ^ "Russian figure skaters intend to compete for Uzbekistan". yuz.uz. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Slater, Paula (27 October 2024). "Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps defend Skate Canda title". Golden Skate. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Ekaterina Geynish & Dmitrii Chigirev". International Skating Union.
- ^ Матросова, Анастасия. "Парень Медведевой и дочь Морозова меняют спортивное гражданство. Что происходит?". Championat. Championat. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Несын, Евгений. "Любимый мужчина фигуристки Евгении Медведевой задумал "побег" в сборную Узбекистана. Дмитрий Чигирев уже подал необходимые для перехода документы". KP.RU. KP.RU. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Milukova, Aleksandra. ""Medvedeva's boyfriend wants to escape Russia and is preparing to represent a new country as early as next season." Geinish/Chigirev plan to switch to Uzbekistan". FS Gossips. FS Gossips. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Сыкова, Татьяна. ""Я сейчас девушка свободная": Евгения Медведева объявила о расставании с фигуристом Дмитрием Чигиревым". The Voice Magazine. The Voice Magazine. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Чигирев Дмитрий Евгеньевич". All Skaters Info. All Skaters Info. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Екатерина Белова/Дмитрий Чигирев". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Анастасия КОСТЮК и Дмитрий ЧИГИРЕВ: ПРЕОДОЛЕНИЕ". Dzen. Dzen. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b "RUS–Ekaterina Belova/Dmitrii Chigirev". SkatingScores.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b "RUS–Anastasia Kostyuk/Dmitrii Chigirev". SkatingScores.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "RUS–Ekaterina Geynish/Dmitrii Chigirev". SkatingScores.com.
- ^ "Фигуристы Гейниш и Чигирев намерены выступать за Узбекистан". Tass. Tass. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Slater, Paula (October 27, 2024). "Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps defend Skate Canada title". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ "History made! 🇺🇿". Facebook. International Skating Union. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "UZB–Ekaterina Geynish/Dmitrii Chigirev". SkatingScores.com.
- ^ "Екатерина Гейниш - Дмитрий Чигирев. Короткая программа. Пары. Самара. Гран-при России 2022". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Екатерина Гейниш - Дмитрий Чигирев. Произвольная программа. Пары. Самара. Гран-при России 2022". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Ekaterina GEYNISH / Dmitrii CHIGIREV: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024.
External links
edit- Ekaterina Geynish & Dmitrii Chigirev at the International Skating Union
- Ekaterina Geynish & Dmitrii Chigirev at SkatingScores.com
- Dmitrii Chigirev on Instagram