Ilia Klimkin
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Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | SC Moskvich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 19 April 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ilia Sergeyevich Klimkin (
Personal life
Klimkin was born on 15 August 1980 in
Career
Klimkin's grandmother introduced him to skating at the age of four because she felt it would be good for his health.[2] He was coached by Igor Rusakov for thirteen years[2] until Rusakov's sudden death in July 2003.[1] He was then coached by Viktor Kudriavtsev.[1]
At the 1999 Nebelhorn Trophy, Klimkin became the first skater to land two different quadruple jumps in one program, which he did by landing a quad salchow and a quad toe loop in the free skate.[2] Klimkin spins in both directions, and is also known for his cantilever.[1]
In the summer of 2003, Klimkin had a calf injury which became infected and required three surgeries; he returned to the ice in late September and won 2002 NHK Trophy two months later.[2] In the fall of 2004, he underwent surgery on his Achilles tendon, keeping him off the ice for four months; after another three months, he was able to practice jumps.[1] He did not compete in the 2004–05 season.
He announced his retirement from competitive skating on 19 April 2007.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2006–07 [1] |
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| 2003–04 [4] |
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| 2002–03 [5] |
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| 2001–02 [6] |
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Results
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
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| Event | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 05–06 | 06–07 |
| Olympics | 11th | ||||||||
| Worlds | 9th | WD | 10th | ||||||
| Europeans | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | |||||
| GP Final | 4th | 2nd | |||||||
| GP Cup of China | 6th | ||||||||
| GP Cup of Russia |
8th | 2nd | 5th | 9th | 3rd | ||||
| GP Lalique/Bompard |
7th | 4th | |||||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | ||||||
| GP Skate America | 5th | ||||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 6th | 1st | 3rd | ||||||
| Golden Spin | 3rd | ||||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | ||||||||
| Top Jump | 1st | 8th | |||||||
| International: Junior[7] | |||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 4th | 1st | 4th | ||||||
| JGP Final | 2nd | ||||||||
| JGP Bulgaria | 6th | 1st | |||||||
| JGP Hungary | 5th | 1st | |||||||
| National[8] | |||||||||
| Russian Champ. | 10th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | |
| Russian Jr. Champ. | 1st | ||||||||
| WD: Withdrew | |||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Ilia KLIMKIN: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 August 2007.
- ^ a b c d Mittan, Barry (6 May 2003). "Ilia Klimkin: Russian Recovers From Injuries to Record Best Season". GoldenSkate. Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ "Ilia KLIMKIN: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006.
- ^ "Ilia KLIMKIN: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.
- ^ "Ilia KLIMKIN: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 June 2003.
- ^ "Ilia KLIMKIN: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 February 2002.
- ^ a b "Ilia KLIMKIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Илья Сергеевич Климкин" [Ilia Sergeyevich Klimkin]. fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 18 March 2016.
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