Russian figure skater
Artur Gachinski
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Full name
| Artur Andreyevich Gachinski
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Other names
| Artur Khil
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Born
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1993-08-13
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13 August 1993
(age 30)
Moscow
, Russia
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Height
| 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
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Country
| Russia
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Skating club
| CSKA Moscow
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Began skating
| 2000
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Retired
| December 24, 2015
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Artur Andreyevich Gachinski
(
Russian
:
Артур Андреевич Гачинский
; born 13 August 1993) is a Russian former
figure skater
. He is the
2011 World
bronze medalist, the
2012 European
silver medalist, the
2010 World Junior
bronze medalist, and a two-time
Russian national
silver medalist (2011, 2012). He announced his retirement from competitive skating in December 2015, citing injuries.
[1]
Personal life
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Artur Andreyevich Gachinski was born on 13 August 1993 in
Moscow
.
[2]
He received
roller skates
at age six but soon switched to ice skating.
[3]
At age nine, Gachinski moved with his family to
Saint Petersburg
for training.
[3]
Initially, he competed under his mother's surname
Хиль
,
[4]
[5]
which was
romanized
as
Khil
[6]
or
Hill
. After a discussion with his family, he decided to take his father's surname, Gachinski.
[4]
His mother is a painter.
[7]
Career
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Early career
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Gachinski's parents brought him to a rink when he was six years old.
[7]
At age nine, he was accepted as a pupil by
Alexei Mishin
in
Saint Petersburg
but was coached mainly by his wife,
Tatiana Mishina
, for the first few years.
[3]
[7]
In the 2005?2006 season, Gachinski won the junior bronze medal at the
Russian Championships
. In the 2006?2007 season, he was placed 8th on the junior level and 14th on the senior level at the
Russian Championships
.
2007?2008 season
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The 2007?2008 season was the first season in which Gachinski was old enough to compete in the
ISU Junior Grand Prix
series. He competed in two events, and was placed 4th in his debut in
Romania
and
winning silver in Estonia
. Gachinski qualified for the
Junior Grand Prix Final
, where he was placed 8th. He won the gold medal at the junior level at the
2007 Coupe de Nice
and was placed 9th at the
2008 Russian Championships
.
2008?2009 season
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Competing in the
2008?2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix
, Gachinski won silver at the Spanish event and was placed fourth in
Great Britain
, thus qualifying for the
2008?2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final
, where he finished 8th again. He made his senior international debut at the
2008 Golden Spin of Zagreb
, where he was placed 8th. At the
2009 Russian Championships
, Gachinski was placed 10th at the senior level and won the silver medal at the junior level. Although he was originally named to the team for the
2009 World Junior Championships
, he withdrew from the event before the event began due to illness.
2009?2010 season
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The 2009?2010 season was Gachinski's third on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit. He won gold in
Belarus
and silver in
Germany
, qualifying him for the
2009?2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix
Final, in which he was placed 6th. Gachinski won senior gold at the
2009 Coupe de Nice
. At the
2010 Russian Championships
, he was placed 13th in the senior level and the gold medalist in the junior level. In 6th after the short program at the
2010 World Junior Championships
, Gachinski earned enough points in the free skate to take the bronze, despite popping his planned quad.
[8]
2010?2011 season
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Gachinski competed solely in the senior level in the
2010-2011 season
. He began with wins at
2010 Finlandia Trophy
and
Coupe de Nice
. He picked up a viral infection a week before
2010 Skate Canada
.
[9]
Gachinski finished 7th at the event, his debut on the senior
Grand Prix
. He was placed 6th in his second GP assignment, the
2010 Rostelecom Cup
.
Gachinski won his first senior national medal, silver, at the
2011 Russian Championships
behind
Konstantin Menshov
. Gachinski was assigned to his first
European Championships
where he finished fifth, ahead of Menshov, and was given Russia's sole berth to the men's event at the
World Championships
. He won the bronze in his first appearance at the event.
2011?2012 season
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In preparation for the
2011?2012 season
, Gachinski took part in Mishin's training camps in
Jaca
(Spain),
Tartu
(Estonia), and
Pinzolo
(Italy) and worked with
Stephane Lambiel
.
[7]
[10]
Gachinski was assigned to
2011 Cup of China
and
2011 Rostelecom Cup
for the
Grand Prix season
. He won the short program but finished 5th overall at
Cup of China
, and also finished 5th at the
Rostelecom Cup
.
Gachinski won silver at the
2012 Russian Championships
. At the
2012 European Championships
, he was first in the short program and second in the long program, finishing with an overall score of 246.27 points. Gachinski won the silver medal behind teammate
Evgeni Plushenko
, who is also coached in Saint Petersburg by
Alexei Mishin
.
Gachinski changed his boots two weeks before the
2012 World Championships
, affecting his preparation.
[11]
He finished 18th at the event. After the event, Mishin said that Gachinski was not entirely ready and perhaps should have withdrawn.
[12]
Gachinski was named in the Russian team to the
2012 World Team Trophy
but withdrew from the event and was replaced by
Zhan Bush
.
[13]
2012?2013 season
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Gachinski struggled throughout the season both with physical and psychological issues.
[
citation needed
]
After he was placed ninth at the
2012 Skate Canada International
and seventh at the
2012 Rostelecom Cup
, he finished fourth at the
2013 Russian Championships
and was not selected to compete at the
2013 European Championships
. He finally won a gold medal in his final event of the season, the
2013 Triglav Trophy
.
2013?2014 season
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In
2013?14
, Gachinski started his season with a bronze medal at the
2013 Finlandia Trophy
. After being placed eighth at the
2013 Skate America
and sixth at the
2013 Rostelecom Cup
, he finished sixth at Russian nationals and was not included in the Russian team to the European Championships,
Winter Olympics
, or World Championships.
Gachinski moved to Moscow on 6 January 2014 and began working with
Tatiana Tarasova
,
Alexander Uspenski
and
Maxim Zavozin
.
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[15]
Programs
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Competitive highlights
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2007?present
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2003?2007
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Detailed results
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(Small medals for short and long programs are awarded only at ISU Championships.)
2011?2012 season
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Date
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Event
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SP
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FS
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Total
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March 26 - April 1, 2012
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2012 World Championships
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16
68.50
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18
136.56
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18
205.06
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January 23?29, 2012
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2012 European Championships
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1
84.80
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2
161.47
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2
246.27
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December 25?29, 2011
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2012 Russian Championships
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2
83.52
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2
166.06
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2
249.58
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November 18?21, 2011
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2011 Cup of Russia
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5
74.73
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4
146.70
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5
221.43
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October 29?31, 2011
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2011 Cup of China
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1
81.64
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6
140.90
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5
222.54
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2010?2011 season
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Date
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Event
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SP
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FS
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Total
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April 27-May 1, 2011
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2011 World Championships
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4
78.34
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3
163.52
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3
241,86
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January 24?30, 2011
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2011 European Championships
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3
73.76
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6
142.31
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5
216.07
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December 26?29, 2010
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2011 Russian Championships
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9
64.75
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2
146.53
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2
211.28
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November 18?21, 2010
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2010 Cup of Russia
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4
72.41
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7
130.53
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6
202.94
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October 29?31, 2010
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2010 Skate Canada International
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7
66.57
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7
137.51
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7
204.08
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October 13?17, 2010
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2010 Coupe de Nice
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1
77.91
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1
156.25
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1
234.16
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October 8?10, 2010
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2010 Finlandia Trophy
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3
63.54
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1
142.98
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1
206.52
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References
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Пилясов, Антон (24 December 2015).
Артур Гачинский: ≪Решение завершить карьеру далось мне достаточно легко≫
[Artur Gachinski: The decision to retire came to me easily].
Sports.ru
(in Russian).
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Гачинский Артур Андреевич
[Artur Andreyevich Gachinski] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation
. Retrieved
13 June
2014
.
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c
d
"Artur GACHINSKI: 2012/2013"
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a
b
Malinski, Andrei (12 October 2011).
Артур Гачинский: "Хочу окончить 11-й класс!"
[Artur Gachinski: "I want to finish the 11th grade!"] (in Russian). Nevskoye Vremya
. Retrieved
17 October
2011
.
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Ermolina, Olga (30 April 2011).
Артур Гачинский: ≪Хочу кататься как бог≫
[Artur Gachinski interview].
Moskovskiye Novosti
(in Russian).
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"2004 Triglav Trophy"
. Archived from
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a
b
c
d
Remmel, Ia (4 November 2011).
"The story behind success: Mishin's and Gachinski's season preparation"
.
Absolute Skating
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"Гачинский может сняться со Skate Canada"
[Gachinski may withdraw from Skate Canada] (in Russian). sports.ru. 25 October 2010.
Archived
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Nikulashkina, Maria (7 September 2011).
Артур Гачинский: "Моя произвольная программа - о демоне"
[Artur Gachinski: "My free program is about a demon"] (in Russian). sport-express.ru
. Retrieved
8 September
2011
.
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Flade, Tatjana (10 October 2012).
"Skaters Strut Their Stuff at Russian Test Event"
.
IFS Magazine
. Archived from
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Rasskazova, Inessa (31 March 2012).
Тренер Гачинского Алексей Мишин: По-хорошему, нам надо было сниматься с чемпионата мира...
[Gachinski's coach Alexei Mishin: Perhaps we should have withdrawn from the World Championships].
Sovetsky Sport
(in Russian). Archived from
the original
on April 17, 2013.
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"Фигурист Жан Буш заменит Артура Гачинского на World Team Trophy"
[Figure skater Zhan Bush replaces Artur Gachinski at the World Team Trophy].
rsport.ru
(in Russian). 8 April 2012.
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Vaytsekhovskaya, Elena
(4 May 2014).
Артур Гачинский: "Надеюсь, Пиноккио навсегда ушел в свой шкафчик"
[Artur Gachinski interview].
Sport Express
(in Russian).
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Khodorovsky, Boris (26 March 2014).
Российский фигурист Артур Гачинский ушел от тренера Алексея Мишина и возвратился в Москву
[Russian figure skater Artur Gachinski has left Alexei Mishin and moved to Moscow].
ITAR-TASS
(in Russian).
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Flade, Tatjana (5 June 2015).
"Inside Russia: Skaters Prepare for New Season"
.
International Figure Skating
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Артур Гачинский: настроен я крайне решительно, основная цель на новый сезон ? вернуться на чемпионаты Европы и мира
[Arthur Gachinsky: I set very strongly, the main goal for the new season - Return to the European and world championships].
Team Russian 2014
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.
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. International Skating Union. Archived from
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c
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.
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. Archived from
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. International Skating Union. Archived from
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"Artur GACHINSKI: 2009/2010"
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"Artur GACHINSKI: 2008/2009"
. International Skating Union. Archived from
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. International Skating Union. Archived from
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c
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. International Skating Union.
External links
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Media related to
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