1. Evgeni Arkadievich Platov is a Russian former competitive ice dancer.
13 Facts About Evgeni Platov
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Evgeni Platov is best known for his partnership with Oksana Grishuk from 1989 to 1998.
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Evgeni Platov lived in Odesa until his move to Moscow, Russian SFSR, in 1982.
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Evgeni Platov married Maria Anikanova, a Russian figure skater and later actress, but they eventually divorced.
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Evgeni Platov switched from singles to ice dancing in October 1976.
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Evgeni Platov began competing on the senior level with Larisa Fedorinova in 1987.
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Evgeni Platov decided not to follow Dubova and re-teamed with Grishuk in the fall of 1992.
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Grishuk and Evgeni Platov combined speed and difficult elements, and displayed their mastery of numerous styles of dance.
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Evgeni Platov was an assistant coach to his own former coach Tatiana Tarasova from 2002 to 2004, along with Maya Usova, at the International Skating Center of Connecticut in Simsbury, Connecticut.
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Evgeni Platov helped coach Olympic Champion Shizuka Arakawa to her only world title in 2004 and briefly worked with Sasha Cohen and Johnny Weir under the guidance of Tarasova.
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Evgeni Platov started coaching on his own when Zhulin left New Jersey to go back to Russia.
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Evgeni Platov formerly coached at the Princeton Sports Center in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey.
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In 2017, Evgeni Platov worked alongside award-winning ice director Tony Mercer, to coach the world-famous Imperial Ice Stars for Cinderella on Ice.