14 Facts About Stanislav Zhuk

Stanislav Alekseyevich Zhuk was a pair skater who represented the Soviet Union.

Stanislav Zhuk later went on to a long career as a coach.

Stanislav Zhuk was born on 25 January 1935 into a family of naval officers in Ulyanovsk.

Stanislav Zhuk offered him a skating partnership with Nina Bakusheva, a ladies singles skater from Leningrad.

Nina and Stanislav Zhuk decided to finish their professional career and join the Moscow State Ballet on Ice.

Stanislav Zhuk attended the 1962 World Championship in Prague as Ludmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov's coach.

Stanislav Zhuk sacrificed his own rehearsals and performances in the Moscow State Ballet on Ice to help prepare his sister Tatyana for competition.

Stanislav Zhuk skated first with Aleksandr Gavrilov, then Aleksandr Gorelick.

Stanislav Zhuk became a coach for the Central Army Sports Club.

Stanislav Zhuk took Aleksandr Gorelick and Tatyana onto his team and they were accepted onto the Soviet Union national team nine months later.

Stanislav Zhuk's training produced world famous figure skaters in all the different disciplines of figure skating.

Stanislav Zhuk discovered many stars, including Irina Rodnina, winner of the most world and Olympic championships in history, and Elena Vodorezova, the first Soviet woman to win a silver medal at the European Championships.

Stanislav Zhuk trainees won 67 gold, 36 silver and 35 bronze medals at the Olympic Games and World and European Championships.

Stanislav Zhuk caused controversy in his later years, particularly with Gordeeva and Grinkov, and was eventually quietly deposed at the Soviet skating club.