16 Facts About Zhan Bush

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Zhan Viacheslavovich Bush is a Russian figure skater.

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Zhan Bush is the 2013 Cup of Nice bronze medalist, a four-time medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, and 2011 Russian national senior bronze medalist.

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Zhan Bush placed 5th at the 2012 World Junior Championships.

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Zhan Bush was born in Chelyabinsk, but his family moved to Israel soon after and returned to Russia seven years later.

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Zhan Bush spoke only Hebrew as a child, and learned Russian when the family returned.

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Zhan Bush's parents enrolled him in figure skating to improve his health.

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Zhan Bush was coached by Larisa Yakovleva from 2004 until 2010.

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Zhan Bush won the bronze medal at the 2011 Russian Nationals.

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Zhan Bush then competed at the 2012 Russian Championships, and finished 4th with an overall score of 223.30 points.

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Zhan Bush was the first alternate for the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield, England.

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Zhan Bush won the gold medal at the 2012 Russian Junior Championships.

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Zhan Bush finished 5th at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus.

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Zhan Bush placed 10th at the 2012 World Team Trophy in Tokyo, Japan.

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Zhan Bush made his senior Grand Prix debut at the 2012 Rostelecom Cup.

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In spring 2013, Zhan Bush changed coaches to Svetlana Sokolovskaya in Moscow.

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Zhan Bush won the bronze medal at the 2013 Cup of Nice.