Gurgen_Vardanjan
Gurgen Vardanjan (Armenian: Գուրգեն Վարդանյան, Russian: Гурген Норикович Варданян,[1] born 18 October 1963) is an Armenian figure skating coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union. He is the 1983 Grand Prix International St. Gervais silver medalist and a two-time Prague Skate bronze medalist (1981, 1984).[2]
| Gurgen Vardanjan | |
|---|---|
Gurgen Vardanyan at the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships | |
| Born | (1963-10-18) 18 October 1963 (age 60) Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Began skating | 1976 |
| Retired | 1987 |
Vardanjan was born on 18 October 1963 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union.[3] His sister, Asmik, is a former figure skater, and his wife, Jeranjak Ipakjan, is a skating coach and choreographer.[1] Their son, Tigran Vardanjan, was born on 26 March 1989 in Moscow and skated for Hungary.[4][5]
Vardanjan lived in Hungary from 1989[1] until April 2010, when he moved to Nottingham, England.[6]
Competitive
Vardanjan began skating in 1976 at an outdoor rink in Yerevan.[1] His first coach was Elena Slepova.[7] After moving to Moscow, he was coached by Edouard Pliner and then by Elena Tchaikovskaya, from 1980 to 1986.[1][7]
| International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 81–82 | 82–83 | 83–84 | 84–85 | 85–86 |
| Prague Skate | 3rd | 3rd | |||
| Prize of Moscow News | 6th | ||||
| International St. Gervais | 2nd | ||||
Post-competitive
Vardanjan returned to Armenia in 1987 and became a coach at the same school where he had started skating.[1] He began working in Hungary in December 1989, teaching at an outdoor rink before relocating to the capital, Budapest.[7] He was based in Budapest until April 2010, when he was appointed Director of Skating at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham, England.[6][8]
Vardanjan is best known for his work with Júlia Sebestyén,[9] whom he began teaching in late 1989.[1] He has also coached Diána Póth,[10] Tamara Dorofejev,[11] Tigran Vardanjan, and David Richardson.[12]
- Asaturov, Ilya (March 2007). "Гурген Варданян: "Без помощи государства фигурному катанию не обойтись"" [Gurgen Vardanjan interview]. Noev Kovcheg, N 03 (114) (in Russian).
- "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
- "Гурген Норикович Варданян" [Gurgen Norikovich Vardanjan] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
- "Tigran VARDANJAN". International Skating Union. 17 August 2011.
- Bőd, Titanilla (20 February 2011). "Tigran Vardanjan: "I prefer shows to competitions"". Absolute Skating.
- "National Ice Centre a New Appointment". National Ice Skating Association. 7 April 2010. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010.
- Geikhman, Tatiana (28 October 2009). "Варданян: Юля для меня уже как дочь" [Julia is like a daughter to me]. championat.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- "An interview with Gurgen Vardanjan at the National Ice Centre…". National Ice Centre, Nottingham, England. 2010. Archived from the original on 10 August 2010.
- "Julia SEBESTYEN: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010.
- "Diana POTH: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. 29 July 2007.
- Mittan, J. Barry (2000). "Hungary's Dorofejev Poised on Brink of Success". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012.
- "David RICHARDSON". International Skating Union. 25 February 2014.