Evgeny Platov is the legendary skater. He began his career in the Soviet Union, and after its collapse he defended the colors of the flag of the Russian Federation. He is the owner of a huge number of international awards.
early years
The future champion was born back in 1967, in the glorious city of Odessa. As a child, he was fond of many sports, but at the age of seven his parents gave him to figure skating. The guy enjoyed visiting the section, and the coaches saw him as a promising skater. It is worth noting that Zhenya was paid a little more attention than everyone else, this is partly due to his young age. Hard training in childhood yielded results, and at the age of seventeen the guy fully declares himself. Evgeni Platov, together with Elena Krykova, goes to the youth world championship. No one expected victory from this couple, but they managed to prove the opposite.
In 1985, young people again go to the same tournament and win gold. In the mid-eighties, this blow was considered one of the most promising. Already in 1986 they again took first place in the junior world championships. Unfortunately, nobody else will hear about this girl, but the guy will continue to do figure skating. That is how Yevgeny Platov began his career. Photos from those times are on his front pages of his home album.
Lovers Career
After a successful period with Krykova, the skater becomes paired with another athlete, whose name is Larisa Fedorinova. It is with her that he will begin his journey at adult amateur level competitions.
Serious successes will not succeed. During the joint skating, the pair will have only two fourth places in the championship of the Soviet Union. Despite the fact that young people approached each of the tournaments as favorites, nothing serious could be won. The only gold was mined at the Karl Schäfer memorial. They performed together until 1989, after which Evgeny Platov became a couple with another skater.
Performances with Grischuk
In 1989, the athlete begins to perform with Oksana Grischuk. Young people were able to achieve much together, but the first year was not as successful as they wanted. They won only the bronze awards of the USSR championship, and also took fifth places in the world and European championships. In the season 1990-1991. it turned out to perform a little better. They take second place in the championship of the Union and fourth in the world, also again become fifth in Europe.
In 1991, the skaters last participated in the Soviet championship, and managed to win it. They also became third in the world and continental championships.
In 1992, the couple appears under the banners of the Russian Federation. Become the winners of the first championship of Russia and win the bronze of Europe and the world. Next season they add silver to the continental tournament and world gold to their collection.
1994 was not very successful for athletes. Despite the fact that they were the first at the World Cup, they were unable to achieve anything in other competitions. But already in the next season they completely compensated and won first places in the world, in Europe and in Russia. To the three awards, they added the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Gold. According to most experts, at that time the Platov-Grischuk pair was one of the best among all the skaters on the planet.
Season 1996-1997 was no less successful than the previous one. Young people again became winners of the European Championship and the World Cup. The next year was the last for this couple, and they again spent it at the highest level - first place in the continental championship and in the "Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final".
In 1998 Oksana Grischuk decided to move to the United States of America. The skater did not remain without a partner for a long time and almost immediately began performing with Maya Usova.
Professional level
Despite the fact that the biography of Evgeny Platov is full of bright events at the time when he went in for sports as an amateur, his professional career turned out to be not so saturated. At the highest level, Eugene spoke only three years, but managed to win several very prestigious awards.
In 1998-1999 together with Usova became the gold medalist of Sears Figure Skating Open, The next season was less successful, but it can not be noted. The fact is that they won only one gold in the open championship of Japan. In other tournaments, they took only second places. The last year of performances was a failure for the couple. After all the previous achievements, they were able to win only a bronze award at the World Cup. And then, with a stretch, as many critics have noted.
In 2001, the skater Evgeny Platov ended his career.
Olympic Games
A separate page in the life of each athlete is the Olympic level. During his life, an athlete participated in an international tournament three times. This was during joint performances with Grischuk.
This happened for the first time in 1992. Unfortunately, managed to take only fourth place. The next opportunity to win the competition appeared in 1994, and the skaters used it to the full. Four years later, they confirmed their highest level and became two-time Olympic champions in ice dancing. Nobody has been able to repeat such an achievement to this day.
Coaching
For three years, Platov was an assistant with Tarasova. In the period from 2001 to 2004 she trained a famous Japanese woman, and Evgeny Platov helped her. For some time he worked with skaters such as Sasha Cohen and Johnny Weyer. It is worth noting that he was an assistant to Tatyana Anatolyevna, while she worked in America. As soon as she returned to Russia, Platov became an independent sports teacher. Among those with whom he was engaged are Navka and Kostomarov.
Also coached the skaters of the Israeli team. The track record of the Olympic champion also includes work with some athletes from Britain.
Evgeny Platov: personal life
Despite the fact that the athlete does not much spread about life outside the ice rink, some information is still available. It is known that in the early nineties he married Maria Anikanova, who is a famous Russian actress. The couple did not live together for long and already in 1995 decided that they needed to get a divorce. After this relationship, I no longer met with Russian girls Evgeny Platov. The skater, whose personal life has long been beyond the reach of outsiders, recently himself admitted that he has a serious relationship with an American. Nobody knows her name, but the ex-world champion claims that she is just a gorgeous woman.
Here he is, the legendary Russian athlete. This person will go down in the history of figure skating forever.