Igor Pashkevich

Igor Pashkevich

Pashkevich in 2010
Personal information
Full name Igor Anatolyevich Pashkevich
Country represented Soviet Union
Russia
Azerbaijan
Born (1971-07-01)1 July 1971
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died 26 March 2016(2016-03-26) (aged 44)
Miami, Florida, United States
Former coach Viktor Kudriavtsev, Marina Kudriavtseva
Former training locations Moscow
Retired 1998

Igor Anatolyevich Pashkevich (Russian: Игорь Анатольевич Пашкевич; 1 July 1971 – 26 March 2016) was a figure skating coach and competitor. He was the 1990 World Junior champion for the Soviet Union and the 1996 European silver medalist for Russia. He competed at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics for Russia and the 1998 Nagano Olympics for Azerbaijan.

Career

Pashkevich was coached by Viktor Kudriavtsev and Marina Kudriavtseva.[1]

For the Soviet Union and Russia

Early in his career, Pashkevich competed for the Soviet Union and won gold at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[2] He represented Russia following the Soviet breakup. He placed 14th at his first senior ISU Championship, the 1993 World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic.

In February 1994, Pashkevich competed at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, finishing 15th. The following month, he placed 9th at the 1994 World Championships in Chiba, Japan. In 1995–96, his final season for Russia, he won gold at the 1995 Finlandia Trophy, silver at the 1995 NHK Trophy, and silver at the 1996 European Championships.

For Azerbaijan

Pashkevich switched to Azerbaijan in the 1996–97 season. He placed seventh at the 1997 European Championships and eighth at the 1997 World Championships. The following season — his last — Pashkevich won the bronze medal at the 1997 Trophée Lalique and silver at the 1997 Nations Cup, qualifying for the Champions Series Final where he placed sixth. He withdrew from the 1998 European Championships but competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, and finished 16th. He retired at the end of the season.

Post-competitive career

After retiring from competition, Pashkevich performed in ice shows for two years.[1] He then worked as a coach in the United States and Russia.[3] He worked with Angela Nikodinov,[4] Fumie Suguri, Polina Shelepen, Yulia Lipnitskaya, Evgenia Medvedeva, and Daniel Samohin.[1][3] In 2016, he was a member of the coaching staff at Palm Beach Ice Works.[5] He also worked as an ISU technical specialist.[6]

Personal life

Pashkevich was born on 1 July 1971 in Moscow.[7] He held a PhD in figure skating from the Moscow State Academy of Physical Education and Sports.[5]

He was injured in a car accident in Oregon on 12 January 2005, sustaining a concussion, a laceration on the right side of his head, a fractured bone in the back of his neck, and multiple contusions and abrasions.[4]

Pashkevich died on 26 March 2016 in Miami, Florida at the age of 44.[8][9] His mother, due to cancer, and sister had died earlier.[3] He was divorced and had a daughter living in Russia.[3]

Results

GP: Became part of Champions Series in the 1995–96 season (later known as the Grand Prix series)

International
Event 1989–90
(URS)
1992–93
(RUS)
1993–94
(RUS)
1994–95
(RUS)
1995–96
(RUS)
1996–97
(AZE)
1997–98
(AZE)
Olympics 15th 16th
Worlds 14th 9th 8th
Europeans 2nd 7th WD
GP Final 6th
GP Nations Cup 2nd
GP NHK Trophy 2nd
GP Int. Paris/
Trophée de
France/Lalique
7th 4th 7th 3rd
Finlandia 1st
Karl Schäfer 2nd
Nebelhorn 2nd
Piruetten 5th
Skate Israel 1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 1st
National
Russian Champ. 3rd 3rd 3rd
WD: Withdrew

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