Otar Japaridze (; born December 23, 1987) is a Georgian former competitive ice dancer. With former partner Allison Reed, he represented Georgia at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He later skated with Angelina Telegina.
Personal life Otar Japaridze was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union. His father, Irakli Japaridze, is the president of the Georgian Figure Skating Federation.
Career Japaridze competed in single skating until the age of 15 and then switched to ice dancing. From 2002 through 2004, he competed with Marina Sheltsina. They were the 2004 Georgian national champions.
From 2005 through 2007, Japaridze competed with Russian-born Ekaterina Zaikina for Georgia. They competed twice at the World Junior Championships.
In the 2007–2008 season, Japaridze competed with American ice dancer Isabella Tobias for Georgia.
In May 2009, Japaridze teamed up with American Allison Reed to compete for Georgia; they trained in Mount Laurel, New Jersey with coach and choreographer Evgeni Platov. At the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, they qualified a spot for Georgia for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Reed received a Georgian passport in January 2010, allowing them to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Reed and Japaridze split following the 2010-11 season.
In February 2012, Japaridze teamed up with Russian ice dancer Angelina Telegina to compete for Georgia.
Programs
With Telegina Season Short dance Free dance 2013–14 Show Me How You Burlesque Fever Show Me How You Burlesque Building the Bullet Oblivion Concierto Para Quinteto 2012–13 Schei-we-dei-wi-du Tron: Legacy The Grid Adagio Encom Part 2
With Reed Season Short dance Free dance 2010–11 Desde el Alma Building the Bullet The Messiah Will Come Again Oh Pretty Woman Original dance 2009–10 Georgian folk dance: Bukinagari Iloumi Crusaders of the Light Preliator
With Tobias Season Original dance Free dance 2007–08 Two Guitars Dark Eyes Sarabande Furioso Sarabande Suite
With Zaikina Season Original dance Free dance 2006–07 Tango Georgian folk music 2005–06 Brasiliera
With Sheltsina Season Original dance Free dance 2004–05 Charleston Slow foxtrot Quickstep Georgian folk music 2003–04 Summertime Hound Dog Waltz
Results JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Telegina International Event 2012–13 2013–14 World Champ. 31st European Champ. 20th 27th Golden Spin of Zagreb 12th Nebelhorn Trophy 11th Ondrej Nepela Memorial 9th Ukrainian Open 4th U.S. Classic 11th
With Reed
International Event 2009–10 2010–11 Winter Olympics 22nd World Champ. 21st 18th European Champ. 19th 17th Golden Spin of Zagreb 4th Ice Challenge 2nd Nebelhorn Trophy 12th Pavel Roman Memorial 9th
With Tobias International Event 2007–08 World Junior Championships 14th Germany 7th United Kingdom 6th
With Zaikina International Event 2005–06 2006–07 World Junior Champ. 21st 16th Netherlands 7th Romania 4th
With Sheltsina International Event 2002–03 2003–04 World Junior Champ. 21st Croatia 12th Slovenia 14th National Georgian Figure Skating Championships 2nd 1st
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