Evgeni Vladimirovich Rukavicin (; born 26 February 1977) is a Russian figure skating coach. He coaches ladies' and men's singles.
Career
Evgeni Rukavicin competed at 1995 Russian Figure Skating Championships where he placed 10th. He became a coach after his retirement from competitive figure skating when he was 19.Евгений Владимирович Рукавицын
His first remarkable pupil was Konstantin Menshov. Rukavicin coached Menshov to the 2011 Russian National title and 2014 European bronze medal.
His current students include Dmitri Aliev, 2020 European champion, 2018 European silver medalist, 2017 World Junior silver medallist, 2016-17 Junior Grand Prix Final champion and 2015-16 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist; Artur Danielian - since 2022; Anna Frolova - since 2023; Anastasiia Gubanova, 2023 European champion, 2024 European silver medalist, 2025 European silver medalist - began coaching her in 2019;Anastasiia GUBANOVA Nikita Starostin;Nikita STAROSTIN - since 2024;Фигурист Матвей Ветлугин перешёл от Мишина к Рукавицыну
His former students included also Polina Agafonova - from 2013 to 2014; Maria Artemieva; Glebs Basins;Glebs BASINS Alisa Fedichkina - until 2019; Alīna Fjodorova;Alina FJODOROVA Roman Galay;Roman GALAY Gordei Gorshkov; Makar Ignatov - until 2024;Makar IGNATOV Elžbieta Kropa;Elzbieta KROPA Alena Leonova - began coaching her in 2014; Ksenia Makarova - since 2011; Elizaveta Nugumanova - from 2019 to 2022;Elizaveta NUGUMANOVA Oona Ounasvuori - until 2023;Oona OUNASVUORI Diana Pervushkina; Georgii Reshtenko;«Попросили уехать из Петербурга, а из соцсетей узнал, что меня сняли с чемпионата мира». Наш фигурист — главная надежда Чехии Ihor (Igor) Reznichenko - until 2018; Serafima Sakhanovich - from 2015 to 2018; Vladislav Sesganov; Anton Shulepov - until 2019; .
Moreover, Rukavicin worked with Viveca Lindfors, 2019 European bronze medalist, and Matteo Rizzo, who also used to go to Saint Petersburg to work with Rukavicin and his group before winning bronze medal at the 2019 Europeans.
A lot of his students are known for their jumping achievements. Konstantin Menshov became one of the first skaters to have landed two quad jumps in a short program and three quads in a free skate (at the age of 31). Vladislav Sesganov practiced quad lutz and quad lutz - triple toe loop combination since 2011.Рукавицын надеется, что фигурист Сезганов превзойдет достижение МрозаQuad Lutz by Vladislav SezganovVladislav Sezganov - Quad Lutz + Triple Toeloop He landed quad lutz in a sanctioned international competition in 2013.18th INTERNATIONAL CUP OF NICE MEN SHORT PROGRAM JUDGES DETAILS PER SKATER Some skaters from his training group practiced and attempted difficult jumps in competitions, such as Anton Shulepov,Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Konstantin Menshov,Konstantin Menshov: Quad Salchow / Quad loop / Quad toe-Triple toe / Quad toe-Quad toe attempt Dmitri Aliev,Dima Aliev nails a quad loop Gordei Gorshkov.Gordei Gorshkov - 4Lo
As a result, Dmitri Aliev became the first European skater to have completed at least three different quad jumps in international competitions: toe loop, Lutz and Salchow. Makar Ignatov is the first Russian and also European skater to have landed four quads in the free skate and also six quads in two programs. He landed 4Lo and 4T-3T in his short program as well as 4Lo, 4S, 4T-3T and 4T in the free skate at the 2021 NHK Trophy.
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