Ihor Reznichenko (, ; born 30 December 1994) is a former Ukrainian

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

who competed for Poland. He is the 2017 Slovenia Open champion and a three-time Polish national champion (2016, 2018, 2019). He has represented Poland at three

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and competed in the final segment at the

2018 European Championships The 2018 European Championships were the first edition of the European Championships (multi-sport event), European Championships. It was a multi-sport event which took place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (with Edinburg ...

Personal life

Reznicheno was born on 30 December 1994 in

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, Ukraine.

Career for Ukraine

Early years

Reznichenko began learning to skate in 1999. He debuted on the

ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international figure skating competition, junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded ...

series in September 2008, in

Ostrava Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava (river), Opa ...

, Czech Republic. He also competed on the JGP series in 2009, 2011, and 2013. He trained under Ludmyla Petrovska early in his career. By the 2009–2010 season, he was coached by Olena Ferafontova in

, Ukraine. By the 2011–2012 season, he was training in

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under Halyna Kukhar and Olena Amosova.

2012–2013 season

Reznichenko's senior international debut came at the

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in December 2012. Later that month, he won the bronze medal at the Ukrainian Championships.

Dmytro Shkidchenko Dmitri or Dmytro Valentynovych Shkidchenko ( or Шкидченко; died 26 January 2023) was a Ukrainian figure skating coach and pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union. With his skating partner Irina Mironenko, he was the ...

and Halyna Kukhar coached him in Kyiv.

2013–2014 season

Making his last international appearance for Ukraine, he placed 11th at the

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, held in December 2013 in

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, Italy. A week later, he took the silver medal at the Ukrainian Championships. He was coached by Shkidchenko.

Career for Poland

2015–2016 season

In December 2015, Reznichenko won the Polish national title at the 2016 Four Nationals. He made no international appearances during the season.

2016–2017 season

Reznichenko debuted internationally for Poland at the

2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial The 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial () was held on September and October 2016. It is an annual senior international figure skating competition held in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was part of the 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in ...

, held in late September and early October 2016, and finished 9th. He placed 4th at the

2016 CS Warsaw Cup The 2016 CS Warsaw Cup was a senior international figure skating competition, held in November 2016 in Warsaw, Poland. It was part of the 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, p ...

and then won the silver medal at the 2017 Polish Championships. Reznichenko placed 25th at the 2017 European Championships in

, Czech Republic, just missing a spot in the final segment. He ranked 29th at the 2017 World Championships in

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, Finland. He was coached by

Evgeni Rukavicin Evgeni Vladimirovich Rukavicin (; born 26 February 1977) is a Russian figure skating coach. He coaches single skating, ladies' and men's singles. Career Evgeni Rukavicin competed at 1995 Russian Figure Skating Championships where he placed 1 ...

and Galina Kashina in

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, Russia.

2017–2018 season

In September 2017, Reznichenko won gold at the Slovenia Open. As a result, Poland assigned him to compete at the

2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy The 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was a senior international figure skating competition held in September 2017 in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was part of the 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series. It also served as the final qualification event for the 2018 Wi ...

, the final qualifying opportunity for the

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. His placement in Germany, 11th, was insufficient to earn an Olympic spot. Reznichenko qualified to the free skate at the

in Moscow.

Programs

Competitive highlights

''CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

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For Poland

For Ukraine

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reznichenko, Ihor 1994 births Polish male single skaters Ukrainian male single skaters Living people Figure skaters from Dnipro Naturalized citizens of Poland Ukrainian emigrants to Poland Competitors at the 2013 Winter Universiade 21st-century Polish sportsmen