Ivan Righini, previously Ivan Vadimovich Bariev (russian: Иван Вадимович Бариев, born 16 April 1991) is a retired Italian competitive

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, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are m ...

and current chorographer. He is a two-time

Bavarian Open The Bavarian Open is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of Bavaria. Since 2011, it is sanctioned by the Deutsche Eislauf Union and the International Skating Union. The event is held in February at Eis ...

champion and a four-time Italian national champion. He has reached the free skate at four ISU Championships, achieving his best result, sixth, at the 2016 Europeans. Competed for Russia as Ivan Bariev, he won four silver medals on the

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series, two Russian junior national titles, and bronze at the

2011 Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2011 Golden Spin of Zagreb ( hr, Zlatna pirueta Zagreba) was the 44th edition of an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Zagreb, Croatia. It was held at the Dom Sportova on December 8–11, 2011. Skaters compe ...

Personal life

Ivan Bariev was born on 16 April 1991 in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

, Russia. In 2013, he adopted his mother's former surname, Righini. In addition to Russian, he also holds Italian citizenship. His brother, Filip, is ten years younger.

Career

Early career

Bariev began learning to skate in 1994. He debuted on the

(JGP) series in September 2007, winning silver medals in Romania and Croatia. In late October 2007, he underwent surgery on the meniscus in his right knee. He finished 7th at both the JGP Final and the 2008 World Junior Championships. The following season, Bariev was awarded silver medals at JGP events in the Czech Republic and South Africa. He finished 4th at the JGP Final. His first senior international medal, bronze, came at the 2011 Golden Spin of Zagreb. He made his final competitive appearances for Russia in late October 2012, at the Cup of Nice.

2013–present

In 2013, Righini stated his intention to compete for Italy. He received the Russian federation's permission in May 2013. The International Skating Union requires that skaters who change federations sit out a certain period of time. For Righini, this period ended on 29 October 2013. Righini debuted for Italy at the 2013

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, placing fifth, and then won bronze at the 2013 Golden Spin of Zagreb. After winning the men's title at the 2014 Italian Championships, he took gold at the 2014

. Righini was selected for the 2014 World Championships in Saitama, Japan. Placing 14th in the short program, he qualified for the free skate, in which he placed 12th, and finished 13th overall. Righini made his

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debut in the 2014–15 season. He received assignments to the

2014 Rostelecom Cup The 2014 Rostelecom Cup was the fourth event of six in the 2014–15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Luzhniki Small Sports Arena in Moscow on November 14–16. Meda ...

and

2014 NHK Trophy The 2014 NHK Trophy was the final event of six in the 2014–15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Namihaya Dome in Osaka on November 28–30. Medals were awarded in t ...

, then placed 11th and 10th, respectively. Righini planned to start the 2015-16 season at the 2015 Nepela Trophy, but had to withdraw due to a foot injury. He withdrew from the 2015 Cup of Nice after the short program since his blade was broken during the warm-up.

Programs

Competitive highlights

''GP:

; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix''

For Italy

For Russia

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Righini, Ivan Italian male single skaters Russian male single skaters Russian emigrants to Italy 1991 births Living people Figure skaters from Moscow Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2017 Winter Universiade