Evgeni Rukavicin

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.[1]

His most remarkable pupil was Konstantin Menshov.[2][3] Rukavicin coached Menshov to the 2011 Russian National title and 2014 European bronze medal.

His current students include

• Dmitri Aliev;[4][5] 2020 European champion, 2016-17 Junior Grand Prix Final champion and 2017 World Junior silver medallist.
• Makar Ignatov;
• Alena Leonova;[6][7]
• Anastasia Gubanova[8]
• Elizaveta Nugumanova[9]
• Roman Galay[10]
• Maria Talalaikina[11]

His former students included also

• Polina Agafonova;[12]
• Maria Artemieva;[13][14]
• Alisa Fedichkina;.[15]
• Gordei Gorshkov;[16][17]
• Ksenia Makarova;[18]
• Diana Pervushkina;[19]
• Serafima Sakhanovich;[20]
• Vladislav Sesganov;[21]
• Anton Shulepov;[22]
• Ihor (Igor) Reznuchenko[23]

His students are known for their jumps. Konstantin Menshov is one of the few skaters to have landed two quad jumps in a short program and three quads in a free skate. Vladislav Sesganov practiced quad lutz and quad lutz - triple toe loop combination.[24][25][26] He landed quad lutz in a sanctioned international competition in 2013.[27] Anton Shulepov also made attempts of the quad lutz in competitions in 2016.[28] Dmitri Aliev landed quad lutz-triple toe combination in short program at the competition in Saint Petersburg in 2017.[29] Some of students coached by Rukavicin (Menshov, Aliev, Gorshkov) also practice quad loop.[30][31][32] Gordei Gorshkov attempted quad loop at a domestic sanctioned competition in 2014, but the jump was downgraded.[33]