Otar Japaridze

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Born (1987-12-23) December 23, 1987 (age 38)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Country Georgia
PartnerAngelina Telegina
Otar Japaridze
Personal information
Born (1987-12-23) December 23, 1987 (age 38)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country Georgia
PartnerAngelina Telegina
CoachEvgeni Platov
Skating clubDinamo Tbilisi
Began skating1993

Otar Japaridze (Georgian: ოთარ ჯაფარიძე; 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.

Otar Japaridze was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union.[1] His father, Irakli Japaridze, is the president of the Georgian Figure Skating Federation.[2]

Career

Japaridze competed in single skating until the age of 15 and then switched to ice dancing.[3] 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.[4]

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.[3] At the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, they qualified a spot for Georgia for the 2010 Winter Olympics.[5] Reed received a Georgian passport in January 2010,[6] allowing them to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Reed and Japaridze split following the 2010-11 season.[7]

In February 2012, Japaridze teamed up with Russian ice dancer Angelina Telegina to compete for Georgia.[8][9]

Programs

With Telegina

Season Short dance Free dance
2013–14
[1]
  • Quickstep: Show Me How You Burlesque
    (from "Burlesque")
    by Christina Aguilera
  • Foxtrot: Fever
    by Beyoncé
  • Quickstep: Show Me How You Burlesque
    (from "Burlesque")
    by Christina Aguilera
2012–13
[8]
  • Schei-we-dei-wi-du
    by Die Mayrhofner

With Reed

Season Short dance Free dance
2010–11
[10]
  • The Messiah Will Come Again
  • Oh Pretty Woman
    by Gary Moore
Original dance
2009–10
[11]		 Georgian folk dance:
  • Bukinagari
  • Iloumi

With Tobias

Season Original dance Free dance
2007–08
[2]
  • Two Guitars
    performed by Zoltan and his Gypsy Ensemble
  • Dark Eyes
    performed by Bigrock Balalaikas

With Zaikina

Season Original dance Free dance
2006–07
[12]
  • Georgian folk music
2005–06
[13]

With Sheltsina

Season Original dance Free dance
2004–05
[14]
  • Charleston
  • Slow foxtrot
  • Quickstep
  • Georgian folk music
2003–04
[15]
  • Summertime
    by Sam Taylor
  • Hound Dog

Results

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