Ivan Volobuiev

Ivan Nikolayevich Volobuiev (Russian: Иван Николаевич Волобуев; born 5 January 1991) is a Russian ice dancer who competed with partner Valeria Starygina.

Ivan Volobuiev
Full name	Ivan Nikolayevich Volobuiev
Born	(1991-01-05) 5 January 1991 (age 34) Moscow
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Partner	Valeria Starygina
Coach	Alexander Svinin Irina Zhuk
Skating club	UOR No 4, Moscow
Began skating	1995
Medal record Representing  Russia Figure skating: Ice dancing European Youth Olympic Festival 2009 Cieszyn Ice dancing

Career

Early in his career, Volobuiev competed with Tatiana Baturintseva.

Volobuiev teamed up with Valeria Starygina in 2010. At the Russian Championships, they finished 7th in 2011 and 6th in 2012. Starygina and Volobuiev won gold at the 2011 Coupe de Nice^[1] and silver at the 2011 Istanbul Cup.

In the 2012–13 season, they won the silver medal at the 2012 Coupe de Nice.

Programs

(with Starygina)

Season	Short dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2012–2013	? Witch Doctor	?
2011–2012	Ain't No Sunshine by Michael Jackson Loca by Shakira	Walking in the Air by Nightwish
2010–2011	Tango Waltz	Stranger in Paradise by Sarah Brightman

(with Baturintseva)

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2009–2010	Caucasian dance:	The Mask of Zorro by James Horner

Competitive highlights

With Starygina

International[2]
Event	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13
Cup of Nice	7th	1st	2nd
NRW Trophy	5th		3rd
Istanbul Cup		2nd
National[2]
Russian Championships	7th	6th	7th

With Baturintseva

International[3]
Event	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10
JGP Belarus		7th	4th
JGP Croatia			3rd
JGP Estonia	7th
JGP France		5th
EYOF		1st
National
Russian Junior Champ.	11th	9th	10th
JGP = Junior Grand Prix