Ilya Igorevich Knyazhuk (Russian: Илья Игоревич Княжук, born 2 August 2000) is a Russian pair skater. With his current partner, Natalia Khabibullina, he is the 2021 JGP Austria champion, the 2021 JGP Russia silver medalist, and the 2022 Russian junior national champion.
| Ilya Knyazhuk | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ilya Igorevich Knyazhuk |
| Native name | Илья Игоревич Княжук (Russian) |
| Other names | Ilia |
| Born | 2 August 2000 Moscow, Russia |
| Hometown | Moscow |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Partner | Natalia Khabibullina |
| Coach | Sergei Dobroskokov, Sergei Rosliakov |
| Skating club | Olympic Sports School No. 2, Moscow |
| Began skating | 2004 |
Personal life edit
Career edit
2021–22 season: International junior debut edit
Khabibullina/Knyazhuk made their international junior debut in September at the 2021 JGP Russia. They placed second in both the short program and the free skate to take the silver medal overall behind compatriots Ekaterina Chikmareva / Matvei Ianchenkov.[3] At their second assignment, the 2021 JGP Austria in October, the team set new personal bests in both segments of competition, as well as overall, to take the title ahead of Russian teammates Anastasia Mukhortova / Dmitry Evgenyev and Georgian pair Karina Safina / Luka Berulava.[4] Their placements across their two events qualified them to the 2021–22 Junior Grand Prix Final as the second-seeded team of four,[5] but the event was later canceled due to concerns related to the discovery of the Omicron variant.[6]
Khabibullina/Knyazhuk next made their debut at the senior-level Russian Championships in December. The team placed ninth in the short program and eighth in the free skate to finish seventh overall due to shifting ordinals.[7] They were the highest-ranked of the teams competing internationally as juniors.
At the 2022 Russian Junior Championships the following month, Khabibullina/Knyazhuk narrowly won the title over Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev with a strong free skate performance after placing second to the rival team in the short program.[8]
Programs edit
With Khabibullina edit
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 |
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| 2022–2023 |
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| 2021–2022 [2] |
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Competitive highlights edit
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Khabibullina edit
| International: Junior[9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| JGP Final | C | |||
| JGP Austria | 1st | |||
| JGP Russia | 2nd | |||
| National | ||||
| Russian Champ. | 7th | 6th | 4th | |
| Russian Junior Champ. | 8th | 1st | ||
| Russian Cup Final [a] | 6th J | 1st J | 4th | 4th |
| GPR Golden Skate | 1st | 2nd | ||
| GPR Heart of Siberia | 2nd | |||
| GPR Moscow Stars | 2nd | |||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled J = Junior level | ||||
Detailed results edit
With Khabibullina edit
- Senior results
| 2023–24 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-19 February 2024 | 2024 Russian Grand Prix Final |
4 77.10 |
6 135.62 |
4 212.72 |
| 20–24 December 2023 | 2024 Russian Championships |
6 73.82 |
4 141.87 |
4 215.69 |
| 24–27 November 2023 | 2023 Cup of Russia Series, 6th Stage |
3 76.40 |
2 143.92 |
2 220.32 |
| 20–23 October 2023 | 2023 Cup of Russia Series, 2nd Stage |
3 72.69 |
2 148.98 |
2 221.67 |
| 2022–23 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 3-5 March 2023 | 2023 Russian Grand Prix Final |
6 76.52 |
4 140.96 |
4 217.48 |
| 20–26 December 2022 | 2023 Russian Championships |
6 74.89 |
6 134.64 |
6 209.53 |
| 11–14 November 2022 | 2022 Cup of Russia Series, 4th Stage |
2 74.75 |
2 139.44 |
2 214.19 |
| 21–24 October 2022 | 2022 Cup of Russia Series, 1st Stage |
2 77.87 |
1 146.60 |
1 224.47 |
| 2021–22 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 21–26 December 2021 | 2022 Russian Championships |
8 71.35 |
9 124.51 |
7 195.86 |
- Junior results
| 2021–22 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–22 January 2022 | 2022 Russian Junior Championships | 2 71.60 |
1 130.22 |
1 201.82 |
| 6-9 October 2021 | 2021 JGP Austria | 1 64.23 |
1 124.61 |
1 188.84 |
| 15-18 September 2021 | 2021 JGP Russia | 2 63.00 |
2 120.87 |
2 183.87 |
References edit
- ^ The 2023 Russian Cup Final was renamed as the 2023 Russian Grand Prix Final.
- ^ "Ilya Knyazhuk / Княжук Илья Игоревич" [Ilya Knyazhuk / Knyazhuk Ilya Igorevich] (in Russian). allskaters.info.
- ^ a b "Natalia KHABIBULLINA / Ilya KNYAZHUK: 2021/2022". International Skating Union.
- ^ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Kranoyarsk 2021 Junior Pair Result". International Skating Union.
- ^ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Cup of Austria 2021 Junior Pair Result". International Skating Union.
- ^ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2021/2022: Pairs – Final Results". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Cancellation of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2021, Osaka/Japan". International Skating Union. December 17, 2021.
- ^ "Rostelecom Russian Nationals 2022 Pairs Result". Russian Figure Skating Federation.
- ^ "Первенство России среди юниоров 2022 Пaрное катание" [Russian Championship among Juniors 2022 Pairs Result] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation.
- ^ "Natalia KHABIBULLINA / Ilya KNYAZHUK: Competition Results". International Skating Union.