Ivan Shefer

Ivan Shefer
Ivan Shefer
	Rubleva and Shefer in 2008.
Full name	Ivan Alexandrovich Shefer
Born	19 February 1983 (age 41); Kirov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Partner	Ekaterina Rubleva
Skating club	Vorobievye Gory
Began skating	1988
Retired	2010
Medal record
Representing Russia
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Winter Universiade

Ivan Alexandrovich Shefer (Russian: Иван Александрович Шефер;^[1] born 19 February 1983) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Ekaterina Rubleva, he is the 2009 Cup of Russia bronze medalist, the 2004 Bofrost Cup bronze medalist, and a four-time Russian national medalist (2008, 2009 silver; 2007, 2010 bronze).

Personal life

Ivan Shefer was born in Kirov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He married in April 2010,^[2] and his son, Konstantin, was born in August 2010.^[3]

Career

Shefer's parents enrolled him in skating to improve his health.^[4]^[5] He teamed up with Ekaterina Rubleva in 1994.^[6] She was his first and only partner.^[5] Rubleva / Shefer began competing internationally in the 2001–2002 season and debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix. They placed 5th and 4th at their 2001–2002 ISU Junior Grand Prix events in Sweden and the Czech Republic. At the Russian Championships, they placed 8th on the senior level and 6th on the junior level.

In the 2002–2003 season, Rubleva / Shefer won the silver medal at the 2002–2003 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in China and placed 4th at the event in Germany to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed 8th. In the 2003–2004 season, they won silver medals at both their events on the 2003–2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit to qualify for the Final. They placed 7th at the Junior Grand Prix Final. They placed 5th on the senior level at the 2004 Russian Championships and then won the bronze medal on the junior level. They were sent to the 2004 Junior Worlds where they placed 6th.

Rubleva / Shefer moved up to the senior level internationally in the 2004–2005 season. They placed 4th at the 2004 Nebelhorn Trophy and won the bronze medal at the 2004 Bofrost Cup on Ice. They placed 5th at the 2005 Russian Championships. They competed at the 2005 Winter Universiade, where they placed 5th.

In the 2005–2006 season, they made their Grand Prix debut, placing 9th at the 2005 Skate America. They placed 6th at the 2006 Russian Championships. They changed coaches in spring 2006, moving from Elena Kustarova to Alexander Svinin and Irina Zhuk.^[4]

In 2006–2007, Rubleva / Shefer withdrew from the 2006 Cup of Russia before the start of the event. They won the bronze medal at the 2007 Russian Championships and were assigned to the 2007 European Championships, where they placed 12th in their debut.

In the 2007–2008 season, Rubleva / Shefer placed 8th at the 2007 Skate America and 7th at the 2007 Cup of Russia. They won the silver medal at the 2008 Russian Championships and were sent to the 2008 European Championships, where they placed 13th. They then competed at the 2008 World Championships, where they placed 15th.

In 2008–2009, Rubleva / Shefer placed 6th at the 2008 Skate America and then 7th at the 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard. They won their second consecutive national silver medal at the 2009 Russian Championships and qualified for the 2009 European Championships. At Europeans, Rubleva suffered a wardrobe malfunction during the compulsory dance when a strap on her dress broke and briefly exposed her chest.^[7] They placed 8th in their third consecutive appearance at the event. Rubleva / Shefer then competed at the 2009 Winter Universiade, where they won the silver medal, 39 years after Rubleva's parents, Svetlana Bakina / Boris Rublev, had won their Winter Universiade silver medal.

In 2009–2010, they won a Grand Prix medal, bronze at the Cup of Russia. They finished 13th in their second appearance at the World Championships. Rubleva / Shefer retired from competitive skating in August 2010.^[8] Shefer began coaching at the Sokolniki rink in Moscow.^[9]

Programs

(with Rubleva)

Season	Original dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2009–2010 ^[6]	Valenki (Russian folk dance)	Une Vie d'Amour by Charles Aznavour and Mireille Mathieu	Padonne-moi ce caprice d'enfant by Mireille Mathieu
2008–2009 ^[10]	St. Louis Blues Sing, Sing, Sing	Nyah (from Mission: Impossible II) by Hans Zimmer Solo Tu (from Frida) by Elliot Goldenthal Flamenco
2007–2008 ^[11]	Hopak (Ukrainian folk dance)	Prayer in the Night (Suite No. 4 by George Frideric Handel new arrangement)
2006–2007 ^[12]	La cumparsita	Aria of the Black Swan (Swan Lake - modern arrangement)
2005–2006 ^[13]		Still Loving You by the Scorpions Hurricane 2000 by the Scorpions
2003–2004 ^[14]		Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninov
2002–2003 ^[15]		Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour by Gerard Presgurvic

Competitive highlights

(with Rubleva)

Results^[16]
International
Event	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10
Worlds									15th		13th
Europeans								12th	13th	8th
GP Bompard										7th	5th
GP Cup of Russia								WD	7th		3rd
GP Skate America							9th		8th	6th
Bofrost						3rd
Nebelhorn						4th
Universiade						5th				2nd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds					6th
JGP Final				8th	7th
JGP China				2nd
JGP Czech			4th
JGP Germany				4th
JGP Poland					2nd
JGP Slovenia					2nd
JGP Sweden			5th
National
Russian	9th	9th	8th		5th	5th	6th	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd
Russian Junior			6th		3rd
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew