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Nina Ulanova
Nina Ulanova (russian: Нина Уланова; occasionally romanised French-style as Oulanova; born 31 May 1978) is a Russian ice dancer. With former partner Michail Stifunin, she is the 1997 World Junior champion and 1998 Nebelhorn Trophy champion. Personal life Nina Ulanova was born in 1978 in Moscow. She is the niece of Alexei Ulanov. Career Competitive career Having started skating when she was four, Ulanova trained in single skating under Rafael Arutyunyan until age 11 and then began ice dancing in Andrei Filippov's group. Ulanova and her partner, Michail Stifunin, placed fifth at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Brisbane, Australia. In the 1996–97 season, they won gold at the 1997 World Junior Championships in Seoul, South Korea. After the event, Filippov moved to Australia and Ulanova/Stifunin joined Alla Belyaeva. They skated together until 1999, placing as high as fifth at the senior Russian Championships. During the 1999–2000 season, Ulanova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Evers
Matt Evers (born March 16, 1976) is an American pair skater, model and actor. He is the 1998 U.S. Junior champion, and has competed in every series of the ITV series ''Dancing on Ice''. Career With his partner Heather Allebach, Evers won the Junior pairs title at the 1998 U.S. Championships. The following season, they competed at three senior international events, 1998 Skate Canada International, 1998 Cup of Russia and 1998 Nebelhorn Trophy. He quit competing and moved to Los Angeles where he worked for a number of years before receiving an invitation to join ''Dancing on Ice''. Results Pair skating with Allebach: ''Dancing on Ice'' Filmography Personal life Evers, who was married to a woman previously, came out as gay in January 2018 in an interview with ''Attitude'' magazine. He said it was partly the death of his uncle from AIDS and the presidency of Donald Trump Donald Trump's tenure as the 45th president of the United States began with his inauguration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexei Ulanov
Alexei Nikolaevich Ulanov (russian: Алексей Николаевич Уланов; born 4 November 1947) is a retired pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With Irina Rodnina, he is the 1972 Olympic champion and a four-time (1969–1972) world champion. With his then-wife Lyudmila Smirnova, he is a two-time world silver medalist. Career Ulanov began figure skating in 1954 and became a member of the USSR National Team in 1964. Rodnina / Ulanov began skating together in the 1960s and won several World and European Championships. They were coached by Stanislav Zhuk and trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. The culmination of their career was their 1972 Olympics win. By this point Ulanov had fallen in love with fellow skater Lyudmila Smirnova. Rodnina and Ulanov separated, and Ulanov began skating with Smirnova. Smirnova and Ulanov competed together for two seasons. They won silver medals at the 1973 World and European Championships. The next season, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Arnold
Steven Arnold (born 12 December 1974) is an English actor best known for his role as butcher Ashley Peacock in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Early life He was educated at Sir Thomas Boteler in Warrington, where his drama teacher suggested he try for a part in a National Film and Television School production called ''This Boy's Story''. It went on to win a British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) Best Short Film Career Arnold and his younger brother, Kevin, both appeared in the Granada Television series ''Children's Ward''. He also worked on the medical information film ''Growing Pains'', and made appearances in a range of other TV series including ''The Bill'', ''Medics'', ''Hetty Wainthropp Investigates'' and '' Common As Muck''. He also played Ant in ''Distance Between The Stars'' for BBC Radio 4. ''Coronation Street'' (1995–2010) In 1995, Arnold made his debut on ''Coronation Street'' as Ashley Peacock, a role for which he was nominated for Best Actor at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing On Ice
''Dancing on Ice'' is a British television series presented by Phillip Schofield alongside Holly Willoughby from 2006 to 2011, who then returned in 2018, and Christine Bleakley from 2012 to 2014. The series features celebrities and their professional partners figure skating in front of a panel of judges. The series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV, started on 14 January 2006 and ended on 9 March 2014 after the contract was not renewed by ITV. On 4 September 2017, it was announced that a revived series would air on ITV from 7 January 2018 with Schofield and Willoughby returning as hosts. Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean assumed new roles as head judges, alongside original judge Jason Gardiner and new judge Ashley Banjo. In 2020, John Barrowman replaced Gardiner as a judge, however on 3 October 2021, it was announced that Barrowman would not be returning to the judging panel. His replacement was later announced as ''Strictly Come Dancing'' professional Oti Mabuse. During the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV (TV Network)
ITV is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network. It was launched in 1955 as Independent Television to provide competition to BBC Television (established in 1936). ITV is the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, it has been legally known as Channel 3 to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time, BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4. ITV was for four decades a network of separate companies which provided regional television services and also shared programmes between each other to be shown on the entire network. Each franchise was originally owned by a different company. After several mergers, the fifteen regional franchises are now held by two companies: ITV plc, which runs the ITV1 channel, and STV Group, which runs the STV channel. The ITV network is a separate entity from ITV plc, the company that resulted from the merger of Granada plc and Carlton Communications in 2004. ITV plc holds the Channel 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing On Ice (series 6)
The sixth series of ''Dancing on Ice'' aired from 9 January to 27 March 2011 on ITV. Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby returned as hosts whilst Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean returned to mentor the celebrities. As part of a major revamp, the show moved from Elstree Studios to Shepperton Studios, and unveiled a new set. It was the also the first series to be broadcast in HD. Karen Barber, Jason Gardiner, Robin Cousins and Emma Bunton returned, though Barber moved from the "Ice Panel" to the role of head coach. Nicky Slater did not return as a judge and was not replaced. In another change, the judges gave scores out of 10.0 instead of 6.0, giving an overall total out of 30.0. The line-up was revealed on 18 December 2010 and consisted of sixteen celebrities. The first two shows, on 9 and 16 January 2011, were billed as "qualifying" shows, with eight couples skating in each, and two being eliminated. The remaining twelve couples progressed to the main competition, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michał Zych
Michał Zych ( ; born 28 May 1982 in Gdynia) is a Polish former competitive ice dancer. With Aleksandra Kauc, he is a three-time Polish national champion and the 2004 Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalist. The duo competed in the final segment at three European Championships, three World Championships, and the 2006 Winter Olympics. Career Early in his career, Zych competed with Agnieszka Szot. From 2000 to 2002, he competed with Marta Dzióbek, with whom he is the 2002 Polish junior bronze medalists. From 2003 to 2006, he competed with partner Alexandra Kauc. Kauc and Zych are three time Polish national champions. They competed three times at the European Figure Skating Championships and the World Figure Skating Championships. They placed 21st at the 2006 Winter Olympics. After beginning the 2006–2007 season at the 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy The 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy took place between September 28 and October 1, 2006 at the Eislaufzentrum Oberstdorf. The compulsory dance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Šimeček
Martin Šimeček (born 29 July 1967 in Příbram) is a Czech retired competitive ice dancer. With partner Kateřina Mrázová, he is a multiple Czech national champion. They placed 10th at the 1992 Winter Olympics (at which they competed for Czechoslovakia), 8th at the 1994 Winter Olympics, and 13th at the 1998 Winter Olympics. They retired from competitive skating following the 1998 World Figure Skating Championships. Before teaming up with Mrázová, Šimeček competed with Andrea Juklova internationally for Czechoslovakia at the World Figure Skating Championships and European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European champion. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, an .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holiday On Ice
Holiday on Ice is an ice show currently owned by Medusa Music Group GmbH, a subsidiary of CTS EVENTIM, Europe's largest ticket distributor, with its headquarters in Bremen, Germany. History Holiday on Ice originated in the United States in December 1942. It was the brainchild of Emery Gilbert of Toledo, Ohio, an engineer and builder who created a portable ice rink. He took his idea of a traveling show to Morris Chalfen, a Minneapolis executive, who supplied the financing, and George Tyson, who used his theatrical background to create the show. The touring show made its first international trip to Mexico in 1947. In 1946, the company expanded with another ice show and secondary unit, "Ice Vogues", which took over the Holiday's last season's production and extended it for another year making stops in Cuba and Hawaii. Then the Vogues toured in Central and South America while Holiday remained in North America. After 1956, the Ice Vogues became a second unit of Holiday on Ice. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Russian Figure Skating Championships
The 2000 Russian Figure Skating Championships (russian: Чемпионат России по фигурному катанию на коньках 2000) took place in Moscow from December 23 to 25, 1999. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The results were one of the criteria used to pick the Russian teams to the 2000 World Championships and the 2000 European Championships. Senior results Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing External links results {{1999–2000 in figure skating 1999 in figure skating Russian Figure Skating Championships, 2000 Figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ... Russian Figure Skating Championships December 1999 sports events in Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of the 1948 constitution. According to the 2020 census, Seoul has a population of 9.9 million people, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area with the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC), Seoul was the world's fourth largest metropolitan economy in 2014, following Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. Seoul was rated Asia's most livable city with the second highest quality of life globally by Arcadis in 2015, with a GDP per capita (PPP) of around $40,000. With major technology hubs centered in Gangnam and Digital Media City, the Seoul Capital Area is home to the headquarters of 15 ''Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South East Queensland metropolitan region, which encompasses a population of around 3.8 million. The Brisbane central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay, a bay of the Coral Sea. Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges. It sprawls across several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane, Australia's most populous local government area. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Traditional Owners of the Brisbane a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
