Artur Gachinski

Artur Gachinski
Gachinski at the 2012 European Championships.
Personal information
Full name	Artur Andreyevich Gachinski
Alternative names	Artur Khil
Country represented	Russia
Born	(1993-08-13) 13 August 1993 Moscow, Russia
Height
Former coach	Tatiana Tarasova Alexander Uspenski Maxim Zavozin Alexei Mishin Tatiana Mishina
Choreographer	Maxim Staviski
Former choreographer	Tatiana Tarasova Alexander Uspenski Jeffrey Buttle Juri Smekalov Tom Dickson Evgeni Kovtun Edvald Smirnov
Skating club	CSKA Moscow
Former skating club	Yubileyny
Training locations	Moscow
Former training locations	Saint Petersburg, Jaca, Tartu, Pinzolo
Began skating	2000
World standing	25 (As of 2 November 2013)
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	246.27 2012 Europeans
Short program	84.80 2012 Europeans
Free skate	163.52 2011 Worlds
Medal record Representing Russia Figure skating: Men's singles World Championships 2011 Moscow Men's singles European Championships 2012 Sheffield Men's singles Winter Universiade 2015 Granada Men's singles World Junior Championships 2010 The Hague Men's singles

Artur Andreyevich Gachinski (Russian: Артур Андреевич Гачинский; born 13 August 1993) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2011 World bronze medalist, the 2012 European silver medalist, the 2010 World Junior bronze medalist, and a two-time Russian national silver medalist (2011, 2012). He announced his retirement from competitive skating in December 2015, citing injuries.

Personal life

Artur Andreyevich Gachinski was born 13 August 1993 in Moscow. He received roller skates at age six but soon switched to ice skating. At age nine, Gachinski moved with his family to Saint Petersburg for training. Initially, he competed under his mother's surname Хиль, which was romanized as Khil or Hill. After a discussion with his family, he decided to take his father's surname, Gachinski. His mother is a painter.

Career

Early career

Gachinski's parents brought him to a rink when he was six years old. At age nine, he was accepted as a pupil by Alexei Mishin in Saint Petersburg but was coached mainly by his wife, Tatiana Mishina, for the first few years.

In the 2005–2006 season, Gachinski won the junior bronze medal at the Russian Championships. In the 2006–2007 season, he placed 8th on the junior level and 14th on the senior level at the Russian Championships.

2007–2008 season

The 2007–2008 season was the first season in which Gachinski was old enough to compete on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series. He competed in two events, placing 4th in his debut in Romania and winning silver in Estonia. Gachinski qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final, where he placed 8th. He won the gold medal on the junior level at the 2007 Coupe de Nice and placed 9th at the 2008 Russian Championships.

2008–2009 season

Competing in the 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Gachinski won silver at the Spanish event and placed fourth in Great Britain to qualify for the 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where he finished 8th again. He made his senior international debut at the 2008 Golden Spin of Zagreb, where he placed 8th. At the 2009 Russian Championships, he placed 10th on the senior level and won the silver medal on the junior level. Although he was originally named to the team to the 2009 World Junior Championships, he withdrew from the event before the event began due to illness.

2009–2010 season

The 2009-2010 season was Gachinski's third on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit. He won gold in Belarus and silver in Germany, qualifying him for the 2009–2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, in which he placed 6th. Gachinski won senior gold at the 2009 Coupe de Nice. At the 2010 Russian Championships, he was 13th on the senior level and the gold medalist on the junior level. In 6th after the short program at the 2010 World Junior Championships, Gachinski earned enough points in the free skate to take the bronze, despite popping his planned quad.

2010–2011 season

Gachinski completed solely on the senior level in the 2010-2011 season. He began with wins at 2010 Finlandia Trophy and Coupe de Nice. He picked up a viral infection a week before 2010 Skate Canada. Gachinski finished 7th at the event, his debut on the senior Grand Prix. He placed 6th in his second GP assignment, the 2010 Rostelecom Cup.

Gachinski won his first senior national medal, silver, at the 2011 Russian Championships behind Konstantin Menshov. Gachinski was assigned to his first European Championships where he finished fifth, ahead of Menshov, and was given Russia's sole berth to the men's event at the World Championships. He won the bronze in his first appearance at the event.

2011–2012 season

In preparation for the 2011–2012 season, Gachinski took part in Mishin's training camps in Jaca (Spain), Tartu (Estonia), and Pinzolo (Italy) and worked with Stéphane Lambiel. Gachinski was assigned to 2011 Cup of China and 2011 Rostelecom Cup for the Grand Prix season. He won the short program but finished 5th overall at Cup of China, and also finished 5th at the Rostelecom Cup.

Gachinski won silver at the 2012 Russian Championships. At the 2012 European Championships, he was first in the short program and second in the long program, finishing with an overall score of 246.27 points. Gachinski won the silver medal behind teammate Evgeni Plushenko, who is also coached in Saint Petersburg by Alexei Mishin.

Gachinski changed his boots two weeks before the 2012 World Championships, affecting his preparation. He finished 18th at the event. After the event, Mishin said that Gachinski was not entirely ready and perhaps should have withdrawn. Gachinski was named in the Russian team to the 2012 World Team Trophy but withdrew from the event and was replaced by Zhan Bush.

2012–2013 season

Gachinski struggled throughout the season both with physical and psychological issues. After placing ninth at the 2012 Skate Canada International and seventh at the 2012 Rostelecom Cup, he finished fourth at the 2013 Russian Championships and was not selected to compete at the 2013 European Championships. He finally won a gold medal in his final event of the season, the 2013 Triglav Trophy.

2013–2014 season

In 2013–14, Gachinski started his season with a bronze medal at the 2013 Finlandia Trophy. After placing eighth at the 2013 Skate America and sixth at the 2013 Rostelecom Cup, he finished sixth at Russian nationals and was not included in the Russian team to the European Championships, Winter Olympics, or World Championships.

Gachinski moved to Moscow on 6 January 2014 and began working with Tatiana Tarasova, Alexander Uspenski and Maxim Zavozin.

Programs

Gachinski with his former coach Alexei Mishin

Gachinski at the 2011 World Championships

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2015–2016	Straight to Memphis by Club des Belugas by choreo. by Maxim Staviski	Balada de la Trompeta by Raphael choreo. by Maxim Staviski
2014–2015	Cry Me a River performed by Michael Buble	Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninoff
2013–2014	Flamenco choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle, Artur Gachinski	Anna Karenina by Dario Marianelli choreo. by Juri Smekalov
2012–2013	The Highlander	Beethoven's 5 Secrets by OneRepublic (orig: Symphony No. 5 in C minor by Ludwig van Beethoven)
2011–2012	St. Louis Blues choreo. by Tom Dickson	"The Demon": Prelude from Fahrenheit 451 Louis' Revenge & Santiago Waltz from Interview with the Vampire Bram Stoker's Dracula by Wojciech Kilar The Red Violin choreo. by Tom Dickson
2010–2011	Money The Great Gig in the Sky by Pink Floyd	The Bolt by Dmitri Shostakovich	Susanna by Adriano Celentano Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson
2009–2010	Adagio in G minor by Remo Giazotto, Tomaso Albinoni	The Mirror - Narcissus by Keiko Matsui
2008–2009	Assassin's Tango (from Mr. & Mrs. Smith) by John Powell	The Mirror - Narcissus by Keiko Matsui	Adagio in G minor by Remo Giazotto, Tomaso Albinoni
2007–2008	Flamenco medley by unknown	Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota	Medley by Elvis Presley

Competitive highlights

Gachinski at the 2011 Cup of China

2007–present

International
Event	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16
Worlds				3rd	18th
Europeans				5th	2nd
GP Cup of China					5th
GP Rostelecom				6th	5th	7th	6th	8th	WD
GP Skate America				6th	5th		8th	9th
GP Skate Canada				7th		9th
CS Mordovian Ornament
Universiade								3rd
Finlandia				1st			3rd
Cup of Nice	1st J.		1st	1st
Golden Spin		8th					2nd
Triglav Trophy						1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds			3rd
JGP Final	8th	8th	6th
JGP Belarus			1st
JGP Estonia	2nd
JGP Germany	4th		2nd
JGP Spain		2nd
JGP U.K.		4th
National
Russian Champ.	9th	10th	13th	2nd	2nd	4th	6th	6th
Russian Junior		2nd	1st
Team events
Japan Open					2nd T (2nd P)
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.

2003–2007

International
Event	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07
Cup of Nice		1st N.		2nd N.
Triglav Trophy	4th N.
Isar Pokal	2nd N.
National
Russian Champ.				14th
Russian Junior Champ.		13th	3rd	8th
N. = Novice level

Detailed results

File:European Figure Skating Championships 2012 men podium.JPG

Gachinski on the podium at the 2012 European Championships

(Small medals for short and long programs are awarded only at ISU Championships.)

2011–2012 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 26 - April 1, 2012	2012 World Championships	16 68.50	18 136.56	18 205.06
January 23–29, 2012	2012 European Championships	1 84.80	2 161.47	2 246.27
December 25–29, 2011	2012 Russian Championships	2 83.52	2 166.06	2 249.58
November 18–21, 2011	2011 Cup of Russia	5 74.73	4 146.70	5 221.43
October 29–31, 2011	2011 Cup of China	1 81.64	6 140.90	5 222.54
2010–2011 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
April 27-May 1, 2011	2011 World Championships	4 78.34	3 163.52	3 241,86
January 24–30, 2011	2011 European Championships	3 73.76	6 142.31	5 216.07
December 26–29, 2010	2011 Russian Championships	9 64.75	2 146.53	2 211.28
November 18–21, 2010	2010 Cup of Russia	4 72.41	7 130.53	6 202.94
October 29–31, 2010	2010 Skate Canada International	7 66.57	7 137.51	7 204.08
October 13–17, 2010	2010 Coupe de Nice	1 77.91	1 156.25	1 234.16
October 8–10, 2010	2010 Finlandia Trophy	3 63.54	1 142.98	1 206.52

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Artur Gachinski at the International Skating Union
• Artur Gachinski at sport-folio.net
• Artur Gachinski at Tracings.net