Otar Japaridze Explained

Otar Japaridze
Birth Date:23 December 1987
Birth Place:Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height:1.830NaN0
Partner:Angelina Telegina
Formerpartner:Allison Reed
Isabella Tobias
Ekaterina Zaikina
Marina Sheltsina
Coach:Evgeni Platov
Formercoach:Nikolai Morozov, Galit Chait, Alexei Gorshkov, Ludmila Gorshkova, Tatiana Kuzmina, Galina Belostozkaia, Marina Japaridze
Choreographer:Evgeni Platov, Zhanna Palagina
Skating Club:Dinamo Tbilisi
Currenttraininglocations:Mount Laurel
Beganskating:1993
Dance Score:118.66
Dance Date:2013 Nebelhorn Trophy
Sd Score:45.47
Sd Date:2013 Nebelhorn Trophy
Fd Score:73.19
Fd Date:2013 Nebelhorn Trophy

Otar Japaridze (Georgian: ოთარ ჯაფარიძე; born December 23, 1987) is a Georgian former competitive ice dancer. With former partner Allison Reed, he represented Georgia at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He later skated with Angelina Telegina.

Personal life

Otar Japaridze was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union. His father, Irakli Japaridze, is the president of the Georgian Figure Skating Federation.

Career

Japaridze competed in single skating until the age of 15 and then switched to ice dancing. From 2002 through 2004, he competed with Marina Sheltsina. They were the 2004 Georgian national champions.

From 2005 through 2007, Japaridze competed with Russian-born Ekaterina Zaikina for Georgia. They competed twice at the World Junior Championships.

In the 2007–2008 season, Japaridze competed with American ice dancer Isabella Tobias for Georgia.

In May 2009, Japaridze teamed up with American Allison Reed to compete for Georgia; they trained in Mount Laurel, New Jersey with coach and choreographer Evgeni Platov. At the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, they qualified a spot for Georgia for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Reed received a Georgian passport in January 2010, allowing them to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Reed and Japaridze split following the 2010-11 season.

In February 2012, Japaridze teamed up with Russian ice dancer Angelina Telegina to compete for Georgia.

Programs

With Telegina

SeasonShort danceFree dance
2013–14
  • Show Me How You Burlesque
  • Fever
  • Show Me How You Burlesque
  • Building the Bullet
  • Oblivion
  • Concierto Para Quinteto
2012–13
  • Schei-we-dei-wi-du

With Reed

SeasonShort danceFree dance
2010–11
  • Desde el Alma
  • Building the Bullet
  • The Messiah Will Come Again
  • Oh Pretty Woman
Original dance
2009–10
Georgian folk dance:
  • Bukinagari
  • Iloumi
  • Crusaders of the Light
  • Preliator

With Zaikina

SeasonOriginal danceFree dance
2006–07
  • Tango
  • Georgian folk music
2005–06
  • Brasiliera
  • Georgian folk music

With Sheltsina

SeasonOriginal danceFree dance
2004–05
  • Charleston
  • Slow foxtrot
  • Quickstep
  • Georgian folk music
2003–04
  • Summertime
  • Hound Dog
  • Waltz

Results

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Telegina

International
Event2012–132013–14
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With Reed

International
Event2009–102010–11
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With Tobias

International
Event2007–08
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With Zaikina

International
Event2005–062006–07
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With Sheltsina

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International
Event2002–032003–04
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National
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