Kirill Khaliavin
Kirill Leonidovich Khaliavin (Russian: Кирилл Леонидович Халявин, IPA: [kʲɪˈrʲil lʲɪɐˈnʲidəvʲɪtɕ xɐˈlʲavʲɪn]; born 21 November 1990) is a Russian-Spanish retired ice dancer. Emerging on the international scene competing for Russia with Ksenia Monko, his future wife, Khaliavin became the 2011 World Junior champion, a two-time (2009, 2010) Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and the 2015 Russian national silver medalist.
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| Full name | Kirill Leonidovich Khaliavin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Jalyavin/Khalyavin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 1990 Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Sara Hurtado | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Alexander Zhulin, Oleg Volkov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Moskvich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Following Monko's retirement, Khaliavin formed a new partnership with Spanish ice dancer Sara Hurtado. With Hurtado he was the 2018 Rostelecom Cup silver medalist and 2017 & 2019 Spanish national champion. The two placed twelfth at the 2018 Winter Olympics and were the first Spanish ice dancers to stand on a Grand Prix podium.
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