Ilya Knyazhuk

Ilya Igorevich Knyazhuk (Russian: Илья Игоревич Княжук, born 2 August 2000) is a Russian pair skater. With his current partner, Natalia Khabibullina, he is the 2021 JGP Austria champion, the 2021 JGP Russia silver medalist, and the 2022 Russian junior national champion.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Igorevich and the family name is Knyazhuk.
Ilya Knyazhuk
Full nameIlya Igorevich Knyazhuk
Native nameИлья Игоревич Княжук (Russian)
Other namesIlia
Born (2000-08-02) 2 August 2000
Moscow, Russia
HometownMoscow
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
Country Russia
PartnerNatalia Khabibullina
CoachSergei Dobroskokov, Sergei Rosliakov
Skating clubOlympic Sports School No. 2, Moscow
Began skating2004

Personal life

Knyazhuk was born on 2 August 2000 in Moscow, Russia.[1]

Career

2021–22 season: International junior debut

Khabibullina/Knyazhuk made their international junior debut in September at the 2021 JGP Russia. They placed second in both the short program and the free skate to take the silver medal overall behind compatriots Ekaterina Chikmareva / Matvei Ianchenkov.[2] At their second assignment, the 2021 JGP Austria in October, the team set new personal bests in both segments of competition, as well as overall, to take the title ahead of Russian teammates Anastasia Mukhortova / Dmitry Evgenyev and Georgian pair Karina Safina / Luka Berulava.[3] Their placements across their two events qualified them to the 2021–22 Junior Grand Prix Final as the second-seeded team of four,[4] but the event was later canceled due to concerns related to the discovery of the Omicron variant.[5]

Khabibullina/Knyazhuk next made their debut at the senior-level Russian Championships in December. The team placed ninth in the short program and eighth in the free skate to finish seventh overall due to shifting ordinals.[6] They were the highest-ranked of the teams competing internationally as juniors.

At the 2022 Russian Junior Championships the following month, Khabibullina/Knyazhuk narrowly won the title over Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev with a strong free skate performance after placing second to the rival team in the short program.[7]

Programs

With Khabibullina
Season Short program Free skating
2023–2024

Game of Thrones

2022–2023

The Mask
2021–2022
[1]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Khabibullina
International: Junior[8]
Event 20–21 21–22 22–23
JGP FinalC
JGP Austria1st
JGP Russia2nd
National
Russian Champ.7th6th
Russian Junior Champ.8th1st
Russian Cup Final [lower-alpha 1]6th J1st J4th
GPR Golden Skate1st
GPR Moscow Stars2nd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled
J = Junior level

Detailed results

With Khabibullina

Senior results
2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
20–26 December 2022 2023 Russian Championships
6
74.89		 6
134.64		 6
209.53
11–14 November 2022 2022 Cup of Russia Series, 4th Stage
2
74.75		 2
139.44		 2
214.19
21–24 October 2022 2022 Cup of Russia Series, 1st Stage
2
77.87		 1
146.60		 1
224.47
2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
21–26 December 2021 2022 Russian Championships
8
71.35		 9
124.51		 7
195.86

References
  1. The 2023 Russian Cup Final was renamed as the 2023 Russian Grand Prix Final.
  1. "Natalia KHABIBULLINA / Ilya KNYAZHUK: 2021/2022". International Skating Union.
  2. "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Kranoyarsk 2021 Junior Pair Result". International Skating Union.
  3. "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Cup of Austria 2021 Junior Pair Result". International Skating Union.
  4. "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2021/2022: Pairs – Final Results". International Skating Union.
  5. "Cancellation of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2021, Osaka/Japan". International Skating Union. December 17, 2021.
  6. "Rostelecom Russian Nationals 2022 Pairs Result". Russian Figure Skating Federation.
  7. "Первенство России среди юниоров 2022 Пaрное катание" [Russian Championship among Juniors 2022 Pairs Result] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation.
  8. "Natalia KHABIBULLINA / Ilya KNYAZHUK: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  9. "Ilya Knyazhuk / Княжук Илья Игоревич" [Ilya Knyazhuk / Knyazhuk Ilya Igorevich] (in Russian). allskaters.info.
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