Igor Lukanin

Igor Lukanin
Igor Lukanin
	Fraser and Lukanin at the 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard
Personal information
Country represented	Azerbaijan
Former country(ies) represented	Germany ; Russia
Born	February 3, 1976 (age 46); Yekaterinburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Partner	Kristin Fraser
Former partner	Ksenia Smetanenko ; Jenny Dahlen
Coach	Nikolai Morozov
Former coach	Alexander Zhulin ; Genrikh Sretenski
Choreographer	Nikolai Morozov
Skating club	Central Army Sport Club Baku
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	173.95; 2008 Worlds
Comp. dance	33.02; 2008 Europeans
Original dance	56.35; 2008 Worlds
Free dance	87.26; 2005 Worlds

Igor Lukanin (born 3 February 1976) is a former competitive ice dancer who competed internationally for Azerbaijan with Kristin Fraser.

He previously competed for Germany with Ksenia Smetanenko. He competed with Jenny Dahlen for two years, representing Azerbaijan. He teamed up with Kristin Fraser in 2000. They are four-time Azerbaijani national champions and have competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Lukanin was married to Daria Timoshenko^[1] from 2000 to 2005. He married Kristin Fraser on December 31, 2010.

Lukanin was the flag bearer for Azerbaijan at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Results[]

With Fraser for Azerbaijan[]

Event	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09
Winter Olympic Games		17th				19th
World Championships	19th	15th	13th	16th	13th	14th	16th	11th	18th
European Championships	16th	14th	10th		9th	9th	7th	10th	9th
	1st	1st	1st		1st
Trophée Eric Bompard				7th	6th				6th
NHK Trophy								5th
Skate America			6th					5th
Cup of Russia							7th
Cup of China					5th	4th
Skate Canada International			7th	7th		4th
Karl Schäfer Memorial						2nd
Golden Spin of Zagreb	2nd	5th					1st
Nebelhorn Trophy	5th	4th	4th

With Dahlen for Azerbaijan[]

Event	1998–1999	1999–2000
World Championships		30th
European Championships	22nd
Nebelhorn Trophy		6th
Karl Schafer Memorial		WD
Skate Israel	4th
WD = Withdrew

With Smetanenko for Germany[]

Event	1995–1996	1996–1997
German Championships	5th	4th

Programs[]

(with Lukanin)

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2008–2009^[2]	St. Louis Blues	Ocean Heart by Amici Forever (based on Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian)
2002–2003^[1]	Waltz by Johann Strauss Polka by Johann Strauss	Fiesta de Boi Bumba Orchestra Mundurucania

References[]

^ ^a ^b Mittan, Barry (December 15, 2002). "American Dancer Represents Azerbaijan". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008.
^ "Kristin FRASER / Igor LUKANIN: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2014.

External links[]

[gs021215-1] Mittan, Barry (December 15, 2002). "American Dancer Represents Azerbaijan". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008.

[0809bio-2] "Kristin FRASER / Igor LUKANIN: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2014.

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