Irina Zhuk
# Irina Zhuk

Irina Vladimirovna Zhuk (Russian: Ирина Владимировна Жук; born 3 December 1966) is a Russian ice dancing coach and a former competitor for the Soviet Union. With Oleg Petrov, she is the 1985 Skate America silver medalist.

## Personal life

Irina Vladimirovna Zhuk was born on 3 December 1966 in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. She is married to former Soviet ice dancer Alexander Svinin.

## Career

Zhuk competed with Oleg Petrov for the Soviet Union. Together, they won gold at the 1984 Grand Prix International St. Gervais, silver at the 1984 Nebelhorn Trophy, and silver at the 1985 Skate America. After retiring from competition, they performed in ice shows in England and the United States.

In collaboration with Alexander Svinin, Zhuk began working as a coach and choreographer at Moscow's Sokolniki ice rink. In 2010, they accepted an offer to move to a new rink, Mechta in the Bibirevo District of Moscow.

Zhuk and Svinin's current students include:

* Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin
* Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko
* Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid Naryzhnyy
* Sofya Leonteva / Daniil Gorelkin

Their former students include:

* Rebeka Kim / Kirill Minov
* Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski
* Daria Morozova / Mikhail Zhirnov
* Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer
* Ekaterina Pushkash / Jonathan Guerreiro (May 2009 – spring 2010)
* Anastasia Shpilevaya / Grigory Smirnov
* Valeria Starygina / Ivan Volobuiev
* Valeria Loseva / Denis Lunin
* Eva Khachaturian / Igor Eremenko
* Anna Yanovskaya / Ivan Gurianov

## Competitive highlights

(with Petrov)

International :

| Event | 1984–85 | 1985–86 |
| - | - | - |
| Skate America | | 2nd |
| International St. Gervais | 1st | |
| Morzine Avoriaz | 2nd | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 2nd | |
| Prize of Moscow News | | 6th |
