Evgeny Platov

Evgeny Platov
Grishuk and Platov in 1944
Personal information
Full nameEvgeni Arkadievich Platov
Born (1967-08-07) August 7, 1967
Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight159 lb (72 kg)
Sport
ClubArmy Sports Club, Odesa
Former partner(s)Oksana Grishuk, Larisa Fedorinova, Elena Krykanova, Maya Usova
RetiredMarch 1998
Medal record
Ice dancing
Representing  Russia
Winter Olympics
1998 Nagano Ice dancing
1994 Lillehammer Ice dancing
World Championships
1997 Lausanne Ice dancing
1996 Edmonton Ice dancing
1995 Birmingham Ice dancing
1994 Chiba Ice dancing
1993 Prague Ice dancing
European Championships
1998 Milan Ice dancing
1997 Paris Ice dancing
1996 Sofia Ice dancing
1994 Copenhagen Ice dancing
1993 Helsinki Ice dancing
Grand Prix Final
1997–98 Munich Ice dancing
1995–96 Paris Ice dancing
Representing  CIS ( Unified Team)
World Championships
1992 Oakland Ice dancing
European Championships
1992 Lausanne Ice dancing
Representing  Soviet Union
World Junior Championships
1986 Sarajevo Ice dancing
1985 Colorado Springs Ice dancing
1984 Sapporo Ice dancing

Evgeny Arkadievich Platov (Russian: Евгений Аркадьевич Платов; born 7 August 1967) is a Russian retired ice dancer. He won two Olympic gold medals and four world championships with his partner, Oksana Grishuk.

Early life

Platov began skating when he was nine years old.[1] He studied at the Physical Institute of Culture in Moscow.

Career

After the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, Platov started skating as a professional with a different partner, Maya Usova, until he retired from performing in 2002. He is now a coach at Princeton Sports Center in Princeton, New Jersey.[2][3]

Amateur competitions

  • World Championships: first in 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997
  • Olympics: gold medal in 1994 and 1998
  • European Championships: first place in 1996, 1997, and 1998

References

  1. Pensinger, Matt. "OKSANA GRITSCHUK & EVGENY PLATOV: FIRE & ICE". skatingmagazine.usfigureskating.org. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  2. "Lifeskate.com, January 2, 2009". Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  3. "Evgeny PLATOV". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 28 August 2025.

Other websites