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Evgeny Platov

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Evgeny Platov
Grishuk and Platov in 1944
Personal information
Full nameEvgeni Arkadievich Platov
Born (1967-08-07) August 7, 1967 (age 58)
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
Gold medal – first place 1998 NaganoIce dancing
Gold medal – first place 1994 LillehammerIce dancing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 LausanneIce dancing
Gold medal – first place 1996 EdmontonIce dancing
Gold medal – first place 1995 BirminghamIce dancing
Gold medal – first place 1994 ChibaIce dancing
Silver medal – second place 1993 PragueIce dancing
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 MilanIce dancing
Gold medal – first place1997 ParisIce dancing
Gold medal – first place1996 SofiaIce dancing
Silver medal – second place1994 CopenhagenIce dancing
Silver medal – second place1993 HelsinkiIce dancing
Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place1997–98 MunichIce dancing
Gold medal – first place1995–96 ParisIce dancing
Representing  CIS ( Unified Team)
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1992 OaklandIce dancing
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1992 LausanneIce dancing
Representing  Soviet Union
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 SarajevoIce dancing
Gold medal – first place 1985 Colorado SpringsIce dancing
Gold medal – first place 1984 SapporoIce 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

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

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

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  • 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

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  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

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