Gleb SMOLKIN

Switched from figure skating to football when he was 15 and competed in beach soccer, but returned to figure skating one year later to become an ice dancer. (championat.com, 5 Jan 2021)

Debut:

2021 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic (Ice dance - 2nd), with Davis.

Choreographer:

Pasquale Camerlengo (ITA)
Adrienne Lenda (USA)

National team:

2018

Start:

2003 in Saint Petersburg.

Reason:

His mother introduced him to the sport. (championat.com, 5 Jan 2021)

Training:

He and his partner train in Novi, MI (USA).

Memorable:

Winning the silver medal in his debut at the senior-level national championship in 2022.

General Interest

DAVIS/SMOLKIN
Teamed up in 2018. Relocated to the United States of America for training in 2019. (isuresults.com)

COVID-19
Missed most of the 2020/21 season due to injury, illness, and travel restrictions. Only competed at the national Russian Cup Final in February 2021. (Athletes, Feb 2021)

SINGLE SKATING
Competed in single skating at the national level until 2014.

PREVIOUS PARTNERSHIP
Skated with Svetlana Lizunova at the national junior level in the 2016/17 season. (allskaters.info)

FAMOUS FATHER
Son of Russian actor Boris Smolkin.

Milestones

Qualified for the European Championships by finishing second at the 2022 National Championship and then were named to the Olympic team in their senior-level debut season.

Finished seventh in her debut at the 2022 European Championship (with Davis).

Placed fifth in his only appearance at the 2020 World Junior Championship (with Davis).

Claimed silver medals in their Junior Grand Prix events in 2019 and came sixth in the Junior Grand Prix Final (with Davis).

Volvo Open Cup 2018 (International junior debut - Ice dance - 3rd, with Davis).

Social Media

https://www.instagram.com/glebsmolkin7/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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