Alexander Zhulin

Alexander Zhulin
Zhulin in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Viacheslavovich Zhulin
Alternative names	Aleksandr Zhulin Sasha Zhulin
Country represented	Russia
Former country(ies) represented	Unified Team Soviet Union
Born	(1963-07-20) 20 July 1963 (age 53) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Residence	Moscow
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Former partner	Maya Usova Oksana Grishuk
Former coach	Natalia Dubova
Former choreographer	Giuseppe Arena
Skating club	Profsoyuz Moskva / Spartak Moskva
Retired	1994
Medal record Figure skating: Ice dancing Representing  Russia Winter Olympics 1994 Lillehammer Ice dancing World Championships 1993 Prague Ice dancing European Championships 1994 Copenhagen Ice dancing 1993 Helsinki Ice dancing Representing  Unified Team and  CIS Winter Olympics 1992 Albertville Ice dancing World Championships 1992 Oakland Ice dancing European Championships 1992 Lausanne Ice dancing Representing  Soviet Union World Championships 1991 Munich Ice dancing 1990 Halifax Ice dancing 1989 Paris Ice dancing European Championships 1991 Sofia Ice dancing 1990 Leningrad Ice dancing 1989 Birmingham Ice dancing

Alexander (Sasha) Viacheslavovich Zhulin (Russian:  Александр Вячеславович Жулин​ , born 20 July 1963) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitor. With Maya Usova, he is a two-time Olympic medalist (1994 silver, 1992 bronze), the 1993 World champion, and the 1993 European champion. They also won gold medals at Skate America, NHK Trophy, Nations Cup, and Winter Universiade. They represented the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Russia.

Coach Natalia Dubova paired him with Maya Usova in 1980. In 1988, they made their first appearance at the European Championships, placing fourth. The next season, they won silver at the 1989 European Championships in Birmingham, England and silver in their World Championships debut, in Paris. The next two seasons, they took bronze at Worlds.

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