Ivan Shefer
| Ivan Shefer | |
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Rubleva and Shefer in 2008.
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Ivan Alexandrovich Shefer |
| Country represented | Russia |
| Born |
19 February 1983 Kirov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Residence | Moscow, Russia |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Partner | Ekaterina Rubleva |
| Former coach |
Alexander Svinin Irina Zhuk Elena Kustarova |
| Former choreographer |
Irina Zhuk Alexander Svinin Igor Pivorovich |
| Skating club | Vorobievye Gory |
| Began skating | 1988 |
| Retired | 2010 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 163.32 2009 Cup of Russia |
| Comp. dance | 30.33 2009 Cup of Russia |
| Original dance | 50.92 2009 Cup of Russia |
| Free dance | 82.07 2009 Cup of Russia |
Ivan Alexandrovich Shefer (Russian: Иван Александрович Шефер; born 19 February 1983) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Ekaterina Rubleva, he is the 2009 Cup of Russia bronze medalist, the 2004 Bofrost Cup bronze medalist, and a four-time Russian national medalist (2008, 2009 silver; 2007, 2010 bronze).
Ivan Shefer was born in Kirov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He married in April 2010, and his son, Konstantin, was born in August 2010.
Shefer's parents enrolled him in skating to improve his health. He teamed up with Ekaterina Rubleva in 1994. She was his first and only partner. Rubleva / Shefer began competing internationally in the 2001–2002 season and debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix. They placed 5th and 4th at their 2001–2002 ISU Junior Grand Prix events in Sweden and the Czech Republic. At the Russian Championships, they placed 8th on the senior level and 6th on the junior level.
In the 2002–2003 season, Rubleva / Shefer won the silver medal at the 2002–2003 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in China and placed 4th at the event in Germany to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed 8th. In the 2003–2004 season, they won silver medals at both their events on the 2003–2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit to qualify for the Final. They placed 7th at the Junior Grand Prix Final. They placed 5th on the senior level at the 2004 Russian Championships and then won the bronze medal on the junior level. They were sent to the 2004 Junior Worlds where they placed 6th.
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