Otar Japaridze

Otar Japaridze

Personal information
Full name	Otar Japaridze
Country represented	Georgia
Born	December 23, 1987 (1987-12-23) (age 23) Tbilisi
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Former partner	Allison Reed Isabella Tobias Ekaterina Zaikina Marina Sheltsina
Coach	Evgeni Platov
Former coach	Nikolai Morozov Galit Chait Alexei Gorshkov Ludmila Gorshkova Tatiana Kuzmina Galina Belostozkaia Marina Japaridze
Choreographer	Evgeni Platov
Former choreographer	Nikolai Morozov Sergei Petukhov
Skating club	Dinamo Tbilisi
Began skating	1993
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	132.32 2010 Olympics
Comp. dance	26.65 2010 Olympics
Original dance	43.69 2010 Europeans
Free dance	63.45 2010 Olympics

Otar Japaridze (Georgian: ოთარ ჯაფარიძე) (born December 23, 1987) is a Georgian ice dancer. With former partner Allison Reed, he represented Georgia at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Career

Japaridze competed in single skating until the age of 15 and then switched to ice dancing.^[1] From 2002 through 2004, he competed with Marina Sheltsina. They were the 2004 Georgian national champions. From 2005 through 2007, he competed with Ekaterina Zaikina. They competed twice at the World Junior Championships. In the 2007–2008 season, he competed with Isabella Tobias.^[2]

In May 2009, Japaridze teamed up with American Allison Reed; they trained in Mount Laurel, New Jersey with coach and choreographer Evgeni Platov.^[1] At the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, they qualified a spot for Georgia for the 2010 Winter Olympics.^[3] Reed received a Georgian passport in January 2010,^[4] allowing them to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Reed and Japaridze split following the 2010-11 season.^[5]

Personal life

Otar Japaridze was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union. His father, Irakli Japaridze, is the president of the Georgian Figure Skating Federation.

Programs

(with Reed)

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2010–2011	Waltz: Desde el Alma by Juan D'Arienzo Tango: Building the Bullet by Luis Bacalov	The Messiah Will Come Again Oh Pretty Woman by Gary Moore
2009–2010	Georgian Folk Dance: Bukinagari & Iloumi	Crusaders of the Light & Preliator by Yoav Goren

(with Tobias)

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2007–2008	Two Guitars performed by Zoltan and his Gypsy Ensemble Dark Eyes performed by Bigrock Balalaikas	Sarabande by Georg Friedrich Händel Furioso by Aria Sarabande Suite by Globus

(with Zaikina)

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2006–2007	Tango by Ástor Piazzolla	Georgian Folk Music
2005–2006	Brasiliera by Sérgio Mendes	Georgian Folk Music

(with Sheltsina)

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2004–2005	Charleston Slow Foxtrot Quickstep	Georgian Folk Music
2003–2004	Summertime by Sam Taylor Hound Dog	Waltz by Evgeni Doga

Competitive highlights

(with Reed)

Event	2009–2010	2010–2011
Winter Olympic Games	22nd
World Championships	21st	18th
European Championships	19th	17th
Ice Challenge		2nd
Golden Spin of Zagreb		4th
Nebelhorn Trophy	12th
Pavel Roman Memorial	9th

(with Tobias)

Event	2007–2008
World Junior Championships	14th
Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain	6th
Junior Grand Prix, Germany	7th

(with Zaikina)

Event	2005–2006	2006–2007
World Junior Championships	21st	16th
Junior Grand Prix, Netherlands		7th
Junior Grand Prix, Romania		4th

(with Sheltsina)

Event	2002–2003	2003–2004
World Junior Championships		21st
Georgian Championships	2nd	1st
Junior Grand Prix, Croatia		12th
Junior Grand Prix, Slovenia		14th

References

• Reed & Japaridze at the International Skating Union
• Tobias & Japaridze at the International Skating Union
• Zaikina & Japaridze at the International Skating Union
• Sheltsina & Japaridze at the International Skating Union

1. ^ ^{a b} Mittan, J. Barry (October 8, 2009). "Reed Joins Japaridze to Compete for Georgia". Skate Today. http://www.skatetoday.com/2009/10/08/reed-joins-japaridze-to-compete-for-georgia/. Retrieved July 29, 2011. 
2. ^ Mittan, Barry (August 3, 2008). "Georgia on Their Minds". SkateToday. http://www.skatetoday.com/2008/08/03/georgia-on-their-minds/. Retrieved July 31, 2011. 
3. ^ "Olympic Qualifying Competition – Oberstdorf (GER) – Review". International Skating Union. 27 Sep 2009. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4844-128590-19728-18885-301151-3787-4771-layout160-129898-news-item,00.html. Retrieved 27 Sep 2009. 
4. ^ "Georgia gives passport to American figure skater, 3rd in family to compete for another country". ABC News. 22 January 2010. http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=9632164. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
5. ^ Kany, Klaus-Reinhold (July 13, 2011). "European News: Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy and More: Summer Updates". IFS Magazine. http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/582-european-news-aliona-savchenko-and-robin-szolkowy-and-more. Retrieved July 29, 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Japaridze, Otar
Alternative names
Short description	Georgian ice dancer
Date of birth	1987-12-23
Place of birth	Tbilisi
Date of death
Place of death