Maxim Shabalin

Domnina and Shabalin at the2009 Worlds
Personal information
Full name	Maxim Andreyevich Shabalin
Born	(1982-01-25)25 January 1982 (age 43) Kuybyshev,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Partner	Oksana Domnina
Skating club	Odintsovo Ice Skating School
Began skating	1987
Retired	2010
Medal record Figure skating:Ice dancing Representing Russia (with Domnina) Winter Olympics 2010 Vancouver Ice dancing World Championships 2009 Los Angeles Ice dancing European Championships 2010 Tallinn Ice dancing 2008 Zagreb Ice dancing 2007 Warsaw Ice dancing Grand Prix Final 2008–09 Goyang Ice dancing 2007–08 Turin Ice dancing 2006–07 St. Petersburg Ice dancing Russian Championships 2005 Saint Petersburg Ice Dancing 2007 Mytishchi Ice Dancing 2010 Saint Petersburg Ice Dancing 2004 Saint Petersburg Ice Dancing 2006 Kazan Ice Dancing 2003 Kazan Ice Dancing World Junior Championships 2003 Ostrava Ice dancing Junior Grand Prix Final 2002–03 The Hague Ice dancing Representing Russia (with Khalyavina) World Junior Championships 2002 Hamar Ice dancing 2001 Sofia Ice dancing Junior Grand Prix Final 2001–02 Bled Ice dancing 2000–01 Ayr Ice dancing

Maxim Andreyevich Shabalin (Russian:Максим Андреевич Шабалин;^[1] born 25 January 1982) is a Russian former competitiveice dancer. He and partnerOksana Domnina are the 2010Olympic bronze medalists, the 2009World Champions, the 2008 & 2010European Champions, the2007 Grand Prix Final champions, and three-time (2005, 2007, 2010)Russian national champions.

Shabalin began skating aged four inSamara – although pushed into the sport by his parents, he grew to enjoy it by the age of 11.^[2] He began competing inice dancing aged 11 or 12.^[2] At the age of 15, he moved toBulgaria to skate with Margarita Toteva for that country but the partnership ended due to her injury.^[2][3] He then competed withElena Khalyavina for Russia.^[2]

Shabalin was paired withOksana Domnina in May 2002 by coachAlexei Gorshkov.^[4] In their first season together, they won every junior level competition they entered, including the2002–03 Junior Grand Prix Final and the2003 World Junior Championships.^[5]

Shabalin sustained ameniscus injury in spring 2007 and had surgery on his right knee in May.^[4][6] They initially worked on a free dance toSchindler's List but when they wanted to add a faster section they thought it looked too much like a hodgepodge; after consultation withTatiana Tarasova, they began working on a new free dance toMasquerade Waltz at the start of August.^[6] In September 2007, Shabalin also had surgery due toappendicitis.^[4] He then had problems with his left knee and had another operation in December.^[4] He returned to win the2008 Europeans but limped off the ice.^[4][6] The pain persisted despite therapy, preventing them from training fully and resulting in their withdrawal from the 2008 World Championships.^[4] Shabalin spent five weeks in treatment in Munich, Germany, while Domnina trained on her own inOdintsovo, nearMoscow.^[4]

In June 2008, Domnina/Shabalin announced they were leaving their longtime coachAlexei Gorshkov and moving from Russia to theUnited States to train with husband-and-wife coachesNatalia Linichuk andGennadi Karponosov at theIceWorks Skating Complex inAston, Pennsylvania.^[7] The move was considered surprising as their rivalsTanith Belbin /Benjamin Agosto had also moved to the same coaches a couple months prior, but Domnina said the competition at the rink was stimulating.^[4]

Domnina/Shabalin won the silver medal at the 2008-09 Grand Prix Final, and then took gold at 2009 Worlds. Afterwards, Shabalin returned to Germany for another four months of therapy on his left knee.^[8] They missed the2009–10 Grand Prix series as a result of his knee problems.^[8] They resumed training in November 2009. Shabalin decided to use a brace in practice and competition to limit the movement and protect his knee.^[8]

Theiroriginal dance based onAustralian Aboriginal folk dances sparked controversy in early 2010. Australian Aboriginal leaders were offended by the dance. Domnina/Shabalin said they meant no disrespect and would do the dance at the Olympics. When it was first skated at the2010 Russian Championships, they woreface makeup but removed it for the2010 European Championships.^[9] Domnina/Shabalin won the bronze medal at the 2010 Olympics and withdrew from the World Championships as a result of continued problems with his knee. He was diagnosed withosteoarthritis.^[10] Shabalin received the Overcoming Award at the 2010 Crystal Ice Awards held in October 2010 in Moscow.^[11][12] He was also appointed head coach of the Russian national ice dancing team.^[13]

He appeared in the eighth season of ice show contestIce Age.

Shabalin was born on 25 January 1982 inSamara, Russia.^[14] He studied civil administration.^[6] He married Russian actress Irina Grineva in November 2010.^[10][15] Their daughter, Vasilisa, was born on 6 July 2013 inMarbella, Spain.^[16]

GP:Grand Prix; JGP:Junior Series/Junior Grand Prix

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