Alexander Enbert

Enbert in 2018
Personal information
Native name	Александр Юрьевич Энберт
Full name	Alexander Yuryevich Enbert
Born	(1989-04-17)17 April 1989 (age 36) Leningrad,Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Partner	Natalia Zabiiako
Coach	Nina Mozer,Vladislav Zhovnirski,Robin Szolkowy
Skating club	Sochi FSC
Began skating	1995
Retired	February 26, 2020
Medal record Figure skating:Pairs Representing  Olympic Athletes from Russia Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang Team Representing Russia (with Zabiiako) World Championships 2019 Saitama Pairs World Team Trophy 2019 Fukuoka Team

Alexander Yuryevich Enbert (Russian:Александр Юрьевич Энберт; born 17 April 1989) is a Russian retiredpair skater. WithNatalya Zabiyako, he was the2019 World bronze medalist,2018 European bronze medalist,2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki champion,2018 NHK Trophy champion,2016 Rostelecom Cup silver medalist, and three-timeRussian national medalist.

From 2010 to 2014, he competed withKatarina Gerboldt. The pair placed fourth at the2011 European Championships.

On 29 February 2020 three days after the retirement he married his longtime girlfriend Alesya Danchyuk inSaint Petersburg.

Early in his career, Enbert skated with Viktoria Kazantseva. The pair placed 12th at the2006 World Junior Championships.

In 2007, Enbert began a partnership withKsenia Ozerova, coached byOksana Kazakova. During the2008–09 season, they won silver and bronze medals on the Junior Grand Prix series. This qualified them for theJunior Grand Prix Final, however, they withdrew after the short program. They made their senior international debut at the2008 Cup of Russia, where they placed 5th. They were given a berth to the2009 World Championships afterLubov Iliushechkina /Nodari Maisuradze withdrew due to injury. They finished 24th at the event.

Thefollowing season, Ozerova/Enbert won silver at the 2009 Cup of Nice, finished 8th at the2009 Skate Canada International and 6th at Russian senior nationals. They split up at the end of the season.

Enbert's coaches suggested that he try out with single skaterKatarina Gerboldt, whom he knew since childhood.^[1][2] In March 2010, it was announced that he and Gerboldt had formed a partnership.^[3] They were originally coached byTamara Moskvina andArtur Dmitriev atYubileyny Sports Palace inSaint Petersburg.^[2]

During the2010–11 season, Gerboldt/Enbert made their international debut at the2010 Cup of Nice, which they won. They finished fourth at the2010 Cup of Russia, their sole Grand Prix event of the season. At the2011 Russian Nationals, they placed fourth in the short program and fifth in the long, to finish fourth overall. AsTatiana Volosozhar /Maxim Trankov were ineligible to compete at the2011 European Championships, Gerboldt/Enbert were named in the team for the event. They placed fifth in the short program with a new personal best score of 57.50, fourth in the free program, also with a new personal best (112.45), and finished fourth overall with 169.95 points, their best combined total.

In the2011–12 season, Gerboldt/Enbert competed in oneGrand Prix event, the2011 Cup of Russia. In2012–13, they were assigned toSkate Canada but withdrew due to injury – Gerboldt tore a ligament.^[4] Coached byOleg Vasiliev, Gerboldt/Enbert returned to competition in the 2013–14 season but split in April 2014.

On 30 April 2014,Nina Mozer announced that Enbert andVasilisa Davankova had formed a partnership, coached by her in Moscow.^[5][6] Davankova said they would begin training on 12 May.^[7] The pair performed an exhibition a few weeks later at a charity gala in Luzhniki.^[8]

In July 2015, the Russian media reported that Enbert had teamed up withNatalya Zabiyako and that she had been released to represent Russia internationally.^[9]

Zabijako/Enbert's international debut came in October 2015 at the2015 Mordovian Ornament, aChallenger Series (CS) event at which they won a silver medal. In November, the pair appeared for the first time on theGrand Prix series, placing fifth at the2015 Rostelecom Cup. In early December, they finished fourth at the2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb and third in the CS standings. At the2016 Russian Championships, the pair placed fifth in both segments and overall.

Zabijako/Enbert started the 2016–17 season on theChallenger Series, obtaining the bronze medal at the2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial. Turning to theGrand Prix series, the pair won the silver medal at the2016 Rostelecom Cup, having placed first in the short and second in the free behind Germany'sAliona Savchenko /Bruno Massot. They then placed fourth at the2016 Trophée de France. These results didn't qualify them to the2016–17 Grand Prix Final but they were the 1st alternates and were called up afterAliona Savchenko /Bruno Massot withdrew. Zabijako/Enbert placed fourth at the2016–17 Grand Prix Final after placing fifth in both the short program and the free skate.

In December 2016 Zabijako/Enbert won the bronze medal at the2017 Russian Championships after placing third in both the short program and the free skate. In January 2017 they competed at the2017 European Championships where finished fifth after placing fifth in both the short program and the free skate. In March 2017 Zabijako/Enbert finished twelfth at the2017 World Championships.

Zabijako/Enbert began their season on theChallenger Series, winning a gold medal at both the2017 CS Lombardia Trophy and2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy.^[10]

In their first Grand Prix event of the season, Zabijako/Enbert placed fourth at2017 Skate Canada after placing fourth in both the short program and free skate.^[11] In their second Grand Prix event at 2017 Skate America, Zabijako/Enbert placed fourth after ranking fourth in the short program and fifth in the free skate.^[12] The pair did not quality for the2017-18 Grand Prix Final.

In December 2017 Zabijako/Enbert won their 3rd2017–18 Challenger Series gold medal when they won the2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. A few weeks later they placed third at the2018 Russian Championships, earning places on the Russian national team for the2018 Winter Olympics.

In January 2018 they won the bronze medal at the2018 European Championships after placing second in the short program and third in the free skate.

At the Winter Olympics inPyeongchang,South Korea, Zabiyako/Enbert placed third in the free skate portion of theteam event, earning a silver medal as part of the Russian team. They then placed seventh at thepairs event with a personal best score of 212.88 points.

In March 2018 Zabijako/Enbert finished fourth at the2018 World Championships after placing fourth in the short program and sixth in the free skate.

Zabijako/Enbert started their season in mid September at the2018 CS Lombardia Trophy where they won the gold medal ahead of their teammatesAleksandra Boikova /Dmitrii Kozlovskii.

In early November Zabijako/Enbert won their firstGrand Prix gold medal at the2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki. They ranked second in the short program and first in the free skate and beat the silver medalists,Nicole Della Monica /Matteo Guarise, by about 13 points. Zabiyako described their first Grand Prix victory as "a good experience for us."^[13] Only one week later Zabijako/Enbert won their second Grand Prix gold medal at the2018 NHK Trophy with a personal best score of 214.14 points. They ranked first in both programs and beat the silver medalist,Peng Cheng /Jin Yang, by about 7 points.^[14]

With two Grand Prix gold medals they qualified for the2018–19 Grand Prix Final. In second after the short program, an underrotated side-by-side jump from Zabiyako followed by an aborted lift toward the end of their program dropped them to fourth in the free skate and fourth overall. Zabiyako remarked that "probably some parts of our program were not quite ready yet, but we will improve them."^[15] At the2019 Russian Championships, Zabiyako/Enbert won the silver medal, placing second in both the short and free programs.^[16] Enbert said "we’re pleased with what we showed in the free skating. We fixed some issues from the Final and skated at a higher level here inSaransk."^[17]

Zabiyako/Enbert were named to Russia's team for the2019 European Championships, but withdrew on December 27, 2018 due to medical issues. They were replaced byDaria Pavliuchenko /Denis Khodykin.^[18][19]

One week prior to the2019 World Championships, the skaters were declared fit to compete, and they won their first World medal—a bronze.^[19] They concluded their season at the2019 World Team Trophy as part of Team Russia, where they won the bronze medal.^[20]

Zabiiako/Enbert did not compete during the2019–20 figure skating season due to Enbert's illness. On February 26, 2020, it was announced that while Enbert was healthy again, they would not be returning to competition.^[21] In the same year a documentary film "Unbroken" was released about the couples A.Cain-Gribble / T.LeDuc (USA) and N.Zabiiako / A.Enbert (Russia).

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

with Ozerova

with Kazantseva

GP:Grand Prix; CS:Challenger Series; JGP:Junior Grand Prix

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only atISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.

With Zabiyako

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