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Ilja GlebovEstonian figure skater competing in pairs skating with Maria Sergeeva
Date of Birth: 22.07.1987
Country:  Estonia |
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Ilya Glebov: Estonian Pair Skater
Ilya Glebov is an Estonian pair skater who has competed with Maria Sergeeva, with whom he is a three-time Estonian champion (2007, 2008, and 2009). His younger sister, Elena, is also a figure skater who competes internationally in singles, and is a four-time national champion.
Early Life and Career
As a child, Glebov was often sick, and doctors recommended he participate in some form of outdoor sport. At the age of six and a half, he enrolled in figure skating classes with coach Irina Konova. He later joined the school of Anna Levandi, along with his sister. Until the age of 15, Glebov competed as a singles skater.
Pair Skating
In 2004, Glebov was paired with Maria Sergeeva. Their coach was Ekaterina Nekrasova, a multiple Estonian champion and European and world championships competitor in pairs with Valdis Mintals. The pair debuted internationally in the 2006-2007 season, competing in the Junior Grand Prix series. They won their first national championship that season and finished 7th at the World Junior Championships.
The following season, they participated in both the junior and "adult" Grand Prix series. They finished 6th at the Cup of China and 7th in Russia. At the World Junior Championships, they came in 6th.
In the 2008-2009 season, the pair competed in only one "adult" Grand Prix event, the NHK Trophy, where they placed 5th. They made their European Championships debut, finishing 14th, and had a disappointing performance at their final World Junior Championships, coming in 12th.
Olympic Qualification
Before the 2009-2010 season, Sergeeva and Glebov changed coaches. They moved to Toruń, Poland, to work with Mariusz Siudek. At the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, they placed 9th and secured a qualifying spot for Estonia in pair skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
