Daniil Barantsev
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Daniil Sergeevich Barantsev (born March 10, 1982 in Ekaterinburg) is a Russia
n-American
ice dancer. With partner and wife Jennifer Wester
, he is the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy
champion.
, he won the World Junior Championships in 2000 and 2001. They were considered a promising couple to help continue the Russian dominance in ice dancing. Barantsev ended the partnership in 2002 and moved to Connecticut, USA, to train under Nikolai Morozov. He teamed up with Jennifer Wester
in March 2003.
Although Wester and Barantsev started skating together in 2003, due to paperwork issues, they were unable to compete nationally until 2005, and were unable to compete internationally until the 2007-2008 season due to the Russian federation's refusal to give Barantsev a release to compete for the United States. He finally obtained his release, allowing him to compete for the United States team internationally in January 2007. However, this coincided with Wester injuring her knee in a practice immediately prior to the 2007 U.S. Championships
, in which they skated to a 6th place finish, forcing them to wait until the following fall season to receive international assignments. In May 2007, she had surgery to remove bone that had split from the rest of the kneecap.
In the summer of 2007, Wester & Barantsev changed training locations to begin skating under the tutelage of Anjelika Krylova
and Pasquale Camerlengo
at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. They skated in their first international circuit competition as a team in September 2007 (winning the Nebelhorn Trophy) but continued to nevertheless be plagued with injuries and illness from that point forward.
Their highest international ranking was a 4th place at their first major ISU Championship together, the 2008 Four Continents Championship.
Russia
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n-American
United States
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ice dancer. With partner and wife Jennifer Wester
Jennifer Wester
Jennifer Nicole Wester is an American ice dancer. With partner and husband Daniil Barantsev, she is the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy champion. They teamed up in 2003.-Career:...
, he is the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy
Nebelhorn Trophy
The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....
champion.
Career
Barantsev was born and raised in the Soviet Union and, later, Russia. With former partner Natalia RomaniutaNatalia Romaniuta
Natalia Romaniuta is a Russian ice dancer. Romaniuta was born in Hungary, where her father was serving in the Soviet army, but was raised in Ekaterinenburg. With former partner Daniil Barantsev, she won the World Junior Championships in 2000 and 2001. Barantsev ended the partnership in 2002...
, he won the World Junior Championships in 2000 and 2001. They were considered a promising couple to help continue the Russian dominance in ice dancing. Barantsev ended the partnership in 2002 and moved to Connecticut, USA, to train under Nikolai Morozov. He teamed up with Jennifer Wester
Jennifer Wester
Jennifer Nicole Wester is an American ice dancer. With partner and husband Daniil Barantsev, she is the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy champion. They teamed up in 2003.-Career:...
in March 2003.
Although Wester and Barantsev started skating together in 2003, due to paperwork issues, they were unable to compete nationally until 2005, and were unable to compete internationally until the 2007-2008 season due to the Russian federation's refusal to give Barantsev a release to compete for the United States. He finally obtained his release, allowing him to compete for the United States team internationally in January 2007. However, this coincided with Wester injuring her knee in a practice immediately prior to the 2007 U.S. Championships
2007 United States Figure Skating Championships
The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. In addition to determining the national champions, the event is used to determine the U.S. teams for the World Figure Skating Championships, World Junior Figure...
, in which they skated to a 6th place finish, forcing them to wait until the following fall season to receive international assignments. In May 2007, she had surgery to remove bone that had split from the rest of the kneecap.
In the summer of 2007, Wester & Barantsev changed training locations to begin skating under the tutelage of Anjelika Krylova
Anjelika Krylova
Anjelika Alexeevna Krylova is a Russian retired ice dancer. With partner Oleg Ovsyannikov, she is the 1998 Olympic silver medalist and two-time World champion. She currently works as a coach and choreographer in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan....
and Pasquale Camerlengo
Pasquale Camerlengo
Pasquale Camerlengo is an Italian retired competitive ice dancer who now works as a coach and choreographer .- Career:...
at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. They skated in their first international circuit competition as a team in September 2007 (winning the Nebelhorn Trophy) but continued to nevertheless be plagued with injuries and illness from that point forward.
Their highest international ranking was a 4th place at their first major ISU Championship together, the 2008 Four Continents Championship.
Personal life
Wester and Barantsev were married on May 6, 2006. They are expecting their first child in December 2011.Programs
(with Wester)| Season | Original dance Original dance The original dance was a segment of an ice dancing competition. It was usually the second of three programs, sandwiched between the compulsory dances and the free dance. Until 1994, it was known as the original set pattern dance... |
Free dance Free dance (figure skating) The free dance is a part of an ice dancing competition. It is the second part of the competition to be contested, after the short dance.-Structure and content:... |
Exhibition |
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Results for the United States
(with Wester)| Event | 2005–2006 | 2006–2007 | 2007–2008 | 2008–2009 |
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| Four Continents Championships | 4th | |||
| U.S. Championships | 7th | 6th | 5th | WD |
| Trophée Eric Bompard Trophée Eric Bompard The Trophée Eric Bompard is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. The Trophée Eric Bompard was formerly known as the Trophée Lalique... |
8th | |||
| Skate Canada International Skate Canada International The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by Skate Canada. It is the second competition of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: Ladies' singles, Men's... |
7th | |||
| Nebelhorn Trophy Nebelhorn Trophy The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain.... |
1st | |||
| Midwestern Sectionals | 1st | 1st |
- WD = Withdrawn
Results for Russia
(with Romaniuta)| Event | 1997–1998 | 1998–1999 | 1999–2000 | 2000–2001 | 2001–2002 |
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| World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion... |
16th | ||||
| European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion... |
WD | ||||
| World Junior Championships World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion... |
7th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | |
| Russian Championships Russian Figure Skating Championships The Russian Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Russia. Skaters compete at the senior level in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The first Russian national... |
3rd | 3rd | |||
| Russian Junior Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| Cup of Russia Cup of Russia The Cup of Russia is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. It was held as the Rostelecom Cup in 2009 after... |
5th | ||||
| Sparkassen Cup on Ice | 6th | 3rd | |||
| NHK Trophy NHK Trophy The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.... |
9th | ||||
| Finlandia Trophy Finlandia Trophy The Finlandia Trophy is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition, held in Finland. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating and ice dancing, although not every discipline has been included in every year... |
2nd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix Final ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing... |
5th | 3rd | 1st | ||
| Junior Grand Prix, Sweden 1999-2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the third season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters.... |
1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Netherlands 1999-2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the third season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters.... |
1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia 1998-1999 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 1998–1999 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the second season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters... |
1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria 1998-1999 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 1998–1999 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the second season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters... |
2nd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine | 2nd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, France | 4th |
- WD = Withdrew