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Perm

Perm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov ....

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

) is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Ekaterina Riazanova

Ekaterina Riazanova

Ekaterina Vladimirovna Riazanova is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Ilia Tkachenko, she is the 2011 Russian national silver medalist.- Early career :...

, he is the 2011 Russian national silver medalist

2011 Russian Figure Skating Championships

The 2011 Russian Figure Skating Championships are the national championships of Russia for the 2010–2011 season. The winners were crowned the 2011 Russian Champions...

.

Early career

Tkachenko began skating at the age of four in Perm. Initially, he was a single skater, training in Andrei Kislukhin's group, but when it dissolved he took up ice dancing. He moved with his grandmother to Moscow at age 13.

From 2002 through 2006, Tkachenko competed with Anastasia Gorshkova

Anastasia Gorshkova

Anastasia Gorshkova is a retired Russian ice dancer. She competed with Ilia Tkachenko from 2002 until 2006. Together, they had a lot of success on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and were the 2005 World Junior bronze medalists. Gorshkova retired from competitive skating in 2006...

, coached by her father, Alexei Gorshkov

Alexei Gorshkov

- Coaching career :He currently coaches in Odintsovo, near Moscow. His notable senior dance teams are:* Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski...

. Together, they were the 2005 World Junior bronze medalists

2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The event is open to figure skaters from ISU member nations who have reached the age of 13 by July 1 of the previous year, but have not yet turned 19. The upper age limit for men competing in pairs and dance is 21...

 but dropped to 7th the following year

2006 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The 2006 competition took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia from March 6–12, 2006...

.

From 2006 through 2008, he competed with Maria Monko

Maria Monko

Maria Monko is a Russian ice dancer.Early in her career, Monko competed with Alexander Bortsov on the national level. From 2006 through 2008, she competed with Ilia Tkachenko. They teamed up in 2006 and were the 2007 Russian Junior national silver medalists. They placed 5th at the 2007 World...

, coached by Gorshkov. They won the silver medal at the 2007 Russian Junior Championships

2007 Russian Figure Skating Championships

The 2007 Russian Figure Skating Championships were the figure skating national championship to determine the national champions of Russia for the 2006–2007 season. Skaters competed at the senior level in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...

 and placed 5th at the 2007 Junior Worlds

2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The event is open to figure skaters from ISU member nations who have reached the age of 13 by July 1 of the previous year, but have not yet turned 19. The upper age limit for men competing in pairs and dance...

. The following season, they won the Junior Grand Prix Final but finished fourth at the 2008 Junior Worlds

2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were the World Junior Figure Skating Championships for the 2007/2008 season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior...

 after Monko fell on twizzles in both the original and free dance. For the 2008–2009 season, they were assigned to Skate America

Skate America

Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. The location changes yearly...

 and 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...

 and prepared new programs, however, they did not compete in either event. Their partnership dissolved and Tkachenko briefly teamed up with Isabella Tobias

Isabella Tobias

Isabella Tobias is an American ice dancer who together with Deividas Stagniūnas is currently representing Lithuania.- Biography :...

 in 2008. Tobias and Tkachenko did not compete together.

Senior career

In spring 2009, Tkachenko expressed interest in skating with Ekaterina Riazanova

Ekaterina Riazanova

Ekaterina Vladimirovna Riazanova is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Ilia Tkachenko, she is the 2011 Russian national silver medalist.- Early career :...

; after a tryout, they both felt it would be a good partnership, despite her needing time to adapt to his different technique. However, their decision to team up met with some disapproval from the Russian skating federation. They are coached by Gorshkov at Odintsovo

Odintsovo

Odintsovo is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: Town status was granted to it in 1957.-History:The village of Odintsovo was formed in the late 14th century. The famous story among the Odintsovians is about the noble named Andrey Odinets.Odintsovo is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia....

 FSC, near Moscow.

Riazanova and Tkachenko began competing together during the 2009–2010 season, finishing 4th at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy

2009 Nebelhorn Trophy

The 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy was the Nebelhorn Trophy figure skating competition of the 2009-2010 figure skating season. It served as the final Olympic qualifier to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The event...

 and sixth at their sole Grand Prix event, the 2009 Cup of Russia. At Russian Nationals

2010 Russian Figure Skating Championships

The 2010 Russian Figure Skating Championships was the Russian Figure Skating Championships of the 2009-2010 figure skating season. They were the national championship to determine the national champions of Russia. They were organized by the Figure Skating Federation of Russia...

, they placed fourth.

Riazanova and Tkachenko decided to scrap the free dance they had planned for the 2010–2011 season

2010–2011 figure skating season

The 2010–2011 figure skating season began on July 1, 2010, and ended on June 30, 2011. During this season, elite skaters competed on the ISU Championship level at the 2011 European, Four Continents, World Junior, and World Championships...

 and prepare a new one. They were assigned to two Grand Prix events, Skate America

2010 Skate America

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 and Trophée Eric Bompard

2010 Trophée Eric Bompard

The 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard was the Trophée Eric Bompard Grand Prix competition of the 2010–2011 season. Organized by the Federation Française des Sports de Glace, it was the last of six events in the 2010–2011 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational...

. They placed 5th at Skate America. They won their first Grand Prix medal, silver, at Trophée Eric Bompard. At the 2011 Russian Nationals

2011 Russian Figure Skating Championships

The 2011 Russian Figure Skating Championships are the national championships of Russia for the 2010–2011 season. The winners were crowned the 2011 Russian Champions...

, they won the silver medal and their first berth to the European Championships.

At the 2011 Europeans

2011 European Figure Skating Championships

The 2011 European Figure Skating Championships was the European Figure Skating Championships of the 2010–2011 season. Skaters competed in the categories of men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing....

, they placed fifth in the short dance with a new personal best of 60.91. They came in sixth in the free dance and overall. Russia had only two spots to the World Championships

2011 World Figure Skating Championships

The 2011 World Figure Skating Championships are the World Figure Skating Championships for the 2010–2011 season. They are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion....

 and since both Bobrova

Ekaterina Bobrova

Ekaterina Alexandrovna Bobrova is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Dmitri Soloviev, she is the 2011 European silver medalist and gold medalist at the 2007 World Junior Championships, 2011 Russian Championships, 2010 Cup of Russia and 2011 Cup of China....

 / Soloviev

Dmitri Soloviev

Dmitri Vladimirovich Soloviev is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Ekaterina Bobrova, he is the 2011 European silver medalist, and gold medalist at the 2007 World Junior Championships, 2011 Russian Championships, 2010 Cup of Russia and 2011 Cup of China....

 and Ilinykh

Elena Ilinykh

Elena Ruslanovna Ilinykh is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Nikita Katsalapov, she is the 2010 World Junior Champion, 2009 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist and 2011 Russian senior national bronze medalist.- Career :...

 / Katsalapov

Nikita Katsalapov

Nikita Gennadievich Katsalapov is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Elena Ilinykh, he is the 2010 World Junior Champion, 2009 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist and 2011 Russian senior national bronze medalist.- Career :...

 had placed ahead of them at Europeans, they did not make the team, however, they continued training as first alternates and also worked on new programs until the end of May; after vacation, they resumed training for the new season on June 20, including a three-week camp in Bulgaria.

For the 2011–2012 season

2011–2012 figure skating season

The 2011–2012 figure skating season begins on July 1, 2011, and ends on June 30, 2012. During this season, elite skaters will compete on the ISU Championship level at the 2012 European, Four Continents, World Junior, and World Championships...

, Riazanova and Tkachenko are assigned to 2011 Skate Canada

2011 Skate Canada International

The 2011 Skate Canada International was an ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating competition in the 2011–2012 season. Organized by Skate Canada, it was the second of six events in the 2011–2012 ISU Grand Prix, a series of senior-level international invitational competitions.The event was held in the...

 and 2011 Cup of Russia

2011 Cup of Russia

The 2011 Rostelecom Cup was the Cup of Russia Grand Prix competition of the 2011–2012 season. Organized by the Figure Skating Federation of Russia, the event was the last of six in the 2011–2012 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series.The...

 as their Grand Prix

2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

The 2011–2012 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating will be a series of senior international figure skating competitions in the 2011–2012 season. Skaters will compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing at six invitational competitions in the fall of 2011...

 events. On their free dance, which was choreographed by Sergei Petukhov, Riazanova said, "A young woman remembers her beloved, who is no longer alive. She is so deeply immersed in the memories of happy times that her dreams seem to become reality for a short while." They had to withdraw from 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy

2011 Nebelhorn Trophy

The 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy was an international figure skating competition for the 2011–2012 season. It is held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany and is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....

 because Tkachenko's new passport was not ready but they hope to have it by Skate Canada.

Personal life

Tkachenko is studying municipal administration and considering a career in sports administration. He has a younger brother.

Programs

(with Riazanova)

Season	Short dance Short dance The short dance is a segment of an ice dancing competition. It was approved by the June 2010 International Skating Union congress and instituted beginning in the 2010–2011 figure skating season...	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
2011–2012	Paxi Ni Ngongo by Bonga Bonga (musician) Bonga Kwenda , better known as Bonga, is a folk and semba singer and songwriter from Angola. Bonga was born in 1943 in the province of Bengo, and left Angola at age 23 to become an athlete, becoming the Portuguese record holder for the 400 metres...   Cuba by	Romance (from The Snowstorm) by Georgy Sviridov Georgy Sviridov Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov was a Soviet Russian neoromantic composer....
2010–2011	Waltz (from The Snowstorm) by Georgy Sviridov	Danzón no. 2 Danzon no. 2 Danzón No. 2 for orchestra is a composition by prominent Mexican composer Arturo Márquez. It is, along with José Pablo Moncayo's Huapango, Carlos Chávez's Sinfonia India and Silvestre Revueltas' Sensemaya, one of the most popular and significant frequently performed Mexican contemporary classical...   by Arturo Márquez Arturo Márquez Arturo Márquez is a renowned Mexican composer of orchestra music who is well known for using musical forms and styles of his native Mexico and incorporating them into his compositions.-Life:...	The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita is a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, woven around the premise of a visit by the Devil to the fervently atheistic Soviet Union. Many critics consider the book to be one of the greatest novels of the 20th century, and one of the foremost Soviet satires, directed against a...   by Igor Korneliuk (Корнелюк)
	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...
2009–2010	Berezka	The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita is a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, woven around the premise of a visit by the Devil to the fervently atheistic Soviet Union. Many critics consider the book to be one of the greatest novels of the 20th century, and one of the foremost Soviet satires, directed against a...   by Igor Korneliuk (Корнелюк)

(with Monko)

Season	Original dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2007–2008	I'm Going Out on the Street	Song of the Spirit by Karl Jenkins Karl Jenkins -Other works:*Adiemus: Live — live versions of Adiemus music*Palladio *Eloise *Imagined Oceans *The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace...
2006–2007	Tango Passion by Ástor Piazzolla Ástor Piazzolla Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music...	Romeo and Juliet

With Riazanova

Event	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12
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...
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...		6th
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...	4th	2nd
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...		2nd
Skate Canada 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...			5th
Skate America Skate America Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. The location changes yearly...		5th
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...	6th		4th
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....	4th	3rd
Golden Spin of Zagreb Golden Spin of Zagreb The Golden Spin of Zagreb is an annual senior-level figure skating competition, held yearly in Zagreb, Croatia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although, in some years, not every discipline was included in the program.The 2001...	2nd

With Monko

Event	2006–07	2007–08
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...	5th	4th
Russian Junior 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...	2nd	2nd
Junior Grand Prix Final ISU Junior Grand Prix Final The ISU Junior Grand Prix Final is the culminating competition of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, which is a series of junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union...		1st
Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain 2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2007–2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 11th 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 2007–2008 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which is for Senior-level skaters...		1st
Junior Grand Prix, Austria 2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2007–2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 11th 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 2007–2008 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which is for Senior-level skaters...		2nd

With Gorshkova

Event	2004–05	2005–06
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...	3rd	7th
Russian Junior 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...		2nd
Junior Grand Prix Final ISU Junior Grand Prix Final The ISU Junior Grand Prix Final is the culminating competition of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, which is a series of junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union...	5th	5th
Junior Grand Prix, Poland 2005-2006 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2005–2006 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the ninth 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, Estonia 2005-2006 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2005–2006 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the ninth 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, Belgrade 2004-2005 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2004–2005 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the eighth 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, USA 2004-2005 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2004–2005 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the eighth 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...	3rd

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