Ruslan Zhiganshin

Ruslan Zhiganshin, Russian ice dancer

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Born: September 25, 1992
Age in 2026: 34
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1992

About Ruslan Zhiganshin

Ruslan Nailevich Zhiganshin (Russian: Руслан Наильевич Жиганшин; born 25 September 1992) is a retired Russian ice dancer. With partner Elena Ilinykh, he is the 2015 Russian national champion. With former partner Victoria Sinitsina, he is the 2012 World Junior champion and won bronze medals at the 2013 Winter Universiade, 2012 Rostelecom Cup, and 2014 Russian Championships. They placed seventh at the 2014 World Championships. == Personal life == Ruslan Zhiganshin was born on 25 September 1992 in Moscow. He is the brother of Nelli Zhiganshina, a former competitive ice dancer for Germany. == Early years on the ice == Zhiganshin became interested in skating after his mother took him along to his sister's practices. Having taken up ice dancing at age nine, he had one partner before becoming partnerless for a year. == Partnership with Sinitsina == Zhiganshin and Victoria Sinitsina met in a group led by Irina Lobacheva and Ilia Averbukh but soon joined Elena Kustarova and Svetlana Alexeeva. They trained mostly in Moscow.

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Career and life highlights

In the 2011–12 season, Sinitsina/Zhiganshin won gold at the Junior Grand Prix event in Poland, their first JGP title.
They won a pair of silver medals during the 2010–11 JGP season and qualified for the JGP Final.
At the Final, they won the short dance and placed second in the free dance to take the silver behind Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin.

Ruslan Zhiganshin timeline

2010They won a pair of silver medals during the 2010–11 JGP season and qualified for the JGP Final.
2011In the 2011–12 season, Sinitsina/Zhiganshin won gold at the Junior Grand Prix event in Poland, their first JGP title.
2012With former partner Victoria Sinitsina, he is the 2012 World Junior champion and won bronze medals at the 2013 Winter Universiade, 2012 Rostelecom Cup, and 2014 Russian Championships.
2015With partner Elena Ilinykh, he is the 2015 Russian national champion.

The world when Ruslan Zhiganshin was born

Ruslan Zhiganshin was born in 1992. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1992

#1 song"End of the Road" – Boyz II Men
Top movieUnforgiven
Top TV show60 Minutes
Best-selling bookThe Bridges of Madison County – Robert James Waller

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentDream Team dominates Olympic basketball in Barcelona
Top headlineBill Clinton elected president
Technology milestoneFirst text message sent
Defining fadGrunge fashion flannel shirts
Notable inventionText messaging (SMS)
World population5.45 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
Sports championToronto Blue Jays (World Series)
Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
U.S. population255.0M

1992 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ruslan Zhiganshin's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1992	2026
Gas	$1.13	$3.45/gal
Average home	$100,000	$435,000
Average income	$37,553	$67,500
Minimum wage	$4.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$4.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.29	$0.73
Population	255.0M	341 million

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