Choreography

Natalia Ulianova

Music

Elements

Performances

Nebelhorn Trophy 1st
 Obertsdorf, Germany
 August  1994

Karl Schâfer Memorial 3rd
 (Vienna Cup) , Austria
October, 1994

Worlds Junior 95 1st
Budapest,  Hungary
November, 1994

Russian Nationals 2nd
 Moscow   1994

European Championships 1st 
Dortmund, Germany   1995

World Championships 9th
Birmingham, GB  1995

Links

Early Photos 95
"An American in Paris"
George Gershwin - 1928
An American in Paris (1951) (VHS)
An American in Paris (1951) (DVD)

The young face, passive; the eyes, so hungry for victory. At Ilia's triumphant debut in the eligible world ('95 European Championship), we see a beautiful young skater comporting himself with a maturity eons beyond his seventeen years. We see it all: the immaculate, innate consciousness of place, the singular awareness of the entire body, the unteachable sense of oneness with the ice. The figure skating world sees the effortless jumps, weightless landings and unbroken flow and immediately begins marking stars beside his name. Ilia slips noiselessly into the center of the sport to the wistful, far-off strains of American in Paris. It is so poignant, so affecting to catch a glimpse of his hopeful face as he opens the door to his future.

(Miriam Ellis)