Igor Ksenofontov

Igor Borisovich Ksenofontov (; 19 January 1939 – 13 June 1999) was a Soviet and Russian figure skating coach, founder of the Yekaterinburg figure skating school, president of the Sverdlovsk Figure Skating Federation. He was considered to be one of the best Soviet coaches.

Career Ksenofontov was born in Sverdlovsk in the family of metallurgical engineer Boris Maksimovich Ksenofontov, professor at the Ural State Technical University, and Galina Seregina, professor at the Ural State Mining University. He had a younger sister Tatyana. Although his parents didn't consider it a serious occupation, he liked sport from the very young age and took part in regional competitions in volleyball, swimming, figure skating. As a member of Sverdlovsk figure skating team, he was coached by Evgeny Kuzminykh.

After he graduated from school Ksenofontov spend a year working in metallurgy, which he later remembered as a job for "strong men", but monotonous. and for long-term close friendship with other coaches including Igor Moskvin, Edouard Pliner, Viktor Kudryavtsev, Vladislav Petukhov, Valentin Nikolaev, Galina Zmievskaya, Mikhail Drey, and Vladimir Kaprov.

Orders and medals Order of the Badge of Honour (1971) Merited Coaches of the RSFSR (1974) Medal "Veteran of Labour" (1988)