Igor Shpilband

Igor Yuryevich Shpilband (, born July 14, 1964) is an American ice dancing coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union. He is the 1983 World Junior champion with former partner Tatiana Gladkova.

Personal life Shpilband was born in Moscow on July 14, 1964, to a Jewish family. In 1990, he and several other Soviet skaters were part of a U.S. tour headlined by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean when one of them, Gorsha Sur, decided to defect; Shpilband, Veronica Pershina and Elena Krykanova decided to join him. Shpilband (right) with Pasquale Camerlengo (left) at the 2026 U.S. Championships His current and former students include:

Alisa Agafonova / Dmitri Dun Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte Eve Chalom / Mathew Gates Madison Chock / Evan Bates Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein Katherine Copely / Deividas Stagniūnas Meryl Davis / Charlie White Grethe Grünberg / Kristian Rand Jessica Joseph / Charles Butler Jessica Joseph / Brandon Forsyth Charlotte Lichtman / Dean Copely Kavita Lorenz / Joti Polizoakis Caitlin Mallory / Kristian Rand Lydia Manon / Michel Klus Lydia Manon / Ryan O'Meara Yura Min / Alexander Gamelin Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik Eva Pate / Logan Bye Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow Thea Rabe / Tim Koleto Samantha Ritter / Daniel Brykalov Jasmine Robertson / Chase Rohner Lauren Senft / Leif Gislason Lauren Senft / Augie Hill Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Jamie Silverstein / Ryan O'Meara Isabella Tobias / Deividas Stagniūnas Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko Robynne Tweedale / Joseph Buckland Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Katarina Wolfkostin / Jeffrey Chen Yu Xiaoyang / Wang Chen Emilea Zingas / Vadym Kolesnik

Competitive highlights (with Gladkova)

Event 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 World Junior Champ. 2nd 1st Golden Spin of Zagreb 2nd