As a 9 World Figure Skating Championships competitor, and 9 European Figure Skating Championships competitor, 10-time National Champions of Azerbaijan, Igor Lukanin began skating with Kristen Fraser (now Fraser-Lukanin) together in 2000.
Together they competed in the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympic Games, 9 World Figure Skating Championships and 9 European Figure Skating Championships. He is a 10-time National Champions of Azerbaijan and competed on the ISU Grand Prix circuit for 9 consecutive years. During his competitive career he had the pleasure of performing on tours such as the Italian Champions On Ice 2007 and 2008 Northers, Italy, Ingolstadt 2007 and Munich Phylharmonic 2007, Munich, Germany, and Ice Symphony 2008, Baku, Azerbaijan.?
In addition to his illustrious competitive and performance career, Igor has been the Sport Coordinator for the Azerbaijan Figure Federation since 2012 and has ACE certificate in Group Fitness. These positions have put him on the front lines of business of the sport, affording him expertise not found in just any coach. He heads programs form the very most basic recreational skater to International competitors, train and monitor young and experienced ice skating coaches in the field as well as off ice training professionals.?
Trained under such coaches as Genrikh Sretenski (1992 and 1999 World Professional Champion), Alexander Zhulin (1994 Olympic Silver Medalist), and Nikolai Morozov (coach to 2002 Olympic Gold Medalist Alexei Yagudin, 2006 Olympic Gold Medalist Shizuka Arakawa) Igor Lukanin have a wealth of knowledge to offer your skating family in many capacities.