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Ilinykh & Zhiganshin No More; He’s Retiring

Ruslan Zhiganshin’s retirement means the end of one of Russia’s top ice dance teams, as well as the career of an accomplishes skater. Since the end of the last figure skating season, anxious fans have awaited news on Elena Ilinykh & Ruslan Zhiganshin. A second disappointing season in a row had left a much loved Olympic gold and bronze medalist and her partner facing long odds to make it to…