Igor Shpilband
Igor Shpilband
Igor Yuryevich Shpilbandis an American ice dancing coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union. He is the 1983 World Junior champion with former partner Tatiana Gladkova...
bitter gold happier learn silver step sure taste
It's always a little bitter taste when you have a silver medal. It's one step away from gold. I'm sure they will learn from this. I still couldn't be any happier with the way they skated.
biggest clear definitely event interest nationals seen since strongest
I've been going to nationals since 1993, and it's definitely clear this is the strongest event ever. It's (drawing) the biggest interest from the audience. I've never seen anything like it.
quality ran russians skating totally
I think they just ran out of steam. I think they have the same quality of skating that the Russians do, and that it's totally comparable, but they just made some mistakes.
ran steam
Unfortunately they ran out of steam a little bit.