# Ivan Righini

Ivan Righini, previously Ivan Vadimovich Bariev (Russian: Иван Вадимович Бариев, born 16 April 1991) is a retired Italian competitive figure skater and current choreographer. He is a two-time Bavarian Open champion and a four-time Italian national champion. He has reached the free skate at four ISU Championships, achieving his best result, sixth, at the 2016 Europeans.
Competed for Russia as Ivan Bariev, he won four silver medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, two Russian junior national titles, and bronze at the 2011 Golden Spin of Zagreb.

## Personal life

Ivan Bariev was born on 16 April 1991 in Moscow, Russia. In 2013, he adopted his mother's former surname, Righini. In addition to Russian, he also holds Italian citizenship. His brother, Filip, is ten years younger.

## Career
### Early career

Bariev began learning to skate in 1994. He debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in September 2007, winning silver medals in Romania and Croatia. In late October 2007, he underwent surgery on the meniscus in his right knee. He finished seventh at both the JGP Final and the 2008 World Junior Championships.
The following season, Bariev was awarded silver medals at JGP events in the Czech Republic and South Africa. He finished fourth at the JGP Final. His first senior international medal, bronze, came at the 2011 Golden Spin of Zagreb. He made his final competitive appearances for Russia in late October 2012, at the Cup of Nice.

### 2013–14 season

In 2013, Righini stated his intention to compete for Italy. He received the Russian federation's permission in May 2013. The International Skating Union requires that skaters who change federations sit out a certain period of time. For Righini, this period ended on 29 October 2013.
Righini debuted for Italy at the 2013 Merano Cup, placing fifth, and then won bronze at the 2013 Golden Spin of Zagreb. After winning the men's title at the 2014 Italian Championships, he took gold at the 2014 Bavarian Open. Righini was selected for the 2014 World Championships in Saitama, Japan. Placing 14th in the short program, he qualified for the free skate, in which he placed twelfth, and finished thirteenth overall.

### 2014–15 season

Righini opened the 2014–15 figure skating season with an eighth-place finish at the 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.
He then went on to make his Grand Prix debut. He received assignments to the 2014 Rostelecom Cup and 2014 NHK Trophy, then placed eleventh and tenth, respectively. Righini went on to finish seventh at the 2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.
At the 2015 Italian Championships, Righini won a second consecutive gold medal. He then won gold at the 2014 International Challenge Cup.
Righini then finished eighth and twenty-fifth at the 2015 European Championships and 2015 World Championships, respectively.

### 2015–16 season

Righini planned to start the 2015-16 season at the 2015 Nepela Trophy, but had to withdraw due to a foot injury. He withdrew from the 2015 Cup of Nice after the short program since his blade was broken during the warm-up.
Righini then went on to compete on the Grand Prix series at the 2015 Cup of China and the 2015 Rostelecom Cup, where he placed tenth and eighth, respectively.
At the 2015 CS Warsaw Cup, Righini would go on to place sixth.
At the 2016 Italian Championships, Righini went on to win his third consecutive title as well as also win gold at the 2016 Bavarian Open.
Righini then went on to place sixth at the 2016 Europeans and twelfth at the 2016 World Championships.

### 2016–17 season

Righini opened the 2016–17 figure skating season with a tenth-place finish at the 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy and an eleventh-place finish at the 2016 Trophée de France.
He then went on to win his fourth consecutive national title at the 2017 Italian Championships.
Righini was selected to compete at the 2017 Winter Universiade where he placed fifth.
He would then go to place twelfth at the 2017 European Championships. Although selected to compete at the 2017 World Championships, Righini withdrew due to a long-term nagging injury. He was replaced by Matteo Rizzo.

### 2017–18 season

Righini began the 2017–18 figure skating season with an eleventh-place finish at the 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy and fourth-place finish at the 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star. He then went on to place fifth at the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.
At the 2018 Italian Championships, Righini won the silver medal behind Matteo Rizzo. As a result, Rizzo was given the sole Italian men's spot at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Righini retired from competitive figure skating following that season.

## Post-competitive career

Following his retirement, Righini became a coach and choreographer. In fall of 2022, he announced that he had begun coaching at the Amodio Figure Skating Academy in Vaujany, France, alongside Florent Amodio. Among his students, was Luc Economides. As a choreographer, Righini has worked with:
* Lee Hae-in
* Ekaterina Kurakova
* Başar Oktar
* Oscar Oliver
* Maria Pavlova / Alexei Sviatchenko
* Kimmy Repond
* Georgii Reshtenko
* Vladimir Samoilov
* Mikhail Shaidorov

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
| 2017–2018 | Irish Dance Riverdance by Bill Whelan Lord of the Dance by Ronan Hardiman choreo. by Daniil Gleichengauz, Ivan Righini | Only You by The Platters Tequila by The Champs Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman | |
| 2016–2017 | You Raise Me Up covered by Josh Groban choreo. by Ivan Righini | Can't Help Falling in Love performed by Elvis Presley Steamroller Blues performed by Elvis Presley A Little Less Conversation performed by Elvis Presley choreo. by Paola Mezzadri, Barbara Riboldi, and Ivan Righini | |
| 2015–2016 | You Raise Me Up covered by Josh Groban choreo. by Ivan Righini Nessun Dorma performed by Paul Potts choreo. by Ivan Righini, Rostislav Sinicyn | Shine On You Crazy Diamond Money by Pink Floyd choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle | Caruso by Lucio Dalla performed by Dima Bilan Satisfaction by Benny Benassi Oh, Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison Baila Morena by Zucchero Fornaciari Medley by Michael Jackson Thriller Dangerous Billie Jean |
| 2014–2015 | Medley by Michael Jackson Thriller Dangerous Billie Jean choreo. by Ivan Righini | I Did It My Way L.O.V.E. I Love You Baby by Frank Sinatra choreo. by Alexander Zhulin, Sergey Petukhov | Satisfaction by Benny Benassi Oh, Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison Baila Morena by Zucchero Fornaciari |
| 2013–2014 | Bolero (RnB version) by Maurice Ravel choreo. by Ivan Righini, Daniil Gleichengauz | Once Upon a Time in America by Ennio Morricone, Fedia Karmanov choreo. by Alexander Zhulin | Here I Am by Bryan Adams |
| 2012–2013 | Variations on Theme of Paganini by Andrew Lloyd Webber | Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber | |
| 2011–2012 | Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach | Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber | |
| 2010–2011 | Thriller Demon Angel by Michael Jackson | Poeta by Vicente Amigo | |
| 2008–2009 | Prelude by Ludwig van Beethoven new arrangement by RMB | Poeta by Vicente Amigo | |
| 2007–2008 | Violin Concerto by Niccolò Paganini | Poeta by Vicente Amigo | |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

### For Italy

International :
| Event | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| World Champ. | 13th | 25th | 12th | WD | |
| European Champ. | | 8th | 6th | 12th | |
| GP Cup of China | | | 10th | | |
| GP NHK Trophy | | 10th | | | |
| GP Rostelecom Cup | | 11th | 8th | | |
| GP Trophée de France | | | | 11th | |
| CS Finlandia Trophy | | | | 10th | |
| CS Golden Spin | | 7th | | | 5th |
| CS Lombardia Trophy | | | | | 11th |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | | 8th | | | |
| CS Ice Star | | | | | 4th |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | | 6th | | |
| Bavarian Open | 1st | | 1st | | |
| Challenge Cup | 4th | 1st | | | |
| Golden Spin | 3rd | | | | |
| Merano Cup | 5th | | | | |
| Universiade | | | | 5th | |
| Volvo Open | | | | | 1st |
| National ||||||
| Italian Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd |

### For Russia

International :
| Event | 07–08 | 08–09 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 |
| Challenge Cup | | | | 6th | |
| Cup of Nice | | | | | 5th |
| Golden Spin | | | | 3rd | |
| Ice Challenge | | | | 4th | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | | | | | 8th |
| NRW Trophy | | | 8th | | |
| International: Junior ||||||
| Junior Worlds | 7th | | | | |
| JGP Final | 7th | 4th | | | |
| JGP Croatia | 2nd | | | | |
| JGP Czech Rep. | | 2nd | | | |
| JGP Romania | 2nd | | | | |
| JGP South Africa | | 2nd | | | |
| National ||||||
| Russian Champ. | 7th | | 9th | 6th | |
| Russian Junior | 1st | 1st | | | |