Andrei Lipanov
In 2008, Andrei Lipanov partnered Natalie Pinkham in Dancing on Ice.
In the second week of Dancing on Ice, they narrowly lost the skate-off, 3-2 in the judges vote, when up against Tim Vincent and Victoria Borzenkova.
In Dancing on Ice in 2007, Andrei Lipanov came second with Clare Buckfield.
Russian skater Andrei Lipanov's achievements include coming fourth in the World and the European championships in 1992 and third in the world championships in 1993.
Andrei Lipanov started skating when he was 5.
Andrei turned professional when he was 20 and then took part in various skating tours around the world.
Andrei Lipanov is married to fellow Dancing on Ice skater Susie Lipanova.
According to the Dancing on Ice tour biography of Andrei Lipanov, he took part in Dancing On Ice for Belgium and the Netherlands. He and Kelly Pfaff came third.