The series "Hot Ice": actors, roles, directors

In 2008, the television screens produced multi-series filmmaking by directors Oleg Larin, Vladimir Filimonov, Anario Mamedov, Mikhail Kabanov under the intriguing title "Hot Ice". The actors of the film are not only professionals in their field. The shooting was attended by eminent figure skaters - champions and prize-winners of competitions of various levels.

History of creation

The idea to shoot a television series, revealing the theme of figure skating, belongs to the team of the First Channel. It arose after the project "Ice Age" had a tremendous success with the audience, not only on the territory of the Russian Federation, but also abroad. It was decided to show professional sports on the other hand - from the inside, to tell about all the experiences and vital ups and downs of the athletes. After all, high stakes are at stake here, and this entails behind-the-scenes struggle.

In the film "Hot Ice" actors of high rank work in the same team with skaters who are not only performing stunts on the ice, but also playing dramatic roles. The television company Star Media was the embodiment of the idea to create such a film.

The plot of the film

The main events in the series begin to revolve around the championship of the Russian Federation in figure skating. Therefore, many film critics believe that "Hot Ice" is a series for sports fans. Here rivals are fighting not only for prizes, but for a more important reward - the opportunity to go to the European Championships. During the competition it is already clear who entered the top three. Gold medals almost in the piggy bank of the pair Nikolai Rokotov - Alexandra Belkevich, second place goes to Vera Loginova and Sergey Bratsev. And for third place there is a serious fight between two pairs of skaters: they try to score the highest balls of Zorin - Davydenko and Molodtsov - Trofimov.

The last couple are at risk and include in their program very difficult support, despite the bans of coach Alexander Trofimov, who is the father of Natalia. But this risky event did not justify itself - Molodtsov dropped Natalia on the ice, distracted for a second on his former lover. As a result, Trofimov is seriously injured and can not ride professionally. However, withdrawal from the sport is not included in her plans, and now she has to prove to herself and the rest that she is still capable of achieving high results.

About the main characters

In the multi-part film of the main characters Natalia Trofimova and Victor Molodtsova played respectively Ekaterina Guseva and Roman Kostomarov. They presented the audience a couple of ambitious skaters who skated together and fought for a prize in the Russian championship. Natalia is the daughter of coach Trofimov, who dreamed of participating in European competitions. But due to injury, she decides to become a coach. Actress Ekaterina Guseva also has to do with this beautiful sport - she took part in the project "Ice Age", where she rode in a pair with Roman Kostomarov.

As for the character of Victor Molodtsov, he is a partner of Natalia Trofimova. In life, Roman - Honored Master of Sports of Russia. At the Olympic Games in Turin, Kostomarov was a member of the Russian figure skating team (sport dances on ice). In the arsenal of Roman there is a gold medal, which he received for performances with Tatyana Navka. Not surprisingly, it was easy for Roman to act as an experienced athlete in the film "Hot Ice". The actors, who unlike him did not have the experience of skating, encountered difficulties during filming on ice.

Casting

In addition to Guseva and Kostomarov, there are many well-known actors and figure skaters who are known to the audience on other projects. So, the actor Konstantin Demidov played the role of journalist Golubev. The image of Nikolai Rokotov was presented to the audience many times titled figure skater Alexei Tikhonov, and Alexandra Belkevich - actress Anna Bolshova. The latter at one time played the main roles in such theatrical productions as "The Taming of the Tamers", "The Mystification", "Tartuffe," etc. The character Sergei Bratsev was played by the actor Pavel Trubiner, who debuted in the cinema in the multi-series film project "Plus Infinity".

Cast - Champions

Since the series belongs to sports, it goes without saying that famous athletes take part in it, who devoted their lives to figure skating. Among the famous actors, Alexey Yagudin stands out, who played the role of Roma Kozyrev. Alexei is one of those professionals, who are referred to as "the pride of the nation".

He is not only an honored master of sports of the Russian Federation, but he also won gold four times at world championships. In 2002, Olympic gold was added to his piggy bank, he twice won the Grand Prix Finals in figure skating and also twice became the first in the world championship among professionals. It is interesting that Alexei Yagudin, in addition to sports, participated in sports and entertainment shows, including Russian and foreign ones. So, in his piggy bank participated in the projects "Stars on Ice", "Ice Age", "Ice and Fire". For several years he performed with various celebrities, among them singer Victoria Dayneko, actress Valeria Lanskaya and others.

Also Alexey was the host on the show "The Cup of Professionals" in 2012. He also managed to star in several films, including the film "Hot Ice". Actors and the film crew appreciated his artistry.

Interesting facts

Shooting a multi-series film "Hot Ice" brought together many champions in figure skating, including Roman Kostomarov, Alexei Yagudin, Alexei Tikhonov, as well as prize-winners of Russian and European championships, including Alexander Abt, Povilas Vanagas and others.

It is also worth noting that actor Konstantin Demidov, before starting his acting career, was shot in advertising. In 2005, for his successful participation in the advertising of MTS, he received the Golden Apple.

It is interesting that the performer of the main role Ekaterina Guseva throughout the series appears in the wig. In other films Gusev directors preferred to see with their natural hair. Some film critics noticed that Gusev was often removed from the back by the operator, and decided that she was replaced by a doubler during these moments, and the actress herself was absent during the filming process.

As for the complex supports, several participants dubbed ice skaters. So, Natalia Mikhailova replaced three actresses: Ksenia Romenkov, Natalia Rychkov and Ekaterina Gusev. In this regard, makeup artists tried to make simple hairstyles to actresses, so that later they could easily be reproduced on doubles.