Artem Vladimirovich Chigvintsev (Артём Влади́мирович Чи́гвинцев; born 12 June 1982) is a Russian professional dancer, specializing in Latin dancing.
2003
He moved to the United States in 2003 and began dancing with champion ballroom dancer Giselle Peacock.
Chigvintsev auditioned to appear as a contestant on the first series of So You Think You Can Dance.
Chigvintsev was eliminated alongside his fellow contestant Melissa Vella, but returned as a guest choreographer for season two.
2009
Chigvintsev was a cast member of Burn the Floor where he performed both on Broadway and more recently in the West End in 2009.
2010
Chigvintsev joined Strictly Come Dancing in 2010 straight from Burn the Floor.
He won the show in his first year with his celebrity partner Kara Tointon.
Chigvintsev was born at Izhevsk, Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, RSFSR, Soviet Union.
In September 2010, Chigvintsev joined Strictly Come Dancing series 8 as a professional dancer, where he was partnered with actress Kara Tointon.
The pair achieved good scores in the first five weeks of 30, 32, 31, 32, and 37.
In week 5, they were awarded the first 10 of the series by Alesha Dixon for their paso doble.
In week 6 they were top of the leaderboard with their salsa.
They also had good scores for the next five weeks of 36, 38, 35, 34, and 38.
In week 11, they got their highest score of 39 for the Viennese Waltz and Rumba and got the maximum 5/5 for the swing-a-thon.
Chigvintsev and Tointon made it to the final along with Matt Baker and Pamela Stephenson.
The pair went on to win the competition, defeating Matt Baker and his partner Aliona Vilani, and being crowned series champions for 2010.
Chigvintsev is one of five professionals to win the series as a first-time Strictly pro.
Chigvintsev's celebrity partner in the 10th series of Strictly Come Dancing was television presenter Fern Britton.
They were eliminated in Week 6.
His celebrity partner in the eleventh series of Strictly Come Dancing was former Coronation Street star Natalie Gumede, who played Kirsty Soames.
They reached the finals and became one of the runners-up, along with Susanna Reid and Kevin Clifton, losing to model Abbey Clancy.
2011
In 2011's Strictly Come Dancing season 9 Chigvintsev was partnered with Holly Valance.
He and Valance made it to Week 11, the semi-finals, before being eliminated.
They were eliminated on Week 3 of competition and finished in 11th place.
For season 23, he was paired with Brady Bunch actress and author Maureen McCormick.
McCormick and Chigvintsev were eliminated in week 7 finishing in 8th place.
For season 24, he was paired with former figure skater Nancy Kerrigan.
2014
In 2014, after competing on the 11th series of Strictly, Chigvintsev appeared in the 18th season of Dancing with the Stars as a member of the Dance Troupe.
2015
On 19 August 2015, Chigvintsev was announced as one of the professional dancers for season 21 of Dancing with the Stars.
However, when the full season 21 cast was revealed with their partners, Chigvintsev was not part of the lineup.
Chigvintsev wrote on Instagram that he would not be competing on season 21 due to a last-minute casting change, but he would still dance with the pros in the ballroom.
It was later revealed that former Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe was meant to compete alongside him that season, but was prevented by Bachelor producer Mike Fleiss.
2017
On 1 May 2017, Kerrigan and Chigvintsev were eliminated in a double elimination along with The Bachelor star Nick Viall and Peta Murgatroyd.
2019
Later that year, it was announced that Chigvintsev had been promoted to professional dancer for the show's 19th season, marking his exit from Strictly Come Dancing.
He was paired for season 19 with actress Lea Thompson.
The couple was eliminated in week 9 (the quarterfinals) and finished in sixth place.
He returned for season 20 and paired with award-winning singer Patti LaBelle.
The couple was eliminated on week 6 and finished in eighth place.
2020
Bristowe would partner with Artem five years later (2020) on season 29.
Chigvintsev returned for season 22 partnering with actress Mischa Barton.
