Coaching Career
Platov was an assistant coach to his own former coach Tatiana Tarasova from 2002–2004, along with Maya Usova, at the International Skating Center of Connecticut in Simsbury, Connecticut. He helped coach Olympic Champion Shizuka Arakawa to her only world title in 2004 and briefly worked with Sasha Cohen and Johnny Weir under the guidance of Tarasova.
In the fall of 2005, Platov moved to New Jersey and became the assistant coach to his former rival, Alexander Zhulin, helping to coach the ice dancing team of Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov to European and Olympic gold medals. He started coaching on his own when Zhulin left New Jersey to go back to Russia. Among his current and former students:
- Galit Chait / Sergei Sakhnovski
- Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland
- Sinead / John Kerr
- Alexandra Zaretsky / Roman Zaretsky
- Allison Reed / Otar Japaridze
- Olivia Smart / Joseph Buckland
Platov formerly coached at the Princeton Sports Center in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey. In mid-2009, he began coaching at the Igloo ice rink in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.
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