[1][2][3] His first name has sometimes been romanized as Jean[4][5] or Jan.[6] He was born in Chelyabinsk, but his family moved to Israel soon after and returned to Russia seven years later.

[3] He spoke only Hebrew as a child, and learned Russian when the family returned.

In spring 2010, he moved to Saint Petersburg to be coached by 1994 Olympic champion Alexei Urmanov.

Bush finished 5th at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus.

[11][12] Bush placed 10th at the 2012 World Team Trophy in Tokyo, Japan.

At the 2012 Cup of Nice, he was 15th in the short program but won the long and finished 6th overall.

Bush made his senior Grand Prix debut at the 2012 Rostelecom Cup.

In spring 2013, Bush changed coaches to Svetlana Sokolovskaya in Moscow.

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«Russians Zhan Bush ranked fifth after the short program at the Junior World Championship in figure skating, which takes place in Minsk».

«Figure skater Bush said that he was too quiet at the start of the Junior World Cup».

«Figure skater Bush is ready to act worthy of the adult world championship».

«Alexeу Urmanov: Looking to the future, more interesting to send to the World Cup, Zhan Bush, not Sergei Voronov».

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