Leri Kenchadze (Georgian: ლერი კენჭაძე, Bulgarian: Лери Кенчадзе, born 16 August 1986) is a Georgian

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Leri Kenchadze
Makarova/Kenchadze at the 2012 World Championships
Native name	Leri Kenchadze ლერი კენჭაძე Лери Кенчадзе
Born	(1986-08-16) 16 August 1986 (age 37)  Georgia, Tbilisi | Soviet Union
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Bulgaria
Partner	Elizaveta Makarova, Alexandra Malakhova, Alexandra Goncharuk, Nina Ivanova
Coach	Hristo Turlakov, Andrei Lutai
Skating club	Tilburgse Kunstrijvereniging
Began skating	1993
Retired	2015

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Figure skating choreographer/coach and former competitive pair skater. With Elizaveta Makarova, he is the 2013 Toruń Cup champion, the 2015 Bavarian Open bronze medalist, and a four-time Bulgarian national champion. He has competed at multiple European & World Championships.

Leri Kenchadze was born 16 August 1986 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union. He is the twin brother of Georgi Kenchadze.^[1] Following his sports retirement, Kenchadze has been working as a choreographer/coach.

After living in Bulgaria for over a decade, he moved to Denmark. He was a head coach at Skøjteklub København in Copenhagen, Denmark.^[2] He joined the club in August 2015. In 2017, he moved to the Netherlands. Currently he lives in Waalwijk, Netherlands. On May 7th, 2023, his daughter, Maxine Kenchadze, came into the world.

In 2020, Kenchadze introduced Paradice Sport, a brand specializing in figure skating clothing. Simultaneously, he initiated figure skating camps under the same label.

Kenchadze competed for Bulgaria throughout his career. He appeared as a single skater through the 2005–06 season.^[3]

Kenchadze began competing in pair skating in the 2006–07 season, partnering Nina Ivanova. In 2009–10, he skated with Alexandra Goncharuk. The following season, he partnered Alexandra Malakhova. Coached by Pavel Kitashev. (Nina Mozer's Team)

In 2011, Kenchadze teamed up with Elizaveta Makarova. The pair trained in Sofia, coached by Hristo Turlakov and Andrei Lutai.^[1] Makarova/Kenchadze competed at four European Championships and three World Championships. They became the first ever pair from Bulgaria to perform a throw triple jump and triple twist successfully at European and World Championships.

Kenchadze retired from competitive skating after the 2014–15 season.

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix