Sergei_Sakhnovski

Sergei Sakhnovski

Sergei Sakhnovski

Israeli ice dancer

Sergei Sakhnovski (Hebrew: סרגיי סחנובסקי, Russian: Серге́й Сахно́вский; born May 15, 1975) is an Israeli ice dancer. With partner Galit Chait, he is the 2002 World bronze medalist for Israel. With previous partner Ekaterina Svirina, he is the 1993 World Junior champion for Russia.

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Career

Sakhnovski began skating at age four and took up ice dancing when he was eight.[1] Early in his career, he skated with Marina Anissina and Ekaterina Svirina. He spend a season in France with Sandra Poletto. With Svirina, he won the World Junior Championships in 1993 and took the silver medal in 1994.[2]

He teamed up with Galit Chait in 1995.[1] They initially trained in Russia with Ludmila Buytskova and Elena Maslenikova and then moved to Monsey, New York.[1] In 2002, they were the first Israeli ice dance team to win a medal (bronze) at World Championships.[3] They competed in three Olympics, finishing 14th in 1998, 6th in 2002, and 8th in 2006. Their coaches included Natalia Dubova, Tatiana Tarasova, Evgeni Platov, Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponosov.[4]

He appeared in the first season of ice show contest Ice Age.

Programs

(with Chait)

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Competitive highlights

GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix

With Chait

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With Svirina

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See also

References

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    Mittan, J. Barry (1998) [1996]. "Galit Chait and Sergei Sakhnovsky". Archived from the original on May 14, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04.
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    McGrath, Charles (January 19, 2010). "Israel's Winter Athletes Come to U.S. Seeking Ice and Medals". The New York Times.
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    "Galit Chait". ice-dance.com. December 2004. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    "Galit CHAIT / Sergei SAKHNOVSKI: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 4, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    "Programs". Official website of Chait & Sakhnovski at ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    "Galit CHAIT / Sergei SAKHNOVSKI: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 18, 2003.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    "Galit CHAIT / Sergei SAKHNOVSKI: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 16, 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    "Galit CHAIT / Sergei SAKHNOVSKI: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 18, 2001.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    "Galit CHAIT / Sergei SAKHNOVSKI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017.
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