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Alexandra Zaretski

Alexandra Zaretsky
Alexandra ZARETSKI Roman ZARETSKI Nebelhorn Trophy 2009 P.jpg
Alexandra and Roman Zaretsky in 2009
Personal information
Full name Alexandra Zaretsky
Alternative names Zaretski
Country represented  Israel
Born (1987-12-23) December 23, 1987 (age 29)
Minsk, Belarus SSR
Home town Metulla, Israel
Residence Houston, Texas
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Partner Roman Zaretsky
Former coach Galit Chait
Nikolai Morozov
Evgeni Platov
Elena Zaretski
Igor Zaretski
Irina Romanova
Igor Yaroshenko
Former choreographer Galit Chait
Nikolai Morozov
Evgeni Platov
Skating club Kochavim on the Ice
Began skating 1994
Retired June 2010
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 181.26
2010 Worlds
Comp. dance 37.59
2004 JGP Romania
Original dance 58.10
2008 Worlds
Free dance 91.34
2010 Worlds

Alexandra "Sasha" Zaretsky (Hebrew: אלכסנדרה זרצקי‎‎, Russian: Александра Зарецкая, Alexandra Zaretskaya, Belarusian: Аляксандра Зарэцкая) (born December 23, 1987) is an Israeli ice dancer. With her brother Roman Zaretsky, she is the 2009 Skate America bronze medalist, 2009 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion, a three-time Nebelhorn Trophy medalist, and a three-time Israeli national champion. They finished as high as 6th at the World Championships and competed twice at the Winter Olympics, finishing 10th in 2010.

Alexandra Zaretsky was born in Minsk, Belarus SSR, Soviet Union. The Zaretsky family was Jewish and made aliyah soon after this was made possible. Alexandra, who was three years old at the time, was raised in Metula, Israel where her parents work as coaches. She speaks fluent Hebrew, Russian, and English.

In October 2008, the Zaretskys and their coach Galit Chait filed a lawsuit against the Ice House training rink in Hackensack, New Jersey, alleging that rink officials discriminated against them on the basis of their Israeli nationality by denying them prime training time and threatening to ban them from the rink.

Alexandra Zaretsky began skating at the age of 6, after starting out in rhythmic gymnastics. She originally skated as a single skater, winning age group medals. When older brother Roman wanted to switch to ice dancing, his sister was the only girl at the rink he could partner, so their parents put them together. She was seven and he was 11 when they switched to ice dancing.


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