Dmitri Sukhanov | |
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Personal information | |
Native name | Дмитрий Суханов |
Country represented |
Russia Soviet Union |
Born | Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Former partner |
Oksana Kazakova Evgenia Chernyshova |
Former coach | Natalia Pavlova |
Former training locations | Saint Petersburg |
Retired | 1995 |
Dmitri Sukhanov (Russian: Дмитрий Суханов) is a Russian pair skater. Competing for the Soviet Union with Evgenia Chernyshova, he won gold at the 1989 World Junior Championships, after taking silver a year earlier. They were coached by Natalia Pavlova in Saint Petersburg. Sukhanov later competed with Oksana Kazakova for Russia, winning silver at the 1994 Nations Cup.
In 1995, Sukhanov retired from competition and moved to England. He began performing in shows in 1996 with his partner and wife Fiona Zaldua; they continue to perform as adagio pair skaters worldwide.