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Gennadi Karponossov

Gennadi Karponosov
2010 Cup of Russia, short program (5).jpg
Karponosov with Linichuk in 2010
Personal information
Full name Gennadi Mikhailovich Karponosov
Alternative names Karponossov
Country represented Soviet Union
Born (1950-11-21) 21 November 1950 (age 66)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Residence Aston, Pennsylvania
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Former partner Natalia Linichuk
Yelena Zharkova
Former coach Elena Tchaikovskaia
Tatiana Tarasova
Skating club IceWorks
Olympic medal record
Figure Skating
Representing  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1980 Lake Placid Ice dancing

Gennadi Mikhailovich Karponosov (Russian: About this sound Геннадий Михайлович Карпоносов​ ; born 21 November 1950) is an ice dancing coach and a former competitive ice dancer for the Soviet Union. With Natalia Linichuk, he is the 1980 Olympic champion and a two-time World champion.

Gennadi Karponosov began skating because Alexei Ulanov was his neighbor. He initially competed with Yelena Zharkova under coach Tatiana Tarasova but had greater success with his second partner, Natalia Linichuk.

Linichuk and Karponosov were coached by Elena Tchaikovskaia at Dynamo in Moscow. They won the World Universiade in 1972, and won the bronze medal at the 1974 and 1977 World Championships. They were fourth at the 1976 Winter Olympics, the year ice dancing was introduced as an Olympic sport.

They won the bronze medals at the European Figure Skating Championships from 1974 through 1977 and a silver medal in 1978. Linichuk and Karponosov won the world championship in 1978 and 1979 and the European Championships in 1979 and 1980.


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