Nikolai Apter | |
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Personal information | |
Native name | Николай Аптер |
Country represented | Soviet Union |
Born | 1970s Soviet Union |
Residence | San Antonio, Texas |
Partner |
Elena Nikonova Eteri Tutberidze |
Retired | c. 1992 |
Nikolai "Nick" Apter (Russian: Николай Аптер) is a former pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With his skating partner, Elena Nikonova, he won silver at three senior international competitions – 1991 Skate America, 1991 Grand Prix International St. Gervais, and 1990 Skate Electric. As juniors, they won the gold medal at the 1988 Blue Swords.
After retiring from competition, Apter performed as an adagio pair skater with Eteri Tutberidze. As of 2017, he is a coach at the San Antonio Figure Skating Club in San Antonio, Texas.