Roman Zaretski
| Roman Zaretsky | |
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Roman and Alexandra Zaretsky in 2009
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Roman Zaretsky |
| Alternative names | Zaretski |
| Country represented |
 Israel
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| Born |
December 4, 1983 Minsk, Belarus SSR |
| Home town | Metulla, Israel |
| Residence | Houston, Texas |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Partner | Alexandra 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 | 1987 |
| 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 |
Roman Zaretsky (Hebrew: רומן זרצקי, Russian: Роман Зарецкий, Belarusian: Раман Зарэцкі, born December 4, 1983) is an Israeli ice dancer. With his sister, Alexandra Zaretsky, he 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.
Roman Zaretsky was born in Minsk, Belarus SSR, Soviet Union. The Zaretsky family was Jewish and made aliyah in 1990. Roman Zaretsky was seven years old at the time. He was raised in Metula, Israel where his parents work as coaches. He completed his army service just before the 2005–2006 season began. He 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.
Roman Zaretsky began skating at the age of four. He originally skated as a single skater, winning medals for his age group. When he wanted to switch to ice dancing, his sister was the only available girl at the rink, so their parents put them together. He was 11 and she was 7.
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