Sergei Sakhnovski
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Chait / Sakhnovski at the 2003 Skate Canada International
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| Country represented |
Israel (from 1995) Russia (until 1995) |
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| Born |
May 15, 1975 Moscow, Soviet Union |
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| Residence | Woodbridge, New Jersey | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Former partner |
Galit Chait (ISR) Ekaterina Svirina (RUS) Marina Anissina (RUS) |
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| Former coach |
Alexander Zhulin Evgeni Platov |
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| Former choreographer | Tatiana Druchinina | |||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1979 | |||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2007 | |||||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 204.42 2004 Cup of China |
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| Comp. dance | 40.98 2004 Skate America |
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| Original dance | 63.07 2004 Cup of China |
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| Free dance | 106.46 2005 Grand Prix Final |
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Medal record
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Sergei Sakhnovski (Hebrew: סרגיי סחנובסקי, Russian: Серге́й Сахновский; born May 15, 1975) is an Israeli ice dancer. With partner Galit Chait, he is the 2002 World bronze medalist for Israel. With previous partner Ekaterina Svirina, he is the 1993 World Junior champion for Russia.
Sakhnovski began skating at age four and took up ice dancing when he was eight. Early in his career, he skated with Marina Anissina and Ekaterina Svirina. With Svirina, he won the World Junior Championships in 1993 and took the silver medal in 1994.
He teamed up with Galit Chait in 1995. They initially trained in Russia with Ludmila Buytskova and Elena Maslenikova and then moved to Monsey, New York. In 2002, they were the first Israeli ice dance team to win a medal (bronze) at World Championships. They competed in three Olympics, finishing 14th in 1998, 6th in 2002, and 8th in 2006. Their coaches included Natalia Dubova, Tatiana Tarasova, Evgeni Platov, Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponosov.
(with Chait)
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