Former training locations Moscow Retired 1991 Former partner Ilona Melnichenko | Education Odessa University Name Gennady Kaskov Country represented Soviet Union | |
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Born 1970 (age 45–46) Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union Residence Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Canada | ||
Melnichenko & Kaskov (URS) - 1987 World Juniors, Ice Dancing, Free Dance
Gennady Kaskov (Ukrainian: Геннадій Каськов) is a former Soviet ice dancer. With former partner Ilona Melnichenko, he is the 1987 World Junior champion, 1990 Skate America bronze medalist, and 1991 Winter Universiade champion.
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- Melnichenko Kaskov URS 1987 World Juniors Ice Dancing Free Dance
- Career
- Personal life
- Results
- References
Career
Originally from Odessa, Kaskov eventually moved to train in Moscow. He and his partner, Ilona Melnichenko, competed at the 1987 World Junior Championships at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex and won gold ahead of Oksana Grishuk / Alexandr Chichkov. As seniors, Melnichenko/Kaskov won gold twice at the Nebelhorn Trophy and bronze at the 1990 Skate America. After winning the 1991 Winter Universiade, the duo retired from competition.
Kaskov began coaching in Burnaby, British Columbia and then in Swan River, Manitoba. He worked at British Columbia's Centre of Excellence, the York Region Skating Academy, and Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club, with his students includingKevin Reynolds, Matt McEwan, and Brandon Armstrong. In 2013, Kaskov began coaching at the New Hamburg Skating Club at the Wilmot Recreation Complex.
Kaskov is an International Technical Specialist for Canada.
Personal life
Kaskov is a graduate of Odessa University where he obtained his Bachelor of Psychology. He settled in Canada in the 1990s and married a Canadian, Lianne. They have three children and live in Waterloo Region, Ontario.
Results
(with Melnichenko)