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Retired
  
2007

Height
  
1.75 m


Name
  
Sergei Sakhnovski

Began skating
  
1979

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Born
  
May 15, 1975 (age 48) (
1975-05-15
)
Moscow, Soviet Union

Combined total
  
204.42 2004 Cup of China

Comp. dance
  
40.98 2004 Skate America

Original dance
  
63.07 2004 Cup of China

Free dance
  
106.46 2005 Grand Prix Final

Residence
  
Woodbridge, New Jersey, United States

Former partner
  
Galit Chait, Ekaterina Svirina, Marina Anissina

Former coach
  
Alexander Zhulin, Evgeni Platov

Former choreographer
  
Tatiana Druchinina

Country represented
  
Israel, Russia

[HD] Galit Chait and Sergei Sakhnovski - 2002 Worlds FD - Hava Nagila


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.

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Career

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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.

Programs

(with Chait)

Competitive highlights

GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix

References

Sergei Sakhnovski Wikipedia