Dmitri Sukhanov
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Dmitri Sukhanov (Russian: Дмитрий Суханов) is a Russian pair skater. Competing for the Soviet Union with Evgenia Chernyshova, he won gold at the 1989 World Junior Championships, after taking silver a year earlier.[2] They were coached by Natalia Pavlova in Saint Petersburg.[3] Sukhanov later competed with Oksana Kazakova for Russia, winning silver at the 1994 Nations Cup.
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Native name | Дмитрий Суханов | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Russia Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 1995, Sukhanov retired from competition and moved to England. He began performing in shows in 1996 with his partner and wife Fiona Zaldua; they continue to perform as adagio pair skaters worldwide.