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Ksenia Smetanenko, married name: Gonchar (Russian: Ксения Гончар (Сметаненко), born 26 March 1979)[1] is a former ice dancer who competed internationally for Russia and Armenia. With Samuel Gezalian, she is the 1997 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion and competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics for Armenia. Earlier in her career, she competed for Russia with Igor Lukanin.
Ksenia Smetanenko | |
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Other names | Ksenia Gonchar Xenia Smetanenko |
Born | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 26 March 1979
Figure skating career | |
Country | Armenia Russia |
Retired | 1998 |
Smetanenko originally competed for Russia. With Igor Lukanin, she placed third at the 1992 Russian National Junior Championships and tenth at the 1993 World Junior Championships for Russia. They also appeared twice at the German Championships.
In 1997, Smetanenko teamed up with Samuel Gezalian and began representing Armenia. Placing sixth at the 1997 Karl Schäfer Memorial, they qualified a spot for Armenia at the Olympics. Smetanenko/Gezalian then won gold at the 1997 Golden Spin of Zagreb and placed 20th at the 1998 European Championships before competing at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, where they placed 24th. They retired from competition at the end of the season.
Smetanenko was born in Moscow.[2] She married former professional hockey player Sergei Gonchar now assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins, whom she met at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[3] They have two daughters, Natalie and Victoria.
International | |
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Event | 1997–98 |
Winter Olympics | 24th |
World Championships | 27th |
European Championships | 20th |
Golden Spin of Zagreb | 1st |
Karl Schäfer Memorial | 6th |
International | ||||
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Event | 1991–92 | 1992–93 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 |
World Junior Champ. | 10th | |||
National | ||||
Russian Junior Champ. | 3rd | |||
German Champ. | 5th | 4th |
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