Sergei Sakhnovski

Sergei Sakhnovski (Hebrew: סרגיי סחנובסקי, Russian: Серге́й Сахно́вский; 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.

Sergei Sakhnovski
Chait / Sakhnovski at the 2003 Skate Canada International
Born	(1975-05-15) May 15, 1975 (age 49) Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Israel (from 1995) Russia (until 1995)
Began skating	1979
Retired	2007
Medal record Figure skating Ice dancing Representing  Israel (with Chait) World Championships 2002 Nagano Ice dancing Representing  Russia (with Svirina) World Junior Championships 1993 Seoul Ice dancing 1994 Colorado Springs Ice dancing

Career

Sakhnovski began skating at age four and took up ice dancing when he was eight.^[1] Early in his career, he skated with Marina Anissina and Ekaterina Svirina. He spend a season in France with Sandra Poletto. With Svirina, he won the World Junior Championships in 1993 and took the silver medal in 1994.^[2]

He teamed up with Galit Chait in 1995.^[1] They initially trained in Russia with Ludmila Buytskova and Elena Maslenikova and then moved to Monsey, New York.^[1] In 2002, they were the first Israeli ice dance team to win a medal (bronze) at World Championships.^[3] 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.^[4]

He appeared in the first season of ice show contest Ice Age.

Programs

(with Chait)

Season	Original dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2005–2006 [5]	Cha Cha by Manhattan Transfer Rhumba by Mambo Kings Samba by Crazy Brazilians	Bolero by Maurice Ravel
2004–2005 [6]	Quickstep: Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman Slow Foxtrot: Smile by Nat King Cole Quickstep: Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman	Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
2003–2004 [7][8]	Rock'n Roll: Keep Knocking by Little Richard Blues: Minnie the Moocher by Nino Rota Rock'n Roll: Keep Knocking by Little Richard	Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo Federico Fellini films	Gipsy Kings
2002–2003 [8][9][10]	March: Radetzky March op. 228 by Johann Strauss I Waltz by Dmitri Shostakovich Polka from the Bartered Bride by Bedřich Smetana Polka from the Bartered Bride by Bedřich Smetana Waltz by Dmitri Shostakovich Polka from the Bartered Bride by Bedřich Smetana	Variations on a Theme of Paganini by Andrew Lloyd Webber Lord of the Rings by Howard Shore Lord of the Dance by Ronan Hardiman	Stranger in My House by Tamia
2001–2002 [8][11]	Flamenco Paso Doble: Malaguena by Antonio Carrera Tango: El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) by Jose Feliciano	Hava Nagila	Unforgettable by Natalie Cole, Nat King Cole
2000–2001 [8][12]	Quickstep: "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Louis Prima Foxtrot: "Bei mir bist du schön" by James Hopiner	Variations on a Theme of Paganini by Andrew Lloyd Webber	Unforgettable by Natalie Cole, Nat King Cole
1999–2000 [8]	Samba by Ricky Martin	1492: Conquest of Paradise by Vangelis
1998–1999 [8]	Waltz	Russian folk
1997–1998 [8]	Hey Boy Hey Girl by Louis Prima	Jewish music
1996–1997 [8]	Tango	My Sweet and Tender Beast by Eugen Doga
1995–1996 [8]	Paso Doble	The Godfather by Nino Rota

Competitive highlights

GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix

With Chait

International[13]
Event	95–96	96–97	97–98	98–99	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03	03–04	04–05	05–06
Olympics			14th				6th				8th
Worlds	23rd	18th	14th	13th	5th	6th	3rd	6th	7th	6th	6th
Europeans		14th	12th	10th	6th	5th	5th	6th	5th	4th	5th
GP Final						4th	5th	5th		4th	4th
GP Cup of China										2nd	2nd
GP Cup of Russia		7th				3rd	2nd		3rd		2nd
GP Lalique				5th	6th
GP Nations/Bofrost			7th	5th				2nd
GP NHK Trophy			7th		5th			3rd	3rd
GP Skate America						4th	2nd	4th		2nd
GP Skate Canada						2nd	2nd		4th	3rd
Goodwill Games							2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy	9th
Skate Israel	6th	2nd	1st	1st	1st				1st		1st
Vienna Cup			3rd
Lysiane Lauret			1st
National[13]
Israeli Champ.	1st	1st	1st		1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st

With Svirina

International
Event	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95
Goodwill Games			3rd
International: Junior[2]
World Junior Championships	1st	2nd
European Youth Olympic Fest.	2nd

See also

• List of select Jewish figure skaters

References

1. Mittan, J. Barry (1998) [1996]. "Galit Chait and Sergei Sakhnovsky". Archived from the original on May 14, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04.
3. McGrath, Charles (January 19, 2010). "Israel's Winter Athletes Come to U.S. Seeking Ice and Medals". The New York Times.
4. "Galit Chait". ice-dance.com. December 2004. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
5. "Galit CHAIT / Sergei SAKHNOVSKI: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 4, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
6. "Galit CHAIT / Sergei SAKHNOVSKI: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 23, 2005.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
7. "Galit CHAIT / Sergei SAKHNOVSKI: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
8. "Programs". Official website of Chait & Sakhnovski at ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
9. "Galit CHAIT / Sergei SAKHNOVSKI: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 18, 2003.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
10. "Galit CHAIT / Sergei SAKHNOVSKI: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 16, 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
11. "Galit CHAIT / Sergei SAKHNOVSKI: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 2, 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
12. "Galit CHAIT / Sergei SAKHNOVSKI: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 18, 2001.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
13. "Galit CHAIT / Sergei SAKHNOVSKI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017.

External links

• Sergei Sakhnovski at the International Skating Union
• Sergei Sakhnovski at Olympics.com
• Sergei Sakhnovski at Olympedia
• Official homepage – Chait / Sakhnovski (archived)