Todd Sand
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| Sand and Natasha Kuchiki | ||
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| Country: |  United States |
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| Date of birth: | October 30, 1963 | |
| Partner: | Jenni Meno | |
| Former Partner: | Natasha Kuchiki, Lori Blasko | |
| Former Coach: | John Nicks | |
| Retired: | 1998 | |
Todd Sand (born October 30, 1963 in Burbank, California, USA) is an American pairs figure skater. He currently skates professionally with wife Jenni Meno.
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[edit] Biography
Sand has dual American and Danish citizenship and early in his career, he represented Denmark as a single skater. He competed for that country at the World Figure Skating Championships and the European Figure Skating Championships in the early 1980s.
In 1985, Sand began competing as a pair skater with Lori Blasko, representing the United States. They were the 1985 U.S. national bronze medalists on the junior level.
Following that partnership, Sand teamed up with Natasha Kuchiki. They are the 1991 U.S. National Champions and 1991 World bronze medalists. Kuchiki & Sand competed together at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where Sand fell in love with Jenni Meno.
Meno and Sand teamed up on the ice in April 1992. They won three national titles, three medals at the World Championships, and competed in two Olympic Games. Following their retirement from competitive skating, they skated professionally in the Stars on Ice tour for six seasons.
Jenni Meno gave birth to their first son, Jack, in 2004, and their second son, Matthew Kenneth Sand, on August 14th 2006
Sand has recently appeared in the ITV series Dancing on Ice with double Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes. Currently, Meno and Sand are both coaching young skaters, and often work together as a coaching team.
Sand is an ISU Technical Specialist.[1] He was a technical specialist for the men's event at the 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.[2]
[edit] Competitive highlights
[edit] Pairs career
(with Jenni Meno)
| Event | 1992-1993 | 1993-1994 | 1994-1995 | 1995-1996 | 1996-1997 | 1997-1998 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 5th | 8th | ||||
| World Championships | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 2nd |
| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | WD |
| Grand Prix Final | 4th | WD | ||||
| NHK Trophy | 5th | 1st | 2nd | |||
| Trophée Lalique | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | |||
| Skate America | 2nd | |||||
| Prague Skate | 1st |
- WD = withdrawn
(with Natasha Kuchiki)
| Event/Season | 1989-1990 | 1990-1991 | 1991-1992 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 6th | ||
| World Championships | 11th | 3rd | 8th |
| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 1st | 3rd |
| Skate America | 4th | 6th | |
| NHK Trophy | 5th | ||
| Skate Canada International | 5th |
(with Lori Blasko)
| Event/Season | 1985-1986 | 1986-1987 | 1987-1988 |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Championships | 7th | 8th | |
| Skate America | 6th | ||
| Prague Skate | 1st |
[edit] Singles career
(for Denmark)
| Event | 1980-1981 | 1981-1982 | 1982-1983 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 19th | 22nd | |
| European Championships | 19th | 19th |
[edit] References
- Skatabase: 1980s Worlds Men's Results
- Skatabase: 1980s Europeans Men's Results
- The Figure Skating Corner profile
- Pairs on Ice: Blasko & Sand
- Pairs on Ice: Kuchiki & Sand
- Pairs on Ice: Meno & Sand
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