Sergei Sakhnovski

Sergei Sakhnovski
Personal information
Country represented  Israel
Born May 15, 1975 (1975-05-15) (age 36)
Residence Woodbridge, New Jersey
Height 175 cm (5.74 ft)
Former partner Galit Chait (ISR), Ekaterina Svirina (RUS), Marina Anissina (RUS}
Coach Alexander Zhulin,
Evgeny Platov
Retired 2007
ISU personal best scores
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

Sergei Sakhnovski (Hebrew: סרגיי סחנובסקי‎, Russian: Сергей Сахновский; born May 15, 1975 in Moscow, Russia) is an Israeli ice dancer with partner Galit Chait. They have been competing internationally for Israel since 1996. In 2002 they were the first Israeli ice dance team to win a medal (bronze) at World Championships.[1] They have competed in three Olympics, finishing 14th in 1998, 6th in 2002, and 8th in 2006.

Before he left Russia and moved to Israel, Sergei Sakhnovski was teamed with Marina Anissina and Ekaterina Svirina. With Svirina he won the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in 1993, and the silver medal in 1994.

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Competitive highlights

(with Chait)

Event 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06
Winter Olympic Games 14th 6th 8th
World Championships 23rd 18th 14th 13th 5th 6th 3rd 6th 7th 6th 6th
European Championships 14th 12th 10th 6th 5th 5th 6th 5th 4th 5th
Israeli Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Grand Prix Final 4th 5th 5th 4th 4th
Cup of Russia 7th 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd
Cup of China 2nd 2nd
Skate Canada 2nd 2nd 4th 3rd
Skate America 4th 2nd 4th 2nd
Trophée Lalique 5th 6th
NHK Trophy 7th 5th 3rd 3rd
Bofrost Cup 7th 5th 2nd
Skate Israel 6th 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Vienna Cup 3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy 9th
Goodwill Games 2nd

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