Todd Sand

Todd Sand

Sand and Natasha Kuchiki
Personal information
Country represented  United States
Born October 30, 1963 (1963-10-30) (age 48)
Partner Jenni Meno
Former partner Natasha Kuchiki, Lori Blasko
Former coach John Nicks
Retired 1998

Todd Sand (born October 30, 1963) is an American pairs skater. He currently skates professionally with wife Jenni Meno.

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Life and career

Sand was born in Burbank, California. He 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.[1][2] 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 14, 2006

Sand has recently appeared in the ITV series Dancing on Ice with double Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes. Meno and Sand coached John Baldwin and Rena Inoue. They currently coach Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker[3] and Jessica Calalang / Zach Sidhu.[4]

Sand is an ISU Technical Specialist.[5] He was a technical specialist for the men's event at the 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.[6]

Competitive highlights

Pairs career

(with Jenni Meno)

Event 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98
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

(with Natasha Kuchiki)

Event 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92
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 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88
U.S. Championships 7th 8th
Skate America 6th
Prague Skate 1st

Singles career

(for Denmark)

Event 1981 1982 1983
World Championships 19th 22nd
European Championships 19th 19th
Nordic Championships 2nd 2nd
Danish Championships 1st 1st

References

  1. ^ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-01-10/sports/9801100204_1_meno-and-sand-shelby-lyons-jenni-meno
  2. ^ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-02-07/sports/9802070009_1_meno-and-sand-jenni-meno-long-program
  3. ^ Mary Beth Marley & Rockne Brubaker at the International Skating Union
  4. ^ Jessica Calalang & Zach Sidhu at the International Skating Union
  5. ^ ISU Communication No. 1409PDF (381 KiB)
  6. ^ ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships

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