Dmitri Sukhanov (Russian: Дмитрий Суханов) is a Russian pair skater. Competing for the Soviet Union with Evgenia Chernyshova, he won gold at the 1989 World Junior Championships, after taking silver a year earlier.[2] They were coached by Natalia Pavlova in Saint Petersburg.[3] Sukhanov later competed with Oksana Kazakova for Russia, winning silver at the 1994 Nations Cup.

Dmitri Sukhanov
Native nameДмитрий Суханов
BornLeningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Figure skating career
CountryRussia
Soviet Union
Retired1995
Medal record
Figure skating: Pairs
Representing  Soviet Union
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Sarajevo Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1988 Brisbane Pairs
Winter Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1991 Sapporo Pairs

In 1995, Sukhanov retired from competition and moved to England. He began performing in shows in 1996 with his partner and wife Fiona Zaldua; they continue to perform as adagio pair skaters worldwide.

Results edit

With Kazakova edit

International[1]
Event 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
World Champ. 15th
Nations Cup 3rd 2nd
NHK Trophy 4th
Skate Canada 6th
Czech Skate 2nd
National[4]
Russian Champ. 4th 5th 4th
Soviet Champ. 4th

With Chernyshova edit

International
Event 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
International de Paris 2nd
Winter Universiade 2nd
Prize of Moscow News 7th
International: Junior
World Junior Champ. 2nd 1st

References edit

  1. ^ a b "KAZAKOVA Oksana / SUKHANOV Dmitri". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Vaytsekhovskaya, Elena (22 February 2015). Наталья Павлова: "Парное катание - это прежде всего умение терпеть" [Natalia Pavlova on pair skating]. Sport Express (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 March 2015.
  4. ^ Суханов Дмитрий [Dmitri Sukhanov]. fskate.ru (in Russian).

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