Dance
Marina Anissina & Gwendal Peizerat
Born: (MA)1975 (GP)1972 Place of Birth: (MA)Moscow, RUS (GP)Bron, FRA Hometown: Lyon, FRA Height: (MA)162 cm (GP)173 cm Weight: (47 kg (GP)65 kg Club: CSG Lyon Coach: Murielle Boucher-Zazoui Choreographer: Alla Dukhova
Important Placements
1998 French National Championships-1st 1998 ISU Champions Series Final-3rd 1998 European Championships-3rd 1998 Olympic Winter Games-3rd (Bronze) 1998 World Championships-2nd 1999 French National Championships-1st 1999 European Championships-2nd 1999 ISU Grand Prix Finals-2nd 1999 World Championships-2nd
Shae-Lynn Bourne & Victor Kraatz
Born: (SB)January 24, 1976 (VK)April 7, 1971-both in CAN Hometown: (SB)Chatham, Ontario (VK)Vancouver, B.C. Height: (SB)5'4" (VK)5'8" Hair: (SB)Blonde (VK)Brown Eyes: (SB)Hazel (VK)Brown Interests: (SB)Dancing, music, drawing (VK)Hiking, photography, tennis Coach: Natalia Dubova
Important Placements
1997-98 Champions Series Final-2nd 1998 Olympic Winter Games-4th 1998 World Championships-3rd 1998 Canadian Professional Championships-2nd 1999 Canadian National Championships-1st 1999 World Championships-3rd
Born: (EC)Oct. 22, 1979-Detroit, MI, (MG)June 29, 1975-Hitchum, England Height: (EC)5'1", (MG)5'6" Home Club: Detroit SC Hometown: Beverly Hills, MI Training Town: Bloomfield Hills, MI Coaches: Igor Shpilband, Liz Coates Choreographer: Igor Shpilband
Important Placements
1998 U.S. Championships-4th 1999 U.S. Championships-2nd 1999 World Championships-17th
Pasha Grishuk & Alexander Zhulin
Competitive Highlights
1998 World Professional Championships-3rd
Marina Klimova & Sergei Ponomarenko
Born: (MK)July 22, 1966 (SP)October 6, 1960-both in RUS Hometowns: Moscow, RUS and Lake Arrowhead, CA Height: (MK)5'4" (SP)5'8" Weight: (MK)112 lbs. (SP)150 lbs. Coach: Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi
Competitive Highlights
1984 Olympic Winter Games-3rd (bronze) 1988 Olympic Winter Games-2nd (silver) 1988 World Championships-2nd 1989 European Championships-1st 1989 World Championships-1st 1990 European Championships-1st 1990 World Championships-1st 1990 Goodwill Games-1st 1991 European Championships-1st 1991 World Championships-2nd 1992 European Championships-1st 1992 Olympic Winter Games-1st (gold) 1992 World Championships-1st 1996 World Professional Championships-2nd
Anjelika Krylova & Oleg Ovsiannikov
Born: (AK)July 4, 1973 (OO)January 23, 1970-both in Moscow, RUS Hometown: Moscow, RUS-both Height: (AK)5'6" (OO)6'0" Weight: (AK)110 lbs. (OO)161 lbs. Hair: (AK)Brown (OO)Blonde Eyes: (AK)Brown: (OO)Hazel Interests: (AK)Music, reading, theatre (OO)Automobiles, music, dogs Coaches: Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponsov
Important Placements
1998 Russian Nationals-1st 1998 European Championships-2nd 1998 Olympic Winter Games-2nd (silver) 1998 World Championships-1st 1999 Russian National Championships-1st 1999 European Championships-1st 1999 ISU Grand Prix Final-1st 1999 World Championships-1st
Naomi Lang & Peter Tchernyshev
Born: (NL)Dec. 18, 1978-Arcata, CA, (PT)Feb. 6, 1971-St. Petersburg, RUS Height: (NL)5'6", (PT)6'2" Home Club: Detroit SC Hometown: (NL)Allegan, MI, (PT)Waterford, MI Training Town: Bloomfield Hills, MI Coaches: Igor Shpilband, Liz Coates Choreographer: Igor Shpilband
Important Placements
1998 U.S. Championships-3rd 1999 U.S. Championships-1st 1999 World Championships-10th
Irina Lobachova & Ilya Averbukh
Born: (IL)Feb. 18, 1972 (IA)Dec. 18, 1973 Both in Moscow, RUS Height: (IL)165 cm (IA)177 cm Coach: Natalya Linnichuk, Gennadi Karponosov Choreographer: Irina Butskova, Sergei Fokin Training Town: Newark, Deleware
Important Placements
1998 Champions Series Final-4th 1998 European Championships-4th 1998 Olympic Winter Games-5th 1998 World Championships-4th 1998 Goodwill Games-2nd 1999 Russian National Championships-2nd 1999 European Championships-3rd 1999 ISU Grand Prix Final-3rd 1999 World Championships-4th
Elizabeth Punsalan & Jerod Swallow
Born: (EP)January 9, 1971 (JS)October 18, 1966 Hometown: Pontiac, MI-both Height: (EP)5'5" (JS)5'10" Weight: (EP)110 lbs. (JS)155 lbs. Hair: (EP)Brown (JS)Black Eyes: (EP)Brown (JS)Hazel Interests: (EP)Foreign Languages, art, tennis (JS)Art history and preservation, design Coaches: Igor Shpilband and Elizabeth Coates
Competitive Highlights
1997 U.S. Nationals-1st 1997 World Championships-6th 1997-98 Champions Series Final-6th 1998 U.S. Nationals-1st 1998 Olympic Winter Games-7th 1998 World Championships-6th 1998 World Professional Championships-2nd
Born: (SR)February 25, 1965 (PK)February 21, 1966 Both in Helsinki Height: (SR)5'3" (PK)5'10" Weight: (SR)99 lbs. (PK)147 lbs. Hair: Both Blonde Hometown: Helsinki, FIN
Competitive Highlights
1995 Nutrasweet Challenge of Champions-4th 1995 Nutrasweet World Pro Championships-4th 1996 Nutrasweet Challenge of Champions-3rd
Born: (RR)May 18, 1963 (GS)January 1, 1967 Birthplace: (RR)Rochester, NY (GS)Moscow, RUS Residence: Colorado Springs, CO-both
Competitive Highlights
1993 U.S. Nationals-1st 1995 U.S. National Championships-1st 1997 Professional Championships-1st
Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean
Born: (JT)October 7, 1957 (CD)July 27, 1958 Hometown: Nottingham, ENG-both Married: (JT)Phil Christensen (CD)Jill Trenary
Competitive Highlights
1981 European Championships-1st 1981 World Championships-1st 1982 European Championships-1st 1982 World Championships-1st 1983 World Championships-1st 1984 European Championships-1st 1984 Olympic Winter Games-1st (gold) 1984 World Championships-1st 1994 Olympic Winter Games-3rd (bronze) 1996 World Professional Championships-1st
Maya Usova & Evgeny Platov
Coach: Tatiana Tarasova Choreographer: Tatiana Tarasova
Competitive Highlights
1998 Canadian Professional Championships-1st 1998 World Professional Championships-1st 1999 Japan Open-1st
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