Anton Sikharulidze
Figure skating, Olympic athlete
1976 –
Who is Anton Sikharulidze?
Anton Tarielyevich Sikharulidze is a Russian former pair skater of Georgian origin. With Elena Berezhnaya, he is the 1998 and 1999 World champion, 1998 Olympic silver medalist and 2002 Olympic champion.
His first partner was Maria Petrova, with whom he became the 1994 and 1995 World Junior Champion. He began competing with Berezhnaya in 1996 after helping her recover from an accident with her previous partner. Within two years of the accident, Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze had established themselves as one of the best pair teams in the world. During their competitive career, they were coached by Tamara Moskvina at the Yubileyny Sports Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and the Ice House in Hackensack, New Jersey. Their Olympic gold medals are shared with Canadian pair Jamie Salé and David Pelletier.
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- Born
- Oct 25, 1976
Saint Petersburg - Also known as
- Антон Сихарулідзе
- Сихарулидзе, Антон Тариэльевич
- Spouses
- Yana Lebedeva
(2011/10 - ) - Elena Berezhnaya
(1996 - 2002)
- Yana Lebedeva
- Nationality
- Russia
- Lived in
- Saint Petersburg
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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