Profile of the Month
April
Galit Chait & Sergei Sakhnovski
Galit: Sergei:
Born: January 29, 1975 Born: May 15, 1975
Hometown: Kwasaba, Israel Hometown: Moscow, Russia
Training Town: Newark, Delaware
Coach: Natalia Linichuk
Choreographer: Natalia Linichuk
Galit Began skating when her parents took her to Rockefeller Center in New York City when she was 8 years old, and she soon began training at Chelsea Piers as a free-style skater.
Several years later she accompanied her father to Russia . While there Russian coach Natalia Dubova invited her to try ice dancing, Galit found that having a partner was much more fun, and began taking lessons.
She was first paired with Russian Maxim Sevostianov. In 1994 they competed in the U.S. National Championships and finished 6th. They then competed for Israel at the 1994 World Championships where they finished 28th overall.
Galit then changed partners and began skating with Sergei Sakhnovski.
Sergei began when he was 4 years old . Like Galit, Sergei first skater in free-style but he switched to ice dance at the age of 8.
He has had several partners, winning the World Junior Championships in 1993 and placing 2nd in 1994 with Ekaterina Svirina.
Galit and Sergei progressed quickly after becoming partners and came in 6th at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, and taking home the bronze medal at the 2002 World Championships.
Competitive History:
2002-2003:
Skate America - 4th
NHK Trophy - 3rd
2003 European Championships - 6th
ISU Grand Prix Final - 5th
2003 World Championships - 6th
2001-2002:
Cup of Russia- 2nd
Skate Canada- 2nd
Skate America- 2nd
ISU Grand Prix Final- 5th
2002 Winter Olympic Games- 6th
2002 World Championships- 3rd
2000-2001:
Skate America- 4th
Skate Canada- 2nd
Cup of Russia- 3rd
ISU Grand Prix Final- 4th
2001 World Championships- 6th
1999-2000:
Golden Spin of Zagreb- 1st
Trophee Lalique- 6th
NHK Trophy- 5th
1998-1999:
Nations Cup- 5th
Trophee Lalique- 5th
Skate Israel- 1st
1999 European Championships- 10th
1999 World Championships- 13th
1997-1998:
1998 European Championships- 12th
1998 Winter Olympic Games- 14th
1998 World Championships- 14th
1996-1997:
Nations Cup- 7th
1997 European Championships- 14th
NHK Trophy- 7th
1997 World Championships- 18th
1995-1996:
1996 World Championships- 23rd
Photo Copyright to Andrea "Hoo" Chempinski
