Profile of the Month
August
Naomi Lang & Peter Tchernyshev
Naomi: Peter:
Born: December 18, 1978 Born: February 6, 1971
Birthplace: Arcata, California Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Russia
Height: 5' 6" Height: 6' 2"
Hometown: Allegan, Michigan Hometown: St. Petersburg, Russia
Training Town: Newington, Connecticut
Skating Club: American Academy FSC
Coach: Nikolai Morozov
Choreographer: Nikolai Morozov
At the young at of 3 Naomi began ballet dancing and preformed in "The Nutcracker" from the age of 6 until she was 15. When she was 8 she was an Ice Capades show and started taking lessons.
Naomi began ice dancing when she was 12. With her first partner John Lee, she won the gold medal at the 1995 U.S. Novice National Championships and the silver medal at the 1996 U.S. Junior National Championships. Their partnership ended in 1996.
Naomi was the first Native America to compete in the Winter Olympic Games.
Peter began skating when he was 6 years old. He started out in singles but after an ankle he switched ice dancing.
Peter moved to the U.S. with his former wife, fellow ice dancer Natalia Annenko, in 1992.
Peter earned is U.S. citizenship on January 29th, 2001 so that he could compete for the U.S. with Naomi at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games where they placed 11th.
Competitive History
2002-2003:
2003 U.S. National Championships - 1st
Four Continents Championships - 3rd
2003 World Championships - 8th
2001-2002:
Goodwill Games - 4th
2002 U.S. National Championships - 1st
Four Continents Championships - 1st
2002 Winter Olympic Games - 11th
2002 World Championships - 9th
Hershey Kisses Challenge (Team) -1st
2000-2001:
Keri Lotion Challenge (Team) - 6th
Skate America - 5th
Trophee Lalique - 4th
2001 U.S. National Championships - 1st
Four Continents Championships - 2nd
2001 World Championships - 9th
1999-2000:
Keri Lotion Challenge (Team) - 2nd
Skate America - 3rd
Trophee Lalique - 5th
2000 U.S. National Championships - 1st
Four Continents Championships - 1st
2000 World Championships - 8th
1998-1999:
Masters of Figure Skating - 1st
Skate America - 5th
Cup of Russia - 5th
1999 U.S. National Championships - 1st
Four Continents Championships - 3rd
1999 World Championships - 10th
1997-1998:
Skate America - 6th
Skate Canada - 9th
1998 U.S. National Championships - 3rd
1996-1997:
1997 Midwestern Senior - 1st
1997 U.S. National Championships - 5th
Challenge Lysiane Lauret - 10th
Photo Copyright to Andrea "Hoo" Chempinski
