Peter Tchernyshev
 Lang and Tchernyshev at an ice show in 2002 |
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| Country represented |  United States |
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| Born | February 6, 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Naomi Lang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Sophie Eliazova Olga Pershankova |
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| Former coach | Nikolai Morozov, Tatiana Tarasova, Alexander Zhulin, Igor Shpilband, Elizabeth Coates |
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| Skating club | American Academy FSC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Tchernyshev (Russian: Пётр Андреевич Чернышев or Чернышёв; also romanized as Pyotr Andreevich Chernyshev); (born February 6, 1971 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) is a Russian-American ice dancer. Competing with Naomi Lang, he is a five-time U.S. national champion.
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[edit] Career
Tchernyshev began skating at the age of six because his parents felt it would be good for his health.[1] He was originally a singles skater but injured his landing ankle at the age of 18 and it did not heal fully.[1] He spent the next three years touring with the Russian All Stars in England and Turkey, and then decided to return to competition in ice dancing.[1] He skated with Olga Pershankova for Russia and the Soviet Union for a few years but he and his partner had problems and split up. An American girl arrived in Russia looking for a partner and he decided to move to the U.S.[1]
He competed with Sophie Eliazova for three years until they split in summer 1996.[1] Having seen Naomi Lang at U.S. Nationals, he wrote her a letter asking for a tryout.[1] They had a successful tryout in Lake Placid, New York and trained there for nine months with Natalia Dubova; then, due to Lang's homesickness, they moved to Detroit and began training with Igor Shpilband and Elizabeth Coates.[1]
In 2000, they moved to New Jersey to train with Alexander Zhulin.[1] They won five U.S. Championships, from 1999 to 2003. They also won the 2000 and 2002 Four Continents, and competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics. They withdrew from the 2004 U.S. Championships and announced their retirement from competitive skating in February 2004.[2]
Tchernyshev currently skates in ice shows in Russia and the U.S. He also works as a choreographer, including:
- Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov (2011-12 short program and free program)
- Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov (2010-11 free program)[3]
- Sinead Kerr and John Kerr (2010-11 free dance)[4]
[edit] Personal life
Tchernyshev became a U.S. citizen in 2001. His grandfather, Pyotr Chernyshev, was a four-time Soviet champion in singles skating in the late 1930s.[1] His first marriage was to Natalia Annenko.[5] In October 2008, Tchernyshev married Russian actress Anastasia Zavorotnyuk.[6][7] The wedding ceremony took place in the Foros Church, Crimea, Ukraine.[6]
[edit] Results
(with Naomi Lang)
| Event | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 11th | |||||||
| World Championships | 10th | 8th | 9th | 9th | 8th | |||
| Four Continents Championships | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | |||
| U.S. Championships | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | WD |
| Skate America | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | ||||
| Skate Canada International | 9th | |||||||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 5th | |||||||
| Cup of Russia | 5th |
(with Sophia Eliazova)
| Event | 1995–96 |
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| U.S. Championships | 13th |
(with Olga Pershankova)
| Event | 1992–93 |
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| Vienna Cup | 2nd |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Mittan, Barry (December 15, 2001). "Lang and Tchernyshev Look Forward to Olympic Year". Golden Skate. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2001/121501.shtml. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ "Lang and Tchernyshev announce end of partnership". U.S. Figure Skating. February 17, 2004. http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=23522. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ^ Kondakova, Anna (November 20, 2010). "Kavaguti and Smirnov win gold". GoldenSkate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2010/cor_pl.shtml. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- ^ Flade, Tatiana (January 29, 2011). "Pechalat and Bourzat dance to first European title". GoldenSkate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2010/euros_fd.shtml. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- ^ Veligzhanina, Anna (June 12, 2008). "Бывшая жена фигуриста Чернышева: "Заворотнюк очень повезло с Петром!" [Ex-wife of skater Chernyshev: "Zavorotnyuk very lucky with Peter!"]" (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. http://www.kp.ru/daily/24113.3/337079/. Retrieved September 30, 2010. Translation
- ^ a b Veligzhanina, Anna (October 16, 2008). "Почему Анастасия Заворотнюк венчалась на Украине? [Why Anastasia Zavorotnyuk got married in Ukraine]" (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. kp.ru. http://www.kp.ru/daily/24182.3/390618/. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
- ^ "Анастасия Заворотнюк и Петр Чернышев счастливы вместе [Anastasia Zavorotnyuk and Petr Chernyshev happy together]" (in Russian). Hello!. woman.ru. October 21, 2009. http://www.woman.ru/stars/press/article/53781/. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Peter Tchernyshev at the International Skating Union
- Care to Ice Dance? - Lang & Tchernyshev
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