Leri Kenchadze
Leri Kenchadze | |
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Makarova/Kenchadze at the 2012 World Championships | |
Native name | ლერი კენჭაძე Лери Кенчадзе |
Born | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | 16 August 1986
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Partner | Elizaveta Makarova, Alexandra Malakhova, Alexandra Goncharuk, Nina Ivanova |
Coach | Hristo Turlakov, Andrei Lutai |
Skating club | Skøjteklub København |
Began skating | 1993 |
Retired | 2015 |
Leri Kenchadze (Georgian: ლერი კენჭაძე, Bulgarian: Лери Кенчадзе, born 16 August 1986) is a Bulgarian former competitive pair skater. With Elizaveta Makarova, he is the 2013 Toruń Cup champion, the 2015 Bavarian Open bronze medalist, and a four-time Bulgarian national champion.
Personal life
Leri Kenchadze was born 16 August 1986 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union. He is the twin brother of Georgi Kenchadze.[1] After living in Bulgaria for over a decade, he moved to Denmark in 2015. In 2017 he moved to the Netherlands.
Career
Kenchadze competed for Bulgaria throughout his career. He appeared as a single skater through the 2005–06 season.[2]
Kenchadze began competing in pair skating in the 2006–07 season, partnering Nina Ivanova. In 2009–10, he skated with Alexandra Goncharuk, placing seventh at the 2009 NRW Trophy and second at the Bulgarian Championships.[3] The following season, he partnered Alexandra Malakhova. Coached by Pavel Kitashev, the pair won silver at the 2011 Toruń Cup and placed 22nd at the 2011 World Championships in Moscow.[4]
In 2011, Kenchadze teamed up with Elizaveta Makarova. The pair trained in Sofia, coached by Hristo Turlakov and Andrei Lutai.[1] Makarova/Kenchadze competed at four European Championships and three World Championships. They became the first ever pair from Bulgaria to perform a throw triple jump and triple twist successfully at European and World Championships.
Kenchadze retired from competitive skating after the 2014–15 season. He is a head coach at Skøjteklub København in Copenhagen, Denmark.[5] He joined the club in August 2015.[6]
Programs
With Makarova
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2014–15 [1] |
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2013–14 [7] |
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2012–13 [8] |
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2011–12 [9] |
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With Malakhova
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2010–11 [4] |
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Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Makarova
International[10] | ||||
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Event | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
World Champ. | 11th P | 17th | 23rd | |
European Champ. | 17th | 12th | 18th | 13th |
CS Golden Spin | 8th | |||
Bavarian Open | 3rd | |||
Challenge Cup | 4th | |||
Golden Spin | 3rd | |||
Ice Challenge | 6th | 5th | ||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 16th | |||
NRW Trophy | 6th | 4th | ||
Toruń Cup | 1st | |||
National[10] | ||||
Bulgarian Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
P = Preliminary round |
With Ivanova, Goncharuk, and Malakhova
International[11][12] | |||
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Event | 2006–07 with Ivanova |
2009–10 with Goncharuk |
2010–11 with Malakhova |
World Champ. | 22nd | ||
Golden Spin | 8th | ||
Mont Blanc Trophy | 4th | ||
NRW Trophy | 7th | ||
Toruń Cup | 2nd | ||
National[11][12] | |||
Bulgarian Champ. | 1st | 2nd |
Single skating
International[13] | ||||
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Event | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 |
Crystal Skate | 11th | |||
International: Junior[13] | ||||
JGP Bulgaria | 22nd | |||
Skate Helena | 2nd J | |||
National[13] | ||||
Bulgarian Champ. | 4th | 5th | 5th | |
J = Junior level |
References
- ^ a b c "Elizaveta MAKAROVA / Leri KENCHADZE: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Leri KENCHADZE: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Alexandra GONCHARUK / Leri KENCHADZE:". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Alexandra MALAKHOVA / Leri KENCHADZE: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Skøjteklub Københavns informationsfolder 2016-17" [Copenhagen Skating Club information 2016-17] (PDF) (in Danish). Skøjteklub København. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 November 2016.
- ^ "INDKALDELSE TIL EKSTRAORDINÆR GENERALFORSAMLING I "SKØJTEKLUB KØBENHAVN"" [Notice of extraordinary general meeting at Copenhagen Skating Club] (PDF) (in Danish). Skøjteklub København. 26 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Elizaveta MAKAROVA / Leri KENCHADZE: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Elizaveta MAKAROVA / Leri KENCHADZE: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013.
- ^ "Elizaveta MAKAROVA / Leri KENCHADZE: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Elizaveta MAKAROVA / Leri KENCHADZE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Alexandra GONCHARUK / Leri KENCHADZE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Alexandra MALAKHOVA / Leri KENCHADZE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014.
- ^ a b c "Leri KENCHADZE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016.
External links
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