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The 1996 Skate Israel was the Skate Israel

Skate Israel

Skate Israel is a senior-level international figure skating competition, held in Metulla, Israel. Skaters compete in four disciplines: ladies and men's singles, pairs and ice dancing...

competition for the 1996-1997 figure skating season

Figure skating season

The figure skating season is the period of time in which competitions are contested in the sport of figure skating. The skating season begins on July 1 of one year and goes until the end of June of the next. The seasons are referred to by the years they span...

. It was the 2nd edition of Skate Israel to be held. Skate Israel is a senior-level international figure skating competition

Figure skating competition

-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....

held in Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, pair skating

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

, and ice dancing

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

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The 1996 Skate Israel was held in the Canada Centre in Metulla.

Men

Rank	Name	Nation		SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
1	Igor Pashkevich Igor Pashkevich Igor Pashkevich is a retired competitive Russian/Azerbajani figure skater. He won the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in 1990 for the Soviet Union. He later represented Russia at the European Championships, where he placed second in 1996...		1.5	1	1
2	Dmitri Dmitrenko Dmitri Dmitrenko Dmitri Dmitrenko is a Ukrainian figure skater. While representing the Soviet Union, he won the 1992 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. He won the 1993 European title for Ukraine. Seven years later, he won his second medal there, the bronze. His coach was Galina Kukhar.He currently coaches...		3.5	3	2
3	Sergei Davydov		5.0	4	3
4	Cornel Gheorghe Cornel Gheorghe Cornel Gheorghe is a Romanian retired competitive figure skater who now works as a coach. As a skater, he competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics, where he placed 14th, and at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where he placed 21st....		6.0	2	5
5	Alexander Mourashko		6.5	5	4
6	Evgeni Martynov		9.5	7	6
7	Yuri Litvinov		10.0	6	7
8	Vakhtang Murvanidze Vakhtang Murvanidze Vakhtang Murvanidze \|Georgia]]) is a Georgian figure skater. He is a multiple Georgian national champion and has represented Georgia at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where he placed 17th, and the 2006 Winter Olympics, where he placed 28th. His highest placement at the European Figure Skating...	Georgia (country)	12.0	8	8
9	Kfir Natan		14.0	10	9
10	Ferdi Skoberla		14.5	9	10

Ladies

Rank	Name		SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
1	Elena Ivanova Elena Ivanova Elena Ivanova is a Russian former figure skater. She was the 1996 World Junior Champion. Elena Ivanova started skating at the age of 6, when figure skating coach Nina Ruchkina visited her kindergarten in search for talanted youth. She noticed Elena. Her parents approved skating, and Ivanova...	2.5	3	1
2	Yulia Vorobieva	4.5	5	2
3	Elena Liashenko Elena Liashenko Elena Liashenko is a Ukrainian figure skater. She is the 2004 European silver medalist and 1995 and 2005 bronze medalist. She is also 4-time Olympic team member of Ukraine.- Biography :...	4.5	1	4
4	Yulia Lavrenchuk Yulia Lavrenchuk Yulia Lavrenchuk is a Ukrainian retired competitive figure skater. She is the 1997 European bronze medalist and 1995 & 1997 Ukrainian national champion. Her highest placement at the World Figure Skating Championships was 9th, in 1997 and 1999...	5.0	4	3
5	Tatiana Malinina Tatiana Malinina Tatiana Malinina is a Russian figure skater who competed for Uzbekistan. She is the 1999 Four Continents champion, the 1998-1999 Grand Prix Final champion, the 1999 Asian Winter Games champion, the 1993-2002 Uzbekistan national champion....	6.0	2	5
6	Diána Póth Diana Poth Diana Poth is a Hungarian figure skater who has also competed for Austria. She has an Austrian mother....	9.0	6	6
7	Paula Stephenson	10.5	7	7

Pairs

Rank	Name		SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
1	Evgenia Filonenko Evgenia Filonenko Evgenia Filonenko is a retired Ukrainian pair skater. She competed with Igor Marchenko and Aleksandr Chestnikh. With Marchenko, she placed 11th at the 1998 Winter Olympics. They won two medals at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships, a silver in 1996 and a bronze in 1995... / Igor Marchenko	2.0	2	1
2	Marina Khalturina Marina Khalturina Marina Khalturina is a figure skater who represented Kazakhstan in international competition as a pair skater and a single skater. She competed internationally as a pair skater from 1992 through 2000, first with Andrei Krukov and then with Valeriy Artyuchov. With Krukov, she placed 14th at the... / Andrei Kroukov	2.5	1	2
3	Irina Maslennikova / Konstantin Krasnenkov	4.5	3	3
4	Lilia Moshkovskaya / Viacheslav Chili	6.0	4	4

Ice dancing

Rank	Name		CD	OD Original dance The original dance was a segment of an ice dancing competition. It was usually the second of three programs, sandwiched between the compulsory dances and the free dance. Until 1994, it was known as the original set pattern dance...	FD Free dance (figure skating) The free dance is a part of an ice dancing competition. It is the second part of the competition to be contested, after the short dance.-Structure and content:...
1	Margarita Drobiazko Margarita Drobiazko Margarita Aleksandrovna Drobiazko is a Lithuanian ice dancer. She began competing for Lithuania in 1992 when she teamed up with Povilas Vanagas, whom she married in June 2000... / Povilas Vanagas Povilas Vanagas Povilas Vanagas is a Lithuanian ice dancer. He competed with wife Margarita Drobiazko, whom he married in June 2000. They are the 2000 World bronze medalists, three-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalists, two-time European bronze medalists , 1999 Skate Canada champions and competed in five Winter...	2.0	1	1	1
2	Galit Chait Galit Chait Galit Chait is a former Israeli ice dancer with partner Sergei Sakhnovski. They competed internationally for Israel from 1995 to 2006.- Personal life :Chait was born in Israel and moved to New Jersey as a child with her parents... / Sergei Sakhnovski Sergei Sakhnovski Sergei Sakhnovski is an Israeli ice dancer with partner Galit Chait. They have been competing internationally for Israel since 1996. In 2002 they were the first Israeli ice dance team to win a medal at World Championships...	5.0	3	3	2
3	Olga Sharutenko Olga Sharutenko Olga Sharutenko is a former competitive and currently professional Russian ice dancer. She is the 1995 World Junior champion with partner Dmitri Naumkin. She currently skates professionally with The Imperial Ice Stars... / Dmitri Naumkin Dmitri Naumkin Dmitri Naumkin is a Russian ice dancer. He is the 1995 World Junior Champion with partner Olga Sharutenko.- Competitive highlights :-Navigation:...	5.0	2	2	3
4	Elena Grushina Elena Grushina Elena Eduardovna Grushina is a Ukrainian ice dancer. With partner Ruslan Goncharov, she is the 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, 2005 World bronze medalist, and two-time European silver medalist.- Career :... / Ruslan Goncharov Ruslan Goncharov Ruslan Nikolaevich Goncharov is a Ukrainian ice dancer. With partner Elena Grushina, he is the 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, 2005 World bronze medalist, and two-time European silver medalist.- Career :...	8.0	4	4	4
5	Andrea Sopper / Pavel Skulec	10.4	6	5	5
6	Kaho Koinuma / Tigran Arakelian	11.6	5	6	6

External links

Skate Israel at the Israel Ice Skating Federation

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