Aleksandr Chestnikh
Encyclopedia
Aleksandr Chestnikh is a pair skater who has represented Armenia
and Georgia
in international competition. He represented Armenia with partner Maria Krasiltseva
. They placed 19th at the 1998 Winter Olympics
. Chestnikh then switched to skate for Georgia with partner Evgenia Filonenko
. They placed 16th at the 2000 European
and World Figure Skating Championships
.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
and Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
in international competition. He represented Armenia with partner Maria Krasiltseva
Maria Krasiltseva
Maria Krasiltseva is an Armenian pair skater of Russian origin. She competed with Alexander Chestnikh and Artem Znachkov representing Armenia. With Chestnikh, she placed 19th at the 1998 Winter Olympics. With Znachkov, she placed 20th at the 2002 Winter Olympics.-External links:* *...
. They placed 19th at the 1998 Winter Olympics
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
. Chestnikh then switched to skate for Georgia with partner 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...
. They placed 16th at the 2000 European
European Figure Skating Championships
The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...
and World Figure Skating Championships
World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...
.