Aleksandr Gorelik
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Aleksandr Yudaevich Gorelik (Russian Александр Юдаевич Горелик) (born August 9, 1945) was a Soviet pair skater. He competed with Tatiana Zhuk. They are the 1965 World bronze medalists
and the 1966 and 1968 World silver medalists. At the European Figure Skating Championships
, they won the bronze medal in 1965 and the silver in 1966. They won the silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics
.
His competitive career ended in 1969, when Tatiana Zhuk got pregnant. She with her husband Albert Shesternyov
decided to keep the baby and retire from competitive skating. Gorelik did not want to look for a new partner and start skating over again. After trying without success to train with Irina Rodnina
, he also retired. Gorelik workred as a figure-skating commentator on radio and was invited to play the main role (Sergei Berestov) in 1969 movie about figure skaring Goluboi led.
He performed at circus on ice shows with Tatiana Zhuk and later worked as a coach. Currently is a TV figure-skating commentator for Russia TV.
(with Tatiana Zhuk)
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...
and the 1966 and 1968 World silver medalists. At the European Figure Skating Championships
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...
, they won the bronze medal in 1965 and the silver in 1966. They won the silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics
1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated...
.
Personal life and career
He is Jewish.http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Sport/Jews_in_Sport_in_the_USSR Earlier in his career, he competed with Tatiana Sharanova. They placed 7th at the 1964 European Championships. They were the first in the world pair with a great difference in height.His competitive career ended in 1969, when Tatiana Zhuk got pregnant. She with her husband Albert Shesternyov
Albert Shesternyov
Albert Alekseyevich Shesternyov was a soccer player for CSKA Moscow and the Soviet Union. He is generally regarded as the best football defender in Soviet football history....
decided to keep the baby and retire from competitive skating. Gorelik did not want to look for a new partner and start skating over again. After trying without success to train with Irina Rodnina
Irina Rodnina
Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina is one of the most successful figure skaters ever and the only pair skater to win 10 successive World Championships and three successive Olympic gold medals . She initially competed with Alexei Ulanov and later teamed up with Alexander Zaitsev...
, he also retired. Gorelik workred as a figure-skating commentator on radio and was invited to play the main role (Sergei Berestov) in 1969 movie about figure skaring Goluboi led.
He performed at circus on ice shows with Tatiana Zhuk and later worked as a coach. Currently is a TV figure-skating commentator for Russia TV.
Results
(with Tatiana Sharanova)| Event | 1964 |
|---|---|
| European Championships 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... |
7th |
(with Tatiana Zhuk)
| Event | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating... |
2nd | |||
| World 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... |
3rd | 2nd | 2nd | |
| European Championships 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... |
3rd | 2nd | ||
| Soviet Championships Soviet Figure Skating Championships The Soviet Figure Skating Championships were a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of the Soviet Union... |
2nd |