Alexei Beletski (also Alexei Beletsky and Hebrew אלכסיי בלצקי; born 22 May 1979) is an Israeli former competitive ice dancer. With his wife Natalia Gudina, he placed as high as 14th at the World Championships, as high as 9th at the European Championships, and competed at the Winter Olympics.
| Alexei Beletski | |
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Beletski with Gudina in 2004 | |
| Born | 22 May 1979 Odesa, Ukrainian SSR |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Israel |
| Partner | Natalia Gudina |
| Coach | Gennadi Karponosov Natalia Linichuk |
| Skating club | Canada Centre Metulla |
| Retired | 2005 |
Gudina and Beletski married in 1999.[1] They competed together for Ukraine until the end of 1998/1999 season, after which they switched to competing for Israel. Gudina and Beletski the 2000–05 Israeli national silver medalists. They placed 19th at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Programs
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| 2004–2005 [2] |
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Competitive highlights
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| Results[2][3][4][5][6] | |||||||
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| International | |||||||
| Event | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 |
| Olympics | 19th | ||||||
| Worlds | 25th | 14th | 15th | 18th | |||
| Europeans | 17th | 15th | 11th | 9th | 13th | ||
| GP Bofrost Cup | 5th | ||||||
| GP Cup of China | 6th | ||||||
| GP Cup of Russia | 6th | ||||||
| GP Lalique | 5th | ||||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 6th | ||||||
| GP Skate America | 7th | ||||||
| Golden Spin | 3rd | 6th | 7th | ||||
| Karl Schäfer | 3rd | ||||||
| Helena Pajovic | 1st | ||||||
| Skate Israel | 6th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | |||
| National | |||||||
| Israeli Champ. | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |
| Ukrainian Champ. | 4th | ||||||
| GP = Grand Prix | |||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Mittan, Barry (1 January 2003). "Gudina and Beletsky Give Israel 1-2 Punch". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008.
- ^ a b "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 October 2005.
- ^ a b "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.
- ^ a b "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2003.
- ^ a b "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
- ^ a b "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001.
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