# Sergei Sakhnovski

Sergei Sakhnovski (Hebrew: סרגיי סחנובסקי, Russian: Серге́й Сахно́вский; born May 15, 1975) is an Israeli ice dancer. With partner Galit Chait, he is the 2002 World bronze medalist for Israel. With previous partner Ekaterina Svirina, he is the 1993 World Junior champion for Russia.

## Career

Sakhnovski began skating at age four and took up ice dancing when he was eight. Early in his career, he skated with Marina Anissina and Ekaterina Svirina. He spend a season in France with Sandra Poletto. With Svirina, he won the World Junior Championships in 1993 and took the silver medal in 1994.
He teamed up with Galit Chait in 1995. They initially trained in Russia with Ludmila Buytskova and Elena Maslenikova and then moved to Monsey, New York. In 2002, they were the first Israeli ice dance team to win a medal (bronze) at World Championships. They competed in three Olympics, finishing 14th in 1998, 6th in 2002, and 8th in 2006. Their coaches included Natalia Dubova, Tatiana Tarasova, Evgeni Platov, Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponosov.
He appeared in the first season of ice show contest Ice Age.

## Programs

(with Chait)
| Season | Original dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
| 2005–2006 | Cha Cha by Manhattan Transfer Rhumba by Mambo Kings Samba by Crazy Brazilians | Bolero by Maurice Ravel | |
| 2004–2005 | Quickstep: Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman Slow Foxtrot: Smile by Nat King Cole Quickstep: Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman | Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach | |
| 2003–2004 | Rock'n Roll: Keep Knocking by Little Richard Blues: Minnie the Moocher by Nino Rota Rock'n Roll: Keep Knocking by Little Richard | Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo Federico Fellini films | Gipsy Kings |
| 2002–2003 | March: Radetzky March op. 228 by Johann Strauss I Waltz by Dmitri Shostakovich Polka from the Bartered Bride by Bedřich Smetana Polka from the Bartered Bride by Bedřich Smetana Waltz by Dmitri Shostakovich Polka from the Bartered Bride by Bedřich Smetana | Variations on a Theme of Paganini by Andrew Lloyd Webber Lord of the Rings by Howard Shore Lord of the Dance by Ronan Hardiman | Stranger in My House by Tamia |
| 2001–2002 | Flamenco Paso Doble: Malaguena by Antonio Carrera Tango: El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) by Jose Feliciano | Hava Nagila | Unforgettable by Natalie Cole, Nat King Cole |
| 2000–2001 | Quickstep: "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Louis Prima Foxtrot: "Bei mir bist du schön" by James Hopiner | Variations on a Theme of Paganini by Andrew Lloyd Webber | Unforgettable by Natalie Cole, Nat King Cole |
| 1999–2000 | Samba by Ricky Martin | 1492: Conquest of Paradise by Vangelis | |
| 1998–1999 | Waltz | Russian folk | |
| 1997–1998 | Hey Boy Hey Girl by Louis Prima | Jewish music | |
| 1996–1997 | Tango | My Sweet and Tender Beast by Eugen Doga | |
| 1995–1996 | Paso Doble | The Godfather by Nino Rota | |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix

### With Chait

International :
| Event | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 |
| Olympics | | | 14th | | | | 6th | | | | 8th |
| Worlds | 23rd | 18th | 14th | 13th | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 6th | 7th | 6th | 6th |
| Europeans | | 14th | 12th | 10th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 5th |
| GP Final | | | | | | 4th | 5th | 5th | | 4th | 4th |
| GP Cup of China | | | | | | | | | | 2nd | 2nd |
| GP Cup of Russia | | 7th | | | | 3rd | 2nd | | 3rd | | 2nd |
| GP Lalique | | | | 5th | 6th | | | | | | |
| GP Nations/Bofrost | | | 7th | 5th | | | | 2nd | | | |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | 7th | | 5th | | | 3rd | 3rd | | |
| GP Skate America | | | | | | 4th | 2nd | 4th | | 2nd | |
| GP Skate Canada | | | | | | 2nd | 2nd | | 4th | 3rd | |
| Goodwill Games | | | | | | | 2nd | | | | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 9th | | | | | | | | | | |
| Skate Israel | 6th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | | | | 1st | | 1st |
| Vienna Cup | | | 3rd | | | | | | | | |
| Lysiane Lauret | | | 1st | | | | | | | | |
| National ||||||||||||
| Israeli Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |

### With Svirina

International :
| Event | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 |
| Goodwill Games | | | 3rd |
| International: Junior ||||
| World Junior Championships | 1st | 2nd | |
| European Youth Olympic Fest. | 2nd | | |