Alexei Beletski
Israeli former competitive ice dancer
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Alexei Beletski (also Alexei Beletsky, 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.
Beletski with Gudina in 2004 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Native name | אלכסיי בלצקי |
| Born | 22 May 1979 |
| 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
(with Gudina)
| Season | Original dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 2004–2005 [2] |
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| 2003–2004 [3] |
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| 2002–2003 [1][4] |
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| 2001–2002 [5] |
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| 2000–2001 [6] |
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Competitive highlights
(with Gudina)
| 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 | |||||||
