Gennadi Krasnitski
Soviet pair skater
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Gennadi Viacheslavovich Krasnitski (Vanisyan) (Russian: Геннадий Вячеславович Красницкий (Ванисян),[1] 7 September 1968) is a former Soviet pair skater. He is a two-time (1986, 1987) World Junior champion with partner Elena Leonova.[2]
FullnameGennadi Viacheslavovich Krasnitski
Other namesGennadiy Vanisyan
Born7 September 1968
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
CountrySoviet Union
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gennadi Viacheslavovich Krasnitski |
| Other names | Gennadiy Vanisyan |
| Born | 7 September 1968 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Retired | 1990 |
Krasnitski works as a coach at the Ice House in Hackensack, New Jersey.[3] He coached Andrea Davidovich / Evgeni Krasnopolski,[4] the first Israeli pair to qualify for the Winter Olympics, and Estonia's Viktoria Shklover / Valdis Mintals.[5]
Results
Pairs with Elena Leonova
| International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1985–86 | 1986–87 | 1987–88 | 1988–89 | 1989–90 |
| NHK Trophy | 1st | ||||
| Skate Canada | 1st | ||||
| Nebelhorn | 1st | ||||
| St. Gervais | 1st | ||||
| International: Junior | |||||
| Junior Worlds | 1st | 1st | |||
| National | |||||
| Soviet Champ. | 3rd | ||||