Gennadi Mikhailovich Karponosov (; born 21 November 1950) is an ice dancing coach and a former competitive
ice dancer
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for the Soviet Union. With
Natalia Linichuk
Natalya Vladimirovna Linichuk (; born 6 February 1956) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitive ice dancer for the Soviet Union. With partner and husband Gennadi Karponosov, she is the 1980 Olympic champion and a two-time World cham ...
, he is the
1980 Olympic champion and a two-time
World champion
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.
Competitive career
Gennadi Karponosov began skating because
Alexei Ulanov
Alexei Nikolaevich Ulanov (russian: Алексей Николаевич Уланов; born 4 November 1947) is a retired pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With Irina Rodnina, he is the 1972 Olympic champion and a four-time (1969–19 ...
was his neighbor.
[ He initially competed with Elena Zharkova under coach ]Tatiana Tarasova
Tatiana Anatolyevna Tarasova (; born 13 February 1947) is a Russian figure skating coach and national figure skating team adviser. Tarasova has been coach to more world and Olympic champions than any other coach in skating history. Her students h ...
but had greater success with his second partner, Natalia Linichuk
Natalya Vladimirovna Linichuk (; born 6 February 1956) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitive ice dancer for the Soviet Union. With partner and husband Gennadi Karponosov, she is the 1980 Olympic champion and a two-time World cham ...
.
Linichuk and Karponosov were coached by Elena Tchaikovskaia
Elena Anatolyevna Tchaikovskaia, also spelled as Chaykovskaya or Chaikovskaia (, née Osipova (russian: О́сипова); born 30 December 1939) is a Russian figure skating coach, choreographer, and former competitor for the Soviet Union. She r ...
at Dynamo
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in Moscow. They won the World Universiade in 1972, and won the bronze medal at the 1974 and 1977 World Championships. They were fourth at the 1976 Winter Olympics
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, the year ice dancing was introduced as an Olympic sport.
They won the bronze medals at the European Figure Skating Championships
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from 1974
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through 1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...
and a silver medal in 1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
. Linichuk and Karponosov won the world championship in 1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
and 1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
and the European Championships in 1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
and 1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
.
Linichuk and Karponosov won the 1980 Olympics, but failed to defend their World title
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, making them the only team ever to unsuccessfully defend a World title after winning the Olympics. In 1981, Linichuk and Karponosov retired from competition.
Coaching career
After coaching in Moscow, Linichuk and Karponosov accepted an offer to coach in the U.S.[ They moved with their students in June 1994 and coached at the ]University of Delaware
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in Newark, Delaware
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.[ In September 2007, they moved to the ]Ice Works
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Skating Complex in Aston, Pennsylvania
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History
Aston was first settled in 1682 as a municipality and was ...
.[
Their current and former senior-level students include:
* ]Tanith Belbin
Tanith Jessica Louise Belbin (born July 11, 1984) is a Canadian-American ice dancer and Olympic program host for NBC Sports. Though born in Canada, she holds dual citizenship and has competed for the United States since she began skating with Be ...
/ Benjamin Agosto
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(coached from mid-2008 to 2010).[ 2009 World silver medalists for the U.S.
* ]Galit Chait
Galit Chait ( he, גלית חייט, ''Galit Hayat''; born on January 29, 1975) is an Israeli former competitive ice dancer. She and her partner Sergei Sakhnovski competed internationally for Israel from 1995 to 2006, becoming the 2002 World bro ...
/ Sergei Sakhnovsky (World bronze medalists)
* Albena Denkova
Albena Petrova Denkova ( bg, Албена Петрова Денкова, born 3 December 1974) is a Bulgarian ice dancer. With partner and fiance Maxim Staviski, she is a two-time ( 2006– 2007) World champion, a two-time ( 2003– 2004) Europe ...
/ Maxim Staviski
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(coached from mid-2005 to 2007).[ 2006, 2007 World Champions for Bulgaria.
* ]Oksana Domnina
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/ Maxim Shabalin (coached from mid-2008 to 2010).[ 2010 Olympic bronze medalists for Russia.
* ]Oksana Grishuk
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/ Evgeni Platov
Evgeni Arkadievich Platov (Ukrainian to English: Ev'heni Arkadievich Platov) (russian: Евгений Аркадьевич Платов; born August 7, 1967; Ukrainian: Євген Аркадійович Платов) is a Russian former competit ...
(Olympic and World champions)
* Natalia Gudina
Natalia Gudina ( uk, Наталія Гудина, russian: Наталья Гудина, born 11 November 1977) is an Israeli former competitive ice dancer. Representing Israel with husband Alexei Beletski, she placed as high as 14th at the World C ...
/ Alexei Beletski
* Anjelika Krylova
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/ Vladimir Fedorov
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(World bronze medalists)
* Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov
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(World champions, Olympic silver medalists)
* Irina Lobacheva
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/ Ilia Averbukh
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[ (World champions, Olympic silver medalists)
Their current and former junior-level students include:
* Lauri Bonacorsi / ]Travis Mager
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Career
Early in his caree ...
(from May 2010)[ 2011 U.S. Junior silver medalists
* Ekaterina Pushkash and ]Jonathan Guerreiro
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(coached from mid-2010 to present).[ 2011 World Junior silver medalists for Russia.
]
Personal life
Karponosov studied international relations at the Public Institute Moscow. Linichuk accepted Karponosov's proposal after they retired from competition.[ They were married on 31 July 1981. Their daughter, Anastasiya Karponosova, was born in February 1985. The couple initially lived in Moscow and then moved to the United States in the early '90s.][ In 2001, Karponosov, who is ]Jewish
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, was admitted to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame ( he, יד לאיש הספורט היהודי, translit=Yad Le'ish HaSport HaYehudi) was opened July 7, 1981 in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around ...
.[
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Competitive highlights
With Linichuk
With Zharkova
See also
* List of select Jewish figure skaters
References
External links
*
Jewish sports bio
Jews in Sports bio
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1950 births
Figure skaters from Moscow
Living people
Jewish Russian sportspeople
Soviet male ice dancers
Dynamo sports society athletes
Olympic figure skaters of the Soviet Union
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Figure skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Olympic medalists in figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships medalists
European Figure Skating Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Universiade gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Universiade medalists in figure skating
Competitors at the 1972 Winter Universiade
Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism alumni