Peter Tchernyshev
Encyclopedia
Peter Tchernyshev; (born February 6, 1971 in Saint Petersburg
, Russia
) is a Russia
n-American
ice dancer
. Competing with Naomi Lang
, he is a five-time U.S. national champion
.
. He skated with Olga Pershankova for Russia and the Soviet Union for a few years but he and his partner had problems and split up. An American girl arrived in Russia looking for a partner and he decided to move to the U.S.
He competed with Sophie Eliazova for three years until they split in summer 1996. Having seen Naomi Lang
at U.S. Nationals, he wrote her a letter asking for a tryout. They had a successful tryout in Lake Placid, New York
and trained there for nine months with Natalia Dubova; then, due to Lang's homesickness, they moved to Detroit and began training with Igor Shpilband
and Elizabeth Coates
.
In 2000, they moved to New Jersey
to train with Alexander Zhulin
. They won five U.S. Championships, from 1999 to 2003. They also won the 2000 and 2002 Four Continents, and competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics
. They withdrew from the 2004 U.S. Championships and announced their retirement from competitive skating in February 2004.
Tchernyshev currently skates in ice shows in Russia and the U.S. He also works as a choreographer, including:
, was a four-time Soviet champion in singles skating in the late 1930s. His first marriage was to Natalia Annenko
. In October 2008, Tchernyshev married Russian actress Anastasia Zavorotnyuk
. The wedding ceremony took place in the Foros Church
, Crimea
, Ukraine
.
(with Sophia Eliazova)
(with Olga Pershankova)
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) is a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n-American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
ice dancer
Ice dancing
Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....
. Competing with Naomi Lang
Naomi Lang
Naomi Lang is an American ice dancer. With partner Peter Tchernyshev, she is the 1999-2003 U.S. national champion.-Biography:...
, he is a five-time U.S. national champion
United States Figure Skating Championships
The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...
.
Career
Tchernyshev began skating at the age of six because his parents felt it would be good for his health. He was originally a singles skater but injured his landing ankle at the age of 18 and it did not heal fully. He spent the next three years touring with the Russian All Stars in England and Turkey, and then decided to return to competition in ice dancingIce dancing
Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....
. He skated with Olga Pershankova for Russia and the Soviet Union for a few years but he and his partner had problems and split up. An American girl arrived in Russia looking for a partner and he decided to move to the U.S.
He competed with Sophie Eliazova for three years until they split in summer 1996. Having seen Naomi Lang
Naomi Lang
Naomi Lang is an American ice dancer. With partner Peter Tchernyshev, she is the 1999-2003 U.S. national champion.-Biography:...
at U.S. Nationals, he wrote her a letter asking for a tryout. They had a successful tryout in Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
and trained there for nine months with Natalia Dubova; then, due to Lang's homesickness, they moved to Detroit and began training with Igor Shpilband
Igor Shpilband
-Personal life:Shpilband was born in Moscow. In January 1990, he and other skaters were part of a U.S. tour headlined by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean when one of them, Gorsha Sur, decided to defect and Shpilband, Veronika Pershina and Elena Krikanova decided to join him. He got a coaching...
and Elizabeth Coates
Elizabeth Coates
Elizabeth Coates is a British ice dancer and coach. She grew up in south London, with her brother Gary, and trained at the ice rink in Streatham. As a competitive skater, she competed with Alan Abretti and was the 1985 & 1986 British silver medalist...
.
In 2000, they moved to New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
to train with Alexander Zhulin
Alexander Zhulin
Alexander Viacheslavovich Zhulin is a retired Russian ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Russia. With Maya Usova, he is the 1993 World champion, 1994 Olympic silver medalist, and 1992 Olympic bronze medalist....
. They won five U.S. Championships, from 1999 to 2003. They also won the 2000 and 2002 Four Continents, and competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
. They withdrew from the 2004 U.S. Championships and announced their retirement from competitive skating in February 2004.
Tchernyshev currently skates in ice shows in Russia and the U.S. He also works as a choreographer, including:
- Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander SmirnovAlexander Smirnov (figure skater)Alexander Viktorovich Smirnov is a Russian pair skater. Smirnov teamed up with Yuko Kavaguti in the spring of 2006. They are the 2010 European champions, 2009 and 2010 World bronze medalists, and 2008-2010 Russian Champions. They have won a total of four European medals...
(2011-12 short program and free program) - Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander SmirnovAlexander Smirnov (figure skater)Alexander Viktorovich Smirnov is a Russian pair skater. Smirnov teamed up with Yuko Kavaguti in the spring of 2006. They are the 2010 European champions, 2009 and 2010 World bronze medalists, and 2008-2010 Russian Champions. They have won a total of four European medals...
(2010-11 free program) - Sinead KerrSinead KerrSinead Houston Kerr is a Scottish ice dancer who represents Great Britain. She teamed up with her brother John Kerr in 2000. They are two-time European bronze medalists and the 2004–2010 British national champions...
and John KerrJohn Kerr (figure skater)John Alastair Kerr is a Scottish ice dancer who represents Great Britain. He competes with his sister Sinead Kerr...
(2010-11 free dance)
Personal life
Tchernyshev became a U.S. citizen in 2001. His grandfather, Pyotr ChernyshevPyotr Chernyshev
Pyotr Sergeevich Chernyshev was a Chief Engineer of the Leningradsky Metallichesky Zavod, a major pipe-construction specialist. Formerly a Soviet figure skater, four time national figure skating champion. Stalin Prize winner for the development of steam turbines of high pressure.His grandson...
, was a four-time Soviet champion in singles skating in the late 1930s. His first marriage was to Natalia Annenko
Natalia Annenko
Natalia Valeryevna Annenko is a Russian ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union. She won the 1982 World Junior Figure Skating Championships with partner Vadim Karkachev. She later went on to compete with Genrikh Sretenski. With Sretenski, she is the 1988 European silver medalist and...
. In October 2008, Tchernyshev married Russian actress Anastasia Zavorotnyuk
Anastasia Zavorotnyuk
Anastasia Yuryevna Zavorotnyuk is a Russian actress, TV presenter, and jury member on the TRK Ukraine, Meritorious Artist of Russian Federation.-Biography:...
. The wedding ceremony took place in the Foros Church
Foros Church
The Church of Christ's Resurrection is a popular tourist attraction on the outskirts of Yalta in the Crimea, known primarily for its scenic location, overlooking the Black Sea littoral from a 400-metre cliff near Baidarsky Pass....
, Crimea
Crimea
Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
Results
(with Naomi Lang)| Event | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating... |
11th | |||||||
| World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion... |
10th | 8th | 9th | 9th | 8th | |||
| Four Continents Championships Four Continents Figure Skating Championships The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The International Skating Union established it in 1999 to provide skaters representing non-European countries with a similar competition to the much older European Figure Skating Championships and a chance... |
3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | |||
| U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters... |
5th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | WD |
| Skate America Skate America Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. The location changes yearly... |
6th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | ||||
| Skate Canada International Skate Canada International The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by Skate Canada. It is the second competition of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: Ladies' singles, Men's... |
9th | |||||||
| Trophée Eric Bompard Trophée Eric Bompard The Trophée Eric Bompard is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. The Trophée Eric Bompard was formerly known as the Trophée Lalique... |
5th | |||||||
| Cup of Russia Cup of Russia The Cup of Russia is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. It was held as the Rostelecom Cup in 2009 after... |
5th |
(with Sophia Eliazova)
| Event | 1995–96 |
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| U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters... |
13th |
(with Olga Pershankova)
| Event | 1992–93 |
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| Vienna Cup Karl Schäfer Memorial The Karl Schäfer Memorial is an annual elite senior-level figure skating competition held in Vienna, Austria. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The competition is named for figure skater Karl Schäfer. The competition is usually held in... |
2nd |