Cherkasova and Shakhrai were 12 and 18 respectively when they were paired together. Initially, there was a 35 cm height difference between the pair, with Cherkasova only 138 cm tall.[1]
With his 12-year-old partner, he won the bronze at their first European Championship in 1977. Their height difference facilitated innovation in twist and lift elements; they became the first pair to perform the split quadruple twist in 1978. Later, the judging standards were changed to value physical harmony between the partners, which handicapped the pair.
They won the European title in 1979. By 1980 Cherkasova had grown 20 cm.[1] The change affected their technical elements, however, the pair managed to win silver at 1980 Europeans, silver at the 1980 Olympics, and gold at Worlds.[1][2] Cherkasova was only 15 years old when she competed at the Olympics while Shakhrai was 21.
Shakhrai's problems lifting his now 45 kg partner eventually resulted in them splitting up.[1] By 1981, Cherkasova had grown so tall that Shakhrai could no longer effectively lift her. This caused them to miss the medal podium at the World Championship in Hartford, Connecticut, finishing in fourth place. Cherkasova & Shakhrai continued to train for the 1982 season, but eventually broke up.
He coached the pair of Olga Neizvestnaya & Sergei Hudyakov to a bronze medal at the 1984 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. As of November 2016, Shakhrai was working as an ice skating coach in Australia.[3]
^ abcdMakarova, Ekaterina. [Ice Heart] (in Russian). Ogoniok.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011.
^"Soviet Skaters Capture Pairs Championship". New York Times. New York. March 13, 1980. p. D18.
^"APSA Inc Certified Coaches" (PDF). Australian Professional Skaters' Association. 14 November 2016. (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2017.
^Шахрай Сергей Семёнович [Sergei Semyonovich Shakhrai]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
^Шахрай Сергей Семёнович [Sergei Semyonovich Shakhrai]. solovieff.ru (in Russian).
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sergei, shakhrai, this, article, about, figure, skater, russian, politician, sergey, shakhray, sergei, semyonovich, shakhrai, russian, Серге, Семёнович, Шахрай, born, june, 1958, russian, retired, pair, skater, with, partner, marina, cherkasova, 1980, olympic,. This article is about a figure skater For a Russian politician see Sergey Shakhray Sergei Semyonovich Shakhrai Russian Serge j Semyonovich Shahraj born 28 June 1958 is a Russian retired pair skater With partner Marina Cherkasova he is the 1980 Olympic silver medalist 1980 World champion and 1979 European champion Sergei ShakhraiShakhrai in 2018Personal informationFull nameSergei Semyonovich ShakhraiCountry represented Soviet UnionBorn 1958 06 28 28 June 1958 age 64 Soviet UnionFormer partnerMarina CherkasovaFormer coachStanislav ZhukMedal record Representing Soviet UnionPairs Figure skatingOlympic Games1980 Lake Placid PairsWorld Championships1980 Dortmund Pairs1979 Vienna PairsEuropean Championships1979 Zagreb Pairs1978 Strasbourg Pairs1980 Gothenburg Pairs1977 Helsinki Pairs1981 Innsbruck Pairs Contents 1 Career 2 Competitive highlights 3 References 4 NavigationCareer EditCherkasova and Shakhrai trained in Moscow with Stanislav Zhuk Their main rivals included fellow Soviets Irina Rodnina Alexander Zaitsev whom they never defeated Irina Vorobieva Igor Lisovsky Marina Pestova Stanislav Leonovich and Veronika Pershina Marat Akbarov Cherkasova and Shakhrai were 12 and 18 respectively when they were paired together Initially there was a 35 cm height difference between the pair with Cherkasova only 138 cm tall 1 With his 12 year old partner he won the bronze at their first European Championship in 1977 Their height difference facilitated innovation in twist and lift elements they became the first pair to perform the split quadruple twist in 1978 Later the judging standards were changed to value physical harmony between the partners which handicapped the pair They won the European title in 1979 By 1980 Cherkasova had grown 20 cm 1 The change affected their technical elements however the pair managed to win silver at 1980 Europeans silver at the 1980 Olympics and gold at Worlds 1 2 Cherkasova was only 15 years old when she competed at the Olympics while Shakhrai was 21 Shakhrai s problems lifting his now 45 kg partner eventually resulted in them splitting up 1 By 1981 Cherkasova had grown so tall that Shakhrai could no longer effectively lift her This caused them to miss the medal podium at the World Championship in Hartford Connecticut finishing in fourth place Cherkasova amp Shakhrai continued to train for the 1982 season but eventually broke up He coached the pair of Olga Neizvestnaya amp Sergei Hudyakov to a bronze medal at the 1984 World Junior Figure Skating Championships As of November 2016 Shakhrai was working as an ice skating coach in Australia 3 Competitive highlights Edit with Cherkasova InternationalEvent 76 77 77 78 78 79 79 80 80 81Winter Olympics 2ndWorld Championships 4th 4th 2nd 1st 4thEuropean Championships 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 3rdPrize of Moscow News 1stInternational 4 5 Soviet Championships 3rd 1st 1st 3rdReferences Edit a b c d Makarova Ekaterina Led v serdce Ice Heart in Russian Ogoniok com Archived from the original on July 16 2011 Soviet Skaters Capture Pairs Championship New York Times New York March 13 1980 p D18 APSA Inc Certified Coaches PDF Australian Professional Skaters Association 14 November 2016 Archived PDF from the original on 23 May 2017 Shahraj Sergej Semyonovich Sergei Semyonovich Shakhrai fskate ru in Russian Shahraj Sergej Semyonovich Sergei Semyonovich Shakhrai solovieff ru in Russian Navigation Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sergei Shakhrai amp oldid 1038845294, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
