Dmitri Sukhanov

Dmitri Sukhanov (Russian: Дмитрий Суханов) is a Russian pair skater. Competing for the Soviet Union with Evgenia Chernyshova, he won gold at the 1989 World Junior Championships, after taking silver a year earlier. They were coached by Natalia Pavlova in Saint Petersburg. Sukhanov later competed with Oksana Kazakova for Russia, winning silver at the 1994 Nations Cup.

Dmitri Sukhanov
Native nameДмитрий Суханов
BornLeningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
CountryRussia
Soviet Union
Retired1995
Medal record
Figure skating: Pairs
Representing  Soviet Union
World Junior Championships
1989 SarajevoPairs
1988 BrisbanePairs
Winter Universiade
1991 SapporoPairs

In 1995, Sukhanov retired from competition and moved to England. He began performing in shows in 1996 with his partner and wife Fiona Zaldua; they continue to perform as adagio pair skaters worldwide.

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