Aleksei Saks

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Aleksei Saks
Personal information
Country representedFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Born (1982-05-20) 20 May 1982 (age 40)
Tallinn, Estonia
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Former partner Diana Rennik
Former coachArdo Rennik, Irina Kononova
ChoreographerJulia Rennik
Skating clubFSC Medal Tallinn
Retired2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total122.59
2005 Worlds
Short program43.53
2005 Worlds
Free skate79.06
2005 Worlds

Aleksei Saks (born 20 May 1982 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian former competitive pair skater. With Diana Rennik, he is the four times Estonian national champion. The two were placed 17th at the 2006 Winter Olympics. [1] Saks previously competed internationally as a single skater on the junior level.

Contents

Competitive highlights

(with Rennik)

Event2001–20022002–20032003–20042004–20052005–20062006–2007
Winter Olympic Games 17th
World Championships 19th18th16th22nd
European Championships 17th13th12th11th12th14th
World Junior Championships 13th15th
Estonian Championships 2nd1st1st1st1st2nd
Trophée Eric Bompard 10th
Cup of China 9th
Karl Schafer Memorial 9th
Nebelhorn Trophy 10th
Finlandia Trophy 7th

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksei Saks". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.