Alexandr Kirsanov

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Alexandr Kirsanov
Personal information
Alternative names Sasha Kirsanov
Alexander Kirsanov
Country represented United States
Azerbaijan
Russia
Born (1978-08-17) August 17, 1978 (age 39)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Home town Newark, Delaware
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Former partner Christie Moxley (USA)
Barbara Hanley (AZE)
Olga Pogossian (RUS)
Former coach Karen Ludington
Former choreographer Natalia Linichuk
Skating club University of Delaware
Former training locations Newark, Delaware
Began skating 1981
Retired 2004

Alexandr (Sasha) Kirsanov (Russian : Александр Кирсанов; born August 17, 1978) is a retired ice dancer who competed for the United States, Azerbaijan, and Russia. With Christie Moxley for the U.S., he is the 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist. He also competed with Barbara Hanley for Azerbaijan and with Olga Pogosian for Russia. Following his retirement from competition in 2004, [1] he is a coach and choreographer in Delaware. [2] [3]

Russian language East Slavic language

Russian is an East Slavic language, which is official in the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as being widely used throughout Eastern Europe, the Baltic states, the Caucasus and Central Asia. It was the de facto language of the Soviet Union until its dissolution on 25 December 1991. Although, nowadays, nearly three decades after the breakup of the Soviet Union, Russian is used in official capacity or in public life in all the post-Soviet nation-states, as well as in Israel and Mongolia, the rise of state-specific varieties of this language tends to be strongly denied in Russia, in line with the Russian World ideology.

The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. It became part of the ISU Challenger Series in the 2014–15 season.

Competitive highlights

(with Moxley for the U.S.)

Event 2003–04
U.S. Championships 5th
Skate America 6th
Nebelhorn Trophy 3rd

(with Hanley for Azerbaijan)

Event 1999–2000 2000–2001
Azerbaijan Championships 1st
Winter Universiade 5th
Golden Spin of Zagreb 8th

(with Pogosian for Russia)

Event 1996–97 1997–98
World Junior Championships 11th
Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia 2nd
Blue Swords 5th

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