Oleksii Bychenko | ||||||||||||||
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Bychenko at the 2018 European Figure Skating Championships | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Alternative names | Alexei Bychenko | |||||||||||||
Country represented | Israel | |||||||||||||
Former country(ies) represented | Ukraine (until 2009) | |||||||||||||
Born | Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 5 February 1988|||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
Coach | Galit Chait Moracci, Roman Serov, Nikolai Morozov | |||||||||||||
Former coach | Craig Maurizi, Vakhtang Murvanidze, Halyna Kukhar, Elena Amosova, Dmytro Dmytrenko | |||||||||||||
Choreographer | Galit Chait Moracci | |||||||||||||
Former choreographer | Maria Tumanovska, Dmytro Dmytrenko | |||||||||||||
Skating club | Kohavim al ha Kerah | |||||||||||||
Training locations | Hackensack, New Jersey | |||||||||||||
Former training locations | Kiev | |||||||||||||
Began skating | 1993 | |||||||||||||
World standing | 7 ( 2017–18 ) 11 ( 2016–17 ) 22 ( 2015–16 ) 28 ( 2014–15 ) 43 ( 2013–14 ) 82 ( 2012–13 ) 131 ( 2011–12 ) 102 ( 2010–11 ) 81 ( 2009–10 ) 85 ( 2008–09 ) 94 ( 2007–08 ) | |||||||||||||
ISU personal best scores | ||||||||||||||
Combined total | 258.28 2018 Worlds | |||||||||||||
Short program | 90.99 2018 Worlds | |||||||||||||
Free skate | 172.88 2018 Olympics | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Oleksii [1] [2] (Alexei) [3] Bychenko (Hebrew : אולקסי ביצ'נקו; Ukrainian : Олексій Юрійович Биченко; born 5 February 1988) is a Ukrainian-born Israeli figure skater. He represented Ukraine through 2009, and Israel thereafter. He is the 2016 European silver medalist and 2016 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist. He is the first Israeli skater to medal at the European Championships. Bychenko competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He placed fourth at 2018 Worlds.
Hebrew is a Northwest Semitic language native to Israel; the modern version of which is spoken by over 9 million people worldwide. Historically, it is regarded as the language of the Israelites and their ancestors, although the language was not referred to by the name Hebrew in the Tanakh. The earliest examples of written Paleo-Hebrew date from the 10th century BCE. Hebrew belongs to the West Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family. Hebrew is the only living Canaanite language left, and the only truly successful example of a revived dead language.
Ukrainian is an East Slavic language. It is the official state language of Ukraine, one of the three official languages in the unrecognized state of Transnistria, the other two being Romanian and Russian. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic script.
Ukraine, sometimes called the Ukraine, is a country in Eastern Europe. Excluding Crimea, Ukraine has a population of about 42.5 million, making it the 32nd most populous country in the world. Its capital and largest city is Kiev. Ukrainian is the official language and its alphabet is Cyrillic. The dominant religions in the country are Eastern Orthodoxy and Greek Catholicism. Ukraine is currently in a territorial dispute with Russia over the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. Including Crimea, Ukraine has an area of 603,628 km2 (233,062 sq mi), making it the largest country entirely within Europe and the 46th largest country in the world.
Bychenko was born in Kiev, Ukraine, and is Jewish. [4] [5] He studied at National Pedagogical Dragomanov University, in Kiev. [4] His mother is of Jewish descent, and he became an Israeli citizen and in 2010 began represent Israel in competitions. [4]
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine, located in the north-central part of the country on the Dnieper. The population in July 2015 was 2,887,974, making Kiev the 7th most populous city in Europe.
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Bychenko began skating in 1993. [4]
Representing Ukraine, Bychenko debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in the 2003–04 season. His senior international debut took place in late September 2005 at Skate Israel but he continued appearing occasionally on the junior level. He achieved his best JGP result, 8th, in October 2006 in Taipei, at his final junior event.
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Skate Israel was a senior-level international figure skating competition, held in Metulla, Israel. Medals were awarded in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs and ice dancing.
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Bychenko became a two-time (2007, 2008) Ukrainian national silver medalist on the senior level. His final international appearance for Ukraine came in late November 2009, at the Crystal Skate of Romania.
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His coaches are Roman Serov, Nikolai Morozov, and Galit Chait Moracci, and his choreographer is Galit Chait Moracci. [4] He trains in Hackensack, New Jersey. [4]
Roman Serov is a Russian-born figure skater and skating coach who has also competed for Israel. He won two medals on the Grand Prix series and is a two-time Israeli national champion.
Nikolai Alexandrovich Morozov is a Russian former competitive ice dancer, figure skating coach and choreographer. He represented Russia, Belarus and Azerbaijan in competition. He coached Shizuka Arakawa to the 2006 Olympic gold medal and Miki Ando to two World titles. He is a former competitive ice dancer who appeared with Tatiana Navka for Belarus at the 1998 Winter Olympics, placing 16th, and at the 1998 World Championships, placing 10th. Earlier in his career, he competed with Olga Pershankova for Azerbaijan and with Ekaterina Gvozdkova for Russia.
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Bychenko first appeared internationally for Israel at the Golden Spin of Zagreb in December 2011. He qualified for the final segment at the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield and went on to finish 22nd overall. At the 2012 World Championships in Nice, he was eliminated after the short program.
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The 2012 European Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2011–12 season. The event determined the European Champions in men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The competition was held from 23 to 29 January 2012 in Sheffield, England.
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At the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, Bychenko qualified a spot for Israel in the men's event at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
He finished 21st competing for Israel at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. [6]
Bychenko received his first Grand Prix invitations in the 2014–15 season. He finished fourth at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm after placing seventh in the short program and fourth in the free skate.
At the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Bychenko placed fourth in both segments and edged out Russia's Maxim Kovtun for a silver medal by a margin of 0.35. It was Israel's first European figure skating medal. [7] [8]
In the 2016–17 season, Bychenko won bronze at a Grand Prix assignment, the 2016 Rostelecom Cup, and gold at a Challenger Series event, the Golden Spin of Zagreb. He ranked third in the short program, 9th in the free skate, and 5th overall at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In March, he placed 11th in the short, 12th in the free, and 10th overall at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. [4] Due to his result, Israel qualified two spots in the men's event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Bychenko competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Men's Single Figure Skating in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and served as Israel's flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. [4] Bychenko finished the men’s figure skating competition in 11th place overall, Israel's best result at the Games, bettering Israeli figure skater Michael Shmerkin’s 16th-place finish 24 years prior. [9] [10] He also came in second in the Men's Single Short Program, as part of the team event, as the Israeli team came in 8th. [11] [4]
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2013–2014 [18] [19] |
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2012–2013 [20] [21] |
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2008–2009 [23] |
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2004–2006 [24] [25] |
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GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International [26] | ||||||||
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Event | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
Olympics | 21st | 11th | ||||||
Worlds | 29th | 31st | 15th | 17th | 13th | 10th | 4th | 22nd |
Europeans | 22nd | 14th | 10th | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 9th |
GP Cup of China | 7th | |||||||
GP Finland | 9th | |||||||
GP France | 5th | |||||||
GP NHK Trophy | 4th | 3rd | ||||||
GP Rostelecom | 10th | 3rd | ||||||
GP Skate America | 11th | 12th | 9th | |||||
CS Finlandia | 5th | 7th | WD | |||||
CS Golden Spin | 1st | 2nd | 10th | |||||
CS Ice Star | 6th | |||||||
CS Nebelhorn | 7th | |||||||
CS Ondrej Nepela | WD | |||||||
Bavarian Open | 5th | |||||||
Cup of Tyrol | 2nd | |||||||
Golden Spin | 8th | 5th | 4th | |||||
Ice Challenge | 13th | |||||||
MNNT Cup | 1st | |||||||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 15th | 5th | ||||||
Open Ice Mall | 2nd | |||||||
Tallinn Trophy | 1st | |||||||
U.S. Classic | 14th | 9th | ||||||
National [26] | ||||||||
Israeli Champ. | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | ||||
Team Events | ||||||||
Japan Open | 1st T 6th P | |||||||
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew T = Team Result; P = Personal Result. Medals awarded for team result only. |
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Event | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 |
Crystal Skate | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | |||||
Cup of Nice | 11th | |||||||
Finlandia Trophy | 11th | |||||||
Nepela Memorial | 8th | |||||||
Skate Israel | 6th | |||||||
Universiade | 29th | |||||||
International: Junior [26] | ||||||||
JGP Andorra | 15th | |||||||
JGP Croatia | 10th | |||||||
JGP Czech Rep. | 22nd | |||||||
JGP Taiwan | 8th | |||||||
JGP Ukraine | 19th | |||||||
National [26] | ||||||||
Ukrainian Champ. | 4th | 4th | 2nd J | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | ||
J = Junior level |
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.
2018–19 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
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March 18–24, 2019 | 2019 World Championships | 22 77.67 | 22 138.93 | 22 216.60 |
20–23 February 2019 | 2019 Open Ice Mall Cup | 2 78.06 | 1 156.51 | 2 234.57 |
21–27 January 2019 | 2019 European Championships | 7 84.19 | 13 136.31 | 9 220.50 |
December 5–8, 2018 | 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 10 72.94 | 12 119.27 | 10 192.21 |
2–4 November 2018 | 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki | 9 74.05 | 8 128.89 | 9 202.33 |
19–21 October 2018 | 2018 Skate America | 10 69.69 | 8 127.78 | 9 197.47 |
4–7 October 2018 | 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy | 22 46.90 | WD | WD |
2017–18 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
19–25 March 2018 | 2018 World Championships | 7 90.99 | 7 167.29 | 4 258.28 |
16–17 February 2018 | 2018 Winter Olympics | 13 84.13 | 9 172.88 | 11 257.01 |
9–11 February 2018 | 2018 Winter Olympics (team event) | 2 88.49 | – | |
15–21 January 2018 | 2018 European Championships | 8 74.97 | 4 163.47 | 5 238.44 |
6–9 December 2017 | 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 4 77.88 | 3 153.93 | 2 231.81 |
17–19 November 2017 | 2017 Internationaux de France | 5 86.79 | 5 160.65 | 5 247.44 |
10–12 November 2017 | 2017 NHK Trophy | 2 85.52 | 3 166.55 | 3 252.07 |
26–29 October 2017 | 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star | 4 76.01 | 7 135.20 | 6 211.21 |
2016–17 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
29 March – 2 April 2017 | 2017 World Championships | 11 85.28 | 12 160.68 | 10 245.96 |
25–29 January 2017 | 2017 European Championships | 3 86.68 | 9 152.56 | 4 239.24 |
7–10 December 2016 | 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 4 76.18 | 2 151.90 | 1 228.08 |
25–27 November 2016 | 2016 NHK Trophy | 7 75.13 | 4 154.74 | 4 229.87 |
4–6 November 2016 | 2016 Rostelecom Cup | 4 86.81 | 3 168.71 | 3 255.52 |
6–10 October 2016 | 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy | 6 74.17 | 10 129.58 | 7 203.75 |
2015–16 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
28 March – 3 April 2016 | 2016 World Championships | 19 69.86 | 11 156.21 | 13 226.07 |
26–31 January 2016 | 2016 European Championships | 4 84.09 | 4 158.47 | 2 242.56 |
6–10 January 2016 | 2016 Mentor Nestle Nesquik Toruń Cup | 1 78.57 | 1 149.95 | 1 228.52 |
20–22 November 2015 | 2015 Rostelecom Cup | 10 67.46 | 10 118.54 | 10 186.00 |
23–25 October 2015 | 2015 Skate America | 12 50.68 | 12 121.15 | 12 171.83 |
2014–15 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
23–29 March 2015 | 2015 World Championships | 12 74.98 | 16 134.26 | 17 209.26 |
26 Jan. – 1 Feb. 2015 | 2015 European Championships | 7 73.63 | 4 146.59 | 4 220.22 |
3–7 December 2014 | 2014 Tallinn Trophy | 1 65.72 | 1 143.30 | 1 209.02 |
7–9 November 2014 | 2014 Cup of China | 5 76.96 | 8 127.19 | 7 204.15 |
24–26 October 2014 | 2014 Skate America | 11 64.54 | 12 121.44 | 11 185.98 |
9–12 October 2014 | 2014 CS Finlandia Trophy | 5 59.03 | 5 117.63 | 5 176.66 |
24–27 September 2014 | 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 7 66.55 | 9 112.16 | 7 178.71 |
2013–14 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
26–29 March 2014 | 2014 World Championships | 12 69.73 | 13 141.51 | 15 211.24 |
13–14 February 2014 | 2014 Winter Olympics | 22 62.44 | 21 114.62 | 21 177.06 |
13–19 January 2014 | 2014 European Championships | 13 63.68 | 9 135.08 | 10 203.76 |
5–8 December 2013 | 2013 Golden Spin of Zagreb | 4 62.34 | 3 125.64 | 4 187.98 |
26–28 September 2013 | 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy | 8 64.50 | 3 132.96 | 5 197.46 |
12–14 September 2013 | 2013 U.S. Classic | 5 62.19 | 9 100.52 | 9 162.71 |
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