Peter Tchernyshev

Infobox Figure skater
title= Peter Tchernyshev


caption= Lang and Tchernyshev at an ice show in 2002
country= USA
dateofbirth= birth date and age|1971|2|6
residence=
height= 188 cm
partner= Naomi Lang
formerpartner=Sophia Eliazova
formercoach=Nikolai Morozov,
Tatiana Tarasova,
Alexander Zhulin,
Igor Shpilband,
Elizabeth Coates
skating club= American Academy FSC
retired=

Peter Tchernyshev (born February 6, 1971 in St. Petersburg, Russia) is an American figure skater who competed in ice dance with Naomi Lang. They joined forces on the ice in 1996 and have captured five gold medals at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Tchernyshev became a U.S. citizen in 2001, and the pair competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Competitive highlights

(with Lang)

1997
*U.S. Championships - 5th
1998
*U.S. Championships - 3rd
1999
*U.S. Championships - 1st
*Four Continents Championships - 3rd
*World Championships - 10th
2000
*U.S. Championships - 1st
*Four Continents Championships - 1st
*World Championships - 8th
2001
*U.S. Championships - 1st
*Four Continents Championships - 2nd
*World Championships - 9th
2002
*U.S. Championships - 1st
*Four Continents Championships - 1st
*Olympics - 11th
*World Championships - 9th
2003
*U.S. Championships - 1st
*Four Continents Championships - 3rd
*World Championships - 8th

External links

* [http://naomiandpeter.ice-dance.com/ Official site]
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* [http://www.caretoicedance.com/lantch.html Care to Ice Dance? - Lang & Tchernyshev]

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