Denis Petrov

Denis Petrov

Petrov at the Chen Lu International Skating Club
Personal information
Full name	Denis Alekseyevich Petrov
Country represented	Unified Team  CIS  Soviet Union
Born	March 3, 1968 (1968-03-03) (age 43) Saint Petersburg
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Former partner	Elena Bechke
Former coach	Tamara Moskvina
Skating club	Profsoyuz Leningrad
Medal record Competitor for  Unified Team Pairs' Figure skating Olympic Games Silver 1992 Albertville Pairs Competitor for  Soviet Union World Championships Bronze 1989 Paris Pairs European Championships Silver 1992 Lausanne Pairs Silver 1991 Sofia Pairs

Medal record
Competitor for the Unified Team
Figure skating
Silver	1992 Albertville	Pairs

Denis Alekseyevich Petrov (Russian: Денис Алексеевич Петров; born March 3, 1968 in Saint Petersburg) is a Russian pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and the Unified Team. With partner Elena Bechke, he is the 1992 Olympic silver medalist, the 1989 World bronze medalist, and the 1991 & 1992 European silver medalist.

Career

Denis Petrov and Elena Bechke began skating together in 1987, and trained with the legendary Russian pairs coach Tamara Moskvina. Their first win was at the 1988 Trophée Lalique. They went on to win the bronze medal at the 1989 World Championships, silver medals at the 1991 and 1992 European Championships, and the silver medal at the 1992 Olympic Games. They retired from amateur competition after the Winter Olympics.

Bechke and Petrov competed for several years as professionals. They won the World Professional Championships in 1996, as well as a number of other professional competitions in the mid- and late-1990s. They placed second at their last World Professional Championships, in 1999.

They toured with Stars on Ice for seven years (1994–2000), and also coached together in Virginia.^[1] Bechke retired from skating after the 1999–2000 season, while Petrov continued to skate with Stars on Ice for two more years.

Personal life

Bechke and Petrov married in 1990, but divorced in 1995.

In July 2005, Petrov married Chinese figure skater, Chen Lu. They live in Shenzhen, China, where Chen manages the World Ice Arena and Petrov is the head coach of its skating academy.^[2] Their son, Nikita, was born on June 27, 2006, and their daughter, Anastasia, on July 8, 2009, both in Shenzhen. Both Chen and Denis are naturalized citizens of the United States due to their extensive professional engagements in America^{[citation needed]}.

Programs

(with Bechke)

Season	Short program	Long program	Exhibition
1999–2000			Eva Csárdás Snowstorm
1998			Joue Jusqu'au Matin Liebestraum Whole Lotta Love
1996			The Lady and the Hooligan by Dmitri Shostakovich
1995			Spartacus
1994			? by Giuseppe Verdi Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix by Camille Saint-Saëns You Don't Bring Me Flowers by Barbra Streisand
1992–1993			Pas de Deux from The Nutcracker by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
1991–1992		Pas de Deux from The Nutcracker by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
1990–1991		Money Money Money performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Competitive highlights

(with Bechke)

Amateur career

Event	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90	1990–91	1991–92
Winter Olympic Games					2nd
World Championships		3rd		4th	4th
European Championships				2nd	2nd
Soviet Championships	4th	4th	4th	3rd	1st
Nations Cup			1st
Trophée Lalique	1st		1st
NHK Trophy		2nd
Prize of Moscow News		2nd

Professional career

Event	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99
World Pros	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st			2nd

References

1. ^ Pairsonice profile, accessed July 20, 2006.
2. ^ Lifeskate.com, January 6, 2009

• Kubatko, Justin. "Denis Petrov Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/denis-petrov-1.html. Retrieved 28 January 2010. 

External links

• Pairs on Ice: Bechke & Petrov

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Name	Petrov, Denis
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Date of birth	1968-03-03
Place of birth	Saint Petersburg
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