Chris Obzansky

Chris Obzansky

Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	December 13, 1983 (1983-12-13) (age 27)
Height	178 cm (5.84 ft)
Partner	Trina Pratt
Former partner	Mimi Whetstone, Lydia Manon, Kendra Goodwin
Coach	Igor Shpilband, Marina Zoueva.
Former coach	Jerry Santoferrara, Yovanny Durango
Choreographer	Igor Shpilband,
Skating club	Salt Lake Figure Skating

Chris Obzansky (born December 13, 1983 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States) is an American ice dancer.

Biography

With partner Lydia Manon, Obzansky competed domestically in the novice and junior ranks. They won the silver medal at the 1999 United States Figure Skating Championships.

With Kendra Goodwin, he is the 2001 U.S. junior national silver medalist. They placed 15th at the 2001 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. They won the 2000 Junior Grand Prix event in China.

Obzansky, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, chose to end the partnership with Goodwin in February, 2003 in order to serve as a missionary in the Baltics. After his return, he announced he would once again team up with Goodwin to compete in the 2005/2006 season.^[1] However, they never made it to Nationals.

He teamed up with Mimi Whetstone in 2006. They placed 10th at the 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships and 8th at the 2008 United States Figure Skating Championships. They were coached by Igor Shpilband and Marina Zoueva. That partnership ended in 2008.

Obzansky announced a new partnership with Trina Pratt in the summer of 2008.^[2]

Competitive highlights

(with Pratt)

Event	2008-2009	2009-2010
U.S. Championships	7th	9th
Pacific Coast Sectionals	2nd

(with Whetstone)

Event	2006-2007	2007-2008
U.S. Championships	10th	8th
Pacific Coast Sectionals	1st

(with Goodwin)

Event	2000-2001	2001-2002	2002-2003
World Junior Championships	15th
U.S. Championships	2nd J.	3rd J.	8th
Golden Spin, Zagreb			2nd
Helmut Seibt Memorial		2nd J.
Junior Grand Prix, Mexico	5th
Junior Grand Prix, China	1st

• J = Junior level

(with Manon)

Event	1997-1998	1998-1999	1999-2000
U.S. Championships	6th N.	2nd N.	6th J.

• N = Novice level; J = Junior level

References

1. ^ United States Olympic Committee - FIGURE SKATING: Former U.S. Ice Dancing Partners Kendra Goodwin and Chris Obzansky Back Together for 2005-2006 Season
2. ^ http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2008/07/12/sports/local/doc487857977c094439172918.txt

External links

• Whetstone & Obzansky at the International Skating Union
• 2007 Nationals bio
• Goodwin & Obzansky at the International Skating Union
• LDS.org: Ice Dreams

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Name	Obzansky, Chris
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Date of birth	December 13, 1983
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