Alexei Beletski

Alexei Beletski
Alexei Beletski
	Beletski with Gudina in 2004
Born	22 May 1979 (age 45); Odesa, Ukrainian SSR
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Israel
Partner	Natalia Gudina
Coach	Gennadi Karponosov ; Natalia Linichuk
Skating club	Canada Centre Metulla
Retired	2005

Alexei Beletski (also Alexei Beletsky and Hebrew אלכסיי בלצקי; born 22 May 1979) is an Israeli former competitive ice dancer. With his wife Natalia Gudina, he placed as high as 14th at the World Championships, as high as 9th at the European Championships, and competed at the Winter Olympics.

Gudina and Beletski married in 1999.^[1] They competed together for Ukraine until the end of 1998/1999 season, after which they switched to competing for Israel. Gudina and Beletski the 2000–05 Israeli national silver medalists. They placed 19th at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Programs

(with Gudina)

Season	Original dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2004–2005 ^[2]	Charleston Slow Foxtrot Quickstep	Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber
2003–2004 ^[3]	Boogie Woogie Blues Rock'n'Roll	Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
2002–2003 ^[1]^[4]	Waltz: The Drinking Song (from La traviata) by Giuseppe Verdi Galop: Petersburger Galop by Strauss	Notre-Dame de Paris by Luc Plamondon, Riccardo Cocciante	While My Guitar Gently Weeps
2001–2002 ^[5]	Tango: El Choclo by Ángel Villoldo performed by Caterina Valente Flamenco	Sirtaki performed by André Rieu Agapi performed by Nana Mouskouri Sirtaki
2000–2001 ^[6]	Charleston from Cabaret by John Kander Foxtrot from Cabaret by John Kander Quickstep: Money Makes the World Go Round (from Cabaret) by John Kander	Blues from Blues Brothers 2000 Blues by Prince Boogie from Blues Brothers 2000

Competitive highlights

(with Gudina)

Results^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
International
Event	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05
Olympics				19th
Worlds			25th		14th	15th	18th
Europeans			17th	15th	11th	9th	13th
GP Bofrost Cup					5th
GP Cup of China						6th
GP Cup of Russia							6th
GP Lalique					5th
GP NHK Trophy							6th
GP Skate America						7th
Golden Spin		3rd	6th	7th
Karl Schäfer					3rd
Helena Pajovic				1st
Skate Israel	6th	5th	5th			2nd
National
Israeli Champ.		2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd
Ukrainian Champ.	4th
GP = Grand Prix

References

^ ^a ^b Mittan, Barry (1 January 2003). "Gudina and Beletsky Give Israel 1-2 Punch". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 October 2005.
^ ^a ^b "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.
^ ^a ^b "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2003.
^ ^a ^b "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
^ ^a ^b "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001.

External links

[gs030101-1] Mittan, Barry (1 January 2003). "Gudina and Beletsky Give Israel 1-2 Punch". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008.

[bio0405-2] "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 October 2005.

[bio0304-3] "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.

[bio0203-4] "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2003.

[bio0102-5] "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.

[bio0001-6] "Natalia GUDINA / Alexei BELETSKI: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001.

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