Ilona Melnichenko

Ilona Melnichenko
Personal information
Country represented Soviet Union
Born Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Former partner Gennady Kaskov
Retired 1991

Ilona Melnichenko (Ukrainian: Ілона Мельниченко) is a former ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union. With former partner Gennady Kaskov, she is the 1987 World Junior champion[1] and 1991 Winter Universiade champion. She is from Odessa and has a bachelor's degree in Physical Education from the Odessa State Institute of Physical Culture.[2] Melnichenko is married to former pair skater Artem Torgashev, the 1987 World Junior silver medalist, with whom she has two children, Andrew and Deanna.[2][3] They coach at the Panthers Figure Skating Club, Saveology Iceplex in Coral Springs, Florida.[2][4] Their son, Andrew Torgashev, was born May 29, 2001 in Coral Springs, Florida and competes for the United States in single skating.[5]

Results

(with Kaskov)

International[6]
Event 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91
Skate Canada 4th
Skate America 3rd
Prize of Moscow News 3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy 1st 1st
Winter Universiade 2nd 1st
International: Junior[1]
World Junior Champ. 1st
National[7]
Soviet Champ. 3rd

References

  1. 1 2 "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ilona Melnichenko". Panthers Figure Skating Club. Archived from the original on November 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Private instructors". Panthers Ice Den. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ Davis, Craig (October 25, 2010). "Figure skating: Chiera, Torgashev win at regionals". South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
  5. ↑ "Andrew TORGASHEV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014.
  6. ↑ "World University Games Figure Skating Medalists". Archived from the original on July 2, 2012.
  7. ↑ Мельниченко Илона [Ilona Melnichenko] (in Russian). fskate.ru.

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