Leri Kenchadze

Leri Kenchadze

Makarova/Kenchadze at the 2012 World Championships
Personal information
Native name ლერი კენჭაძე
Лери Кенчадзе
Country represented Bulgaria
Born (1986-08-16) 16 August 1986
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Residence Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Partner Elizaveta Makarova, Alexandra Malakhova, Alexandra Goncharuk, Nina Ivanova
Coach Hristo Turlakov, Andrei Lutai
Choreographer Ina Lutai
Skating club Skøjteklub København
Former skating club Dance on Ice Denkova-Staviski
Training locations Sofia, Bulgaria
Began skating 1993
Retired 2015

Leri Kenchadze (Georgian: ლერი კენჭაძე, Bulgarian: Лери Кенчадзе, born 16 August 1986) is a Bulgarian former competitive pair skater. With Elizaveta Makarova, he is the 2013 MNNT Cup champion, the 2015 Bavarian Open bronze medalist, and a four-time Bulgarian national champion.

Personal life

Leri Kenchadze was born 16 August 1986 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union. He is the twin brother of Georgi Kenchadze.[1] After living in Bulgaria for over a decade, he moved to Denmark in 2015.

Career

Kenchadze competed for Bulgaria throughout his career. He appeared as a single skater through the 2005–06 season.[2]

Kenchadze began competing in pair skating in the 2006–07 season, partnering Nina Ivanova. In 2009–10, he skated with Alexandra Goncharuk, placing seventh at the 2009 NRW Trophy and second at the Bulgarian Championships.[3] The following season, he partnered Alexandra Malakhova. Coached by Pavel Kitashev, the pair won silver at the 2011 MNNT Cup and placed 22nd at the 2011 World Championships in Moscow.[4]

In 2011, Kenchadze teamed up with Elizaveta Makarova. The pair trained in Sofia, coached by Hristo Turlakov and Andrei Lutai.[1] Makarova/Kenchadze competed at four European Championships and three World Championships. They became the first ever pair from Bulgaria to perform a throw triple jump and triple twist successfully at European and World Championships.

Kenchadze retired from competitive skating after the 2014–15 season. He is a head coach at Skøjteklub København in Copenhagen, Denmark.[5] He joined the club in August 2015.[6]

Programs

With Makarova

Season Short program Free skating
2014–15
[1]
  • Flamenco
    by unknown
2013–14
[7]
  • Heart of Courage
    by Two Steps from Hell
  • Protectors of the Earth
    by Two Steps from Hell
2012–13
[8]
  • Tango Amore
    by Edvin Marton
2011–12
[9]
  • Gypsy Dances
  • Romeo and Juliet
    by Nino Rota
  • Romeo and Juliet
    performed by Edvin Marton

With Malakhova

Season Short program Free skating
2010–11
[4]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Makarova

International[10]
Event 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
World Champ. 11th P 17th 23rd
European Champ. 17th 12th 18th 13th
CS Golden Spin 8th
Bavarian Open 3rd
Challenge Cup 4th
Golden Spin 3rd
Ice Challenge 6th 5th
MNNT Cup 1st
Nebelhorn Trophy 16th
NRW Trophy 6th 4th
National[10]
Bulgarian Champ. 1st 1st 1st 1st
P = Preliminary round

With Ivanova, Goncharuk, and Malakhova

International[11][12]
Event 2006–07
with
Ivanova		 2009–10
with
Goncharuk		 2010–11
with
Malakhova
World Champ. 22nd
Golden Spin 8th
MNNT Cup 2nd
Mont Blanc Trophy 4th
NRW Trophy 7th
National[11][12]
Bulgarian Champ. 1st 2nd

Single skating

International[13]
Event 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06
Crystal Skate 11th
International: Junior[13]
JGP Bulgaria 22nd
Skate Helena 2nd J
National[13]
Bulgarian Champ. 4th 5th 5th
J = Junior level

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Elizaveta MAKAROVA / Leri KENCHADZE: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Leri KENCHADZE: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Alexandra GONCHARUK / Leri KENCHADZE:". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Alexandra MALAKHOVA / Leri KENCHADZE: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Skøjteklub Københavns informationsfolder 2016-17" [Copenhagen Skating Club information 2016-17] (PDF) (in Danish). Skøjteklub København. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "INDKALDELSE TIL EKSTRAORDINÆR GENERALFORSAMLING I "SKØJTEKLUB KØBENHAVN"" [Notice of extraordinary general meeting at Copenhagen Skating Club] (PDF) (in Danish). Skøjteklub København. 26 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Elizaveta MAKAROVA / Leri KENCHADZE: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Elizaveta MAKAROVA / Leri KENCHADZE: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Elizaveta MAKAROVA / Leri KENCHADZE: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Competition Results: Elizaveta MAKAROVA / Leri KENCHADZE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Competition Results: Alexandra GONCHARUK / Leri KENCHADZE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015.
  12. 1 2 "Competition Results: Alexandra MALAKHOVA / Leri KENCHADZE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014.
  13. 1 2 3 "Leri KENCHADZE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016.

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