Chris Obzansky Explained

Chris Obzansky
Country:United States
Birth Date:13 December 1983
Birth Place:Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Height:1.78m (05.84feet)
Formerpartner:Trina Pratt, Mimi Whetstone, Lydia Manon, Kendra Goodwin
Formercoach:Igor Shpilband, Marina Zueva, Jerry Santoferrara, Yovanny Durango
Formerchoreographer:Igor Shpilband
Skating Club:Figure Skating Club of Park City

Chris Obzansky (born December 13, 1983) is an American former competitive ice dancer.

Career

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, 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. 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.[1] They announced the end of their partnership in 2010.[2]

Personal life

Obzansky is married and lives in Utah.

Competitive highlights

With Goodwin

Event2000–20012001–20022002–2003
align=left 15th
align=left bgcolor=silver 2nd J. bgcolor=cc9966 3rd J. 8th
align=left bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=left bgcolor=silver 2nd J.
align=left 5th
align=left bgcolor=gold 1st
J. = Junior level

With Manon

Event1999–2000
align=left 6th J.
J. = Junior level

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2008/07/12/sports/local/doc487857977c094439172918.txt{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  2. http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=39423&mode=P Trina Pratt/Chris Obzansky partnership