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Besarion Tsintsadze)
| Besarion Tsintsadze | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 15, 1969 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Retired | 1995 |
Besarion "Besa" Tsintsadze ( Georgian: ბესო ცინცაძე, born January 15, 1969) [1] is a Georgian former competitive figure skater. He is the 1993 Karl Schäfer Memorial bronze medalist. He qualified to the final segment at three European Championships ( 1993, 1994, and 1995) and one World Championship ( 1994).
After retiring from competition, Tsintsadze performed with Disney on Ice and Ice Capades. [2] He later became a skating coach, working with ice hockey players. [3] [4] After three years in New York, he moved to Pennsylvania in 2001. [2] [5] He married Julija Ļašenko, a former pair skater who won bronze at the 1988 World Junior Championships. [6]
Competitive highlights
| International | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 |
| World Championships | 37th | 19th | |
| European Championships | 16th | 15th | 16th |
| Karl Schäfer Memorial | 3rd | ||
References
- ^ "Besa Tsintsadze - Pittsburgh Amateur Hockey League" (PDF). pahockey.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ a b Coe, Brian (October 18, 2006). "Skating instructor brings know-how to Penguins". American Hockey League. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018.
- ^ Khidureli, Marika (March 31, 2014). "რატომ არ ჰყოფნის ბესო ცინცაძეს დღე-ღამეში 24 საათი და რით გაითქვა მან მთელ მსოფლიოში სახელი" [Tsintsadze interview]. Tbiliselebi (in Georgian). Archived from the original on April 26, 2014.
- ^ "2013 - 2014 Coach/Instructor Compliance" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. April 25, 2014. pp. 162, 291. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Tsintsadze helping Penguins rookies improve their skating". Pittsburgh Penguins / National Hockey League. September 9, 2006. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018.
- ^ Khidureli, Marika (December 24, 2012). "როგორ გახდა ბესო ცინცაძე ჰოკეის ერთ-ერთი საუკეთესო მწვრთნელი მსოფლიოში და ვის მოაპოვებინა მან სტენლის თასი 37 წლის პაუზის შემდეგ" [Tsintsadze interview]. Tbiliselebi (in Georgian). Archived from the original on April 26, 2014.