Svetlana Serkeli

Svetlana Serkeli (Russian: Светлана Серкели) is a former ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union. With partner and husband Andrei Zharkov, she is the 1986 World Junior silver medalist.

Svetlana Serkeli
Personal information
Country representedSoviet Union
Born1967 or 1968
PartnerAndrei Zharkov
Former coachLyudmila Pakhomova
Former training locationsMoscow

Serkeli was born around 1967 or 1968 and spent her early years in Odessa.[1] She and Zharkov were coached by Lyudmila Pakhomova. In late 1984, they placed fifth at the 1985 World Junior Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[2] A year later in Sarajevo, they won the silver medal behind Elena Krykanova / Evgeni Platov.[3]

In 1986, Serkeli married Russian gymnast Dmitry Bilozerchev[1][4] but their marriage ended after a few years. In 1999, she married Zharkov and settled with him in Ormond Beach, Florida.[5][6] Their son was born in 2004.[6] They later moved to Cedar Hill, Texas.[7] They now are coaches in the Ice at the Parks Arlington, TX

References
  1. Gabriel, Trip (August 28, 1988). "Russia's Troubled Superstar". The New York Times.
  2. Golovanov, A. (circa December 1984), ЗАВИДНАЯ СТАБИЛЬНОСТЬ! [Enviable stability] (in Russian), ITAR-TASS Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-14.
  4. "For Immediate Release". Associated Press. September 7, 1988.
  5. "The Public Record". Orlando Sentinel. October 21, 1999.
  6. Zimmerman, Steve (February 23, 2006). "Young skaters dreaming of Olympic glory". Hometown News (Daytona Beach, Florida).
  7. "2013 - 2014 Coach/Instructor Compliance" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. April 25, 2014. p. 260.
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