Michael Shmerkin
| Michael Shmerkin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 February 1970 Odesa,Ukrainian SSR,Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Israel |
| Skating club | Canada Centre, Metulla, ISR |
| Retired | 2002 |
Michael "Misha" Shmerkin(Hebrew:
מיכאל "מישה" שמרקין, born 5 February 1970) is an Israeli former competitivefigure skater.[1]He is a two-timeSkate Canada Internationalsilver medalist (1994 and 1995), 1993Ondrej Nepela Memorialchampion, and1995 Skate Israelchampion. He competed in the final segment at twoWinter Olympics(1994, 1998), sixWorld Championships,and fourEuropean Championships.He is currently a figure skating teacher/coach for many young adults and children. He is located in Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York.
Career
[edit]Early in his career, Shmerkin competed internationally for theSoviet Union,most notably at the 1984World Junior Championships,where he placed fifth.
Shmerkin moved with his family to Israel in 1991,[2]and Shmerkin began representing his new country in international competition.[3]
At the1994 Winter Olympics,where he placed 16th, Shmerkin became the first skater to represent Israel at the Olympic Games.[3][4]He placed 18th at the1998 Winter Olympics.
In the late 1990s he skated to Jewish songs and had atallisandmenorahembroidered on his costume.[2]
He retired from competitive skating following the 2001/2002 season.[4]
Shmerkin currently coaches in New York.[5]
Programs
[edit]| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2000–2002 [6][7] |
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Competitive highlights
[edit]GP:Champions Series(Grand Prix)
| International[8] | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 88–89 (URS) |
90–91 (URS) |
92–93 (ISR) |
93–94 (ISR) |
94–95 (ISR) |
95–96 (ISR) |
96–97 (ISR) |
97–98 (ISR) |
98–99 (ISR) |
99–00 (ISR) |
00–01 (ISR) |
01–02 (ISR) |
| Olympics | 16th | 18th | ||||||||||
| Worlds | 19th | 14th | 11th | 11th | 15th | 15th | 35th | 33rd | ||||
| Europeans | 14th | 13th | 19th | 20th | 25th | |||||||
| GPNations Cup | 6th | 8th | ||||||||||
| GPNHK Trophy | 10th | |||||||||||
| GPSkate Canada | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||||||
| Golden Spin | 8th | 5th | ||||||||||
| Moscow News | 9th | 2nd | ||||||||||
| Nations Cup | 5th | |||||||||||
| Nepela Memorial | 1st | |||||||||||
| NHK Trophy | 5th | |||||||||||
| Piruetten | 6th | |||||||||||
| Skate America | 7th | |||||||||||
| Skate Canada | 2nd | |||||||||||
| Skate Israel | 1st | 2nd | 8th | 3rd | ||||||||
| National[8] | ||||||||||||
| Israeli Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Sivorinovsky, Alina (2000).Inside figure skating — Google Books.MetroBooks.ISBN9781586630058.Retrieved15 February2011.
- ^ab"Author Battling Antisemitism at the Ice Rink –".Forward.com. 3 October 2003.Retrieved15 February2011.
- ^ab.17 February 1994http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB2A5C4B643758F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM.
{{cite news}}:Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ab"Jewish athletes in the Olympics — then and now | j. the Jewish news weekly of Northern California".J.Jweekly.com. 9 February 2006.Retrieved15 February2011.
- ^"Figure skating coaches".Aviator Sports & Events Center.Archivedfrom the original on 25 April 2017.
- ^"Michael SHMERKIN: 2001/2002".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 October 2002.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Michael SHMERKIN: 2000/2001".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ab"Michael SHMERKIN".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon 26 April 2017.Retrieved25 April2017.
External links
[edit]- Michael Shmerkinat theInternational Skating Union
- Skate.org bio
- Jews in Sports bio
- "Jewish Life at the Olympics"
