Leri Kenchadze (Georgian: ლერი კენჭაძე, Bulgarian: Лери Кенчадзе, born 16 August 1986) is a Georgian-Bulgarian former competitive pair skater. With Elizaveta Makarova, he is the 2013 Toruń Cup champion, the 2015 Bavarian Open bronze medalist, and a four-time Bulgarian national champion.
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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 (age 36) 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 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 119.64 |
Short program | 42.86 |
Free skate | 78.81 |
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. In 2017 he moved to the Netherlands.
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 Toruń 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]
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2014–15 [1] |
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2013–14 [7] |
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2012–13 [8] |
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2011–12 [9] |
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2010–11 [4] |
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CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International[10] | ||||
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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 | ||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 16th | |||
NRW Trophy | 6th | 4th | ||
Toruń Cup | 1st | |||
National[10] | ||||
Bulgarian Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
P = Preliminary round |
International[11][12] | |||
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Event | 2006–07 with Ivanova |
2009–10 with Goncharuk |
2010–11 with Malakhova |
World Champ. | 22nd | ||
Golden Spin | 8th | ||
Mont Blanc Trophy | 4th | ||
NRW Trophy | 7th | ||
Toruń Cup | 2nd | ||
National[11][12] | |||
Bulgarian Champ. | 1st | 2nd |
International[13] | ||||
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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 |
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