Anton Sikharulidze

Sikharulidze with Berezhnaya

Personal Information

Country Represented

Russia

Full Name

Anton Tarielyevich Sikharulidze

Native Name

Антон Тариэльевич Сихарулидзе

Born

October 25, 1976
Leningrad, Soviet Union

Home Town

St. Petersburg

Age

48 years

Club

Yubileyny Sport Club

Languages

Russian

Career Info

Former Partner

Elena Berezhnaya (1996-2002)
Maria Petrova (1992-1996)

Former Coaches

Ludmila Velikova, Nikolai
Velikov, Tamara Moskvina

Former Choreographers

Alexander Matveev,
Alexander Zhulin, David Avdish, Igor Bobrin, Natalia Pecherskaia

Former Training Locations

St. Petersburg
Hackensack, NJ, USA

Stamford, CT, USA

Began Skating

1982

Retired

2002

Physical Description

Height

182 cm (5' 11.5")

Gender

Male

Eye Color

Dark Blue

Ethnicity

Georgian, Russian

Anton Tarielyevich Sikharulidze (Russian: Антон Тариэльевич Сихарулидзе; born October 25, 1976) is a Russian retired competitive figure skater. With former partner Elena Berezhnaya, he is the 2002 Winter Olympic champion, a two-time World champion (1998 & 1999), two-time European champion (1998-2001), the 1997-98 Grand Prix Final champion, and a four-time Russian champion (1999-2002).

His 2002 Winter Olympic win was not without controversy. In the days following the event, it was reported that a judge from the freeskate, Marie-Reine Le Gougne, had allegedly broken down and claimed she was forced to place Berezhnaya / Sikharulidze ahead of silver medalists Salé / Pelletier under duress of the French figure skating organization, as part of a deal for Anissina / Peizerat to win the ice dance Olympic event. Le Gougne's freeskate vote was subsequently discarded, leaving both Salé / Pelletier and Berezhnaya / Sikharulidze as the Olympic champions.

Programs

With Berezhnaya

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2001-2002	La Califfa _{by Ennio Morricone choreo. by Igor Bobrin}	Meditation (from Thaïs) _{by Jules Massenet performed by Nigel Kennedy choreo. by Igor Bobrin}
2000-2001	Meadowlands _{by Lev Knipper choreo. by Igor Bobrin}	City Lights _{by Charlie Chaplin choreo. by Igor Bobrin}
1999-2000	Radetzky March _{by Johann Strauss I choreo. by Alexander Matveev & David Avdish}	Valse Sentimentale (from 6 Pieces) _{by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Alexander Matveev & David Avdish}
1999-2000		Initial FS: I Will Wait for You (from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) _{by Michel Legrand}
1998-1999	Happy Valley _{by Vanessa-Mae, Andy Hill, & Pamela Nicholson performed by Vanessa-Mae choreo. by Alexander Matveev}	Concerto for Coloratura and Orchestra _{by Reinhold Glière choreo. by Alexander Matveev}
1997-1998	Swan Lake _{by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Alexander Matveev}	Dark Eyes _{by Adalgiso Ferraris choreo. by Alexander Matveev}
1996-1997	Seid umschlungen, Millionen! _{by Johann Strauss II choreo. by Alexander Matveev}	Dark Eyes _{by Adalgiso Ferraris choreo. by Alexander Matveev}

Exhibitions

Season	Music
2001-2002	The Kid _{by Charlie Chaplin choreo. by Igor Bobrin}
2000-2001	El Farol _{by Carlos Santana & K. C. Porter performed by Santana} Smooth _{by Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas performed by Santana choreo. by Alexander Zhulin}
1999-2000	You're the Boss _{by Mike Stoller covered by Brian Setzer & Gwen Stefani}
	Te Vas _{by Flavio Santander performed by Carlos Ponce}
	Let Me Be Your Wings (from Thumbelina) _{by Barry Manilow}
1998-1999	The Impossible Dream (from Man of La Mancha) _{by Mitch Leigh covered by Luther Vandross}
1997-1998	Barcelona _{by John Tesh}
1996-1997	Elegie Op. 3 No. 1 (from Morceaux de Fantaisie) _{by Sergei Rachmaninoff performed by The Bekova Sisters}

With Petrova

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
1995-1996	Russian Dance (from Swan Lake) _{by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Natalia Pecherskaia}	The Four Seasons _{by Antonio Vivaldi choreo. by Natalia Pecherskaia}
1994-1995	unknown	Romeo and Juliet _{by Sergei Prokofiev}
1993-1994	unknown	Rêverie Fêtes (from Nocturnes) _{by Claude Debussy}

ISU Results

With Berezhnaya

2001-2002 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	FS	Total
February 8 - 25	2002 Winter Olympics	1 0.5	--	N/A	1 N/A
December 13 - 16	2001-02 Grand Prix Final	2 0.8	1 0.6	2 2.0	2 3.4
November 22 - 25	2001 Cup of Russia	3 1.5	1 1.0	N/A	1 2.5
November 15 - 18	2001 Trophée Lalique	1 0.5	1 1.0		1 1.5
September 4 - 9	2001 Goodwill Games	1 0.5	1 1.0		1 1.5
2000-2001 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	FS	Total
March 17 - 25	2001 World Championships	1 0.5	2 2.0	N/A	2 2.5
January 21 - 28	2001 European Championships	1 0.5	1 1.0	N/A	1 1.5
February 15 - 18	2000-01 Grand Prix Final	1 0.5	2 2.0	2	2 2.5
November 23 - 25	2000 Trophée Lalique	2 1.0	1 1.0	N/A	1 2.0
November 16 - 19	2000 Cup of Russia	1 0.5	1 1.0		1 1.5
November 2 - 5	2000 Skate Canada	1 0.5	2 2.0		2 2.5
1999-2000 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	FS	Total
~~February 6 - 13~~	~~2000 European Championships~~	2 ~~1.0~~	1 ~~1.0~~	N/A	1 ~~2.0~~
January 13 - 16	1999-00 Grand Prix Final	2 1.0	5 5.0	1	3 6.0
November 4 - 7	1999 Skate Canada	1 0.5	1 1.0	N/A	1 1.5
October 27 - 31	1999 Skate America	4 2.0	3 3.0	N/A	3 5.0

1998-1999 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 20 - 28	1999 World Championships	1 0.5	1 1.0	1 1.5
March 5 - 7	1998-99 Grand Prix Final	2 1.0	2 2.0	2 3.0
January 24 - 31	1999 European Championships	1 0.5	WD
December 2 - 6	1998 NHK Trophy	1 0.5	1 1.0	1 1.5
November 26 - 29	1998 Cup of Russia	1 0.5	1 1.0	1 1.5
October 29 - November 1	1998 Skate America	1 0.5	1 1.0	1 1.5
July 29 - August 1	1998 Goodwill Games	1 0.5	1 1.0	1 1.5
1997-1998 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 29 - April 5	1998 World Championships	2 1.0	1 1.0	1 2.0
February 7 - 22	1998 Winter Olympics	3 1.5	2 2.0	2 3.5
January 11 - 18	1998 European Championships	1 0.5	1 1.0	1 1.5
December 18 - 20	1997-98 Grand Prix Final	2 1.0	1 1.0	1 2.0
November 13 - 16	1997 Trophée Lalique	1 0.5	1 1.0	1 1.5
October 30 - November 2	1997 Nations Cup	2 1.0	2 2.0	2 3.0
1996-1997 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 16 - 23	1997 World Championships	3 1.5	12 12.0	9 13.5
January 21 - 25	1997 European Championships	4 2.0	3 3.0	3 5.0
December 12 - 15	1996 Cup of Russia	5 2.5	5 5.0	5 7.5
November 15 - 17	1996 Trophée Lalique	2 1.0	3 3.0	3 4.0

With Petrova

1995-1996 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 22 - 28	1996 European Championships	Senior	4 2.0	5 5.0	5 7.0
November 14 - 17	1995 Trophée de France	Senior	3 1.5	5 5.0	5 6.5
October 30 - November 5	1995 Skate Canada	Senior	2 1.0	2 2.0	2 3.0
1994-1995 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 7 - 12	1995 World Championships	Senior	6 3.0	6 6.0	6 9.0
December 8 - 11	1994 NHK Trophy	Senior	6 3.0	7 7.0	7 10.0
January 29 - February 5	1995 European Championships	Senior	6 3.0	6 6.0	6 9.0
November 21 - 27	1995 World Junior Championships	Junior	1 0.5	1 1.0	1 1.5
July 23 - August 7	1994 Goodwill Games	Senior	6 3.0	7 7.0	7 10.0
1993-1994 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 20 - 27	1994 World Championships	Senior	10 5.0	7 7.0	8 12.0
November 30 - December 5	1994 World Junior Championships	Junior	1 0.5	1 1.0	1 1.5
1992-1993 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
December 1 - 6	1993 World Junior Championships	Junior	1 0.5	2 2.0	2 2.5

Medal Record

(In chronological order)

With Berezhnaya

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Gold	2002 Winter Olympics	2001-02	Senior
Gold	2002 Russian Championships	2001-02	Senior
Silver	2001-02 Grand Prix Final	2001-02	Senior
Gold	2001 Cup of Russia	2001-02	Senior
Gold	2001 Trophée Lalique	2001-02	Senior
Gold	2001 Goodwill Games	2001-02	Senior
Silver	2001 World Championships	2000-01	Senior
Silver	2000-01 Grand Prix Final	2000-01	Senior
Gold	2001 European Championships	2000-01	Senior
Gold	2001 Russian Championships	2000-01	Senior
Gold	2000 Trophée Lalique	2000-01	Senior
Gold	2000 Cup of Russia	2000-01	Senior
Silver	2000 Skate Canada	2000-01	Senior
~~Gold~~	~~2000 European Championships~~ (DQ)	~~1999-00~~	~~Senior~~
Bronze	1999-00 Grand Prix Final	1999-00	Senior
Gold	2000 Russian Championships	1999-00	Senior
Gold	1999 Skate Canada	1999-00	Senior
Bronze	1999 Skate America	1999-00	Senior
Gold	1999 World Championships	1998-99	Senior
Silver	1998-99 Grand Prix Final	1998-99	Senior
Gold	1999 Russian Championships	1998-99	Senior
Gold	1998 NHK Trophy	1998-99	Senior
Gold	1998 Cup of Russia	1998-99	Senior
Gold	1998 Skate America	1998-99	Senior
Gold	1998 Goodwill Games	1998-99	Senior
Gold	1998 World Championships	1997-98	Senior
Silver	1998 Winter Olympics	1997-98	Senior
Gold	1998 European Championships	1997-98	Senior
Gold	1997-98 Grand Prix Final	1997-98	Senior
Silver	1998 Russian Championships	1997-98	Senior
Gold	1997 Trophée Lalique	1997-98	Senior
Silver	1997 Nations Cup	1997-98	Senior
Bronze	1997 European Championships	1996-97	Senior
Silver	1997 Russian Championships	1996-97	Senior
Bronze	1996 Trophée Lalique	1996-97	Senior

With Petrova

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Silver	1995 Skate Canada	1995-96	Senior
Silver	1995 Russian Championships	1994-95	Senior
Gold	1995 World Junior Championships	1994-95	Junior
Gold	1994 World Junior Championships	1993-94	Junior
Silver	1993 World Junior Championships	1992-93	Junior

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elena_Berezhnaya

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Sikharulidze

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Winter_Olympics_figure_skating_scandal

https://web.archive.org/web/20070914104918/http://www.pairsonice.net/profileview.php?pid=48

https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/01/nyregion/russian-champions-on-the-stamford-ice.html

https://archive.li/TbMV3

http://source.fsonline.ru/index.php/bios/pairs/archive/549-p-rus-bersik