Israel at the 2002 Winter Olympics
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Israel
competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics
in Salt Lake City
, United States
.
The Israeli delegation included 5 athletes. 2 pairs of ice dancers: Galit Chait
and Sergei Sakhnovski
, who were ranked in 6th place, and Natalia Gudina
and Alexei Beletski
, who were 19th. Olga Danilova competed in short track speed skating
.
Figure Skating
Ice Dancing
Short track speed skating
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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The Israeli delegation included 5 athletes. 2 pairs of ice dancers: Galit Chait
Galit Chait
Galit Chait is a former Israeli ice dancer with partner Sergei Sakhnovski. They competed internationally for Israel from 1995 to 2006.- Personal life :Chait was born in Israel and moved to New Jersey as a child with her parents...
and Sergei Sakhnovski
Sergei Sakhnovski
Sergei Sakhnovski is an Israeli ice dancer with partner Galit Chait. They have been competing internationally for Israel since 1996. In 2002 they were the first Israeli ice dance team to win a medal at World Championships...
, who were ranked in 6th place, and Natalia Gudina
Natalia Gudina
Natalia Gudina is an Israeli ice dancer. She competes with husband Alexei Beletski. They competed together for the Ukraine until the end of 1998/1999 season, after which they switched to competing for Israel. Gudina and Beletski the 2000–2005 Israeli national silver medalists...
and Alexei Beletski
Alexei Beletski
Alexei Beletski is an Israeli ice dancer.He competes alongside his wife Natalia Gudina. They competed together for the Ukraine until the end of 1998/1999 season, after which they switched to competing for Israel. Gudina and Beletski the 2000–05 Israeli national silver medalists...
, who were 19th. Olga Danilova competed in short track speed skating
Short track speed skating
Short track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m...
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Figure SkatingFigure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics-Full Results:Referee:* Sally-Anne StaplefordAssistant Referee:* Junko HiramatsuJudges: Wendy Langton Merja Kosonen Janet Allen Nicolae Bellu Yuri Kliushnikov Volker Waldeck Alexander Penchev Mieko Fujimori Evgenia Bogdanova Jarmila Portová -Ladies:Hughes, fourth after the technical program, skated...
Ice Dancing
- Galit ChaitGalit ChaitGalit Chait is a former Israeli ice dancer with partner Sergei Sakhnovski. They competed internationally for Israel from 1995 to 2006.- Personal life :Chait was born in Israel and moved to New Jersey as a child with her parents...
and Sergei SakhnovskiSergei SakhnovskiSergei Sakhnovski is an Israeli ice dancer with partner Galit Chait. They have been competing internationally for Israel since 1996. In 2002 they were the first Israeli ice dance team to win a medal at World Championships...
- Compulsory dance 1 – 6th place
- Compulsory dance 2 – 6th place
- Original danceOriginal danceThe original dance was a segment of an ice dancing competition. It was usually the second of three programs, sandwiched between the compulsory dances and the free dance. Until 1994, it was known as the original set pattern dance...
– 6th place - Free danceFree danceFree dance is a 20th century dance form that preceded modern dance. Rebelling against the rigid constraints of classical ballet, Loie Fuller, Isadora Duncan and Ruth St. Denis developed their own styles of free dance and laid the foundations of American modern dance with their choreography and...
– 6th place - Total – 6th place (12.0 points)
- Natalia GudinaNatalia GudinaNatalia Gudina is an Israeli ice dancer. She competes with husband Alexei Beletski. They competed together for the Ukraine until the end of 1998/1999 season, after which they switched to competing for Israel. Gudina and Beletski the 2000–2005 Israeli national silver medalists...
and Alexei BeletskiAlexei BeletskiAlexei Beletski is an Israeli ice dancer.He competes alongside his wife Natalia Gudina. They competed together for the Ukraine until the end of 1998/1999 season, after which they switched to competing for Israel. Gudina and Beletski the 2000–05 Israeli national silver medalists...
- Compulsory dance 1 – 19th place
- Compulsory dance 2 – 19th place
- Original dance – 19th place
- Free dance – 19th place
- Total – 19th place (38.0 points)
Short track speed skatingShort track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics2002 Winter Olympic Games Short track speed skating. All events were held at the Salt Lake Ice Center.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:*...
- Olga Danilova
- 500 metres - 16th place
- 1000 metres - 21st place
- 1500 metres - 14th place