Gennady Kaskov
{{short description|Soviet ice dancer}}
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Gennady Kaskov ({{langx|uk|Геннадій Каськов}}) is a former Soviet ice dancer. With former partner Ilona Melnichenko, he is the 1987 World Junior champion, 1990 Skate America bronze medallist, and 1991 Winter Universiade champion.
Career
Originally from Odessa, Kaskov eventually moved to train in Moscow. He and his partner, Ilona Melnichenko, competed at the 1987 World Junior Championships at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex and won gold ahead of Oksana Grishuk / Alexandr Chichkov. As seniors, Melnichenko/Kaskov won gold twice at the Nebelhorn Trophy and bronze at the 1990 Skate America. After winning the 1991 Winter Universiade, the duo retired from competition.
Kaskov began coaching in Burnaby, British Columbia and then in Swan River, Manitoba. He worked at British Columbia's Centre of Excellence, the York Region Skating Academy, and Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club, with his students including Kevin Reynolds, Matt McEwan, and Brandon Armstrong. In 2013, Kaskov began coaching at the New Hamburg Skating Club at the Wilmot Recreation Complex.
Results
(with Melnichenko)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event
! {{tooltip|86–87|1986–87}} ! 87–88 ! 88–89 ! 89–90 ! 90–91 | |||||
| align=left | Skate Canada | 4th | ||||
| align=left | Skate America | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | Prize of Moscow News | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | Nebelhorn Trophy | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |||
| align=left | Winter Universiade | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | International: Junior | |||||
| align=left | World Junior Champ. | bgcolor=gold | 1st | ||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | National | |||||
| align=left | Soviet Champ. | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310040451/http://www.junior-worlds2007.de/history/dance-results.html Historical Results: Junior Worlds]
- [https://archive.today/20120702211126/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/univfigsk.shtml World University Games Figure Skating Medalists]
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