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Anton Tarielyevich Sikharulidze (Georgian: ანტონ ტარიელის ძე სიხარულიძე; Russian: Антон Тариэльевич Сихарулидзе, born 25 October 1976) is a Georgian-Russian former pair skater.
Oct 7, 2021 · Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, the accomplished Russian pair, were awarded the gold medal, but questions regarding how the results were decided marred the event. Netflix’s ‘Bad Sport: Gold War’ provides a fascinating look at the fiasco.
With partner Anton Sikharulidze, she is the 1998 and 1999 World champion, 1998 Olympic silver medalist and 2002 Olympic champion. Berezhnaya first competed with Oleg Shliakhov for Latvia and won gold at the 1995 Trophée de France .
A member of the United Russia political party, Sikharulidze was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg in 2007. On 2 December 2007, he was also elected to the Russian State Duma (parliament), and became chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee for Physical Culture and Sport.
Biography. Born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) to a Georgian family, Anton Sikharulidze took up skating at the age of 5 and took up pairs skating at the age of 15. His first partner was Mariya Petrova and together they became World Junior Champions in 1994 and 1995.
Anton Tarielyevich Sikharulidze is a Georgian-Russian former pair skater. With Elena Berezhnaya, he is the 1998 and 1999 World champion, 1998 Olympic silver medalist and 2002 Olympic champion.
Jan 25, 2023 · The Russian pair won gold in the 2002 Winter Olympics, but faced a scoring scandal and a backlash from the public. Learn about their career, relationship, and current status after the controversy.
