Besa Tsintsadze

Besarion Tsintsadze
Born (1969-01-15) January 15, 1969 (age 55)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Figure skating career
CountryGeorgia
Retired1995

Besarion "Besa" Tsintsadze (Georgian: ბესო ცინცაძე, born January 15, 1969)[1] is a Georgian former competitive figure skater. He is the 1993 Karl Schäfer Memorial bronze medalist. He qualified to the final segment at three European Championships (1993, 1994, and 1995) and one World Championship (1994).

After retiring from competition, Tsintsadze performed with Disney on Ice and Ice Capades.[2] He later became a skating coach, working with ice hockey players.[3][4] After three years in New York, he moved to Pennsylvania in 2001.[2][5] He married Julija Ļašenko, a former pair skater who won bronze at the 1988 World Junior Championships.[6]

Competitive highlights

International
Event 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
World Championships 37th 19th
European Championships 16th 15th 16th
Karl Schäfer Memorial 3rd

References

  1. ^ "Besa Tsintsadze - Pittsburgh Amateur Hockey League" (PDF). pahockey.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Coe, Brian (October 18, 2006). "Skating instructor brings know-how to Penguins". American Hockey League. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018.
  3. ^ Khidureli, Marika (March 31, 2014). "რატომ არ ჰყოფნის ბესო ცინცაძეს დღე-ღამეში 24 საათი და რით გაითქვა მან მთელ მსოფლიოში სახელი" [Tsintsadze interview]. Tbiliselebi (in Georgian). Archived from the original on April 26, 2014.
  4. ^ "2013 - 2014 Coach/Instructor Compliance" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. April 25, 2014. pp. 162, 291. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 25, 2014.
  5. ^ "Tsintsadze helping Penguins rookies improve their skating". Pittsburgh Penguins / National Hockey League. September 9, 2006. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018.
  6. ^ Khidureli, Marika (December 24, 2012). "როგორ გახდა ბესო ცინცაძე ჰოკეის ერთ-ერთი საუკეთესო მწვრთნელი მსოფლიოში და ვის მოაპოვებინა მან სტენლის თასი 37 წლის პაუზის შემდეგ" [Tsintsadze interview]. Tbiliselebi (in Georgian). Archived from the original on April 26, 2014.