Ilona Melnichenko

Ilona Melnichenko
Personal information
Country represented	Soviet Union
Born	Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Former partner	Gennady Kaskov
Retired	1991

Ilona Melnichenko (Russian: Илона Мельниченко)^[1] is a former ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union. With former partner Gennady Kaskov, she is the 1987 World Junior Champion^[2] and 1991 Winter Universiade champion. She is from Odessa and has a bachelor's degree in Physical Education from the Odessa State Institute of Physical Culture.^[3] Melnichenko is married to former pair skater Artem Torgashev, the 1987 World Junior silver medalist, with whom she has two children, Andrew and Deanna.^[3] They coach at the Panthers Figure Skating Club, Saveology Iceplex in Coral Springs, Florida.^[3][4] Their son, Andrew Torgashev, was born May 29, 2001 in Coral Springs, Florida and competes for the United States in single skating.^[5]

Results

(with Kaskov)

International[6]
Event	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90	1990–91
Skate Canada				4th
Skate America					3rd
Prize of Moscow News			3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy		1st	1st
Winter Universiade			2nd		1st
International: Junior[2]
World Junior Champ.	1st
National[1]
Soviet Champ.					3rd

References

1. Мельниченко Илона [Ilona Melnichenko] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
2. "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2013.
3. "Ilona Melnichenko". Panthers Figure Skating Club. Archived from the original on November 16, 2011.
4. Davis, Craig (October 25, 2010). "Figure skating: Chiera, Torgashev win at regionals". South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
5. "Andrew TORGASHEV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014.
6. "World University Games Figure Skating Medalists". Archived from the original on July 2, 2012.

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