Aleksandr Yudaevich Gorelik (; 9 August 1945 – 27 September 2012) was a Soviet pair skater. He competed with Tatiana Zhuk. They are the 1965 World bronze medalists and the 1966 and 1968 World silver medalists. At the European Figure Skating Championships, they won the bronze medal in 1965 and the silver in 1966. They won the silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics.
Personal life and career Gorelik is Jewish. Earlier in his career, he competed with Tatiana Sharanova. They placed 7th at the 1964 European Championships. They were the first in the world pair with a great difference in height. Earlier in his career, he competed with Tatiana Sharanova. They placed 7th at the 1964 European Championships. They were the first in the world pair with a great difference in height.
His competitive career ended in 1969 when Zhuk became pregnant. She and her husband Albert Shesternyov decided to keep the baby and retire from competitive skating. Gorelik did not want to look for a new partner and start skating over again. After trying without success to train with Irina Rodnina, he also retired. Gorelik worked as a figure skating commentator on radio and was invited to play the main role (Sergei Berestov) in 1969 movie about figure skating Goluboi led.
He performed at circus on ice shows with Tatiana Zhuk and later worked as a coach. He was a figure skating commentator for Russia TV for a time.
Results With Sharanova International Event 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 World Championships 15th European Championships 7th Blue Swords 3rd National Soviet Championships 3rd 6th 2nd
With Zhuk International Event 1965 1966 1967 1968 Winter Olympics 2nd World Championships 3rd 2nd 2nd European Championships 3rd 2nd National Soviet Championships 2nd
See also List of select Jewish figure skaters
References
Skatabase: 1960s Europeans Skatabase: 1960s Worlds
External links Jews in Sports bio IMDB bio