Famous Ice Dancers

Julie Benz, an American actress, earned acclaim for roles in television and film. She was born May 1, 1972, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A family steeped in figure skating raised her. Intensive training marked her early years. She reached the 1988 U.S. Championships in junior ice dancing. A stress fracture at 14 ended her skating. This pushed her toward acting. Benz started her acting career with a small part in the horror movie Two Evil Eyes, directed by George A. Romero and Dario.

Tanith Jessica Louise Belbin White, born July 11, 1984, is a Canadian-American ice dancer and NBC Sports Olympic program host. Though born in Canada, she holds dual citizenship. She competed for the United States after starting with Benjamin Agosto in 1998. With Agosto, Belbin became the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a four-time World medalist, a three-time Four Continents champion (2004–2006), and a five-time U.S. champion (2004–2008).

Tessa Jane McCormick Virtue, born May 17, 1989, is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Scott Moir, she won the 2010 Olympic title and the 2018 Olympic title. She also secured the 2014 Olympic silver medal. Virtue became a three-time World champion (2010, 2012, 2017) and a three-time Four Continents champion (2008, 2012, 2017). She won the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final. She was an eight-time Canadian National champion (2008–2010, 2012–2014, 2017–2018) and the 2006 World Junior champion. Virtue and Moir also won the 2018 Olympic team gold and the 2014 Olympic team silver.

Anna Grigorievna Semenovich, born March 1, 1980, is a Russian singer, actress, model, and former competitive ice dancer.

Ryan O'Meara, born January 5, 1984, in Houston, Texas, is an American ice dancer. He was a 2006 Olympian with partner Jamie Silverstein. After leaving competitive skating, he started working full-time as a coach and an interior designer.

John Alastair Kerr, born June 2, 1980, in Broxburn, Scotland, is a Scottish ice dancer. He represented Great Britain with his sister Sinead Kerr. Together, they earned two European bronze medals (2009, 2011) and were the 2004–2010 British national champions. The Kerrs stopped competitive skating in April 2011.

Tatyana Aleksandrovna Navka, born April 13, 1975, is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Roman Kostomarov, she won the 2006 Olympic title. She won two World titles (2004–05) and three Grand Prix Final titles (2003–05). She also won three European titles (2004–06). Earlier, she competed for the Soviet Union and Belarus.

Paul Poirier (born November 6, 1991) is a Canadian ice dancer. With Piper Gilles, he earned two Four Continents medals (silver in 2014, bronze in 2019) and seven Canadian national medals. Gilles and Poirier competed for Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics. With Vanessa Crone, Poirier won the 2010 Grand Prix Final bronze, the 2011 Four Continents bronze, the 2008 World Junior silver, and the 2011 Canadian national title. Crone and Poirier competed for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Benjamin Alexandro "Ben" Agosto (born January 15, 1982) is an American ice dancer. With partner Tanith Belbin, Agosto won the 2006 Olympic silver medal, four World medals, the 2004–2006 Four Continents title, and the 2004–2008 U.S. championship.

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Scott Patrick Moir (born September 2, 1987) is a Canadian ice dancer. With Tessa Virtue, Moir won the 2010 Olympic title, the 2018 Olympic title, the 2014 Olympic silver, three World titles (2010, 2012, 2017), three Four Continents titles (2008, 2012, 2017), the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final title, eight Canadian national titles (2008–2010, 2012–2014, 2017–2018), and the 2006 World Junior title. Moir and Virtue also won the 2018 Olympic team gold and the 2014 Olympic team silver.

Vanessa Crone (born October 29, 1990) is a Canadian ice dancer. She skated with Paul Poirier from 2001 to 2011. She won the 2010 Grand Prix Final bronze, the 2011 Four Continents bronze, the 2008 World Junior silver, and the 2011 Canadian national title.

Danielle O'Brien (born February 7, 1990) is an Australian ice dancer. With Gregory Merriman, she won six Australian senior national championships and three junior national championships. They competed at the World Championships and Four Continents Championships since 2008. They competed at three World Junior Championships. They became the first Australian ice dancers to reach the free dance at a World Championships.

Nathalie Péchalat (born December 22, 1983) is a retired French ice dancer. With Fabian Bourzat, she earned two World bronze medals (2012, 2014), two European titles (2011–2012), and five French national titles (2009, 2011-2014). She won five Grand Prix Final medals (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) and thirteen other Grand Prix medals, including three golds at Cup of China and two at Trophée Eric Bompard.

Federica Faiella, born February 1, 1981, is an Italian former competitive ice dancer. She partnered with Massimo Scali. They earned the 2010 World bronze medal. They also secured two European silver medals from 2009–2010. Federica Faiella won six Italian national championships between 2003–2005 and 2007–2009. They collected eleven Grand Prix medals.

Cathy Reed, born June 5, 1987, is an American-born Japanese ice dancer. She partnered with her brother, Chris Reed. Cathy Reed won seven Japanese national championships from 2008–2011 and 2013-2015.

Anna Cappellini, born February 19, 1987, is an Italian ice dancer. She partnered with Luca Lanotte. Anna Cappellini won the 2014 World championship. She also won the 2014 European championship and the 2015 Cup of China championship. She earned thirteen Grand Prix series medals and was a seven-time Italian national champion from 2012–18.

Christopher Colin Dean, OBE, born July 27, 1958 in Calverton, Nottinghamshire, is an English ice dancer. He won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics with his partner Jayne Torvill. They also won a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Jayne Torvill, OBE, born October 7, 1957, is an English ice dancer. Jayne Torvill won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics with Christopher Dean. She also won a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics. She became one of the oldest figure skating Olympic medalists.

Maxim Andreyevich Shabalin, born January 25, 1982, is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. He partnered with Oksana Domnina. Maxim Shabalin and Oksana Domnina earned the 2010 Olympic bronze medal. They were the 2009 World Champions. They also won the 2008 and 2010 European Championships, plus the 2007 Grand Prix Final championships. They were three-time Russian national champions from 2005, 2007, and 2010.

Oksana Alexandrovna Domnina, born August 17, 1984, is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. She partnered with Maxim Shabalin. Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin earned the 2010 Olympic bronze medal. They were the 2009 World Champions. They also won the 2008 and 2010 European Championships, plus the 2007 Grand Prix Final championships. They were three-time Russian national champions from 2005, 2007, and 2010.

Katherine Leigh Copely, M.D. (born January 9, 1988), was an American ice dancer who competed internationally for Lithuania. With partner Deividas Stagniūnas, she won the Lithuanian national championship four times and earned two Bronze Medals in the Golden Spin of Zagreb. Together, they qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, after placing in the top 20 at the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships in Los Angeles, California. Copely earned her medical degree in 2018 from Central Michigan University College of Medicine. Copely partnered with Duke Wensel in 2002. They competed until 2004 on

Fabian Bourzat, born December 19, 1980, is a French ice dancer. He partnered with Nathalie Péchalat. They earned two World bronze medals (2012, 2014). They also secured two European championships (2011–2012). Bourzat won five medals at the Grand Prix Final (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013). They have thirteen other Grand Prix medals, including three golds at the Cup of China and two at Trophée Eric Bompard. Bourzat earned five French national championships (2009, 2011-2014).

Deividas Stagniūnas, born April 28, 1985, is a Lithuanian former ice dancer. He skated with Isabella Tobias. They won the 2011 Skate America bronze medal. Stagniūnas placed in the top ten at two European Championships. Lithuania sent Stagniūnas as the flagbearer at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Alexandra "Sasha" Zaretsky (Hebrew: אלכסנדרה זרצקי‎, Russian: Александра Зарецкая, Alexandra Zaretskaya, Belarusian: Аляксандра Зарэцкая), born December 23, 1987, is an Israeli ice dancer. Her brother Roman Zaretsky and she earned a bronze medal at the 2009 Skate America. They won the 2009 Golden Spin of Zagreb. They medaled at the Nebelhorn Trophy three times. They were Israeli national champions three times. They placed sixth at the World Championships. They competed in two Winter Olympics, finishing tenth in 2010.

Sergei Nikolayevich Novitski, born May 16, 1981, is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. He skated with Jana Khokhlova until April 2010. Together, they earned the 2008 World bronze medals. They won the 2009 European championships. They were two-time (2008–09) Russian national champions.

Luca Lanotte, born July 30, 1985, is an Italian ice dancer. He partnered with Anna Cappellini. They won the 2014 World championship. They also won the 2014 European championship. Lanotte won the 2015 Cup of China. He has thirteen medals on the Grand Prix series. Lanotte won seven Italian national championships (2012–18).

Pernelle Carron, born August 20, 1986, is a French ice dancer. She skated with Lloyd Jones. They won the 2013 Winter Universiade championship. Pernelle won the 2010 Cup of Nice. She won three NRW Trophy championships. She won the 2010 French national championship. Pernelle won bronze at two Grand Prix events: the 2011 Cup of China and the 2007 Skate Canada International. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Igor Lukanin, born February 3, 1976, was a competitive ice dancer. He competed internationally for Azerbaijan with Kristin Fraser. He also competed for Germany with Ksenia Smetanenko. Lukanin teamed with Jenny Dahlen for two years, representing Azerbaijan. He teamed up with Kristin Fraser in 2000. They were four-time Azerbaijani national champions. They competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics. Lukanin married Daria Timoshenko from 2000 to 2005. He married Kristin Fraser on December 31, 2010. Lukanin served as the flag bearer for Azerbaijan at the 2006 Winter.

Sinead Houston Kerr, born August 30, 1978, is a Scottish ice dancer representing Great Britain. She teamed with brother John Kerr in 2000. They earned two European bronze medals (2009, 2011) and were the 2004–2010 British national champions. The Kerrs finished 10th at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and 8th at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Kerrs stopped competitive skating in April 2011.

Massimo Scali, born December 11, 1979, is an Italian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Federica Faiella, he won the 2010 World bronze medal. He earned two European silver medals (2009–2010) and six Italian national championships (2003–2005, 2007–2009). Scali also collected eleven Grand Prix medals.

Jana Vadimovna Khokhlova, born October 7, 1985, is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. She partnered with Sergei Novitski, winning the 2008 World bronze medal and the 2009 European championship. She won two Russian national titles (2008–09). Khokhlova also competed alongside Andrei Maximishin and Fedor Andreev.

Huang Xintong (Chinese: 黄欣彤; traditional: 黃欣彤; pinyin: Huáng Xīntóng) is a Chinese ice dancer. She partnered with Zheng Xun. They won the 2011 Asian Winter Games. They won five Chinese national championships: 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2014. Their best World Championships result was 12th in 2012.

Caitlin Mallory, born June 2, 1987, is an American former ice dancer. She won the 2005 Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medal with Brent Holdburg. In 2008, she started skating internationally for Estonia with Kristjan Rand. They competed in the final segment at four ISU Championships.

Kristin Fraser, born February 29, 1980, is an American former competitive ice dancer. She competed for Azerbaijan with Igor Lukanin. They teamed up in 2000. They became four-time Azerbaijani national champions. Fraser and Lukanin married December 31, 2010, in Montclair, New Jersey. Fraser previously competed for the United States. She skated with Peter Kongkasem for four years until 1996. Peter Kongkasem stopped skating then due to health issues, and Jonathan Nichols took a break.

Yahor Maistrov, also Egor Maistrov, born February 14, 1988, is a Belarusian former competitive ice dancer. He married Ksenia Shmirina in 2007 and began skating with her that year. He teamed with Alexandra Maksimova in 2005, earning the 2006 Belarusian national silver medal.

Anna Carolina Hermann, born January 3, 1988, is a German former competitive ice dancer. She won six senior international medals and the 2009 German national title with her brother, Daniel Hermann. They reached the free dance at three ISU Championships, achieving their best result, tenth, at the 2007 World Junior Championships.

Emese Laszlo is an ice dancer.

Graham Hockley is an ice dancer.

Ksenia Shmirina is an ice dancer.

Ina Dragomirova Demireva, married name Lutai, (Bulgarian: Ина Драгомирова Демирева; born 17 February 1989), is a Bulgarian former competitive ice dancer. She won the 2006 Bulgarian national silver medal with Juri Kurakin. Demireva also competed with Nikolai Bakolov and Tsvetan Georgiev. She is the younger half-sister of world champion ice dancer Albena Denkova. In April 2010, she married Russian singles skater Andrei Lutai. Their daughter, Sylvia, was born in September 2010.

Mate Fejes is an ice dancer.

Nikki Georgiadis is an ice dancer.

Roman Zaretsky (Hebrew: רומן זרצקי‎, Russian: Роман Зарецкий, Belarusian: Раман Зарэцкі), born December 4, 1983, is an Israeli ice dancer. He and his sister, Alexandra Zaretsky, won the 2009 Skate America bronze medal, the 2009 Golden Spin of Zagreb championship, three Nebelhorn Trophy medals, and three Israeli national championships. They placed sixth at the World Championships and competed twice at the Winter Olympics, finishing tenth in 2010.

Evgeni Arkadievich Platov (Russian: Евгений Аркадьевич Платов; born August 7, 1967) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. He partnered with Oksana Grishuk from 1989 to 1998. With Grishuk, he won two Olympic championships (1994, 1998), four World championships (1994–1997), and three European championships (1996–1998). He was a three-time World Junior champion (1984–1986) with previous partner Elena Krykanova. Platov represented the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Russia. He now coaches figure skating and choreography.

Sergei Oleksandrovych Verbillo (Ukrainian: Сергій Олександрович Вербілло, born July 21, 1984) is a Ukrainian former competitive ice dancer. He won the 2009 and 2010 Ukrainian national championships with partner Anna Zadorozhniuk. Verbillo previously skated with Alla Beknazarova.

Leonie Krail (born 9 September 1986) is a Swiss former competitive ice dancer. She won three Swiss national championships (2006, 2008, 2009). Krail competed in the final segment at four ISU Championships: the 2006 Europeans, 2008 Europeans, 2009 Europeans, and the 2008 Worlds. Earlier, Krail competed with Marc Fausch. After Fausch quit, she skated without a partner for six months. She then teamed up with Oscar Peter in 2003. Krail and Peter trained with Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponosov in Aston, Pennsylvania.

Kristjan (or Kristian) Rand (born 12 June 1987) is an Estonian former ice dancer. He won the 2007 World Junior silver medal and the 2005–2007 Estonian national championship with Grethe Grünberg. Rand competed in the final segment at four ISU Championships with Caitlin Mallory.

Anna Nikolayevna Zadorozhniuk, born October 25, 1984, is a Ukrainian ice dancer. She partnered with Sergei Verbillo and won the 2009 and 2010 Ukrainian national championships. Zadorozhniuk skated with Alexander Veselovski and Alexander Kudriavtsev earlier. She married fellow figure skater Roman Serov in 2011.

Matthieu Jost, born January 8, 1981, is a French former competitive ice dancer. He partnered with Pernelle Carron. They earned a bronze medal at the 2007 Skate Canada International. They also won bronze at the 2007 Winter Universiade and the 2008 Karl Schäfer Memorial. The pair finished sixth at the 2009 European Championships and ninth at the 2009 World Championships.