Chernyshev Peter - the famous skater, five-time champion of the United States. He twice won the championship of four continents. After leaving sports, Peter Alekseevich became a coach, choreographer.
Family, early years
Peter Alekseevich was born on February 6, 1971. The family lives in St. Petersburg. Grandfather Petra - skater, winner of the USSR championship. Mother and father worked as engineers.
The boy began to engage in figure skating at 6 years old, after 2 years competitions and training began. Chernyshev studied well, graduated from high school with a medal.
Sport
Peter performed alone, could perfectly perform a triple jump. Many times he was the first in serious competitions. At the age of 18, Chernyshev began to dance on ice, as he was injured. He performed with Pershankova Olga, Elizarova Sophia.
Sophia's mother helped Peter leave for the USA and get a green card. The skater was engaged in the school of Dubova Natalia, where Tatiana Navka also studied. Peter and Sophia did not achieve significant success.
In 1996, Chernyshev began performing with Lang Naomi, the couple was able to win gold 5 times in a row at the US Championship. In 2001, the skater was given American citizenship, he got the opportunity to participate in the 2002 Olympics, where the couple became 11th.
The next year, Naomi was injured, Peter also decided to complete a sports biography. He took up creative activity.
In 2007, Chernyshev became a participant in the show "Dancing on Ice", Julia Kovalchuk became his partner. Also, the skater was a member of the "Ice Age", "Bolero", participated in the show "Ice and Fire." His partners were Ksenia Alferova, Nadezhda Granovskaya, Irina Perren.
Peter also directed ice shows, was the director of The Nutcracker, Cipollino, Perfume, and others. He became one of the authors of the programs of Sotnikova Adeline, who was able to win a gold medal at the Olympics.
In Russia, Chernyshev opened a school for the development of figure skating, which he named after his grandfather. Groups accept both children and adults.
