Nikolai Apter

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Nikolai Apter
Native nameНиколай Аптер
Born1970s
Soviet Union
Figure skating career
CountrySoviet Union
PartnerElena Nikonova
Eteri Tutberidze
Retiredc. 1992

Nikolai "Nick" Apter (Russian: Николай Аптер) is a former pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With his skating partner, Elena Nikonova, he won silver at three senior international competitions – 1991 Skate America, 1991 Grand Prix International St. Gervais, and 1990 Skate Electric.[1][2] As juniors, they won the gold medal at the 1988 Blue Swords.[2]

After retiring from competition, Apter performed as an adagio pair skater with Eteri Tutberidze.[3] As of June 10, 2022, he has left the Ice and Golf Center at Northwoods, San Antonio, Texas to an unknown location (probably Michigan).[4][5] He's also a survivor of the Oklahoma City bombing (cited from his son's Instagram story).

He is known to be a fan of lemon bars and tarts.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. pp. 29, 125. Archived from the original on September 20, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b "Results Book, Volume 1: 1896–1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. pp. 20, 27. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Ermolina, Olga (22 March 2015). "ЭТЕРИ ТУТБЕРИДЗЕ: ПЯТЫЙ ЭЛЕМЕНТ" [Eteri Tutberidze: Fifth element] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation.
  4. ^ "Coaches". San Antonio FSC. Archived from the original on March 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "2016 - 2017 Coach Compliance" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 10, 2017.