Valery Leonidovich Kornienko (Russian: Валерий Леонидович Корниенко; born 13 March 1961 in Piterka) is a former Soviet pair skater. With partner Elena Bechke, he is the 1986 European bronze medalist and 1984 Skate Canada champion.[1][2] They split in 1987.
| Valery Kornienko | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Valery Leonidovich Kornienko | |||||||||||
| Other names | Valeri Kornienko Valeriy Kornienko | |||||||||||
| Born | 13 March 1961 Piterka | |||||||||||
| Hometown | Kharkiv | |||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
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| Country | Soviet Union | |||||||||||
| Skating club | FSA Amsterdam | |||||||||||
| Retired | 1987 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Results
edit- with Bechke
| International | |||||||
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| Event | 80–81 | 81–82 | 82–83 | 83–84 | 84–85 | 85–86 | 86–87 |
| European Champ. | 3rd | ||||||
| Skate America | 2nd | ||||||
| Skate Canada | 1st | ||||||
| Int. St. Gervais | 1st | ||||||
| Moscow News | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | |||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | ||||||
| Prague Skate | 2nd | 2nd | |||||
| Universiade | 2nd | ||||||
| National | |||||||
| Soviet Champ. | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |||
| Spartakiada | 2nd | ||||||
| USSR Cup | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | |||
References
edit- ^ "Корниенко Валерий" [Valery Kornienko] (in Russian). solovieff.ru. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Корниенко Валерий" [Valery Kornienko]. fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 14 February 2016.
External links
edit- Sports-Reference: Yelena Bechke
- Bechke and Kornienko at 1984 Prize of Moscow News, 22 December 1984. (RIA Novosti)
- Bechke and Kornienko at 1985 Prize of Moscow News, 1 December 1985. (RIA Novosti)