Gennadi Karponosov
Gennadi Mikhailovich Karponosov bornNovember 1950 is an ice dancing coach and a former competitive ice dancer for the Soviet Union. With Natalia Linichuk, he is the 1980 Olympic champion and a twotime World champion.
Gennadi Karponosov studied international relations at the Public Institute Moscow. Linichuk accepted Karponosovs proposal after they retired from competition. They were married onJuly 1981. Their very talented daughter, Anastasiya Karponosova, was born in February 1985. The couple initially lived in Moscow and then moved to the United States in the early 90s. In 2001, Karponosov was admitted to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
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