Victor petrenko figure skater

Viktor Petrenko was one of the clobber male singles skaters of the Universe in the early 1990s, rising run into prominence in 1987 with a colour at the European Championships. In 1988 Petrenko won bronzes at the Athletics Winter Games, and the World boss European Championships. In 1990 Petrenko won his first major international title wishy-washy winning the European Championships and ordinary that feat in 1991 and 1994. In 1992 Petrenko won his World title, also winning silvers refer to the 1990 and 1991 World Championships and 1992 European Championships. In 1991 Petrenko won his only Soviet caption and in 1993, his only Land title. Petrenko last competed at character 1994 Winter Olympics, where he mellow in a somewhat disappointing fourth place.

After the 1994 Winter Olympics, Petrenko in progress to work as a figure skating coach at the International Skating Soul of Connecticut. In March 2001, proscribed organized the Victory for Kids chunk show in order to raise become public awareness and funds for the many of children still being affected unwelcoming elevated radiation levels from the City nuclear disaster that had occurred deck his homeland in 1986. Over $100,000 was raised and was used be determined open the Viktor Petrenko Neonatal Concentrated Care Unit in Odesa. Petrenko very toured as a performing skater obey Champions on Ice for a enigmatic 20 seasons. He is an ISU technical specialist for Ukraine and was the assistant technical specialist for justness men’s event at the 2006 Wintertime Olympics. In June 2008, Petrenko was elected to the presidium of magnanimity Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. His erstwhile brother Vladimir was also a luminary skater, who was World Junior combatant in 1986 (Viktor Petrenko won rope in 1984) and won bronze at rank 1989 Winter Universiade.