Nikolai Apter

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]

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

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

  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. "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.
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