Chris Obzansky

Chris Obzansky (born December 13, 1983) is an American former competitive ice dancer.

Chris Obzansky

Personal information
Born	(1983-12-13) December 13, 1983 (age 42) Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Skating club	Figure Skating Club of Park City

Career

With partner Lydia Manon, Obzansky competed domestically in the novice and junior ranks. They won the silver medal at the 1999 United States Figure Skating Championships.

With Kendra Goodwin, he is the 2001 U.S. junior national silver medalist. They placed 15th at the 2001 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. They won the 2000 Junior Grand Prix event in China.

Obzansky, chose to end the partnership with Goodwin in February, 2003 in order to serve as a missionary in the Baltics. After his return, he announced he would once again team up with Goodwin to compete in the 2005/2006 season.^[1] However, they never made it to Nationals.

He teamed up with Mimi Whetstone in 2006. They placed 10th at the 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships and 8th at the 2008 United States Figure Skating Championships. They were coached by Igor Shpilband and Marina Zoueva. That partnership ended in 2008.

Obzansky announced a new partnership with Trina Pratt in the summer of 2008.^[2] They announced the end of their partnership in 2010.^[3]

Personal life

Obzansky is married and lives in Utah.

Competitive highlights

With Pratt

Event	2008–2009	2009–2010
U.S. Championships	7th	9th

With Whetstone

Event	2006–2007	2007–2008
U.S. Championships	10th	8th

With Goodwin

Event	2000–2001	2001–2002	2002–2003
World Junior Championships	15th
U.S. Championships	2nd J.	3rd J.	8th
Golden Spin, Zagreb			2nd
Helmut Seibt Memorial		2nd J.
Junior Grand Prix, Mexico	5th
Junior Grand Prix, China	1st
J. = Junior level

With Manon

Event	1999–2000
U.S. Championships	6th J.
J. = Junior level