Alexandra Zaretsky

Alexandra Zaretsky was born in 1987 in Minsk

Alexandra Zaretsky was born in Minsk in 1987 to a Jewish family. The family moved to Israel and settled in Metula. As a young child she trained in rhythmic gymnastics before she turned to skating.

She began as a single skater in Metula. When her older brother Roman moved to ice dancing, their parents paired them, and their mother coached them. In 2001 they moved to the United States to train.

In 2002 the pair became the first Israeli skaters to win a medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series. They later won gold in Gdańsk and placed 4th at the 2005 World Junior Championships. They worked with coaches including Irina Romanova, Igor Yaroshenko, Evgeni Platov and Galit Chait.

As seniors they placed 22nd at the 2006 Turin Olympics. In 2009 they won the Winter Universiade, took bronze at Skate America and won the Golden Spin of Zagreb. At the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, where she carried the flag, they placed 10th, and they placed 6th at the 2010 World Championships.

The siblings retired after the 2010 season because of a dispute with the Israeli skating federation. Her sons were born in Indiana.