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Evgeni Krasnopolski

Evgeni Krasnopolski is a Ukrainian-born Israeli pair skater who represented Israel at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.

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Born: 4 October 1988, Kyiv
Occupation: figure skater

Evgeni Krasnopolski was born in 1988 in Kyiv

Krasnopolski was born on 4 October 1988 in Kyiv, in the Soviet Union, and is Jewish. In 1991 he moved to Israel with his family. He started skating in northern Israel, at the Canada Centre in Metula.

As a single skater he won silver medals at the Israeli Championships in 2004, 2005 and 2009. He later moved to New Jersey in the United States to train. In May 2011 he was charged with desertion from the Israeli army, and the skating federation said the stay abroad had been its own decision.

In 2009 he began pair skating with Danielle Montalbano, and they placed 11th at the 2012 European Championships. In 2013 he teamed up with Andrea Davidovich, and they won Israel its first pairs entry at an Olympics. They finished 15th at the 2014 Sochi Games.

He later skated with Adel Tankova, Arina Cherniavskaia and Paige Conners. With Conners he placed 19th in pairs at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. With Hailey Kops he qualified for the 2022 Winter Olympics and finished 15th.

Evgeni Krasnopolski's life in 8 milestones

1988
Born in Kyiv.
1991
Moved to Israel with his family.
2009
Began pair skating with Danielle Montalbano.
2011
Was charged with desertion from the Israeli army.
2013
Qualified Israel's first Olympic pairs entry with Andrea Davidovich.
2014
Finished 15th in pairs at the Sochi Olympics.
2018
Placed 19th in pairs at the Pyeongchang Olympics with Paige Conners.
2022
Competed at the Beijing Olympics with Hailey Kops, finishing 15th.

Evgeni Krasnopolski served in the military

He was drafted into the IDF in 2007 and served about 2 years while training abroad. In 2011 he was arrested by military police and charged with desertion.