Samuel Gezalian

Samuel Gezalian
Personal information
Alternative names	Samvel Gyozalyan
Country represented	Armenia Germany Belarus Soviet Union
Born	(1970-09-12) September 12, 1970 Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Former partner	Jennifer Goolsbee Ksenia Smetanenko Tatiana Navka
Retired	1998

Samuel Gezalian (Armenian: Սամվէլ Գյոզալյան , Russian: Самвел Гезалян; born 12 September 1970 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union, Belarus, Germany, and Armenia in competition. He originally competed with Tatiana Navka for the Soviet Union. Following the dissolution of that country, Navka and Gezalian chose to skate for Belarus. Together, they placed 11th at the 1994 Winter Olympics.

When his partnership with Navka broke up, Gezalian teamed up with American-born Jennifer Goolsbee to represent Germany. They won the 1997 German Figure Skating Championships. However, that partnership broke up quickly due to Goolsbee's citizenship problems. Gezalian then teamed up with Ksenia Smetanenko and competed with her representing his native Armenia at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where they placed 24th.

Results

With Smetanenko for Armenia

International
Event	1997–1998
Olympics	24th
World Championships	27th
European Championships	20th
Golden Spin of Zagreb	1st
Karl Schäfer Memorial	6th

With Navka for Belarus and the Soviet Union

International
Event	1991–1992	1992–1993	1993–1994	1994–1995
Olympics			11th
Worlds		9th	5th	7th
Europeans		9th	10th	4th
Nations Cup	1st
NHK Trophy		7th	4th	2nd
Skate America	1st
Skate Canada			2nd
National
Belarusian			1st

References

• Skatabase: 1990s Europeans
• Skatabase: 1990s Worlds
• Skatabase: 1990s Olympics