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Alexei Beletski (also Alexei Beletsky , Hebrew : אלכסיי בלצקי ; born 22 May 1979) is an Israeli former competitive ice dancer . With his wife Natalia Gudina , he placed as high as 14th at the World Championships, as high as 9th at the European Championships, and competed at the Winter Olympics. Gudina and Beletski married in 1999. They competed together for Ukraine until the end of 1998/1999 season, after which they switched to competing for Israel. Gudina and Beletski the 2000–05 Israeli national silver medalists. They placed 19th at the 2002 Winter Olympics .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Alexei Beletski (also Alexei Beletsky; born May 22, 1979, in Odessa, Ukraine ) is an Israeli figure skater . He competes alongside his wife Natalia Gudina . They competed together for the Ukraine until the end of 1998/1999 season, after which they switched to competing for Israel. Gudina and Beletski the 2000-2005 Israeli national silver medalists. They placed 19th at the 2002 Winter Olympics .
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Alexei Beletski (also Alexei Beletsky ; born 22 May 1979) is an Israeli former competitive ice dancer .With his wife Natalia Gudina , he placed as high as 14th at the World Championships, as high as 9th at the European Championships, and competed at the Winter Olympics.Gudina and Beletski married in 1999. They competed together for the Ukraine until the end of 1998/1999 season, after which they switched to competing for Israel. Gudina and Beletski the 2000–05 Israeli national silver medalists. They placed 19th at the 2002 Winter Olympics .
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Israeli former competitive ice dancer Alexei Beletski (also Alexei Beletsky ; born 22 May 1979) is an Israeli former competitive ice dancer . With his wife Natalia Gudina , he placed as high as 14th at the World Championships, as high as 9th at the European Championships, and competed at the Winter Olympics. Gudina and Beletski married in 1999. They competed together for Ukraine until the end of 1998/1999 season, after which they switched to competing for Israel. Gudina and Beletski the 2000–05 Israeli national silver medalists. They placed 19th at the 2002 Winter Olympics .
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israeli figure skater
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israeli former competitive ice dancer
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