Todd Sand
Todd Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | October 30, 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Jenni Meno | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Todd Sand (born October 30, 1963) is an American
Personal life
Sand was born in Burbank, California. He has dual American and Danish citizenship, since his father is Danish.[1] He is married to Jenni Meno, with whom he has two sons, Jack, born in 2004, and Matthew Kenneth, born on August 14, 2006.
In March of 2023, while attending the
Early career
Early in his career, Sand represented Denmark as a single skater. He competed for that country at the World and European Championships in the early 1980s.
In 1985, Sand began competing as a pair skater with Lori Blasko, representing the
Career with Kuchiki
Sand teamed up with
Career with Meno
Meno and Sand teamed up on the ice in April 1992. They had immediate success, qualifying for the 1993 World Figure Skating Championships in their first season with a 2nd-place finish at the U.S Nationals, and were the top Americans there placing 5th, qualifying 3 teams for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.[4] They became U.S Champions in 1994, then placed 5th in arguably the strongest pairs field assembled in history in Lillehammer with 2 clean skates.
In 1995 they won their 2nd consecutive U.S title with perhaps their finest performance ever, gaining 6 perfect 6.0s for artistic impression. They then came from 5th after the short program to win the bronze medal at the 1995 World Figure Skating Championships. In 1996 they won their 3rd consecutive U.S title, and again climbed from 5th to 3rd, and won their second consecutive World bronze medal.
In 1997, they set themselves up as possible contenders for the World title early in the season, beating both the World gold and World silver medalist
They missed much of the 1997-1998 competitive season with injury, and had to withdraw from the U.S Championships after the short program, but on their past record were named to the team for the [5] in Nagano, Japan.[6][7] After a dismal performance in Nagano in finishing 8th, they ended their career on a high on home ice in Minneapolis at the 1998 World Figure Skating Championships, winning the short program, and taking the silver medal, their highest finish ever at Worlds. Following their retirement from competitive skating, they skated professionally in the Stars on Ice tour for six seasons.
Post Skating Career
Sand appeared in the ITV series Dancing on Ice with double Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes. They were eliminated in quarterfinal (Week 6) after the judges' votes to save Bonnie Langford and her partner Matt Evers.
Sand works as a coach with his wife. They previously coached
Sand is an ISU Technical Specialist.[10] He was a technical specialist for the men's event at the 2005 World Championships.[11]
Competitive highlights
Pairs career for the United States
With Jenni Meno
International | ||||||
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Event | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 |
Olympics |
5th | 8th | ||||
Worlds | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 2nd |
CS Final | 4th | WD | ||||
CS Lalique |
3rd | 3rd | 2nd | |||
CS NHK Trophy | 5th | 1st | 2nd | |||
CS Skate America | 2nd | |||||
Prague Skate | 1st | |||||
National | ||||||
U.S. Champ. |
2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | WD |
CS = Champions Series from 1995–1996 (later renamed Grand Prix) WD = Withdrew |
With Natasha Kuchiki
International | |||
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Event | 1989–1990 | 1990–1991 | 1991–1992 |
Olympics | 6th | ||
World Championships | 11th | 3rd | 8th |
Skate America | 4th | 6th | |
NHK Trophy | 5th | ||
Skate Canada | 5th | ||
National | |||
U.S. Championships |
2nd | 1st | 3rd |
With Lori Blasko
International | ||||
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Event | 1984-1985 | 1985–1986 | 1986–1987 | 1987–1988 |
Skate America | 6th | |||
Prague Skate | 1st | |||
National | ||||
U.S. Championships |
3rd J | 7th | 8th |
Singles career for Denmark
International | |||
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Event | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 |
World Championships | 19th | 22nd | |
European Championships | 19th | 19th | |
Nordic Championships | 2nd | 2nd | |
National | |||
Danish Championships | 1st | 1st |
References
- ^ Meyers, Jeff (February 25, 1990). "Skater Kuchiki Overcomes Tears and Fears : Figure skating: Now comes the easy part for young Olympic hopeful, who will compete in World Championships". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Todd Sand, Olympic skater, coach, in ICU after heart attack; family grateful for support". NBC Sports. April 1, 2023.
- ^ a b Harvey, Randy (April 9, 1992). "Skaters Kuchiki and Sand Go Their Own Way". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Todd Sand". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2015-05-31. (archived)
- ^ 1998 Winter Olympics
- ^ Hersh, Philip (January 10, 1998). "Despite Foot Injury, Meno-sand Named To Nagano Pairs Team". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Hersh, Philip (February 7, 1998). "Meno-sand Takes The Hard Road To Winter Games". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Mary Beth Marley & Rockne Brubaker at the International Skating Union
- ^ Jessica Calalang & Zach Sidhu at the International Skating Union
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- ^ ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships