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Besa Tsintsadze

Georgian figure skater

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ16751502 ↗
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Besarion "Besa" Tsintsadze (Georgian: ბესო ცინცაძე, born January 15, 1969) is a Georgian former competitive figure skater. He is the 1993 Karl Schäfer Memorial bronze medalist. He qualified to the final segment at three European Championships (1993, 1994, and 1995) and one World Championship (1994).

After retiring from competition, Tsintsadze performed with Disney on Ice and Ice Capades. He later became a skating coach, working with ice hockey players. After three years in New York, he moved to Pennsylvania in 2001. He married Julija Ļašenko, a former pair skater who won bronze at the 1988 World Junior Championships.

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Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1969, 1993, 1994, 1995—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1969-01-15. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Besa, Tsintsadze and Georgian providing the first useful test.
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