17 Facts About Alexei Bychenko

Alexei Bychenko is a retired Ukrainian-born Israeli figure skater.

Alexei Bychenko represented Ukraine through 2009 and Israel after that.

Alexei Bychenko is the 2016 European Figure Skating Championships silver medalist and 2016 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist.

Alexei Bychenko is the first Israeli skater to medal at the European Championships.

Alexei Bychenko's mother is of Jewish descent, and he became an Israeli citizen and in 2010 began representing Israel in competitions.

Alexei Bychenko achieved his best JGP result, 8th, in October 2006 in Taipei, at his final junior event.

Alexei Bychenko became a two-time Ukrainian national silver medalist on the senior level.

Alexei Bychenko's coaches are Roman Serov, Nikolai Morozov, and Galit Chait Moracci, and his choreographer is Galit Chait Moracci.

Alexei Bychenko first appeared internationally for Israel at the Golden Spin of Zagreb in December 2011.

Alexei Bychenko finished 21st competing for Israel at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Alexei Bychenko finished fourth at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm after placing seventh in the short program and fourth in the free skate.

At the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Alexei Bychenko placed fourth in both segments and edged out Russia's Maxim Kovtun for a silver medal by a margin of 0.35.

Alexei Bychenko ranked third in the short program, 9th in the free skate, and 5th overall at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Alexei Bychenko competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Men's Single Figure Skating in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and served as Israel's flag bearer at the opening ceremonies.

Alexei Bychenko finished the men's figure skating competition in 11th place overall, Israel's best result at the Games, bettering Israeli figure skater Michael Shmerkin's 16th-place finish 24 years prior.

Alexei Bychenko came in second in the Men's Single Short Program, as part of the team event, as the Israeli team came in 8th.

Alexei Bychenko was named to Israeli team for the 2022 Winter Olympics, and finished twenty-sixth in the men's event.