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Anton Tarielyevich Sikharulidze was born October
25, 1976. He is a Russian pairs figure skater,
currently professional and partnered with Yelena
Berezhnaya. With Berezhnaya, he won a silver medal
at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and a gold
medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake
City. This gold was later shared with Canadian
pair Jamie Salé and David Pelletier after much
controversy regarding the judging of the long
program of that competition.

Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze also had many
excellent performances at the World and European
championships. At the World Championships, they
finished ninth in 1997, first in 1998 and 1999,
and second in 2001. They won the European
Championships in 1998 and 2001 and were third in
1997.

Coached by Tamara Moskvina during their amateur
years, the pair were known for the great elegance
and technical quality of their skating. They had a
superb rivalry with Canadian pair Jamie Salé and
David Pelletier, whose expressive skills were
often thought to be superior. 

Before being paired with Berezhnaya, Sikharulidze
was World Junior Champion and finished as high as
sixth at Senior Worlds with Maria Petrova, who
went on to become World Champion in 1999 with
Alexei Tikhonov.