Chesnichenko was partnered with
Yaroslava Nechaeva when they were fourteen. They won the silver medal at the
1992 World Junior Championships for the Soviet Union. The following season, they won silver at the
1992 Skate Canada International competing for Russia. In their final season, they switched to
Latvia and placed 13th at the
1994 European Championships. After retiring from competition, Nechaeva/Chesnichenko performed on tour with ''
Torvill/
Dean's Ice Adventures''. In 1999, they began coaching at the Ann Arbor Figure Skating Club in
Ann Arbor, Michigan. Among Nechaeva and Chesnichenko's current and former students are
Emily Samuelson /
Todd Gilles, Emily Samuelson /
Evan Bates,
Madison Hubbell /
Keiffer Hubbell, and
Lynn Kriengkrairut /
Logan Giulietti-Schmitt. At the
2007 U.S. Championships, their teams swept the junior ice dancing podium. == Competitive highlights ==