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NEW AMERICAN PROFILE
17.5. revives dreams for ice dancer
By Ina Horwitz
Russian biunigrants have
come to this country and to Israel to escape the oppression
of the former Soviet Union. After rising to greatness in their
fields, many left professional
and artistic careers to start
again in a new land- For
young Michael Sklutovsky, 19,
a new life here holds great expectations.
When his grandparent-, La-
zar and Rachel Sklutovsky,
came to Columbus in 1982
f rom Kiev, Lazar had been a
well known theater artist,
book designer/illustrator and
painter. Rachel was also an
artist. Not only did Lazar
leave behind many years of
international acclaim, but he
left behind his greatest joy —
his grandson, Michael, who,
like his grandfather, has a
creative talent. But Michael's
talent is in a different form of
art — ice dancing.
Michael had been a cham
pion in Kiev, skating competitively since age 12. In 1987, he
usually placed among the top
four in junior-level all-Union
ice-dance tournaments in the
Soviet Union. Upon visiting his
grandparents in Columbus
last May, he decided to stay
because of political and economic unrest in Russia. His
mother, stepfather, a brother
and a grandmother still live in
Kiev.
He seldom competed in the
last few years because his
Ukranian skating club was essentially bankrupt. Without
their support, Michael saw little hope for future "projects."
However, support came
quickly and dramatically soon
after his arrival in Columbus.
Said his aunt, Tamara Sham-
son, who along with her husband, Anatoly, came from
Kiev to Columbus in 1976. "A
teacher at the Columbus Figure Skating Club quickly knew
Michael's skating was special
see ICE DANCER pg. 5
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