Education
Following the Soviet Union"s dissolution, Navka/Gezalian chose to skate for Belarus.
Following the Soviet Union"s dissolution, Navka/Gezalian chose to skate for Belarus.
Early in his career, Gezalian competed with Tatiana Navka for the Soviet Union. They placed ninth in their debut at the European and World Championships, in 1993. Their partnership came to an end following the 1995 World Championships where they placed seventh.
Gezalian then teamed up with American-born Jennifer Goolsbee to represent Germany.
Their partnership soon ended due to Goolsbee"s citizenship problems. Later in 1997, Gezalian teamed up with Ksenia Smetanenko to compete for his native Armenia.
Placing sixth at the 1997 Karl Schäfer Memorial, they qualified a spot for Armenia at the Olympics. They retired from competition at the end of the season.
With Smetanenko for Armenia
With Goolsbee for Germany
With Navka for Belarus and the Soviet Union.
With Tatiana Navka, he is the 1991 Skate America and Nations Cup champion and placed 11th at the 1994 Winter Olympics for Belarus. With Ksenia Smetanenko, he is the 1997 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion and competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics for Armenia. They won gold at the 1991 Skate America and 1991 Nations Cup. In the 1993-1994 season, Navka/Gezalian won silver at the 1993 Skate Canada International and placed fourth at the 1993 Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai Trophy. They competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, placing 11th, before achieving their career-best Worlds result, fifth at the 1994 World Championships in Chiba, Japan. In 1994-1995, Navka/Gezalian won silver at the 1994 Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai Trophy and went on to achieve their best European result, fourth, at the 1995 European Championships in Dortmund. They won the 1997 German Figure Skating Championships. Smetanenko/Gezalian then won gold at the 1997 Golden Spin of Zagreb and placed 20th at the 1998 European Championships before competing at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, where they placed 24th.
