Education
He also studied ballet from the age of eight.
He also studied ballet from the age of eight.
Early career He was originally a singles skater but injured his landing ankle at the age of 18 and it did not heal fully. He spent the next three years touring with the Russian All Stars in England and Turkey, and then decided to return to competition in ice dancing. He skated with Olga Pershankova for Russia and the Soviet Union for a few years but he and his partner had problems and split up.
After a girl arrived in Russia looking for a partner, he decided to move to the United States.
He competed with Sophie Eliazova for three years until they split in summer 1996. Having noticed Naomi Language at United States. Nationals, Tchernyshev wrote her a letter in mid-1996 asking for a tryout.
They had a successful tryout in Lake Placid, New York and trained there for nine months with Natalia Dubova. Then, due to Language"s homesickness, they moved to Detroit and began training with Igor Shpilband and Elizabeth Coates.
The following season, they took gold at the 2000 Four Continents Championships and placed 8th at the 2000 World Championships.
They also performed with Champions on Ice. In 2000, Language/Tchernyshev moved to Hackensack, New Jersey to train with Alexander Zhulin, who coached them until the end of the 2001-2002 season. They missed their 2001 Grand Prix events because Tchernyshev had shin splits.
They placed eleventh at the 2002 Winter Olympics and ninth at the 2002 World Championships.
In 2002-2003, Language/Tchernyshev were coached by Nikolai Morozov. Language/Tchernyshev did not appear internationally in the 2003-2004 season.
They intended to compete at the 2004 United States. Championships but withdrew after Language re-injured her Achilles tendon. They announced their competitive retirement in February 2004.
The duo continued to skate together professionally and appeared in several United States. ice shows, including many of the Disson skating shows televised on National Broadcasting Company and the Hallmark Channel.
They also toured extensively in Europe and Russia. Other work (with Language) With Naomi Language Earlier partnerships (with Sophia Eliazova) (with Olga Pershankova).