Gennady Kaskov is a former Soviet ice dancer. He won the 1987 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and the 1991 Winter Universiade with partner Ilona Melnichenko. He is a graduate of Odessa University where he obtained his bachelor of psychology. He formerly coached in British Columbia's Centre of Excellence, and is a former coach of Kevin Reynolds and Matt McEwan. He earned a job at the York Region Skating Academy, and now currently coaches in the Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club, coaching Brandon Armstrong, a national competitor. He also coaches many up-and-coming skaters.