Career
Early in his career, Sand represented Denmark as a single skater. He competed for that country at the World and European Championships in the early 1980s.
In 1985, Sand began competing as a pair skater with Lori Blasko, representing the United States. They were the 1985 U.S. national bronze medalists on the junior level.
Sand teamed up with Natasha Kuchiki in spring 1989. They won three senior pairs medals at the U.S. Championships, including gold in 1991, and competed at three World Championships, winning bronze in 1991. They also competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where they placed 6th. Kuchiki and Sand announced the end of their partnership in April 1992.
Meno and Sand teamed up on the ice in April 1992. They won three national titles, three medals at the World Championships, and competed in two Olympic Games. Following their retirement from competitive skating, they skated professionally in the Stars on Ice tour for six seasons.
Sand appeared in the ITV series Dancing on Ice with double Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes.
Sand works as a coach with his wife. They formerly coached John Baldwin / Rena Inoue and Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker. Currently, they coach Jessica Calalang / Zach Sidhu.
Sand is an ISU Technical Specialist. He was a technical specialist for the men's event at the 2005 World Championships.
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