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Oleg Protopopov. Oleg Alekseyevich Protopopov (Russian: Оле́г Алексе́евич Протопо́пов; 16 July 1932 – 31 October 2023) was a Russian pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With his wife Ludmila Belousova he was a two-time Olympic champion (1964, 1968) and four-time World champion (1965–1968). [ 1]
Nov 8, 2023 · Oleg Protopopov, who, with his wife, Ludmila Belousova, revolutionized pairs figure skating in the 1960s with a balletic style, and who twice won Olympic gold medals with her for the Soviet Union...
Nov 5, 2023 · Oleg Protopopov, one of Russia's most decorated figure skaters, died on Tuesday. He was 91. The Russian Figure Skating Federation announced the news of Protopopov’s death on Saturday....
Nov 10, 2023 · Oleg Protopopov, who has died aged 91, was a Russian skater who, with his wife Ludmila Belousova, dominated pairs competition in the 1960s, winning Olympic golds for the Soviet Union at Innsbruck...
Nov 3, 2023 · Oleg Protopopov, who with wife Ludmila Belousova won the first two Olympic pairs’ figure skating titles of the Soviet dynasty, died at age 91, according to Russia’s figure skating federation.
Nov 7, 2023 · Oleg Protopopov, a Russian figure skater who, with his wife and skating partner, pioneered a balletic style, created variations of the “death spiral” spin and won two Olympic gold medals and...
Nov 6, 2023 · Oleg Protopopov, two-time Olympic gold medal winner who defected from the Soviet Union and became an international figure skating icon, died October 31 at the age of 91.