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Jun 19, 2016 · Viktor and Irina Korina Yelchin were pair figure skaters in the Soviet Union before they moved to the United States, according to a 1989 Los Angeles Times article about the couple. They were...
Jan 24, 2019 · When Irina got pregnant, the couple — well-known pair figure skaters in their native Soviet Union — decided to move to America.
- amy.kaufman@latimes.com
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Shortly after the figure skating team of Irina Korina and Viktor Yelchin finished their first rehearsal for this holiday’s edition of Knott’s Berry Farm’s “Festival on Ice,” Korina had...
Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina (Russian: Ирина Константиновна Роднина, IPA: [ɪˈrʲinə kənstɐnˈtʲinəvnə rədʲnʲɪˈna]; born 12 September 1949) is a Russian politician and retired figure skater, who is the only pair skater to win 10 successive World Championships (1969–78) and three successive Olympic gold ...
Jan 24, 2019 · Viktor and Irina Yelchin, former figure skaters from Russia, spoke to the Los Angeles Times about their son, who passed away at 27 after being crushed by his Jeep at his home in 2016, and the...
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His parents, Irina Korina and Viktor Yelchin, were pair figure skaters who were stars of the Leningrad Ice Ballet for 15 years. His family is Jewish, and were subjected to religious and political oppression in the Soviet Union.
The only child of Viktor Yelchin and Irina Korina, Anton's parents are still involved in figure skating. The family emigrated to the United States from Russia when he was six months old. His father is a coach in California and his mother, Irina, is a figure skating choreographer.
