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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. They arrived here when Anton was barely 6 months old and settled...
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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 ...
Biography. With partners Alexei Ulanov and Alexander Zaitsev, the USSR’s Irina Rodnina won ten world titles, 11 European titles and three consecutive Olympic golds between 1972 and 1980, making her the most successful pairs skater in history. Skating to survive.
[1] [2] His parents, Irina Korina and Viktor Yelchin, were pair figure skaters who were stars of the Leningrad Ice Ballet for 15 years. [3] [4] His family is Jewish, and were subjected to religious and political oppression in the Soviet Union.
Irina Rodnina is the most successful pairs skater in sporting history, amassing a haul of 10 consecutive World Championship titles, 11 European Championships and three Olympic gold medals between 1972 and 1980 – during which time she was elevated to the status of national icon in the Soviet Union. 2 min.
Aug 1, 2019 · As the Soviet Union crumbled in the late ’80s, a wave of anti-Semitic attacks convinced two of the nation’s top figure skaters, Viktor Yelchin and Irina Korina, that they needed to leave the...
