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Dec. 22, 1989 12 AM PT. BUENA PARK — 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...
- They Moved to The United States as Refugees When Anton Was 6 Months Old
- Yelchin’s Mother Worked as A Choreographer For Figure Skaters
- His Father Was A Coach & Was Sasha Cohen’s First Trainer
- His Parents Encouraged Him to Become An Actor at A Young Age
Anton Yelchin moved to the United States with his parents when he was six months old. They were granted political refugee status. He grew up in California. When asked why they moved to the United States to start over, the couple gave a one-word answer to the Los Angeles Timesin 1989: “Anton.” Viktor Yelchin told the newspaper, “We were afraid for o...
The couple continued to figure skate after moving to the United States. Irina Korina Yelchin, Anton’s mother, eventually became a choreographer for figure skaters, according to a 2009 article in the Pottstown Mercury. She also helped support her son’s career, often appearing alongside him on the red carpet during his youth and in more recent years.
Viktor Yelchin became a figure skating coach after his own career ended, including at the Pasadena Figure Skating Club. Yelchin was the first coach for Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen, according to JWeekly.com, a Bay Area newspaper that covers the Jewish community.
Yelchin was encouraged to become an actor at a young age by his parents, based on their own experiences starting figure skating in their youth, he told IFC.com in 2011: Yelchin’s parents predicted his future career in a 1989 interview with the Los Angeles Times, after they had recently moved to the United Stats and were skating professionally. “Eve...
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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She presented figure skating reality shows on Russia Channel 1 Stars on Ice with co-host Evgeni Plushenko and Ice Age with actor Marat Basharov. She has also released a CD. In 2008, she took part in a Russian TV soap opera about figure skating Hot Ice. She also toured as the lead skater in the Russian version of the show "Winx on Ice".
Ice queen Rodnina defends her pairs crown. 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.
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 medals (1972, 1976, 1980).
Anton Viktorovich Yelchin (Russian: Антон Викторович Ельчин, IPA: [ɐnˈton ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtɕɪn]; March 11, 1989 – June 19, 2016) was an American actor. Born in the Soviet Union to a Russian Jewish family, he immigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of six months. He began his career as ...
