Igor Moskvin
| Igor Moskvin | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Igor Borisovich Moskvin |
| Country represented |
 Soviet Union |
| Born |
30 August 1929 Bezhitsa, Bryansk Oblast |
| Residence | St. Petersburg |
| Partner | Maya Belenkaya |
| Coach |
Pyotr Orlov Nina Leplinskaya |
Igor Borisovich Moskvin (Russian: Игорь Борисович Москвин; born 30 August 1929[1] in Bezhitsa, Bryansk Oblast)[2] is a former Soviet pair skater, Soviet and Russian figure skating coach, Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR,[3] Honored Coach of the USSR. He was the flag bearer for the Soviet Union at the 1964 Winter Olympics.
Career
Moskvin competed for the Soviet Union as a pair skater with partner Maya Belenkaya (Майя Беленькая).[2] He was coached by Pyotr Orlov and Nina Leplinskaya. Aside from figure skating, he participated in yacht racing and won several sailing regattas in the 1950s.[2]
After ending his competitive career, Moskvin began coaching in Dynamo club (Leningrad), then Burevestnik (Leningrad) and later Trud (Leningrad). The skaters he coached included:
- Ludmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov
- Tamara Bratus (Moskvina) (five-time Soviet champion and coach). Moskvin began coaching Bratus in 1957.[2]
- Tamara Moskvina / Alexei Mishin
- Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov (1984 Olympic bronze medalists and two-time European champions)
- Igor Bobrin[2] (European champion). Moskvin coached Bobrin for 15 years, from 1965 to 1980.
- Yuri Ovchinnikov[2] (Soviet champion)
- Vladimir Kotin (four-time European silver medalist, later coach)
- Kyoko Ina / John Zimmerman (2002 World bronze medalists)
Many of his pupils later became coaches. Tamara Moskvina said that he was able to infect people with love for coaching.[2] When asked if there was a coaching rivalry between them, Moskvin said that he had never considered themselves rivals because he was more focused on singles while his wife was focused on pairs.[2] Moskvin is retired.[2]
Personal life
Moskvin married Tamara Moskvina (née Bratus) in 1964.[2][4] They have two daughters, Olga Igorevna Moskvina (born 12 April 1970),[1] and Anna Igorevna Moskvina (born 14 June 1974).[2][5] He and his wife reside in Saint Petersburg.
Results
| Event | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Championships | 11th | ||||||||
| Soviet Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd |
References
- 1 2 СПИСОК кандидатов в спортивные сборные команды Российской Федерации по фигурному катанию на коньках на 2011-2012 гг. [2011–2012 list] (PDF). Russian Figure Skating Federation (in Russian). Russian Sports Ministry. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Vaytsekhovskaya, Elena (25 August 2009). Игорь МОСКВИН: "НИКОГДА НЕ СЧИТАЛ, ЧТО МЫ С ЖЕНОЙ КОНКУРЕНТЫ" [Igor Moskvin: I have never thought that my wife and I are rivals.] (in Russian). Sport Express. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012.
- ↑ Знаменитый наставник фигуристов Игорь Москвин отмечает юбилей [Famous skating coach Igor Moskvin celebrates anniversary]. ITAR-TASS (in Russian) (Pravda). 30 August 2009. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011.
- ↑ Mittan, Barry (18 May 2003). "Tamara Moskvina - Coach of Olympic Pairs Champions". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ↑ "Tamara Moskvina - Online Interview". GoldenSkate.com. 22 June 2002. Archived from the original on December 23, 2011.
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